Certificate Requirements

Number of Credits Required to Complete the Certificate: 121

Required Courses:

Core Course 2
GUS 5062Fundamentals of Geographical Information Systems3
or GUS 8067 Spatial Database Design
Electives
Select three from the following: 39
GUS 5000
Special Topic Seminars 4
GUS 5061
Cartographic Production
GUS 5063
Remote Sensing
GUS 5065
Urban Geographical Information Systems
GUS 5066
Environmental Applications of GIS
GUS 5067
GIS and Location Analysis
GUS 5068
Census Analysis with Geographical Information Systems
GUS 5069
GIS for Health Data Analysis
GUS 5072
Advanced Remote Sensing
GUS 5073
Geovisualization
GUS 5162
Advanced Statistics for Urban Applications
GUS 8065
Cartographic Design
GUS 8066
Application Development for Geographic Information Systems
GUS 8067
Spatial Database Design
GUS 8068
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

GUS 8067 Spatial Database Design is required if GUS 5062 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 GUS 5000 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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