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Postgraduate course in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Summary | Course Description | Course Structure |
Entry Qualifications | Fees | Module Summaries
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Summary
The School of Environmental Sciences offers a postgraduate course in Geographic Information Systems which may be undertaken on the Coleraine campus in either full-time or part-time mode, and which is also available by distance learning.
This course is designed to provide an advanced education in the principles and practice of GIS, leading to the award of Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert), Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) or Master of Science (MSc). All students follow a programme of taught modules including material on data models and data structures, acquisition and management of data, spatial analysis and modelling, remote sensing, GIS design and implementation issues, GIS programming and customisation and GIS databases. Concepts and techniques are illustrated using case study material drawn from a variety of application areas, although students choose one optional module in which they focus on applications of GIS to either environmental management or health and health care issues. Practical work is undertaken using a variety of commercial software including ArcGIS and ERDAS Imagine. For the award of MSc the student must undertake an independent research project, submitted as a written dissertation. |
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Graduate Employment
Increased uptake and implementation of GIS and associated technologies means that employment prospects are very healthy – in recent years, almost every GIS graduate has found relevant employment within a few months of completing the course. Graduate destinations have included government bodies such as the Environment and Heritage Service, the Planning Service, Roads Service and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Department of the Marine, utilities such as Northern Ireland Water, mapping agencies (e.g. Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland and Ordnance Survey Ireland), Borough and County Councils, and a wide range of GI-related companies and consultancies (including ESRI Ireland, Cadcorp, CDC, Terraquest, Navteq, Marenco, Jacobs, Landaspects, Centroid Solutions and BKS Surveys). Others have gone on to doctoral research, lectureships or research posts in the University sector.
Applying for the Course
Prospective students can apply online by following the link HERE.
Please specify whether you are applying for the full-time or part-time campus-based course, or the distance-learning course, and also ensure that you include full details of qualifications, work experience and any other relevant information on your application form.
Further Information
If you have any additional queries relating to the course, please contact the Course Director, Dr. Sally Cook s.cook@ulster.ac.uk (tel. + 44 (0)2870 324409).
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