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Degree Programme Table: Geographical Information Science (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCGISCI1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
Alternative option courses from those listed below may be substituted with the permission of the Programme Director.

Students on the MSc in GIS take 120 credits of compulsory courses and 60 credits of option courses. Students must take 180 credits all together.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Research Practice and Project Planning

Must be taken during Full Year

PGGE11138 20 credits
Dissertation in GIS

Must be taken during Full Year

PGGE11096 60 credits
Spatial Modelling and Analysis

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGGE11236 20 credits
Technological Infrastructures for GIS
PGGE11234 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

GIS (MSc)Semester 1 Option Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Introduction to Three Dimensional Climate Modelling
ENVI11002 10 credits
Principles of Geographical Information Science
GEGR10039 20 credits
Technologies for Sustainable Energy
PGEE10001 10 credits
Atmospheric Quality and Global Change
PGGE11007 20 credits
Climate Change and Corporate Strategy
PGGE11160 20 credits
Ecosystem Services 1: Ecosystem Dynamics and Functions
PGGE11170 20 credits
Marine Systems and Policies
PGGE11186 20 credits
Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
PGGE11233 20 credits
AND

GIS (MSc)Semester 2 Option courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Data Mining and Exploration
INFR11007 10 credits
Data Integration and Exchange (Level 11)
INFR11058 10 credits
Environmental Impact Assessment
PGGE11009 20 credits
Land Use/Environmental Interactions
PGGE11010 20 credits
Participation in Policy and Planning
PGGE11016 20 credits
Water Resource Management
PGGE11018 20 credits
Advanced Spatial Database Methods
PGGE11083 10 credits
Object Orientated Software Engineering: Spatial Algorithms
PGGE11106 10 credits
Ecosystem Services 2: Ecosystem Values and Management
PGGE11169 20 credits
Case Studies in Sustainable Development
PGGE11192 20 credits
Introduction to Environmental Modelling
PGGE11197 10 credits
Business Geographics
PGGE11210 10 credits
Active Remote Sensing: Radar and Lidar
PGGE11235 20 credits
Visual Analytics
PGGE11239 20 credits
Passive Earth Observation: New Platforms, Sensors, and Analytical Methods
PGGE11241 20 credits
ICT for Development
PGSP11293 20 credits
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