Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science

• Regional planner
• Built environment consultant
• Environment and resource manager
• Mineral exploration consultant
• Emergency services officer
• Geospatial application developer
• Environmental scientist
• Cartographer
• Landscape modeller
• Ecologist

Higher education

To be eligible for entry, you'll need: 

• a bachelor degree in any field, with UQ or equivalent GPA of 4 or above on a 7 point scale; or 
• 2 years of work experience in the same discipline.

English Proficiency Requirements

All applicants must satisfy the UQ English language proficiency requirements for admission.

If you've completed previous study, you may be eligible to receive credit for – or exemption from – certain subjects in a UQ program. Assessment of prior learning and the granting of credit or exemption will be consistent with the Recognition of Prior Learning Policy (limits in section 2.4).

The postgraduate programs in Geographic Information Science produce high-quality graduates with both technical and research skills in advanced areas of geographic information science. Graduates are competent in basic and advanced computing skills especially in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software; various GIS and remote sensing operations; and implementation and management of GIS projects. 

The program also covers applications of GIS and remote sensing technologies to various areas; resource analysis through remote sensing and airphoto interpretation; expert systems and decision support systems; and research, both applied and theoretical, in the field of spatial information systems.

This program is available to be taken externally, on a part-time basis.