Geomatics with Remote Sensing and GIS

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Geographical information, also known as geodata, is central to many modern activities from parcel tracking and routing emergency response vehicles to leisure activities such as hiking and geocaching. Geographic information systems (GIS) make efficient management of data possible, thus facilitating many different types of analysis and modelling. Landscape change, environmental monitoring and mapping, as well as environmental issues in general, feature significantly on the daily political agenda. This situation is further enhanced by international environmental agreements that demand the continuous reporting of the status of and changes in the environment. Consequently, graduates mastering skills in data acquisition methods and analysis, as well as in visualisation and mapping, are in high demand in both the public and private sectors. This Masters programme develops students skills in several fields, such as remote sensing, GIS, methods for modelling, explorative data analysis and visualisation with a focus on Earth and Environmental Sciences. Teaching emphasizes both hands-on experience and the exploration of fundamental concepts and methods and is linked to research undertaken at the department.

The programme includes a number of compulsory courses: Applied Remote Sensing and GIS for Landscape Analysis 15 credits; Geographic Analysis and Visualisation in GIS 15 credits; Positioning, Map Projections and Digital Photogrammetry 7.5 credits; and Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing 7.5 credits.

The number of elective courses that students take is dependent on the period of time devoted to the masters thesis.

In addition to the documents required by universityadmissions.se (antagning.se), you need to send in application documentation specific for this programme. Please read the information at the education website.

The programme includes a number of compulsory courses: Applied Remote Sensing and GIS for Landscape Analysis 15 credits; Geographic Analysis and Visualisation in GIS 15 credits; Positioning, Map Projections and Digital Photogrammetry 7.5 credits; and Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing 7.5 credits.

The number of elective courses that students take is dependent on the period of time devoted to the masters thesis.

In addition to the documents required by universityadmissions.se (antagning.se), you need to send in application documentation specific for this programme. Please read the information at the education website.

General requirements for Master's programmes:- An academic degree (i.e. a Bachelors degree or the equivalent, at least 180 ECTS.) Stockholm University does accept applicants in their last year of Bachelor's studies. See note below: Previous university records- Proficiency in English, which must be demonstrated in one of the following ways: * IELTS score (Academic) of 6.5 or more (with no section scoring below 5.5) * TOEFL score 20 in written test, total score of 90 (internet based) * TOEFL score 4,5 in written test, total score of 575 (paperbased) * Cambridge/Oxford - Advanced or Proficiency levelTOEFL test scores must be sent directly from Educational Testing Service (ETS), to University Admissions in Sweden (institution code: SWEDEN 3477). English language test exemptions Some students may be exempt from submitting formal test evidence. These are: * Students who have a Bachelor's degree from a university where English is the only language of instruction, according to the latest edition of International Handbook of Universities. * Students who have a Bachelor's degree (a Swedish Kandidatexamen or equivalent academic qualifications) with English as the major subject. * Students with a 4-year university degree in Engineering, Science or Technology from India and Pakistan. * Students who have 30 HE credits from a Nordic country and the language of instruction of the course/programme/university is English. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 575 TOEFL iBT® test: 90