Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems

Admission requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Course aims

The Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems is designed to prepare students for a variety of career paths related to the capture, synthesis, analysis and communication of spatially related information.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates will be expected to be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the nature of GIS, its historical development, capacity, advantages and disadvantages
capture spatial information using a range of data capture techniques, validate and document this information and integrate it into a spatially related database
analyse relationships between spatial and aspatial entities using GIS and a range of cartographic and statistical techniques, and communicate this information using a variety of digital and analogue techniques
undertake modelling approaches for decision making and risk assessment
demonstrate an understanding of remote sensing theory and its relationship with GIS
design and implement a remote sensing or GIS project
extract digital image information through a range of multispectral transformations, band ratios, and classification methodologies
communicate results effectively in written and verbal form
apply GIS knowledge and skills to the specific discipline area studied in the major
appreciate the importance of ethical behaviour in scholarship and professional activity

Program of study

To qualify for the Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems a student must complete 108 units, with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Students must complete the compulsory topics listed and the requirements for one Bachelor of Arts major or one Bachelor of Science major. To complete the 108 units, other topics may be selected from any offered by the University provided entry and course requirements are met and that at least 27 units of First Year topics are included. No more than 45 units of First Year level topics may be included in the 108 units for the degree.

Core - Year 1 topics

36 units comprising:

INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognizing Opportunities (4.5 units)
STEM1002 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (4.5 units)
STEM1003 GIS Airborne and Ground Data Capture for all Disciplines (4.5 units)

plus one of

INNO1003 Collaboration, Co-Creation and the Crowd: Leveraging your Ecosystem for Innovation (4.5 units)
STAT1121 Data Science (4.5 units)
STAT1122 Biostatistics (4.5 units)
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units)
or
4.5 units from a Bachelor of Science major

plus either

13.5 units from the selected Bachelor of Science major
or 18 units from the selected Bachelor of Science major
or 9 units from the selected Bachelor of Arts major

plus Electives from across the University for which pre-requisites are met, to take the first year total to 36 units

Core - Year 2 topics

36 units comprising:

STEM2001 Remote Sensing for all Disciplines (4.5 units)
STEM2002 Applied Problem Solving with Computers (4.5 units)
STEM2003 Airborne Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry (4.5 units)
STEM2004 Advanced Geographical Information Systems (4.5 units)

plus

18 units from the selected Bachelor of Science major
or
13.5 units from the selected Bachelor of Arts major
plus 4.5 units of electives

Core - Year 3 topics

36 units comprising:

ENVS3760 Environment Agency Placement (4.5 units)
STEM3003 Modelling in Space and Time, Geostatistics and GIS (4.5 units)
STEM3100 Research Project in Science (4.5 units)

plus

18 units from the selected Bachelor of Science major
plus 4.5 units of electives
or
13.5 units from the selected Bachelor of Arts major
plus 9 units of electives

Bachelor of Science Major

Students may undertake a Bachelor of Science major selected from the following:

Bachelor of Arts Major

Students may undertake a Bachelor of Arts major selected from the following:

Students must select the topic that is consistent with their chosen major. Students are encouraged to discuss their program of study with the course coordinator.

Honours

Refer to Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems (Honours)

Combined Degrees

The Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems may also be studied in a combined degree program with

another Bachelor degree in the College of Science and Engineering where the combination meets the requirements of the credit transfer policy
Bachelor of Archaeology

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