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.
| Required Core | ||
| GEOS 528 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I | 5 |
| GEOS 538 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS II | 5 |
| GEOS 548 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS III | 5 |
| GEOS 549 | GIS PORTFOLIO | 2 |
| Elective Concentrations | ||
| Application Area Concentration | ||
| GEOS 521 | GIS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES | 3-5 |
| or GEOS 523 | GIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | |
| Programming and Geospatial Database Concentration | ||
| GEOS 536 | GIS PROGRAMMING | 5 |
| or GEOS 599 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | |
| Visualization Techniques Concentration | ||
| GEOS 527 | DESKTOP MAPPING | 3-5 |
| or GEOS 599 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | |
Note: Current graduate students in programs other than this certificate program will be required to demonstrate use of GIS analysis in their master's research project. Current post-baccalaureate students will be required to complete an internship with a designated community partner as part of their GEOS 548 course. | ||
| Total Credits | 28 | |