Academic GIS Courses at Cornell
Official Cornell courses dealing with GIS can be found in several departments across campus. Note that some of these courses focus entirely on GIS, while others may include GIS-related topics only as a portion of the total course content.
Fall 2025
- CRP 4080: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- CRP 5080: Introduction to GIS for Planners
- CRP 3171/5171: Visual Communication and Analysis in Urban Design: Software Training for Urban Designers
- PE 1609: Geocaching
- PLSCI 2200: Introduction to Mapping and Spatial Analysis with GIS
- PLSCI 4290/5290: Remote Sensing and Modeling for Ecosystems
- VTPEH 6175: Introduction to GIS for Public Health
Spring 2025
- CRP 5080: Introduction to GIS for Planners
- CRP 5250: Methods for Spatial Economic and Demographic Analysis
- CRP 5680: Introduction to Urban Data Science: Data, Interpretation, and Presentation
- EAS/ENGRD 2400: Observing the Earth: Remote Sensing and GIS
- EAS 4150: GPS: Theory and Design
- ENVS/NTRES 3260 / NTRES 6260: Applied Conservation Ecology
- PE 1609: Geocaching
- PLSCI 4200/5200: Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Concepts and Application
- PUBPOL 6950: Spatial Demography
Other courses previously offered
In addition to the above, the following courses have been offered in the past few years. Some are no longer offered, while others may be offered every other year.
- ANTHR 3200: Heritage Forensics (fall 2024)
- CEE 4110 / PLSCS 4110: Applied Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental Resource Inventory and Analysis (fall 2020)
- CEE 6100 / PLSCS 6600: Remote Sensing Fundamentals (spring 2022)
- CEE 6150: Digital Image Processing (spring 2019)
- CLASS 6702: Geographic Information Systems Approaches to Ancient Landscapes (spring 2018)
- CRP 4280: Mapping and Countermapping (fall 2024)
- CRP 6290: Advanced Topics in GIS (spring 2021)
- EAS 3540/6540: Ocean Satellite Remote Sensing (spring 2024)
- EAS 4060: Geodesy (fall 2024)
- GDEV 3140/5140: Mapping Our Worlds: Cartography and Analysis in GIS (fall 2024)
- NTRES 6700: Spatial Statistics (spring 2020)
- PLSCS 4650: Global Navigation Satellite Systems (spring 2020)
- PLSCS 6200: Analysis of Spatial Data: A Case-Based Approach (spring 2024)
- PLSCS 6210: Applications of Space-Time Statistics (spring 2017)
- VTPEH 6193: GIS for Resilience Hubs in New York State (spring 2024)