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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] masters vs. certificate |
| Date: |
06/16/2005 11:05:01 AM |
| From: |
Matt Lamborn |
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Dean -
I think your plans on completing a certificate program first is a
prudent move. This will help to prepare you w/ marketable skills to
enter the workplace (as well as compete w/ many recent graduates who
learned GIS as part of their planning, geography, landscape
architecture, etc. courses). My advice (from personal experience) to
anyone who desires to enter a Master's program is to spend a couple/few
years working first. This will help inform your next move - what program
you want to enter, what course of study/research you'll want to pursue,
etc. It may also happen that you get a GIS cert first, enter the
workplace, find that you love your career/job and never go back to
school (then your ahead tens of thousands of dollars in tuition and no
harm done).
Matt
Dean P Chauvin wrote:
>Hello everyone. I am excited as this is my first post to this forum.
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>I'm trying to decide what my next step should be. I am currently a lab
>technician (non-GIS work) with a bachelors degree in conservation
>biology. I am sold on GIS and want to pursue the rest of my career
>based on this technology. I'm debating between getting a full-blown
>masters degree or going after a GIS certification. I've talked to
>people on both sides of the fence that offer different opinions on my
>best course of action. Right now I am leaning towards completing a
>certificate so I can get a job sooner, but I don't want to limit my
>opportunities by not going all the way and getting a masters. What can
>you suggest to me? Do GIS employers generally look for people with lots
>of diplomas or with years of experience? Also, I'm looking for the
>right institution to apply to. Currently, I'm interested in Hunter
>College (City University of New York) which offers both a masters in GIS
>and a certification program.
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>Any and all suggestions will be appreciated!
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>Thanks.
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