GIS应用高级文凭为希望增强GIS应用就业机会的大学和大学毕业生提供地理信息系统（GIS）的技能培训-这是世界上需求量很大的领域。在为期两个学期的强化课程中，学生将学习将GIS用作空间信息和问题解决工具。内容均分为开发GIS技术的实际能力和使用GIS作为通过任务和项目工作解决地理问题的工具。该计划的学生将有条件确保毕业后就业。ESRI的ArcGIS是该程序交付中使用的主要软件包。已出版的材料和教学课件包将为每门课程提供支持。通过ESRI的虚拟校园可以选择的若干课程模块将被纳入特定课程的交付中。这些模块的使
Strengthen your employment opportunities in the expanding field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications with VIU’s Advanced GIS diploma program. Almost every field of study has a spatial component and GIS specialists have a range of career opportunities in areas such as forestry, resource management, urban and rural planning, government, banking, transportation and many more.VIU’s GIS Diploma program prepares students to capture, map and analyze geographic data using ArcGIS by ESRI GIS software.Students can choose between an 8-month in class program which also includes a work-study practicum and a 16-month online program.The Advanced Diploma in GIS Applications provides skills training in geographic information systems (GIS) to university and college graduates who wish to strengthen their employment opportunities in GIS applications – an area that is in high demand around the world.During this intensive program delivered over two terms, students will learn to use GIS as a spatial informational and problem-solving tool. Content is equally divided between developing hands-on competency in GIS technology and using GIS as a tool in resolving geographic problems through assignments and project work. Students in the program will be well positioned to secure employment upon graduation.ESRI’s ArcGIS is the main software package used in the delivery of this program. Published materials and instructional courseware packages will provide support for each course. A select number of course modules, available through ESRI’s Virtual Campus, will be incorporated into the delivery of specific courses. Use of these modules enables students and instructors to keep pace with changes in the world’s most popular GIS package – ArcGIS.All in-class students are required to complete a nine-week GIS project in the second term of the program. The project is intended to provide students with an opportunity to apply GIS knowledge and skills learned in the first term. Each student will be required to select a potential sponsor and develop a project proposal in consultation with the sponsor.