Master of Geographic Information Science (2 years)
Postgraduate | UOQ-GIS-MAS | 2022
Course information for 2022 intake
View information for 2023 course intakeAdvance your career in the geospatial realm in 2 years
Study advanced Geographic Information Science (GIS) – covering electives such as spatial analysis, remote-sensing and web mapping. Complete a research project to build on project management skills for the real world. Finish in 2 years.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Total subjects
- 16
- Price from
- $63,700
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Master of Geographic Information Science (2 years)
About this degree
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Access specialist laboratories featuring the latest applications.
- Study advanced areas of GIS and choose electives to match your career ambitions.
- Undertake a semester-long GIS and/or remote-sensing research project.
- Graduate with advanced computing, implementation and management skills.
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.
For more than a century, The University of Queensland (UQ) has delivered knowledge leadership for a better world. The most prestigious and widely recognised rankings of world universities consistently place UQ among the world's top universities. UQ has also won more national teaching awards than any other Australian university. This commitment to quality teaching empowers our 56,000 current students, who study across UQ’s three campuses, to create positive change for society.
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- Times Higher Education Ranking 2024:
- 5
How to apply
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Entry requirements
To be eligible for entry, 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.
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).
Career opportunities
- Regional planner
- Built environment consultant
- Environment and resource manager
- Mineral exploration consultant
- Geospatial application developer
- Environmental researcher
- Cartographer
- Web map publisher
- Landscape modeller
- Ecologist
Career outlook
- Cartographers:
- Unknown average
- Environmental Managers:
- Over $111K
- Environmental Scientists:
- $86K to $111K
- Surveyors and Spatial Scientists:
- $86K to $111K
- Urban and Regional Planners:
- $86K to $111K