Graduate Diploma in Geographical Information Systems

at Flinders University

Option Modules

• Communicating Research
• Introduction to Geographical Information Systems GE
• Remote Sensing for all Disciplines GE
• Modelling in Space and Time, Geostatistics and GIS GE
• Applied Problem Solving with Computers GE
• Airborne Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry GE
• Advanced Geographical Information Systems GE
• GIS Airborne and Ground Data Capture for all Disciplines GE

Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification. Applicants who have completed the Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems from Flinders University or equivalent qualification are not eligible to apply for this graduate certificate.

International students must satisfy our English language proficiency requirements for admission. If your first language is not English you will need to have:

• Achieved the required test score for the course you are applying for. The IELTS and equivalent scores to meet the various levels #. IELTS, TOEFL, PTE and Cambridge tests must be taken in a registered testing centre.; or
• Successfully completed an approved secondary or tertiary qualification, taught in the English language in a country where English is the official language or the main language spoken (for up to an overall IELTS of 6.5) with evidence no more than five years old on the proposed date of commencement of the course; or
• Successfully completed a pre-course English program from an approved ELICOS Provider*.

Annual fees:
$35,500

The use of geospatial information science technologies is rapidly increasing. GIS technologies are now commonly used in industries such as agriculture, forestry, mining, environmental management, biodiversity conservation, archaeology, health and the social sciences. Consequently, employers in these areas are now requiring their staff to have more skills in GIS.

Potential occupations include:

• geographic analyst

• GISc data coordinator

• GISc technician

• geospatial specialist

• mapping technology officer

• natural resource information officer

• remote sensing officer

• research officer

• spatial ecologist

• spatial scientist.
   

Potential employers include:

• government departments

• regional development centres

• agriculture and horticultural centres

• not-for-profit agencies

• private companies that supply or collect spatial information.