Jul 27, 2024

Catalog 2024-2025

Advanced Geospatial Applications Certificate

Location(s): Catonsville, Essex

Important Information

As of Fall 2024, the Advanced Geospatial Applications Certificate program is suspended. No new students will be enrolled. Current students may refer to the “Grandfathering” Policy .

Short Description

This certificate provides comprehensive instruction in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), photogrammetry and remote sensing, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS).

Type of Credential

Credit Certificate

Program Code

367

Contacts and Additional Information

Interim Program Coordinator:

Kierran Sutherland
443-840-3804 or ksutherland@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

Statewide Program
No Prior Learning Assessment opportunities
Articulation and Transfer Agreements (There are no program specific agreements currently.)

Pathway

Technology and Engineering Pathway

Curriculum Maps

Curriculum Maps are a tool to provide students with a clear understanding of which courses to take and the order in which to complete them. Curriculum Maps help define a student’s individual path towards graduation, ensuring their time and efforts are not spent on credits that fall outside their program of study.

Each map identifies critical courses that must be completed in order to progress through the program and graduate. Curriculum Maps come complete with helpful hints for students - like recommended course electives and a reminder to apply to graduate.

Select the link(s) below to view the Curriculum Map(s) for this program:

Advanced Geospatial Applications Certificate Curriculum Map

Semester Sequence

This is a suggested schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits.

Courses Needed for This Program*

Program Requirements and Electives - 22 Credits

Program Requirements:

CSIT 134 - Comprehensive Databases 3 Credit(s).
GEOA 101 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 Credit(s).
GEOA 110 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s).
GEOA 150 - Remote Sensing and Global Positioning for GIS 3 Credit(s).
GEOA 182 - Cooperative Education: Geospatial Applications 2 Credit(s).
GEOA 210 - Decision Making Using Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s).
GEOA 250 - Advanced Geospatial Applications 3 Credit(s).

Total Number of Credits Required for Certificate: 22*

Note

*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development 101 . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

Program Description

This certificate provides comprehensive instruction in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), photogrammetry and remote sensing, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Geospatial techniques are used to aid in decision making in fields as diverse as business, marketing, homeland security, public policy, environment, engineering, public health, archeology, and criminal justice by identifying patterns between graphical information (maps) and data. The certificate option focuses on core courses and immediate employment in the field.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

practice the principles of geospatial applications through laboratory experience, client-based projects, internships and additional outside of class activities and discussions;
determine how GIS can be used to visualize data in other disciplines (e.g., commerce, disaster management and response, politics, homeland security, planning and education, crime, etc.);
evaluate spatial information gathered for timeliness, authority, accuracy, validity and completeness; and
prepare maps using GIS and remote sensing software to visually represent data and apply appropriate tools for spatial analysis.