Geospatial Analysis and Visualization (GSAV) Certificate

Certificate in Geospatial Analysis and Visualization (GSAV) Heading link

This certificate program teaches students how to use software to collect and analyze data to better understand the complex relationships and interactions within cities and regions and how to translate this data into graphic and web-based forms that are easily understandable by professionals, public officials, and the public.

All students will develop a working knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and each student will be able to concentrate on learning advanced visualization techniques, higher-level GIS, or complexity-based modeling for planning and policy.

The GSAV Campus Certificate can be completed in only 12 credit hours of coursework and is offered to non-degree students already holding a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.  Credits may later be applied to a graduate degree if the student is admitted and enrolled in the Masters of Urban Planning and Policy program within three years of completion of the certificate program.

All GSAV students will take:
UPP 458: Introduction to Geospatial Analysis and Visualization I (2 credit hours)
UPP 459: Introduction to Geospatial Analysis and Visualization II (2 credit hours)
UPP 461: Geographic Information Systems for Planning (4 credit hours)

And one of the following courses:
UPP 462: Intermediate Geographic Information Systems for Planning (4 credit hours)
UPP 465: Topics in Geospatial Analysis and Visualization (0-5 credit hours)