Certificate Requirements

Number of Credits Required to Complete the Certificate: 121

Required Courses:

Core Course 2
³Ò±«³§Ìý5062Fundamentals of Geographical Information Systems3
´Ç°ùÌý³Ò±«³§Ìý8067 Spatial Database Design
Electives
Select three from the following: 39
³Ò±«³§Ìý5000
Special Topic Seminars 4
³Ò±«³§Ìý5061
Cartographic Production
³Ò±«³§Ìý5063
Remote Sensing
³Ò±«³§Ìý5065
Urban Geographical Information Systems
³Ò±«³§Ìý5066
Environmental Applications of GIS
³Ò±«³§Ìý5067
GIS and Location Analysis
³Ò±«³§Ìý5068
Census Analysis with Geographical Information Systems
³Ò±«³§Ìý5069
GIS for Health Data Analysis
³Ò±«³§Ìý5072
Advanced Remote Sensing
³Ò±«³§Ìý5073
Geovisualization
³Ò±«³§Ìý5162
Advanced Statistics for Urban Applications
³Ò±«³§Ìý8065
Cartographic Design
³Ò±«³§Ìý8066
Application Development for Geographic Information Systems
³Ò±«³§Ìý8067
Spatial Database Design
³Ò±«³§Ìý8068
Web Mapping and Map Servers
Total Credit Hours12
1

Matriculated graduate students may take certificate courses as electives for their program of study with the approval of their program advisor.

2

³Ò±«³§Ìý8067 Spatial Database Design is required if ³Ò±«³§Ìý5062 Fundamentals of Geographical Information Systems has already been taken at any level or if the student has equivalent industry experience. Permission is required from the Graduate Chair or Assistant Director.

3

Alternately, students may select any course within the range of GUS 5030-5040 and GUS 8060-8070 as an elective toward the certificate.

4

One ³Ò±«³§Ìý5000 Special Topic Seminars course with a focus on Spatial Analysis may be used toward the certificate. Special Topic courses must be approved by the Graduate Chair or Assistant Director.

GPA Required to be Awarded the Certificate: 3.0 minimum

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