Program Description

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a fast developing technology that can be applied to many areas of natural and social sciences, such as Civil Engineering, Geology, International Relations, Environmental Studies, Economics/MBA, Urban Planning, Biology, Public Health, etc. There is an increasing demand for GIS specialists in the job market as a result of vast development of spatial/geographic database management programs. Furthermore, there is an existing faculty body from various academic departments engaged in GIS teaching and research at FIU.
 
     
 
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The Prescribed Courses and Other Requirements:

The certificate program will require 18 credits (6 courses) distributed as
follows:

Required Courses: (9 credits)

I. EVR 5935 Introduction to GIS and Data Analysis (3)
II. CGN 5320 GIS Applications for Civil and Environmental Engineering (3)
  or  
III. GEO 4XXX /
IRN 4XXX		 Applications of Geographic Information
Systems (3)
 
  and  
IV. GLY 5758 GIS and Spatial Analysis for Earth Scientists (3)
V. GLY 5734 Remote Sensing in the Earth Sciences (3)
     

Electives: (9 credits)

CGN 5320 GIS Applications for Civil and Environmental Engineering (3
credits)
CGN 6930 Applied GIS Projects (3 credits)
CGN 6325 Advanced GIS for Civil and Environmental Engineering (3 credits)
or
Computer/database Programming Course (e.g.COP3175, or COP 3337) (3
credits)
or
Any 3 graduate credits in the areas of Civil Engineering, Geology,
International Relations, Environmental Studies,
Economics/MBA, Urban Planning, Biology, Public Health, etc.

Notes: The GIS courses listed in the Elective can vary from semester to
semester as new GIS courses develop. New courses possibly cover, for
instances, the areas of “Advanced GIS and Database Management,” “GIS Applications in Landscape Modeling,” “Remote Sensing Lab,” and
“Web-based GIS applications.” Students have to take at least (1)
graduate level GIS courses (3 credit-hour) out of the 3 elective (9
credit-hour) courses.