Location:

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Graduate Certificate

Specialty:

Geographic Information Systems

Program Overview

Program Description:

Building on 20 years of excellence in postgraduate teaching of remote sensing and GIS this programme promotes the integrated study and application of the geospatial technologies through theory and practice, combining core techniques, practical skills and environmental applications. To facilitate your learning experience you will use state-of-the-art software and hardware in a dedicated classroom to explore the different technologies and their applications. The programme draws upon a wide range of international, national, and local expertise in the coastal and marine sciences, landscape ecology and landscape change, coastal management, renewable energy, geology and hydrocarbon exploration, risks and hazards, spatial planning, cartography, field data collection, and archaeology. The Applied Geospatial Information Science (AGIS) programme covers the fundamentals of techniques and tools for acquiring, storing, processing, classifying, visualising and analysing spatially referenced data of the Earth, and their application to the study of the Earth. This includes databases, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), digital mapping and cartography, airborne and satellite remote sensing, digital image processing, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Internet mapping, field data capture and mobile GIS.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

NA

Requirements:

The normal minimum entry requirement is a 2nd Class honours Degree or equivalent qualification, in Agriculture, Computing Science, Ecology, Engineering, Environmental Science, Forestry, Geography, Geology, Geomatics, Marine and Coastal Science, Physics, Spatial Planning, Plant Science, Zoology or a cognate subject. Candidates with degrees in other subject areas will be considered if they can demonstrate interest, aptitude and experience in a field relevant to the application of geospatial technology.

International Requirements:

The normal minimum entry requirement is a 2nd Class honours Degree or equivalent qualification, in Agriculture, Computing Science, Ecology, Engineering, Environmental Science, Forestry, Geography, Geology, Geomatics, Marine and Coastal Science, Physics, Spatial Planning, Plant Science, Zoology or a cognate subject. Candidates with degrees in other subject areas will be considered if they can demonstrate interest, aptitude and experience in a field relevant to the application of geospatial technology. International applicants are also required to provide proof of proficiency in English (6.5 in IELTS examination or 580 in TOEFL).