Program Description Strapped for time, but looking to learn valuable skills to help increase your marketability? Fanshawe's eight-month, in-class or online Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program can help you discover a new in-demand career.
As a student, you'll work within a project-based, software intensive format that is focused on building a foundation in GIS, with the flexibility to focus your studies in your area of expertise. You'll have access to our cutting-edge technology that will help you develop skills in remote-sensing, object-oriented programming, spatial analysis and modelling, digital photogrammetry, web map/ GIS and CAD skills.
In addition to the many valuable skills you will learn in the classroom, you'll have the opportunity to participate in the Professional Practice course where you'll become familiar with the many fulfilling work opportunities that GIS graduates can find. As part of this program, you can be placed doing GIS work with government agencies, GIS software employers, and other private industry companies that use GIS technology. Upon graduation, students have been hired as GIS Specialists, GIS Applications Programmers or Developers, Spatial Database Specialists, GIS researchers, among others.
With Fanshawe's GIS program, you can map your own way to exciting and meaningful work.
