Undergraduate Courses in GIS

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Geographical Information Systems and Science (GIS) combines the skills of the geographer with IT and other complementary disciplines. It defines an approach to the study of geographical patterns, processes and management and decision-making through powerful technology. The BSc degree in Geographical Information Systems, offered by Kingston University, was the first of its kind in the world, and has been running successfully since 1989. The core area of the course is the study of GIS concepts and how these are applied. You will study how to handle geographical information in many different contexts and also learn vital skills in using GIS to apply your knowledge and understanding.

Kingston graduates have found employment with Ordnance Survey, ESRI, Smallworld, Intergraph, IBM, British Gas, The RAF, The Meteorological Office, CACI, railway companies, local and regional authorities, environmental agencies and consultancies, civil engineering firms, amongst others. Our graduates are in high demand and we have one of the largest graduate employment rates of any subject (which routinely hits 100%).

Listed below are the undergraduate degree programmes we currently offer, with a brief description of their scope. The menu items to the left give you quite a bit of more detail about doing GIS at Kingston in general - please take time to have a look. The link at the foot of this page takes you to the general University pages for the courses.

We've put alot of information up on this site to give you an insight into the course but if you have specific queries, wish to talk to someone - or just want to find out what GIS is and what the course entails, please contact us.

Degree Programmes

BSc in Geographical Information Systems
This course focuses on key GIS concepts and their application to problem-solving in the real world. It is built around a number of key themes - the analysis of spatial problems, the collection of spatial data using remote sensing and global positioning systems, information management, GIS application development and the visualisation of spatial data.

BSc in GIS with Business
GIS is widely used in business areas such as asset management, marketing analysis, oil exploration, route analysis and store location. This degree aims to give you relevant skills in business management, combined with an understanding of the core concepts and applications of GIS.

BSc in GIS with Computing
Telecommunications, computer networking, information management and GIS technologies are currently converging. Convergence is creating exciting career opportunities for GIS professionals with a good technical expertise. This degree aims to give you specialist GIS knowledge combined with universal programming and software engineering skills.

BSc in GIS with Internet Computing
Telecommunications, computer networking, information management and GIS technologies are currently converging. Convergence is creating exciting career opportunities for GIS professionals with a good technical expertise. This degree aims to give you specialist GIS knowledge combined with programming and software engineering skills for the Internet.

BSc in GIS and Human Geography
The programme specifically combines GIS with Human Geography giving you an insight into important geographical issues as well as the analytical approach to their study

Click here to link to the University course pages. Or use the links in the left panel above to find out more about studying GIS at Kingston University.