Bachelor of Spatial Science (Honours) (Geographic Information Systems)

Bachelor of Spatial Science (Honours) (Geographic Information Systems)

Bachelor degree
48 months
Application deadlines: 1 July
Processing time: 20 days
Application fee: A$50
Full-time
Intakes: July, February
International tuition: A$30,480
Domestic tuition: A$9,352

Program overview

Geographic information systems specialists use satellite remote sensors and geo tags to integrate information for online mapping applications such as Google Earth, Google Maps and Bing Maps. Spatial scientists were able to assist the people of Haiti after the 2010 Haiti earthquakes by using crowd sourcing information as well as satellites in producing new maps of the country. The spatial scientists mapped Red Cross centres, hospitals and housing for displaced people.

Study options

Study options
This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

    Completion of secondary school comparable to Australian Year 12 or equivalent academic achievement. IELTS: minimum score of 6.0, with no subscore less than 5.5 or TOEFL: a minimum score of 550 or Internet-based (IBT) TOEFL: a score of 80 (no sub-score less than 19) or Pearson Test of English (Academic): an overall score of 50 with no score less than 50

    Career opportunities

    As a Geographic Information Systems graduate, you will be able to discover careers as a Geographical Information Systems Officer or Spatial Scientist in transport, primary industries, environment and online mapping sectors.

    Campus location

    Toowoomba , Australia

    You may also be interested in programs like