Military Geographic Competencies Certificate

The goal of this certificate program is to provide students who are pursuing military science degree programs with geographic knowledge and geospatial expertise relevant to service in the armed forces. Among the proficiencies that students will develop are knowledge of global human and physical geography, global regional geographic characteristics, and cartographic and geospatial techniques.

Students must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program to gain entry to this certificate program.

Core Courses: 9

GEOG 104 - World Geography: Global Context Credits: 3
or
RGPL 103 - Global Cities: Planning and Development Credits: 3
GEOG 213 - Cartography and Map Design Credits: 3

Controlled Electives: 6

One additional course from the following:

GEOG 254 - Geography of Russia, Central Eurasia, and Eastern Europe Credits: 3
GEOG 255 - Geography of Africa Credits: 3
GEOG 256 - Geography of East and Southeast Asia Credits: 3
GEOG 257 - Geography of South and Southwest Asia Credits: 3

One additional course from the following:

GEOG 316 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
GEOG 415 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Credits: 3
GEOG 425 - Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Concepts and Techniques Credits: 3

Military Geographic Competencies Certificate

Core Courses: 9

Controlled Electives: 6

One additional course from the following:

One additional course from the following:

Total Certificate Requirements: 15