Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Certificate
15-16 credit hours
Only degree-seeking Lindenwood undergraduate students are eligible to earn this career certificate.
In the Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), you work to develop the necessary skills to successfully and confidently apply the software in a variety of professions, including urban planning, health sciences, data analysis, environmental sciences, business, and many others. As a part of the coursework, students will examine the range of sources that can be combined to build a GIS database, including aerial imagery, scanned historic maps, raw data, and data collected from Global Positioning Systems. A certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) requires 15 hours of course work, including:
Requirements
Certificate Coursework
12 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
| GEO 20000 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
| GEO 20400 | Remote Sensing | 3 |
| GEO 30000 | Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
| GEO 40100 | Internship in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
Note: all students earning the GIS Certificate must complete a formative educational experience such as an internship, courses that are field-work intensive, study abroad, and so on. Relevant instances of such experiences completed in other programs may substitute for the GEO 40100 requirement at the discretion of the program.
Elective Coursework
3-4 credit hours of coursework from the following options: