The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Graduate Certificate provides students with the interdisciplinary background in geography and the technical skills in the application of GIS. The certificate will enhance the student's ability to understand, visual and analyze geospatial data to address questions related to place and spatial interactions.
GIS and geospatial analyses allow students and researchers to see old problems in new ways making connections by overlaying digital maps and examining spatial networks and processes.
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
12 - 14 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
Group A - First Core Course- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- ANG5852 - GIS Methods in Anthropology (3)
- ANG6181C - GIS Applications in Anthropology (3)
- CCJ6079 - Crime Mapping and Analysis in Criminal Justice (3)
- PAD6716 - Information Systems for Public Managers and Planners (3)
- POS6743 - Geographic Tools for Political Science Research (3)
- SYA6356 - Geographic Information Systems in Society (3)
Group B - Second Core Course- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- ANG5853 - Advanced GIS Methods in Anthropology (3)
- CCJ6077 - Advanced Crime Mapping and Analysis in Criminal Justice (3)
- SYA6452 - GIS Applications (3)
- ANG7075 - Advanced Anthropological Topics in Geospatial Analysis (3)
Group C - Electives- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- BSC5824 - Biogeography (4)
- CAP6121 - 3D User Interfaces for Games and Virtual Reality (3)
- CCJ6073 - Data Management Systems for Crime Analysis (3)
- CCJ7725 - The Geography of Crime: Theory and Methods (3)
- CWR5634 - Water Resources in a Changing Environment (3)
- CWR6126 - Groundwater Modeling (3)
- CWR6535 - Modeling Water Resources Systems (3)
- EEL5432 - Satellite Remote Sensing (3)
- EEL5820 - Image Processing (3)
- ENG6808 - Narrative Information Visualization (3)
- ENV6047 - Environmental Informatics and Remote Sensing (3)
- HIS5925 - History in the Digital Age (3)
- HIS6165 - Digital Tools for Historians (3)
- HIS6167 - Spatial History (3)
- HUM5396 - Place and Space (3)
- TTE6938 - Special Topics (3)
- SYA6458 - Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems in Society (3)
- PCB6328C - Landscape Ecology (4)
- STA6709 - Spatial Statistics (3)
- ANG5854 - Digital Anthropology (3)
- ANG5951 - Geophysical Field School at Kerkenes (3)
- ANG5950 - Geospatial and Archaeological Field School at Kerkenes (3)
- ANG6076 - Remote Sensing Methods in Anthropology (3)
- ANG7496 - Advanced Quantitative Methods in Anthropology (3)
- IDS6145 - Simulation Techniques (3)
- IDS6916 - Simulation Research Methods and Practicum (3)
- PAD6398 - Hazard Analysis and Disaster Planning (3)
- ANG5441 - Anthropology of Cities (3)
- It is recommended that students take Group C courses after taking Group A and B courses.
Grand Total Credits: 12 - 14
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