Curriculum & Requirements
Geographic Information Systems Certificate, Graduate
The graduate certificate is open to all current graduate students and to post-degree continuing education students. No prior background in GIS is required.
The Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems offers current graduate and post-baccalaureate students an intensive, interdisciplinary course of study in the field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology and theory. All certificate students complete four required courses that introduce GIS concepts and applications, database formats, mapping, and spatial analysis. Based on area of specialization, students then elect to pursue GIS applications in either the environmental sciences or the social sciences. All students are required to participate in a “real world” GIS project in order to complete the certificate.
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I | 5 |
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS II | 5 |
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS III | 5 |
| GIS PORTFOLIO | 2 |
| GIS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES | 3-5 |
or | GIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE |
| GIS PROGRAMMING | 5 |
or | INDEPENDENT STUDY |
| DESKTOP MAPPING | 3-5 |
or | INDEPENDENT STUDY |
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Total Credits | 28 |
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