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Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science

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Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science




GEIS: New Certificate Program in Geographic Information Science, effective Fall 2007

Note: this is currently a "Post-Baccalaureate Certificate" because 400-level classes can no longer count for graduate credit. We will introduce parallel 500-level courses and a Graduate Certificate early in 2008.

Academic program

The academic program consists of completion of three courses out of five, for a total of 9 semester hours, plus a short specialized workshop, in the following structure:

  • Complete the following two courses:
    • ENVR/GEOS 455 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing of the Environment (3 sem.hrs)
    • EUGS/GEOS 470 Geographic Information Systems (3 sem. hrs)
  • Complete one of the following three courses:
    • ENVR 655 Advanced Remote Sensing of the Environment (3 sem. hrs)
    • ENVR 680 Spatial Analysis (3 sem. hrs)
    • EUGS 770 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3 sem. hrs)
  • Complete a short workshop on a specialized topic, offered by the program. A short workshop entails hands-on practical training on a focused topic (e.g., Real Estate GIS, Remote Sensing for Vegetation Mapping, Land Cover Classification of Remote Sensing Data, GIS Tools in Water Quality Management, Urban Climatology, and others), with one week of concentrated exposure to the concepts and procedures. These will be offered during the Winter Break or Summer sessions. (EUGS 504 Pro-Seminar may be designated for such a workshop if college credit is useful to the participants.)
  • Faculty associated with this program:

    The Graduate School is now accepting applications. To apply, you will need to present:

    • two letters of reference
    • the fee ($60)
    • your transcript
    • an essay

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    See also: "GIS: What Can It Do For You?" (PDF)


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