Geospatial Information Science-Basic, Graduate Certificate
Admission Requirements
Students may pursue the graduate certificate while enrolled in the any master’s program or as a certificate-only student.
- Students already enrolled in the master’s degree program should submit to the academic dean a Secondary Program Request form at https://www.marshall.edu/edd/files/2012/09/Secondary-Program-Request-Form.pdf.
- Applicants interested in the certificate-only program should apply for admission to Marshall University as a Certificate/Professional Development student and select on the application form the Certificate in Geospatial Information Science-Basic.
Program Requirements
A graduate certificate in Geospatial Information Science-Basic consists of a minimum of 12 graduate hours in courses designated as GIScience Courses, including regularly offered courses as well as special topics courses. Students must have a B (3.0) average in their GIScience courses and no grade below a C (2.0) in their GIScience courses to earn the certificate. The program is designed to:
- offer GIS study in a variety of disciplines with a variety of applications;
- teach students GIS techniques;
- teach students to apply GIS to solve scientific research problems;
- encourage students to gain experience in the GIS field by means of internships;
- integrate GIS applications with computer science concepts;
- prepare students for GIS employment. or additional work at the doctoral level.
Plan of Study
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GIScience Required Course | ||
| GEO 526 | Principles of GIS 1 | 4 |
| GIScience Electives | ||
| Select at least two of the following: | 8 | |
| Remote Sensing/GIS Appl | ||
| Dgtl Image Proc/GIS Model | ||
| Location Analysis and GIS | ||
| Environmental Raster Analysis | ||
| Remote Sensing & Photogram | ||
| Enterprise GIS | ||
| GPS & Mobile Geospatial T | ||
| Spatial Statistics and GIS | ||
| Applied GIS Projects | ||
| Internship in Geography (must be GIScience approved by advisor in advance) | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Advanced Practicum (must be GIScience approved by advisor in advance) | ||
Special Topics courses as approved by advisor in advance | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
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Requirement waived if GEO 426 Principles of GIS or its equivalent taken as an undergraduate