Postgraduate Prospectus

Various cartographic, reprographic and workshop facilities are available within the School to which access can be arranged via the technical support staff. This lab also houses state-of-the-art computer graphics software and hardware for the production of in-house publicity material and academic publications and to offer services beyond the School.

The David Ebdon Computing Laboratory houses 97 high-specification PCs for use by geography students 24 hours a day.

In addition to internet, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation graphics software, the PCs are equipped with a wide range of specialist software. This includes software for computer mapping and Geographical Information Systems (GIS), statistics, digital image analysis and digital terrain modelling.

Several UNIX workstations are housed within this laboratory, running advanced image processing and modelling software.

You will also have use of many open access computer areas in the library, halls of residence, the Cripps Computer Centre; all study bedrooms on campus have internet points.

The Graduate Computing Laboratory is used by students on taught postgraduate courses and contains around 20 high-specification PCs. These machines offer the same software as those in the David Ebdon Computing Laboratory but, in addition, run more specialist software for the analysis of geographical information. This includes GIS software such as Arcview and ArcGIS, three-dimensional modelling software such as Povray and Bryce, and computer programming languages such as Visual Basic 6.

You will enjoy full use of the University libraries, including the Hallward Library which houses the collections in Arts and Humanities, Law and Social Sciences, and a European Documentation Centre. It has been acclaimed since its opening in 1973 as one of the finest library buildings in the country.

Facilities for photocopying are available in the Hallward Library.

The Edwards Resource Centre houses the School map collection together with some PCs for internet access and CD-ROMs.

There are a large number of box files containing support materials for modules, together with books recommended as core texts.