Advance your career with a Graduate Certificate in Geographic Info Systems at NEIU. Designed for international students, apply now for hands-on learning!
Program Description GIS is an exciting and fast-growing field with a broad range of applications. It is a discipline that combines cartography, spatial analysis, and data management. GIS is recognized as a powerful means of dealing with information stored on maps, with many applications in resource and environmental management, business and marketing, urban and regional planning, environmental impact assessment, terrain and environment modeling, and policy assessment compliance. The 18-credit hour certificate program gives students cutting-edge technical skills which they can immediately apply in the workplace. The department's graduate certificate program can be completed in a single year. Classes are held in equipped Smart Classrooms on campus. The Department maintains a dedicated GIS Lab for student use and a second Advanced GIS Lab for special GIS projects. Classes are generally held in the evening. The Geographic Information Science certificate leads to careers in government, industry and non-profit organizations, such as: GIS technician/specialist GIS and remote sensing analyst GIS coordinator and manager cartographer research analyst urban and regional planner
