{"id":3513,"date":"2023-09-28T17:17:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T17:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/spatial\/?page_id=3513"},"modified":"2026-01-16T09:16:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:16:55","slug":"graduate-certificate-in-spatial-analytics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/spatial\/graduate-certificate-in-spatial-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Certificate in Spatial Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--signup-form \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--signup-form\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"text-image-container\">\n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Obtaining a Graduate Certificate in Spatial Analytics opened an entirely new world of data and methodology that I could apply to the study of International Security. As my dissertation developed, it became apparent that the issue of transnational intraethnic conflict was heavily influenced by spatial factors. The courses I took with the Spatial Sciences Institute helped me develop a sharper research design and conduct the analyses necessary to answer my dissertation\u2019s most critical questions. Working in the migration space, my interdisciplinary background has given me the tools to draw on a broad range of research methods, including spatial analytics. The research that goes into my work has given my organization unique advantages that our direct competitors lack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Michael R. 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