Geographical Information Systems (GIS) - Further Studies
Location: Bø
Duration: 1 year
ECTS Credits: 60
Admission Requirements: 2 years Higher Education with at least 15-20 credits in Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science
Qualification: Can form part of degree
Programme Code: HiT 220 904
Content:
GIS is a subject which uses IT for collection, arrangement, storage and presentation og geographical data. GIS is a tool that may be used in combination with differing subject fields and can be used in all fields concerned location information. Students will become proficient in the use of GIS in those areas in which they have previously studied, and will be able to implement GIS in organisations.
Courses:
Digital Geodata (10 ECTS). Maps and Surveying (10 ECTS). Databases I (10 ECTS). Geographical Analysis (10 ECTS). GIS, Society and Planning / Remote Analysis and Terrain Modelling (10 ECTS). Project in GIS (10 ECTS).
Teaching and learning methods:
Lectures, supervised practice in the computer laboratory, larger supervised group projects, projects integrated in courses and independent study. All courses are one semester long and include both a midterm and a final assessment.
Careers / further study:
The programme focuses on the use of GIS in industry, administration, teaching and research, both in Norway and internationally. The programme may form part of a Bachelor’s degree, in accordance with relevant regulations. It may also be taken as a further educational programme by students with interdisciplinary studies, or as further study by employees in the public and private sectors.