Certificate in Environmental Geographic Information Systems
Topical Geographic Information Systems Certificates
The Department of Geoscience offers topical Geographic Information Systems certificates designed to serve specific application areas – business, community development and planning and environmental applications. To be awarded a topical GIS certificate, students with a background and requisite coursework in these three areas would leverage GIS tools to solve problems specific to the respective fields. Admission requires current enrollment at UNA.
Requirements for an Environmental Geographic Information Systems Certificate
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements: | ||
| GEO 384 | Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| GEO 490 | Geoscience Capstone | 3 |
| Select 1 course from: | ||
| GEO 484 | Advanced GIS | 3 |
| GEO 482 | Web GIS | 3 |
| GEO 485 | GIS Applications | 3 |
| Select 1 course from: | ||
| GEO 146 | Sustainable Earth | 4 |
| GEO 331 | Water Resources | 3 |
| GEO 332 | Energy | 3 |
| GEO 334 | Waste | 3 |
| GEO 333 | Sustainable Food and Agriculture | 3 |
| GEO 404 | Environmental Hazards | 3 |
| BI 308 | Marine Biology | 4 |
| BI 340 | Invertebrate Zoology | 4 |
| BI 405 | Field and Lab Measurements | 4 |
| BI 421 | Ecology | 4 |
| BI 424 | Marine Conservation Biology | 4 |
| BI 425 | Introduction to Oceanography | 4 |
| SRM 335 | Interpretation of Cultural and Natural Resources | 3 |
| SRM 345 | Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| Select 1 course from: | ||
| GEO 403 | Nature and Society Interactions | 3 |
| BI 309 | Biodiversity of Coastal Ecosystems | 4 |
| BI 341 | Natural History of the Vertebrates | 4 |
| BI 412 | Marine Ecology | 4 |
| BI 426 | Marine Operations and Research | 3 |
| BI 423 | Aquatic Ecology | 4 |
| BI 441 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| BI 453 | Southeastern Fishes | 4 |
| BI 463 | Plant Taxonomy | 3 |
| SRM 442 | Natural Histories for Park Professionals | 3 |
| Total Hours: 16 - 18 | ||