Master of Geographic Information Science
Master of Geographic Information Science
Gain the geospatial data skills to advance your career in ecology, exploration, health, planning, maths, cartography, surveying, geography or environmental science. If you’re looking to advance your career in ecology, mineral and oil exploration, health, urban and regional planning, mathematics, cartography, surveying, geography or environmental science, this program will equip…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Gain the geospatial data skills to advance your career in ecology, exploration, health, planning, maths, cartography, surveying, geography or environmental science.
If you’re looking to advance your career in ecology, mineral and oil exploration, health, urban and regional planning, mathematics, cartography, surveying, geography or environmental science, this program will equip you with all the geospatial data skills you need.
Access specialist laboratories that feature the latest applications for GIS, remote-sensing, automating geospatial tasks with programming, and web map publishing.
Use online GIS data and applications for key national data such as the population census, Earth observation and national mapping services for society and the environment, to gain a comprehensive understanding of these applications across many sectors.
Study advanced areas of GIS and choose from electives including spatial analysis, remote-sensing, web mapping and related professional skills development.
During the latter part of your master’s studies, you’ll also have the opportunity to undertake a semester-long GIS and/or remote-sensing research project, where you’ll gain practical field-related experience while enhancing your report writing and project management skills.
All of this will enable you to graduate with advanced computing skills in GIS software, competence in GIS and remote-sensing operations, and sought-after project implementation and management skills.
What you’ll study
At UQ, degrees are called ‘programs’ and subjects are called ‘courses’. Here’s a sample of the courses you could study in this program:
Basic Mathematics
Introduction to Information Systems
Introduction to Earth Observation Sciences
Geographical Information Systems
Applied Research Methods
Career possibilities
Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Regional planner
- Built environment consultant
- Environment and resource manager
- Mineral exploration consultant
- Geospatial application developer
- Environmental researcher
- Cartographer
- Web map publisher
- Landscape modeller
- Ecologist
REQUIREMENTS
It’s possible to complete this degree in 2 years or 1.5 years depending on your qualifications and experience.
You can apply for any duration as long as you meet the entry requirements. You may also be eligible to apply for credit or exemptions to shorten your degree further. You’ll graduate with the same qualification no matter how long you take to complete the degree.
2-year degree (32 units of study)
To be eligible to complete the degree in 2 years full-time (only available as full-time study), you’ll need:
- a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, or
- a graduate certificate or graduate diploma in geographic information science, or
- to have successfully completed at least 3 years of study towards an approved qualification at an overseas partner institution, with a formal pathway to the Master of Geographic Information Science.
You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.5 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.
Start semester: The 2-year degree is available to start in Semesters 1 and 2.
1.5-year degree (24 units of study)
If you have relevant prior learning or experience, you can reduce the number of courses you need to complete and graduate in less time.
To be eligible to complete the degree in 1.5 years full-time (only available as full-time study), you’ll need:
- a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below).
You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.5 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Queensland (UQ) is in the world’s top 50 universities. It is internationally renowned for its academic excellence and is the winner of more national teaching awards than any other Australian university. UQ is a member of the Universities 21 and a founding member of the Group of Eight (Go8) universities and a member of Universities Australia. UQ is a multicultural hub home to nearly 20,200 international students from 142 countries. Based in Brisbane, UQ has three campuses with advanced facilities and centres to support its students.
