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Study programmes

The Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) in GISc

If you successfully complete the first two taught modules of the MSc curriculum (GISc 01 and GISc 02) you would be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Certificate in GISc.

Duration: 1 year (through May), one evening a week (18:00 to 21:00),  part-time mode.

The Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) in GISc

If you successfully complete all four taught modules of the MSc curriculum (GISc 01, GISc 02, GISc 03, GISc 04) you would be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Diploma in GISc.

Duration: 2 years (through May), one evening a week (18:00 to 21:00), part-time mode.

The Master in Science (MSc) in GISc

If you successfully complete all four taught modules of the MSc curriculum (GISc 01, GISc 02, GISc 03, GISc 04), you will proceed to complete a research dissertation studying a specific problem in GIS (module GISc 05). 

Duration: 2 years (through October), one evening a week (18:00 to 21:00), part-time mode.

Notes: 

  • If you are initially registered for the MSc degree you can opt to stop your studies at the end of the first year and be awarded with a PG Cert. 
  • If you are initially registered for the MSc degree you can opt to stop your studies at the end of the second year and be awarded with a PG Dip.
  • If you are initially registered for the PG Cert, at the end of the first year, you can opt to transfer to the second year of the PG Dip or MSc programme.
  • If you are initially registered for the PG Dip, at the end of the second year taught modules,  you can opt to transfer to the MSc programme.
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