Program/Course Requirements

Completion requirement

In addition to Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements and Faculty of Arts requirements, the Department requires:

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

GEOG680 - Principles of Digital Cartography and Geovisualization
AND GEOG682 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Science
AND GEOG684 - Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
AND GEOG686 - Applied Statistics and Geospatial Analysis

For course-based students, departures from regular departmental program/course requirements may be recommended on an individual basis with approval from the Graduate Program Director.

Additional Program Information

Completion requirement

Advanced Credit

The applicant must make advanced credit requests as part of the admission process. Credit will not be given for course work taken as part of another completed degree/diploma or for courses taken to bring the grade point average to a required level for admission.

Flexible Grade Option (CG Grade)

The department of Geography will not permit the Flexible Grade Option (CG Grade) for any course offered by the Department of Geography.

Students may not choose the CG grade for a course taken extra to load.

The use of the CG grade will affect students' eligibility for internal awards.

Credit for Undergraduate Courses

No credit will be given for undergraduate courses towards the Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Information Technology.

Time Limit

The expected completion time is four months to a maximum completion time of two years.

Supervisory Assignments

The program will be appointed a faculty member who will act as an academic advisor.

Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Information Technology (GIT)

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