GIS-based classes offered at the university:
SEES:1035 Our Digital Earth
SEES:2050 Foundations of GIS
SEES:3050 Geospatial Programming
SEES:3100 Earth and Planetary Remote Sensing
SEES:3500 Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing
SEES:3520 GIS for Environmental Studies
SEES:3540 Geographic Visualizations
SEES:3570 Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR): Principles and Applications
SEES:3610 Ethical Collection and Use of Geospatial Information
SEES:4150 Health and Environment: GIS Applications
SEES:4500 Advanced Remote Sensing
SEES:4520 GIS for Environmental Studies: Applications
SEES:4580 Introduction to Geographic Databases
SEES:6500 Seminar in Spatial Analysis and Modeling
SEES:7550 Research in Spatial Analysis and Modeling
* Numerous courses besides these utilize GIS skills and offer opportunities to expand knowledge
In addition to the courses offered at the university there are a number of opportunities to learn, or enhance your GIS skills.
ESRI Virtual Campus | ESRI Academy
ESRI offers a large selection of free, self-guided, trainings ranging from introductory (ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro) to the more advanced or specialized (Field Data Collection, Experience Builder, etc.). To access these you will need to first request a license for ArcGIS Online from gis-help@uiowa.edu. Once you have a license, use the following steps to browse available trainings:
1. Login to your account @ https://uiowa.maps.arcgis.com.
2. Click on your name/account settings in the upper right corner of the screen. Select "Training".
3. From the ESRI Academy menu bar, select "Catalog" and then "Course Catalog".
4. Click the options for "Maintenance" and "Free", those are the trainings available to you free of charge under our license agreement.
5. Browse or search for the topics of interest to you, and enjoy!
ESRI Lesson Gallery
For another look at ESRI Trainings, consider viewing the ESRI Lesson Gallery
LinkedIn Learning
For information on, or to login to LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) please see the ITS help documentation here: LinkedIn Learning.
Once you are logged-in (via your HawkID credentials) you can search for "GIS" or related topics. There are several options for both ESRI and open-source (QGIS) trainings, as well as GIS-adjacent topics like Python, Excel, R, etc..