Landscape Analysis with Remote Sensing, GIS and Cartography

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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 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, GIS and Cartography for Landscape Analysis; Positioning, Map Projections and Digital Photogrammetry; Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing; and Geographic Analysis and Visualisation in GIS.

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

The two-year Masters Programme consists of 120 credits (HECs)

* 45 credits Mandatory advanced courses
* 15-45 credits Optional courses
* 30-60 credits Thesis (mandatory)

The number of optional courses taken will be dependent on the period of time devoted to the Master Thesis, which may extend over one or two terms.

The first year consists of four mandatory courses and one optional course

* 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
* Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, 7,5 credits
* Optional course, 15 credits

The seconde year

* Optional course, 15/30 credits
* Degree project in Degree Project in Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, 30/40/60 credits

Language of instruction

* English.

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: 7 TOEFL paper-based test score : 575 TOEFL iBT® test: 90