I am currently working on my Masters in GIST through the online program offered by USC. The Masters requires 6 courses plus a thesis. There is also a certificate program that requires 4 courses.
Cheers, Jessica Aloha from my iPhone > On Mar 26, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Malcolm McCallum > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I suggest that if something is free or under $100, it would be better > just to go to ESRI and take some of their training. ESRI training is > good, I've used it to refresh myself when I have not used GIS in a > while. The good thing about the Coursera class is that I think it was > using one of the open access GIS platforms. That is a great thing to > know. However, for employment purposes, ESRI is the gold standard for > GIS and a home version is only $100 itself. The courses are generally > more than that, however, if you have a friend who can hold your hand > with ArcGIS and the few tools you might require, I bet you can get the > basics in a couple of hours time, and learn the technicalities you > need for your unique subject in the process. However, if you are > looking for the certification for the purposes of employment, I would > go with ESRI, if not a certificate program through a university. I > don't know if online certification programs are recognized or not, but > last I checked, the ESRI cert program required you to be in a > classroom. That may have changed. In any case, certification will be > costly, but the job opps it opens will more than pay for it. > > I learned on the old ArcInfo many many years ago, and everything was > in script, and program writing was in avenue. Now, almost everything > is windows based and if you know visual basic, you can write tools and > programs in it. This is one place where the open source software has > often lagged behind the commercial product. > > M > >> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Jason Welborn <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Matthew, >> >> Penn State offers a free online course through Coursera: >> https://www.coursera.org/#course/maps >> To earn a certificate there is a fee of $49. >> >> The University of Arizona offers an online GIS Master's degree and a >> professional certificate: >> http://geography.arizona.edu/gis-masters >> >> These are two of the top geography departments in the nation - good luck! >> >> Jason Welborn >> The Nature Conservancy >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:54 AM, Ziga Malek <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Dear Matthew and Ted, >> >> The Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation (ITC) at the University >> of Twente, Enschede from the Netherlands offers a variety of GIS distance >> education courses, that finish in a certificate. I followed a course, >> receiving a Certificate in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation. >> The prices vary, I believe they are around 1000 EUR (and more) if you are >> from a industrialized country. The courses are listed at >> http://www.itc.nl/CourseFinder >> >> Otherwise, coursera offers some geospatial related course (free), where you >> can receive a certificate. https://www.coursera.org/ >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Best, >> >> Žiga Malek >> >> ------------------------- >> Research Assistant >> International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) >> Risk, Policy and Vulnerability Programme >> Schlossplatz 1, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria >> >> www.iiasa.ac.at >> www.changes-itn.eu >> >> >> >>> On 26 Mar 2014, at 16:15, Matthew Brousil <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> I'm in a similar situation. I will be finishing undergrad this year with >>> one introductory GIS course completed, but would like more training. If >>> anyone can help I would also appreciate some suggestions on which online >>> courses are most worth the effort. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Mar 25, 2014, at 10:25 AM, Ted Turluck <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm interested in getting certified in GIS through an online program. There >>>> seem to be a lot of avenues towards certification. >>>> >>>> Can anyone recommend one program over the others? Is there one that is more >>>> respected/legitimate? >>>> >>>> I'm just trying to narrow down my search. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance. > > > > -- > Malcolm L. McCallum > Department of Environmental Studies > University of Illinois at Springfield > > Managing Editor, > Herpetological Conservation and Biology > > “Nothing is more priceless and worthy of preservation than the rich > array of animal life with which our country has been blessed. 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