Overview

This Geographic Information Science from MSc programme from Technological University Dublin presents an opportunity to develop and build on your previous learning and to deepen your understanding and knowledge of essential principles, practices and applications of geospatial technologies.

Career:

It is an exciting and challenging time for the geospatial industry and also a time of opportunity. Government has recognised the value and benefit in promoting Ireland as a smart economy and developing the expertise and technology to manage and exploit new sources of information and technologies. Development of such technologies requires highly skilled graduates with both strong computing and spatial analysis skills.
Employment opportunities and emerging workforce development opportunities are growing in the GIScience area and the number of GIS-related job opportunities has risen steadily over the last few years. Career opportunities exist in a wide and diverse range of organisations including government, semi-state, private and commercial sectors.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Spatial Data Acquisition
GI Project Management
Web and User Interface Design
Spatial Databases
Advanced GIS
GIS Modelling
Work Placement
Web GIS
Programming for GIS
Advanced Spatial Data Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-28 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

92

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120

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Geography Geographical Information Systems (GIS) View 95 other Masters in Geography in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

92

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120

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be admitted to the programme, students should have a minimum of a 2.2 in an honours bachelor degree (level 8 NQAI) or equivalent. Applications from candidates who have an equivalent qualification at honours level (for example, a professional qualification) will also be considered. Prior work or industrial experience is not a pre-requisite for entry on to the course.
If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6.5 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.

Tuition Fee

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International

14500 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14500 EUR for the full programme during 12 months.
EU/EEA

5850 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5850 EUR for the full programme during 12 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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