Bachelor of Science Honours in Geographical Information Systems at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

Honours programme for graduates intending to work in disciplines associated with the natural, geographical and computer sciences, giving practical skills and theory to incorporate GIS techniques in everyday work.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment | Department: School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics | Duration: Minimum 1 academic year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Core courses: Introductory GIS, Computing for GIS, Advanced Spatial Data Infrastructures, Advanced Spatial Data Analysis, Remote Sensing for Geographic Information Science, GIS Camp and a Geo-Informatics Project (122 credits at level 8).

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Application information

Entry requirements

BSc (Hons) GIS admission: proficient in English and a UCT BSc graduate or holder of an equivalent three-year bachelor's degree, with an approved first-year university Mathematics course (two semesters) or one semester each of Mathematics and Statistics; or equivalent competence. Selection on academic record and experience; an interview or entrance examination may be required.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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