Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from this program will:

• Students will be able to identify geospatial issues and technical needs in problem-solving in relation to relevant academic disciplines, industrial production, or public services
• Students will be able to analyze geospatial data and produce maps using relevant GIS software
• Students will be able to present geospatial study findings with oral presentation and written reports
• Students will be able to design and complete a geospatial project using geospatial knowledge and GIS technologies

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related geospatial techniques are fast-growing and increasingly applied to almost all sectors of our society. Examples include environmental mapping, urban planning, and public resource management. This Missouri State-approved, transcripted graduate certificate program offers GIS-related multidisciplinary courses through several academic programs such as Earth and Environmental Sciences, Urban Planning and Design, Architecture, and Civil Engineering. The curriculum is designed to prepare students for a variety of careers in the rapidly growing job market.

This graduate certificate program is open to any students with a bachelor's or a graduate degree and appropriate academic backgrounds, such as degree-seeking graduate students and working professionals.

For completion of the certificate program, the student is required to finish the coursework of 12 credit hours with a 3.0 GPA or higher.