Outline
Outline
Geographic Information Science (GIScience) is a dynamic and exciting field essential to providing valuable location-based solutions and information to a range of disciplines and industries.
The graduate certificate helps professionals from a wide variety of areas acquire or build on their knowledge and skills. Graduates may go on to develop geospatial solutions that can be applied to health, planning, oil and gas, infrastructure, agriculture, mining and environment and other industries.
Through the study of two core units and two specialist options, you will be introduced to geographic information systems and begin to develop skills in the management and use of spatial data. This course offers the flexibility and convenience of studying on-campus, fully online or both.
Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.
What jobs can the Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science course lead to?
Graduates are in high demand and find work in a diverse range of areas, including exploration and mining, oil and gas, environmental and resources management, agriculture, engineering, health sciences, urban and regional planning and transport.
What you'll learn
- apply geographic information science concepts and research methodology to geospatial applications
- think critically and creatively to generate innovative solutions and apply logical and rational processes to collect and analyse spatial information
- access, analyse, reflect and synthesise spatial and related information from multiple sources
- communicate in professional and scholarly ways appropriate to the discipline of geographic information science
- select, use and apply technologies, recognising their advantages and limitations when applied to spatial information
- demonstrate responsibility and self-learning skills by applying critical reflection and proactive decision making
- employ ethical and professional behaviours, whilst working autonomously and with others
