Geospatial Information Sciences, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

About the Program

Geospatial information plays an increasingly important role in many cutting-edge industries, including agriculture, engineering, environmental science, disaster recovery, health, social science, and digital humanities. The U.S. Department of Labor has defined geospatial technologies as one of the major areas of job growth in the coming decade, with a recent survey showing that the average salary for people with related GIS certification is $10k more than those who do not. A systematical training in geospatial information skills not only allows students to integrate data from various domains but also provides them additional analytical methods to reveal relationships that may not be obvious in traditional analyses.

At Purdue University, geospatial information have been applied in all the academic units. Students enrolled in this Certificate Program will not only learn about GIS from introduction to advanced analysis, but also have the opportunity to apply geospatial information in a variety of disciplinary projects. Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies is pleased to be the home for the Graduate Certificate Program in Geospatial Information Science (GIS).

Program Website (Residential option)

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Program Requirements

12 Credits Required

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