UNSW Handbook Program - Spatial Information

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Program Description

Admission Requirements

Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	Contact: http://www.bees.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Typical Duration: 1 Years
	Typical UOC Per Session: 24
	Min UOC Per Session: 3
	Max UOC Per Session: 27
	Min UOC For Award: 36
	Award(s):
	Graduate Diploma (Specialisation)

Program Description

This is a Graduate Diploma in Science and Technology program with emphasis on Spatial Information.

Note: A candidate enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Spatial Information who has not taken out their award and whose entry to the Masters program has been approved, may carry completed units of credit from the Graduate Diploma program into the Masters Program.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Please contact the School of BEES for further information.

Program Structure

Compulsory courses - 24 UOC

GEOS9016 Principles of Geog Inf Systems (6 UOC)
GEOS9021 Image Analysis in Remote Sens. (6 UOC)
GMAT9205 Geopositioning (6 UOC)
GMAT9600 Principles of Remote Sensing (6 UOC)

Elective courses - 12 UOC
From the following (or other courses as approved by the relevant Faculty):

GEOH9018 Transprt Applicns Geog Inf Sys (6 UOC)
GEOS0310 Image Processing in Geophysics (6 UOC)
GEOS0360 Hyperspectral Remote Sensing (6 UOC)
GEOS9013 Directed Prb in Remote Sensing (6 UOC)
GEOS9017 Adv. Geographic Info. Systems (6 UOC)
GEOS9019 Special Topic in GIS ( UOC)
GEOS9023 Innov in Spatial Information 1 (3 UOC)
GEOS9024 Innov in Spatial Information 2 (3 UOC)
GMAT9023 Innovations 1 (3 UOC)
GMAT9024 Innovations 2 (3 UOC)
GMAT9107 Special Topic in Geomatic Eng. (6 UOC)
GMAT9211 Introduction to Geodesy (6 UOC)
GMAT9532 Data Acquisition&Terrain Model (6 UOC)
GMAT9606 Microwave Remote Sensing (6 UOC)

Academic Rules

Candidates are required to complete a program totalling 36 UOC made up of 4 compulsory courses (24 UOC) and 2 elective courses (12 UOC). Compulsory courses not offered in a particular year may be substituted by an approved equivalent course.

The program will normally comprise one year of full-time study or two years part-time study.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Admission Requirements

Three year degree from an approved university or qualifications deemed appropriate by the Faculty Postgraduate Coursework Committee.

Area(s) of Specialisation

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