Université d'Orléans campus

Engineering

Professional Licence Cartography, Topography and Geographic Information Systems at Université d'Orléans

Université d'Orléans, France

Programme overview

Trains technicians with the skills needed to take part in the setting up, management and planning of territories using geographic information systems (GIS). One-year (60 ECTS) professional licence.

Faculty: UFR Lettres, Langues et Sciences Humaines  |  Duration: 2 semesters (1 year), 60 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French  |  Location: Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire, France

What you will study

Theoretical training includes a 66-hour upgrade cycle (general cartography, statistics, technical English, introduction to GIS) and a 70-hour module in cartography and computer-aided drawing (thematic cartography, cadastre and law), among others.

Career pathways

Cartography and topography technician, project officer updating spatially referenced data with topography and GPS techniques, and similar posts.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bac+2 level: two years of BUT Computer Science, BTS GPN, BTS Landscaping, BTS Forest Management, BTS Surveyor-Topographer, L2 Geography, L2 Earth Sciences or BUT among others.

Domestic applicants: EUR 178 a year (2026-2027). National registration fee (droits nationaux) listed on the fee schedule; registration fee set by the Ministry, not separate programme tuition. CVEC and any component-specific complementary fee are excluded. Source

International applicants: EUR 2,902 a year (2026-2027). Fee listed for students with international mobility status (usagers à mobilité internationale) on the fee schedule; registration fee, excluding CVEC and any complementary component fee. Source

Duration: 2 semesters (1 year), 60 ECTS

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