New England Resource Directory

Environmental Science - Geographic Information Systems

Year Program Started: 1996

Max. Participants/Year: 20-25

Program Timeframe: year-round

Academic Level Targeted: college, professional school, graduate school, postdoctoral school, retraining

Racial/Ethnic Focus: any racial/ethnic group

Type of Program: education

Program Attributes: courses carry graduate or undergraduate credit

Program Acceptance Requirements: class year (at least college level)

Primary Science Discipline(s) Targeted: environmental science, municipal management, government

Additional Comments: These courses are valuable, not only in the area of environmental science, but also in fields such as epidemiology, planning, and business where special data and maps are used for analysis and display of results.