Geographic Information Systems Certificate of Achievement
This certificate is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and automated mapping technology, utilizing Earth resources data satellites, aerial photography, and computerized data banks of spatial data.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| GIS 130 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
| or GEOG 130 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | |
| GIS 133 | GIS Cartography and Base Map Development | 3 |
| GIS 134 | Data Acquisition and Management | 3 |
| GIS 135 | Spatial Analysis with GIS | 3 |
| GIS 136 | GIS for Science, Government, and Business | 3 |
| or GIS 137 | GIS Advanced Applications | |
| Elective Courses - Four units minimum from the following: | ||
| GEOG 100 | Map Interpretation and Geospatial Analysis | 3 |
| or GIS 100 | Map Interpretation and Geospatial Analysis | |
| GIS 039 | Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Field Techniques | 1 |
| GIS 098 | GIS Work Experience | 1-4 |
| GIS 222 | Independent Study in Geographic Information Systems | 1-3 |
| Total Units | 19 | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended Courses: | ||
| CIT 101 | Introduction to Computer Literacy | 3 |
| GEOG 110 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOL 101 | Introduction to Physical Geology | 3 |
Students working for certificates must have a basic knowledge of arithmetic, reading and writing in order to learn and work in the occupations they select.
This is a Gainful Employment Program
Program Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Entry-level technician in the field of GIS, automated cartography (geoinformatics/geo-visualization), and remote sensing for science, government, and business applications.
- Scanning, hand-digitizing, and collecting global positioning systems (GPS) cartographic data as a means to create a base map.
- Entering textual and numerical information as a means to create a tabular database.
- Integration of raster data layers, including remotely sensed imagery, and vector data layers, including points, lines, and polygons.
- Basic GIS map analysis, including descriptive spatial statistics, inferential spatial statistics, and spatial autocorrelation.