Postgraduate Prospectus

This course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RCIS)

This course has a start date in September      

The MSc Geographical Information Science (GIS) will provide a broad theoretical and practical background in the rapidly developing field of GIS for graduates in geography, civil engineering, architecture and planning, and for professionals working in fields such as planning, the utilities, environmental management, surveying and cartography.

The course aims to familiarise you with the technical and applied aspects of GIS to enable you to communicate effectively with technical specialists in the areas of GIS hardware and software.

It will also provide you with a breadth of understanding of GIS applications that will be sufficient to allow you to work effectively with people from a range of disciplines and backgrounds.

You will develop confidence in handling new problems, and processing, analysing and visualising data to support the decision-making process, as well as building an enviable suite of presentational and communications skills so that you can interact with senior management, with other members of a team and with clients.

The content of this course is supported by research expertise in the Centre for Geospatial Science, as well as Spatial Literacy in Teaching (SPLINT) – a partnership between the School of Geography, the Institute of Engineering, Surveying and Space Geodesy (IESSG), the School of Geography at Leicester University and University College London.

• Although originally established in 1989, the course content is reviewed annually by industrial partners to keep it relevant to current technologies
• The MSc Geographical Information Science is recognised and supported by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• The course is associated with two Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
• The School of Geography is one of the strongest both nationally and internationally – this is reflected in its position in the UK’s top five geography departments in The Times Good University Guide
• The school was ranked sixth in the UK on a measure of Research Power in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise, and ‘excellent’ in the Higher Education Funding Council for England assessment of teaching provision

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