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Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems at Florida International University

Florida International University, United States

Programme overview

The Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provides students with an interdisciplinary background in GIS. The program consists of graduate level courses in GIS, remote sensing, and related subjects offered by the departments of Biological Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Earth and Environment, Global and Sociocultural Studies, Public Administration, and Mathematics and Statistics. This certificate program is open to degree-seeking students only.

Faculty: College of Arts, Sciences, and Education  |  Duration: 1 year (15 credits)  |  Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 15 credit hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must currently be enrolled in a graduate degree program at FIU and must exhibit basic proficiency with computers. This certificate is open to degree-seeking students only. Prerequisites Contact advisor for information about any prerequisites.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

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