Master of Geographic Information Technology

Course 536-AA (2008)

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Year and Campus:	2008
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Graduate/Postgraduate

 Contact Department of Geomatics Postgraduate Coordinator Professor Ian Bishop E: idbishop@unimelb.edu.au Faculty of Engineering Manager, Planning & Projects (Academic Programs) Rebecca Randall E: r.randall@unimelb.edu.au 

Course Overview:	The Master of Geographic Information Technology is designed to meet the needs of graduates employed in a variety of disciplines associated with land administration, natural resource management, facility information management, environmental management, urban planning and conservation, and who wish to gain a detailed knowledge of the theory, technology and applications of geographic information systems (GIS) as a subset of the broader discipline of the management of spatial data. Graduates are likely to come from engineering, surveying, geography, planning, environmental science, agriculture and forestry.
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Subject Options:	Students are required to complete 100 points of study. The selection of subjects will be based on discussion with the Course Coordinator. Subjects are taken from the following list: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 121-542 Geographical Analysis and GIS 2 12.500 451-607 Land Administration (Masters) Semester 1 12.50 451-608 Spatial Analysis (Masters) Semester 1 12.50 451-609 Remote Sensing Semester 2 12.50 451-610 Fundamentals of GIS Semester 1 12.50 451-611 Spatial Visualisation Semester 2 12.50 451-612 Research Project GIS Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer 12.50 451-613 Scripting and Programming in GIS Semester 2 12.50 451-614 Distributed Spatial Computing Semester 2 12.50 451-617 Fundamentals of Positioning Technologies Semester 1 12.50 451-624 Management of GIS Semester 2 12.50 451-625 Investivative Project Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer 25 451-627 Developing Spatial Data Infrastructure Semester 2 12.50 451-629 Advanced Topics in GIScience Not offered in 2008 12.500 451-666 Spatial Databases Semester 1 12.50 451-665 Spatial Visualisation on line Semester 2, Summer 12.50 Note: students with no previous GIS experience are expected to take subjects: 451-609 and 451-610 students may choose up to two relevant GIS-related electives offered by other departments and faculties with the written approval of the Course Coordinator the 121 subject prefix denotes the subject is offered by the School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies .
Entry Requirements:	4 year degree or 3 year degree and at least 2 years documented industry experience
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