2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog
Geographic Information Systems, UC
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| Undergraduate Certificate |
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The undergraduate certificate curriculum will teach Geography minors and Environmental science majors/minors about mapping technologies in order to prepare them for a future career in GIS and GISP certification.
Students will learn/gain:
- theory and methodologies behind mapping technologies and spatial thinking
- gain necessary skills to use GIS for basic database management and analysis and data visualization of vector data, raster data, topologies, and remote sensing
- independently develop a research question, find data, and analyze spatial relationships
- experience working with professionals in the field
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Introductory Courses (6 credit hours)
Advanced Skills (3 credit hours)
Applications in GIS (3 credit hours)
Capstone/Internship/Research (6 credit hours)
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