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Program checklist · Minor

Urban Informatics

George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

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Program
Award
Minor
Total credits (published)
3
Credits (computed from items)
18
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232186
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232186_c9a33f60
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Core Courses

major core · 2 items
  1. GGS 306
    3
  2. CDS 303
    3

Electives

electives · 1 item
  1. Select nine credits from each of the three groups below:
    Not resolved to a course
    9

Spatial Analysis and Mapping Group

4 items
  1. GGS 300
    3
  2. GGS 311
    3
  3. GGS 462
    3
  4. GGS 463
    3

Data Science Group

3 items
  1. CDS 201
    3
  2. CDS 292
    Introduction to Social Network Analysis
    As published: “Introduction to Social Network Analysis (Mason Core)”
    3
  3. CDS 302
    Scientific Data and Databases
    As published: “Scientific Data and Databases (Mason Core)”
    3

Social Science and Policy Group

6 items
  1. GGS 355
    3
  2. GGS 356
    3
  3. GGS 357
    Urban Planning
    or: GOVT 357 Urban Planning
    3
  4. ANTH 382
    Urban Anthropology
    As published: “Urban Anthropology (Mason Core)”
    3
  5. GOVT 464
    Issues in Public Policy and Administration
    As published: “Issues in Public Policy and Administration (With specific title "Urban Economic Development in the Smart Growth Era")”
    1-3
  6. SOCI 332
    The Urban World
    As published: “The Urban World (Mason Core)”
    3

Capstone

0 items

    A capstone project will provide students with the opportunity to address a real-world issue through focused study and applied research under the direction of a faculty member and in collaboration with stakeholders.

    7 items
    1. Select three capstone credits:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. GGS 415
      Seminar in Geographic Thought and Methodology
      As published: “Seminar in Geographic Thought and Methodology (Mason Core)”
      3
    3. GGS 480
      1-3
    4. GGS 485
      Capstone in Geography and Geoinformation Science
      As published: “Capstone in Geography and Geoinformation Science (Mason Core)”
      3
    5. GGS 499
      1-3
    6. CDS 490
      1-3
    7. CDS 491
      1-3
    Source. George Mason University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/science/geography-geoinformation-science/urban-informatics-minor/. Captured page pages/0069.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.