Geographical Information Systems (GIS) MSc programmes: Why choose Kingston for GIS?

With over 18 years' experience in GIS education, Kingston University has a long and distinguished involvement in the provision of specialist undergraduate and postgraduate education in GIS and was the first university in Europe to offer a full degree in GIS.

Students and working professionals can advance their skills, knowledge and careers through Kingston's highly-regarded GIS courses. The Times Good University Guide (2004) highlighted Kingston as 'a world leader in GIS' and we have seen over 600 students graduate from our cutting edge courses since 1989.

We are therefore in an excellent position to embrace the increase in people's awareness of spatial data, geography and GIS. We continue to supply graduates at all levels to the marketplace capable of underpinning collaborative, cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary research. Our graduates can drive developments in a wide array of themes such as:

• dynamic modelling;
• forensic investigation;
• agriculture;
• natural hazards;
• change studies;
• environmental assessments and their interventions;
• assessments of the technological impact on people and society;
• evaluations of political processes and many more.

GIS professionals enter a range of diverse and fast-changing careers from managers, co-ordinators and specialists to programmers, analysts and technicians – all realising the potential of GIS to meet the needs of their chosen career.

GIS courses at Kingston University enjoy one of the highest employment rates for graduates. Our postgraduate courses are the preferred choice of a number of employers who consistently send employees to Kingston to acquire qualifications and professional development. Many also seek our graduates and postgraduates to fill key vacancies. Our students have also recently won national Association of Geographical Information (AGI) 'student of the year' awards and also national entrepreneurship competitions.