Geographic Information Science BSc Honours
UCAS Code: F862
(3 Years)
Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.
Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules
- CEG1702 Geographic Information Systems
- CEG1703 Surveying
- CEG1705 An Introduction to GNSS and its Applications
- CEG1706 Principles of Remote Sensing
- CEG1707 Quantitative Methods for Geomatics
- CEG1711 Tutorial Study Skills for Geomatics
- CEG1713 Informatics 1
- CEG1714 GIS Fieldcourse
Optional modules
If you have A level Mathematics at grade B or above, you normally take the following module:
If you don't have A level Mathematics, or with A level Mathematics at grade C or below, you normally take one of the following modules:
Stage 2
Compulsory modules
- CEG2701 Digital Surveying for Geomatic Engineering and Geosciences
- CEG2704 Geographic Information Systems: Theory and Application
- CEG2706 Geospatial Algorithms: Design and Practice
- CEG2707 Map Projections and Geodetic Datums
- CEG2708 Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning 1
- CEG2709 Applied Remote Sensing and Image Processing
- CEG2716 Research and Practice in Geomatics
- CEG2718 Applied Geospatial Data Handling
- CSC2024 Database Technology
- LAW2053 Law and Land Use
Stage 3
Compulsory modules
- CEG3701 Advanced GIS Fieldcourse
- CEG3703 Professional Practice
- CEG3704 Advanced Geoinformatics
- CEG3799 Individual Research Project
Optional modules
You take 40 credits of optional modules normally selected from the following:
- CEG2401 Land, Traffic and Highways
- CEG2703 Observation Processing and Analysis
- CEG2710 GNSS Theory and Practice
- CEG3401 Design of Transport Infrastructure
- CEG3707 Geohazards and Deformation of the Earth
- CEG3710 Offshore Surveying
- CSC3721 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
- CSC3722 Advanced Interaction Design
- CSC3723 User Interface Techniques and Technologies
- NCL3007 Career Development for final year students
- SUG3500 Creativity and Market Research in Science and Engineering
