Environmental Studies Program at UISSymbols of the environment

what's new

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Master of Arts Degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development is now ONLINE

Students interested in the M.A. in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development can now obtain their degree totally online. Students are eligible for “e-tuition”, which gives all students an in-state rate, no matter where on the globe you may be.

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UIS Updates the State-of-theArt Center for Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

The Geographic Information Systems Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Springfield was established in 2005. Currently, the lab supports research and teaching for many academic units in the areas of GIS, remote sensing, 3-D visualization, and spatial statistical analysis and modeling.

The GIS Lab offers courses tailored for students at all levels. The GIS lab serves as a geo-spatial data depository for the central Illinois region. The GIS lab also offers GIS workshops for professionals on and off campus. The major research of the lab includes geospatial data dissemination, land use, conservation, environmental analysis etc.