Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science at University of Kansas

Programme overview

A graduate certificate that builds knowledge and skills for working in geographic information science or applying GIScience within another field. It complements MA, MS and PhD degrees and includes an annual progress meeting with the certificate director.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Department: Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science | Duration: 12 credit hours; up to 4 years to complete | Location: Lawrence, KS, United States

What you will study

Two core courses from GEOG 758 Spatial Data Analysis, GEOG 760 GIS Application Programming and GEOG 726 Remote Sensing of Environment II, plus 6-7 hours of electives such as GEOG 716 Advanced Geostatistics, GEOG 728 Spatial Databases and GEOG 748 Location Modeling.

Career pathways

GIS skills are applied in public, private and academic settings.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet the university graduate admission policy, hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution (or equivalent foreign degree) with official transcripts, submit the online application and a statement of interest, and show English proficiency if non-native speakers. Current KU students also need a letter of support from their graduate programme and a current Degree Progress Report; non-KU applicants need transcripts from all previous post-secondary institutions and a letter of recommendation.

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.

Entry terms follow the KU academic calendar; the application for first-year and transfer students is submitted through the KU application portal (go2.ku.edu). The fall freshman scholarship deadline is Dec. 1, the FAFSA priority deadline is Feb. 1 and the fall transfer scholarship deadline is Aug. 1.

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