Department of Geosciences

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Calloway 101 • 678-839-6504
https://www.westga.edu/geosciences/

Professors:

D. Bush, H. Gerhardt, R. Kath, J. Mayer (Chair), S. Rose (Assistant Dean), J. Seong, A. Walter

Associate Professors:

G. DeWeese, J. Hong

Assistant Professor:

R. Currier

The Department of Geosciences at the University of West Georgia offers a 15 hour course of study leading to a Geographic Information Systems Certificate. The GIS Certificate is designed to meet the needs of students and community. The GIS Certificate program aims at providing non-traditional students and field professionals with updated GIS knowledge and skills for further enhancement of their GIS career. It also aims at providing traditional students with a set of practical GIS skills to access the GIS market. The GIS Certificate is a 100% online program.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing this Certificate program, students will be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills of:

• Demonstrate competence in mapping and/or visualization of geospatial data.
• Demonstrate competence in managing geospatial data.
• Demonstrate competence in analyzing geospatial data.
• Demonstrate competence in working with GIS tools.
• Demonstrate understanding of using geospatial techniques for spatial decision-making.

Admission to the Program

The GIS Certificate is open to all professionals and current students who have a bachelor’s degree. Any bachelor’s degree meets the requirement of admission. Prospective students must apply for the admission to the non-degree seeking program as described in the Graduate Catalog. Current students who are enrolled in a graduate program offered at UWG must submit a separate application to apply to this program.

The GIS Certificate program does not require either TOEFL or GRE.

Programs

• Geographic Information Systems Certificate

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