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Undergraduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science at University of Kansas

University of Kansas, United States

Programme overview

A certificate combining field equipment, hardware, software, data and people to capture, manage, display, analyze and distribute geographically referenced information. It prepares undergraduates for work in GIScience or to apply it in their own fields; the programme director designs a curriculum with each student.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences  |  Department: Geography and Atmospheric Science  |  Duration: 14 credit hours  |  Location: Lawrence, KS, United States

What you will study

Required: GEOG 358 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4) and GEOG 558 Spatial Data Analysis (4). Six elective hours from GIS (spatial databases, GIS programming), cartography, statistics and remote sensing, or internship/independent study.

Career pathways

Prepares students for GIS roles in public, private and academic settings.

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Application information

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.

Graduate certificate application fee is $40; deadlines are set by each programme.

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