List of Modules
The following is a list of modules available in the MSc in GIS programme. In year 1, all modules are compulsory and worth 15 credits.
Year 1: MSc/PgDip/PgC in GIS (ODL)
GEOG5011M: Principles in GIS (WUN)
GEOG5021M: Using Databases and GIS (WUN)
GEOG5891M: Spatial Analysis (WUN)
GEOG5811M: GIS in the Workplace (WUN)
In year 2, students are required to select two modules from a given stream and then 2 optional modules from any in the list below. Each module is worth 15 credits.
Year 2: MSc/PgDip in GIS (ODL)Stream 1: Business
GEOG5091M: Retail Decision Support (WUN)
GEOG5191M: Geodemographics and Database Modelling (WUN)
Stream 2: Developer
GEOG5561M: Introduction to Java Programming (WUN)
GEOG5871M: Web-based GIS (WUN)
Stream 3: Environment
GEOG5051M: Applied Environmental GIS (WUN)
GEOG5571M: GIS for Environmental Management (WUN) (Southampton)
Stream 4: Health (University of Southampton)
GEOG5911M: GIS for Analysis of Health (WUN)
GEOG5031M: GIS for Health Care Management (WUN)
Stream 5: Planning
GEOG5231M: GIS and Planning (WUN)
GEOG5101M: Census Analysis and GIS (WUN)
Stream 6: Remote Sensing
JUSO5241M: Remote Sensing for Earth Observation (WUN)
JUSO5251M: Topographic Data Analysis Techniques and Applications (WUN)
Optional Modules
GEOG5061M: GIS and Geocomputation (WUN)
JAPS5881M: GIS Programming and Customisation (WUN) (Penn State)
In the final year, students carry out an independent research project worth 60 credits.
Year 3: MSc in GIS (ODL)
GEOG5221M: Dissertation (WUN)
