This Masters in Landscape Monitoring & Mapping will give you knowledge and experience of the technical methods of land surveying and geospatial information handling to capture and process data to monitor change in the physical landscape. It provides an ideal introduction to surveying, mapping and GIS for environmental and geo scientists.

Programme overview

• MSc: 12 months full-time; 24-36 months part-time
• PgDip 9 months full-time; 18-21 months part-time

You will attend lectures, seminars and tutorials and take part in lab, field, project and team work and study trips in the UK.

Core courses

• Fundamentals of geomatics
• Land survey principles and applications
• Topographic mapping
• Principles of GIS
• Rates of landscape change
• Processing landscape change
• Statistical mapping techniques
• Geodesy and GNSS
• Radar interferometry and deformation mapping and photogrammetry
• Research and professional issues
• Topics in geomatics
• MSc project.

Optional courses

• Terrestrial laser scanning
• Application development in GIS
• Applied GIS.

Career prospects

Career opportunities include environmental consultancy with engineering or environmental companies, government agencies or local authorities; research in physical geography or environmental science; land surveying.

Academic entry requirements

Normally an Honours degree in a relevant field, such as geography, civil engineering or Earth/environmental sciences. Those employed by appropriate agencies with practical experience, but with lower qualifications, will be considered on an individual basis.

International students with academic qualifications below those required should contact our partner institution, Glasgow International College, who offer a range of foundation courses.

English language requirements

For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training):

• overall score 6.5
• no sub-test less than 6.0
• or equivalent scores in another recognised qualification (see below)
   

Common equivalent English language qualifications:

• ibTOEFL: 92; no sub-test less than 20
• CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English): B minimum
• CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English): C minimum
• PTE Academic (Person Test of English, Academic test): 60; no sub-test less than 59

Pre-sessional courses
The University of Glasgow accepts evidence of the required language level from the Language Centre Pre-sessional courses. We also consider other BALEAP accredited pre-sessional courses:

• Language Centre, University of Glasgow
• BALEAP guide to accredited courses 

FAQs

Visa requirements and proof of English language level

It is a visa requirement to provide information on your level of English based on an internationally recognised and secure English language test. All test reports must be no more than 2 years old. A list of these can be found on the UK Border Agency website. If you have never taken one of these tests before, you can get an initial idea of your level by using the Common European Framework self-assessment grid which gives you a level for each skill (e.g. listening B1/writing B2 etc.) However, please note that this is not a secure English language test and it is not sufficient evidence of your level of English for visa requirements.

If you require a Tier 4 student visa, your qualification must be one of the secure English language tests accepted by UK Border Agency:

• UK Border Agency Tier 4 English Language requirements
• UKBA list of approved English language tests [pdf]

For further information about English language requirements, please contact the Recruitment and International Office: pgadmissions@glasgow.ac.uk

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