Engineering: Surveying Technology and Geographical IT
180 ECTS credits
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Study programme
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Education level:
Basic level
Prerequisites
General admission requirements and Mathematics 3c, Physics 1, and Chemistry 1
Course of study
Semester 1 | ECTS credits |
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Introduction to Geographic Information Technology Engineering and Surveying and Mapping (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Mathematics for Engineers I (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Introduction to Estate Law (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Introduction to programming and data processing (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Total ECTS credits:
30
Semester 2 | ECTS credits |
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Geographical Informations Systems I (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Databases (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Geodesy (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Cartography I (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Total ECTS credits:
30
Semester 3 | ECTS credits |
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Geographic Information Systems II (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Geometry, trigonometry, and statistics (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Remote Sensing and Digital Photogrammetry (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Scientific methods in geomatics (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Total ECTS credits:
30
Semester 4 | ECTS credits |
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Digital photogrammetry and visualization in 3D (Optional) | 7.5 |
Geodesy and GIS (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Geospatial technology with open source (Optional) | 7.5 |
Project course in remote sensing and digital image processing (Optional) | 7.5 |
Total ECTS credits:
30
Semester 5 | ECTS credits |
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Geographic Information Systems - raster (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Geographic Information Systems analysis (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
GIS III, Data input to GIS (Obligatory) | 7.5 |
Applied geodesy (Optional) | 7.5 |
Internship in geographical information technology (Optional) | 7.5 |
Total ECTS credits:
30*
Semester 6 | ECTS credits |
---|---|
Degree Project for the Engineering Programme in Surveying Technology and Geographical IT (Obligatory) | 22.5 |
Optional course (Optional) | 7.5 |
Total ECTS credits:
30
*Full-time study always equals 30 ECTS credits per semester (20 weeks).
Elective course: Students are free to choose among certain alternative courses, often depending on their choice of specialisation.
Optional course: Students are free to choose any course offered at Karlstad University or at other universities. Courses listed are examples of recommended or frequently chosen courses for a specific programme.