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Entry Requirements


Description
An undergraduate degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5 in a relevant area, including Geography, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences, Forestry, Agriculture, Engineering, Architecture, Social Sciences, Business, or a related field.
An undergraduate degree with a GPA of less than 2.5 in a relevant area with a minimum of 3 years of relevant post-qualification experience.
A Postgraduate Diploma with a minimum GPA of 2.5 in a relevant field (approved by the University and the Department of Geography).

Courses

First Year Semester 1
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
GIS5101 Principles of Geographic Information Systems 3
GIS5102 Remote Sensing Fundamentals 3
WWW5101 Elective (3 or 4 Credits) 3 Choose ONE elective course from the list- GIS5103 or ENV5113 or URP5103.
Semester 2
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
GIS5201 Geospatial Data Acquisition and Management 4
WWW5201 Elective (3 or 4 Credits) 3 Choose ONE elective course from the list- GIS5203 or GIS 5204 or ENV 5218 or ENV5220 or URP 5204.
WWW5202 Elective (3 or 4 Credits) 3 Choose ONE elective course from the list- GIS5203 or GIS 5204 or ENV 5218 or ENV5220 or URP 5204.
GIS5202 Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques 4
Semester 3/Annual
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
WWW5301 Elective (3 or 4 Credits) 3 Choose ONE elective course from the list- GIS5302 or GIS5303 or GIS 5304 or GIS5305.
GIS5301 Research Methods in GIS and Remote Sensing 4

Second Year Semester 1
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
GIS6101 GIS and Remote Sensing Thesis 12

Third Year Annual Attachment
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
GIS6101 GIS and Remote Sensing Thesis 12