Program Overview
A Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Information Science consists of a minimum of 16 graduate hours in courses designated as GIScience Courses, including regularly offered courses as well as special topics courses. Students must have a B (3.0) average in their GIScience courses and no grade below a C (2.0) in their GIScience courses to earn the certificate. The program is designed to:
- offer GIS study in a variety of disciplines with a variety of applications;
- teach students GIS techniques;
- teach students to apply GIS to solve scientific research problems;
- encourage students to gain experience in the GIS field by means of internships;
- integrate GIS applications with computer science concepts;
- prepare students for GIS employment or GIS work at the graduate level.
Course Information
Required Courses (8 credit hours)
- GEO 526- Principles of GIS
- Requirement waived if GEO 426 Principles of GIS or its equivalent taken as an undergraduate.
- Select one Remote Sensing course:
- GEO 531- Remote Sensing & Photogram
- BSC/PS 510- Remote Sensing/GIS Application
- BSC/PS 511- Digital Image Processing/GIS Model
- Special Topics/Independent Study as approved by the GIScience certificate director.
Elective Courses (Select at least 2 of the following courses; 8 credit hours)
- BSC/PS 510- Remote Sensing/GIS Application
- BSC/PS 511- Digital Image Processing/GIS Model
- BSC 648- Landscape Ecology
- ES 626- Remote Sensing & Map Use
- GEO 523- Cartography & GIS
- GEO 527- Principles of GIS II
- GEO 529- Location Analysis and GIS
- GEO 530- Environmental Raster Analysis
- GEO 531- Remote Sensing & Photogram
- GEO 532- Enterprise GIS
- GEO 533- GPS & Mobile Geospatial Technologies
- GEO 534- Flood Hazards and GIS
- GEO 540- Spatial Statistics and GIS
- GEO 554- Drones: Remote Sensing & GIS
- GEO 631- Applied GIS Projects
- GEO 690- Internship in Geography (must be GIScience approved by advisor in advance)
- IS 645- Geographic Information Systems
- PS 670- Advanced Practicum (must be GIScience approved by advisor in advance)
- Special Topics courses as approved by program director in advance
- Independent Studies courses as approved by student’s advisor in advance
Total Credit Hours: 16
Program Information