Geographic Information Systems Microcredential

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Faculty Coordinator: Stephen Tulowiecki (tulowiecki@geneseo.edu)

A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer-based system for collecting, mapping, and analyzing geospatial data. Knowledge of GIS and related software is useful to students across many disciplines (including but not limited to geography, geology, environmental sciences, sustainability, and ecology) and can boost future opportunities for research, internships, jobs, graduate school, and beyond. Through coursework in the Microcredential in GIS, students will gain proficiency in GIS software and related technologies. Specifically, students will learn to use GIS software to collect, manage, and display geographic data, as well as to perform geospatial analysis and create high-quality maps.

Total credits required: 10

GEOG 286 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credit(s): 4
One of the following courses (3 credits):

GEOG 125 - Digital Earth Credit(s): 3
GEOG 385 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems Credit(s): 3
GSCI 433 - Geological Applications of Remote Sensing Credit(s): 3
One of the following courses (3 credits):
GEOG 386 - Applications in Geographic Information Science (GIScience): (subtitle) Credit(s): 1-3
GEOG 391 - Cartography Credit(s): 3
GSCI 431 - Geomorphology Credit(s): 3
GSCI 434 - Planetary Geology Credit(s): 3
High impact experience & culminating experience: one of the following high impact/integrative experiences (must be pre-approved by the program coordinator):
- Internship related to GIS.
- Formal paper or poster presentation at GREAT Day (or another approved academic or professional conference) of research that utilizes GIS.
- A high impact and/or applied project or paper related to GIS.
A self-reflective paper: Upon the completion of the above, write an approximately 1000-word reflective statement that will be graded as pass/fail, with the following outline: (a) summarize your GIS-based education at SUNY Geneseo including coursework and other GIS-related experiences, (b) summarize the core technologies (e.g. QGIS, ArcGIS Pro) and skills (e.g. data acquisition, processing, analysis, cartography) you learned, and (c) explain how you anticipate the Micro in GIS will benefit you in the future. Email this paper to the GIS Microcredential program coordinator (Dr. Steve Tulowiecki, tulowiecki@geneseo.edu).