Geographic Information Science
1 of a handful
standalone GIS degrees in Canada
Co-op to career
a common, fast path for graduates
About Geographic Information Science (GIS)
Geographic Information Science turns spatial data into insight and action. SFU offers one of only a handful of standalone GIS degrees in the country, jointly developed by Computing Science and Geography. Demand is ahead of the credential, with many students moving from co-op to career as soon as they finish.
Why SFU Geographic Information Science
Real-world ready
Employer-named skills: GIS, data analysis and the ability to turn complex spatial reality into something people can act on.
Careers
A geospatial analyst or technicial for a utility, consultancy, or government agency, modelling everything from wildfire risk to transit demand. Geospatial software developer roles, remote sensing positions and more.
Hear from current students
“The way the courses are set up is that they’re mostly lab-based. It gives you that edge where you learn a lot about the software, and then you get to use it with real-world data. GIS gives you the ability to think critically, and it gives you a problem-solving mindset. ”
— Laurence Magenga, SFU Geographic Information Science student
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