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Twelve Credit Certificate in Geographic Technology
The Department of Geography and Planning offers a certificate program in
Geographic Technology that consists of four courses. Geographic Information
System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies have become
prominent workplace tools used widely in public and private sectors. This
certificate program will provide graduate-level instruction on their use. If a
certificate student subsequently or simultaneously applies for and is accepted
into one of the Masters degree programs in geography, the geography courses
(GEO) listed below can be counted towards the degree.
Prerequisites
A student who wishes to enroll in the certificate program needs to hold a
bachelor's degree (in any subject area) from an accredited institution, and
needs to have an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.8.
Certificate in Geographic Technology
The required courses:
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GEO534)
- Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GEO584)
- Geography Field Methods (GEO585)
- Topical Application Elective - chosen in consultation with graduate
coordinator to combine geographic technology application in a topical area of
interest to the student.
To Apply
A student who wishes to apply to the Geographic Technology certificate program
should download the Graduate Studies Application (on the Geography web page,
under Academics), and follow the instructions for the self-managed application
process.
For the Graduate Studies application, the plan number for the
Certificate in Geographic Technology is C233.
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