The University of Waterloo is located in a dynamic community with a global reputation for excellence in information technology. Maclean’s magazine has named the University of Waterloo as the most innovative university in Canada for each year for more than two decades.
At Waterloo, GIS teaching and research is focused in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management and the School of Planning in the Faculty of Environment.
Undergraduate students can choose from seven Planning and Geography courses that range from GIS fundamentals through to application development and advanced spatial database design and management. Students have three main degree paths in Environment with concentrations on GIS and spatial analysis. Students in the honours undergraduate Planning and Geography degree programs can apply their GIS skills to pressing environmental, social and economic challenges such as climate change impacts, transportation analysis, and urban designs. Students who are interested in GIS, remote sensing, and computer science can also choose the Geomatics program that is offered by Geography.
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