Postgraduate Prospectus

This course has a start date in September 

 

This course is aimed at science and engineering graduates and industrial practitioners including: software and firmware developers; offshore navigators and data processing specialists; engineering project managers; civil engineering surveyors; remote sensing specialists; military land and airborne location and navigation specialists; and companies wishing to develop expertise based on a sound grounding in these fields.

Through an intensive practical and theoretical programme, we aim to develop your expertise and depth of understanding, and to formalise any practical experience in the areas of navigation on land, at sea or in the air.

Formal agreements have been signed with the Ministry of Defence (RAF General Duties Aero System course and Royal Navy Specialist "N" course students) and the Netherlands Defence Academy, granting entry to this MSc and exemption from some of the modules.

The course is also accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and we are an Approved Learning Provider for the HM Forces Enhanced Learning Credit Scheme, which applies to this course.

Download a PDf of MSc Positioning and Navigation course flyer

• The Institute, formerly known as the Nottingham Surveying Group, has been active for almost 40 years, covering major advances in inertial and integrated navigation systems, and the development of satellite-based systems such as Transit, GPS and GLONASS, EGNOS and Galileo
• The Institute has excellent facilities for teaching and research with lecturers drawn from a group of highly respected academics and external experts. We work closely with industrial partners and government agencies and this provides excellent opportunities for our graduates to find employment with high profile organisations
  
  

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