Program: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) certificate - University of North Texas

Jul 21, 2025

2025-26 Graduate Catalog

This certificate may be acquired within the MS in geography, but is also open to graduate students in other programs, non-degree seeking students, or outside teachers or professionals who wish to add GIS capabilities to their present careers. A grade of B or better is required in every course counted toward the certificate.

Required courses, 12 hours

A four-course sequence fulfills the requirements for the certificate in GIS.

GEOG 5510 - GIS for Applied Research (Students with prior GIS course work can replace GEOG 5510 with a course in Group 2 below.)
GEOG 5550 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 5560 - Application Development with Python Programming
In addition to the three mandatory courses, students choose one course from the following list:
GEOG 5570 - Special Topics in GIS (when topic approved by advisor)
GEOG 5525 - LiDAR Data Analysis in GIS
GEOG 5530 - Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis
GEOG 5540 - Enabling Business Intelligence Using Enterprise GIS
GEOG 5580 - Advanced GIS Methods in Health
GEOG 5590 - Advanced GIS Programming

Disclosures

The Gainful Employment Disclosures for Graduate Academic Certificates may be found at https://tgs.unt.edu/future-students/graduate-admissions/other-graduate-opportunities-gainful-employment.html.