Certificate in GIScience
The GISc certificate provides the foundational competencies required for those working with geospatial data and technologies. This certificate addresses the three core skills—Geographic Information Systems (GIS), cartography, and remote sensing—in a variety of required and elective courses. It prepares students to analyze and investigate appropriately spatial data and patterns.
15 credits
Required courses
| GEOG 265 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEOG 433 | Cartography and Visualization of Spatial Data | 3 |
| GEOG 436 | Introduction to Remote Sensing | 3 |
| GEOG 438 | Advanced Geographic Information Systems Analysis | 3 |
3 credits from
| GEOG 434 | Maps, Environment, and Society | 3 |
| GEOG 437 | Advanced Remote Sensing | 3 |
| GEOG 445 | Geographic Information Systems Applications Design and Development | 3 |
| GEOG 448 | Geographic Information System Design | 3 |
Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all required courses.
Not open to geography concentration 3: GIScience majors or GIScience minors.
Total Credit Hours: 15