Below are links to GIS / CAD / BIM courses offered in the Five Colleges (University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, Hampshire College, Smith College, Mt. Holyoke College):
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) / Spatial Analysis
Fall Semester:
UMass
GEO-SCI 468/668: GIS and Spatial Analysis
http://www.geo.umass.edu/courses/geo468/
This course introduces student the concepts and principles of GIS. Both theoretical and applied realms of GIS are emphasized in this course. Some important spatial analysis topics in GIS are also included in this class. Through the completion of labs and a final project, the students will be able to use ESRI ArcGIS for mapping, basic spatial analysis and other GIS applications.
GEO-SCI 594Q: Advanced Remote Sensing
http://www.geo.umass.edu/courses/geo594q/
This course introduces the principles of image analysis for interpreting remotely sensed data for environmental, resource and urban studies. It covers image display and statistics, radiometric correction, geometric correction, image enhancement and information extraction, as well as remote sensing applications. Emphasis will be given to the processing and information extraction from optical and thermal imagery.
NRC 585: Introduction to GIS
The goals of this course are to teach students basic GIS concepts such as spatial data sources and structures, projections and coordinate systems, geospatial analysis, cartographic modeling, and the integration of remote sensing and GIS. By the end of the course, students will be proficient in ESRI ArcGIS software. (As of August 1st, this course enrollment is full).
Regional Planning 675: Spatial Analysis and Regional Development
This course is a hands-on study in the applied methods of regional and local economic, demographic and spatial analysis. While this course should be of primary interest to students studying regional economic development planning, the material covered in class can also be applied to any number of fields including community and regional planners working on comprehensive plans or grant applications, aspiring state and municipal policy analysts, applied demographers, workforce development professionals, analytical consultants, or pre-doctoral researchers in the social, behavioral and spatial sciences with interests in applied policy fields.
The objectives of this course are to: • develop proficiency in a variety of analytical techniques for understanding economic and demographic change at a local and regional level, • gain additional exposure and practice with key public data sources commonly used by planners, • integrate non-spatial and spatial (i.e. GIS based) analytical methods, • build skills in collaborative research in a small team environment, and • build technical writing and data presentation skills with the goal of objectively informing policy audiences and the public.
Spring Semester:
UMass
CEE 597G: GIS for Engineers
This course introduces principles of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis for engineering application. Topics include data structures and manipulation, topology, and attribute information. Use of spatial data for mapping and spatial analysis to address real world problems.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) / CAD / 3D Modeling
Fall Semester:
UMass
BCT 220: Introduction to CAD in Construction and Architecture
http://blogs.umass.edu/bct220-schreyer/
This course provides students with a broad introduction into 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional Computer-Aided Design (CAD) with a focus on construction- and architecture-specific applications. By using popular CAD software (such as Autodesk AutoCAD and Google SketchUp) in hands-on exercises, assignments and projects, students gain the capability to use CAD software to model construction projects, and create and distribute industry-standard architectural drawings.
BCT 220: Introduction to CAD in Construction and Architecture
http://blogs.umass.edu/bct220-schreyer/
This course provides students with a broad introduction into 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional Computer-Aided Design (CAD) with a focus on construction- and architecture-specific applications. By using popular CAD software (such as Autodesk AutoCAD and Google SketchUp) in hands-on exercises, assignments and projects, students gain the capability to use CAD software to model construction projects, and create and distribute industry-standard architectural drawings.
ARCH-DES 540: Analysis + Representation I
The intention of this lab is to give students an understanding of the critical role of graphic expression in creative practice and architectural production. The course is divided into exploratory projects and an architectural precedent study that are grounded in several software programs. The undergraduate section includes Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Autocad (2d). The graduate section includes these programs + Rhinoceros(3d). In addition, moving between the programs as part of a creative workflow is stressed.
Spring Semester:
UMass
BCT 220: Introduction to CAD in Construction and Architecture
http://blogs.umass.edu/bct220-schreyer/
This course provides students with a broad introduction into 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional Computer-Aided Design (CAD) with a focus on construction- and architecture-specific applications. By using popular CAD software (such as Autodesk AutoCAD and Google SketchUp) in hands-on exercises, assignments and projects, students gain the capability to use CAD software to model construction projects, and create and distribute industry-standard architectural drawings.
ARCH-DES 541: Analysis + Representation II
This lab continues building on students’ visual, modeling, and communication skills for design practice. The undergraduate section will continue the architectural precedent study from the Fall semester in Rhinoceros 3d and Adobe Indesign. The graduate section will study software as generative and exploratory tools.
ECO 697SB: Studies in Building Information Modeling
http://blogs.umass.edu/bct420-schreyer/
