Engineering: Surveying Technology and Geographical IT

 
180 ECTS credits
Högskoleingenjörsprogrammet i lantmäteriteknik och geografisk IT

Study programme

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Education level: Basic level

Prerequisites

General admission requirements plus upper secondary level
Mathematics 3C, Physics 1 and Chemistry 1, alternatively, General
admission requirements plus upper secondary level Mathematics
D, Physics A and Chemistry A.

More about field-specific eligibility

Course of study

Semester 1 ECTS credits
Introduction to Geographic Information Technology Engineering and Surveying and Mapping (Obligatory) 7.5
Introduction to Estate Law (Obligatory) 7.5
Mathematics for Engineers I (Obligatory) 7.5
Programming Techniques (Obligatory) 7.5
Total ECTS credits: 30
Semester 2 ECTS credits
Mathematics for GIS Engineers II (Obligatory) 7.5
Databases (Obligatory) 7.5
Geographical Informations Systems I (Obligatory) 7.5
Geodesy (Obligatory) 7.5
Total ECTS credits: 30
Semester 3 ECTS credits
Physical Geography and GIS (Obligatory) 7.5
Geographic Information Systems II (Obligatory) 7.5
Remote Sensing and Digital Photogrammetry (Obligatory) 7.5
Scientific methods in geomatics (Obligatory) 7.5
Total ECTS credits: 30
Semester 4 ECTS credits
Geographic Information Systems - raster (Obligatory) 7.5
Software Development Methodology (Elective) 7.5
General Project Management Methodology (Elective) 7.5
Cartography I (Obligatory) 7.5
Graphical User Interfaces (Elective) 7.5
Digital photogrammetry and visualization in 3D (Elective) 7.5
Total ECTS credits: 30*
Semester 5 ECTS credits
GIS III, Data input to GIS (Obligatory) 7.5
Geographic Information Systems analysis (Obligatory) 7.5
Applied geodesy (Optional) 7.5
Project course in remote sensing and digital image processing (Optional) 7.5
Internship in geographical information technology (Optional) 7.5
GPS, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (Optional) 7.5
Internship in mapping and measuring (Optional) 7.5
Total ECTS credits: 30*
Semester 6 ECTS credits
Degree Project for the Engineering Programme in Surveying Technology and Geographical IT (Obligatory) 22.5
Geodesy and GIS (Obligatory) 7.5
Total ECTS credits: 30

*Full-time study always equals 30 ECTS credits per semester (20 weeks).

Elective course: Students are free to choose among certain alternative courses, often depending on their choice of specialisation.

Optional course: Students are free to choose any course offered at Karlstad University or at other universities. Courses listed are examples of recommended or frequently chosen courses for a specific programme.

Läsårs- och programvärderingar

Campus, 100% Options
  • Start Autumn 2021
  • Mode of study Campus
  • Language Swedish and English
  • Application code KAU-70309
  • Study pace 100% (Day)
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