Get the skills you need to advance in an emerging field:
Three additional courses from:
URBN 5150 – Planning for Hazards 3
SOC 5875 – Sociology of Disasters 3
GEOG 5805 – Fundamentals of Mapping and GIS 3
MURP 6030 - Social Policy Planning 3
MURP 5140 - Environmental Planning 3
MURP 5145 - Coastal Zone Planning and Administration 3
URBN 5140 - Citizen Participation 3
URBN 6165 - Urban Public Policy Analysis 3
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
This certificate, which can be completed in as few as four courses, offers students an opportunity to get hands-on training in the in-demand field of Geographic Information Systems. Students will master skills that are valued across many career fields, including urban & regional planners, policy analysts, construction managers, surveyors, cartographers, geographers, mapping technicians and others. UNO puts the latest technology in students’ hands so they are prepared for both the job market and the job itself. The skillset provided by the GIS Certificate program will enable you to work on major projects such as real estate site selection, route/corridor selection, evacuation planning, conservation, natural resource extraction, and more.
12 hours from
GEOG 5805 – Fundamentals of Mapping and GIS
GEOG 5810 – Introduction to Remote Sensing
GEOG 5820 – Remote Sensing II: Digital Image Processing & Analysis
GEOG 5830 – GIS Theories and Concepts
GEOG 5832 – Advanced Techniques in GIS
MURP 5081 – Information Technology for the Planning profession
All courses are offered on-site with access to labs for practical training in essential techniques.
Historic and Cultural Preservation
Through the Historic and Cultural Preservation Certificate program you can join the UNO Department of Planning and Urban Studies (PLUS) and the Department of Anthropology and Sociology as they study contemporary issues in Urban Studies and public policy. Students in this certificate program study subjects such as housing and community development, local economic development, and tourism planning and environmental planning. You will conduct research as well as participate in class projects and internships involving neighborhood revitalization, programs for neighborhood and community commercial centers, and initiatives using economic development from tourism to spark preservation and the reuse of historic structures. You can gain firsthand experience in projects involving the preservation of cultural heritage and historic resources through archaeology, oral history, ethnography, and other anthropological methods. In doing so, you will be able to examine how regulations at the federal, state, and local level affect heritage management and preservation.
Students, with any academic background, interested in gaining knowledge about historic preservation may participate in the certificate program and take fifteen credit hours from a list of required and elective courses.
15 hours from
ANTH 5720 – Cultural Resource Management, Archaeology, & Historic Preservation (core required)
MURP 5010 – Introduction to Historic Preservation (core required)
URBN 5100 – Gentrification in Historic Districts (core required)
Two additional courses from:
ANTH 5991 – Advanced Field Research in Anthropology
ANTH 6201 – Analysis and technical Writing for Cultural Resource Professionals
URBN 5002 – The Shape of the City
MURP 5071 – Historic Preservation Law
MURP 6620 – History, Theory and Practice of Planning
MURP 6900 - Independent Study
