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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] RE: GIS education/degree |
| Date: |
02/11/2005 02:35:01 PM |
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spatialgis |
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Wow Barb.. pretty bold statement. Sure people with no post-secondary ed can obviously "learn GIS" although I challenge most of them to advance much further than a position as a digitizing slave or intern who tops out at about $10 per hour. The fact is that unless a candidate has the fundamentals typically obtained by any bachelor's of science degree (ie. statistics, algebra, trig, principles of cartography, air photo interpretation, fundamentals of remote sensing etc...) then they simply will likely not cut it as an industry professional with a reputable organization.
Naturally there are many very skilled GIS professionals who likely have no further ed than a high school diploma but in general, most managers won't look at a person without a BSc or at the least a technical diploma. To imply anything else is simply off target. Judging by your email address I assume you are involved in k-12 ed... I would have thought that you'd have a bit more insight than what your message indicates.
FYI, there are 2 year technology diplomas available but most of them do require a degree to enter.. People right out of high school would likely never cut it in these programs.
Barb Wallner <wallnebj@mail.milwaukee.k12.wi.us> wrote:
I'm sure there are enough people on this listserv who are working in some
compacity in GIS without a university degree, and who do not have the time
or
the money to pursue a 4-year degree to move into the graduate program were
it seems that universities like to offer it. I'm sure there are 2 reasons
for this. The "official" reason is to have students who already have a
discipline "on paper". The "unofficial" reason is that GIS can be learned
without a 4-year degree but universities need the revenue. If you have
passion in the areas of mapping, earth science, environmental issues,
geography, you are already, I'm sure, well-versed in your passion, and can
do just as well as someone with a "paper degree".
I would like to see some defense, one way or another, on this discussion
from university people.
Sincerely,
Barb
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