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Overview
Key facts:
- The Geographical Information Systems (UNIGIS professional) program is open to applicants, who have successfully passed their final school exams (A-level, matriculation, Abitur) and thus are allowed to study at a university. Typically, UNIGIS students work in a spatial or IT domain and have some professional experience with GIS or spatial data handling.
- Graduates receive an Academic Certificate for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from the University of Salzburg, Austria.
Accreditation
UNIGIS Salzburg is accredited by the national accreditation agency AQ Austria. The 1-year+ program UNIGIS professional was certified to meet level 6 of the European Qualification Framework (EQF 6) standard of European Master programs in Higher Education.
Programme Structure
The program consits of seven core modules (6 ECTS credits each) and the Elective Subjects (18 ECTS) that provide ample room for individual specialisation. Altogether, the program covers 60 ECTS, which corresponds to one academic year.
Modules include:
- Data Modelling and Data Structures
- Data Sources and Data Acquisition
- Geo-Database-Management
- Spatial Analysis
- Visualisation and Cartography
- Application Development
Audience
Persons aspiring to acquire methodological and application-specific or technology-oriented knowledge, expertise and skills in Geoinformatics. This University distance learning program is suitable for those already engaged in GIS related jobs and/or those who have some background in a spatial discipline.
Lecturers
The program is taught by the faculty of the Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, supplemented by experts from industry for elective subjects.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 12 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
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More details
The program starts twice a year, 1 March and 1 October.
Language
English, German, Spanish
IELTS 6
TOEFL® IBT 72
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Credits
60 ECTS
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced, Semi-structured
- No Attendance
- Proactive tutoring and support
- Individual work/assignments (with online group discussions)
Disciplines
Geographical Information Systems (GIS)What students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
IELTS 6
TOEFL® IBT 72
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Other requirements
General requirements
The applicant must be eligible to study at a university. An Austrian school leaving exam (Matura) or equivalent qualifications (A-level, matriculation, Abitur, etc.) are accepted.
Work experience
Some professional experience in a spatial domain or the IT field is required.
Technological requirements
Students need an adequate computer, a headset and a webcam and broadband internet connection.
Tuition Fee
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International
6900 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6900 EUR for the full programme during 12 months. -
EU/EEA
6900 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6900 EUR for the full programme during 12 months.
Funding
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