Overview
The School of Surveying partners with the Department of Information Science (Division of Commerce) in offering a three-year Science degree in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) (four years if taken to Honours level). This is the only New Zealand undergraduate degree majoring in GIS and combines elements such as GIS data structures, remote sensing, spatial databases, spatial analysis, geographical visualization and GIS programming. It is designed for those who wish to seek employment in one of the world's fastest growing areas of information technology. It is the technology behind Google Earth / Maps, but is also integral to local government, utilities (water, electricity), forestry and agriculture operations and well as being a multi-billion dollar industry in its own right.
GIS can also be taken as a minor subject to complement cognate majors such as Information Science, Geography and Geology, for example.
- Find out more about the Bachelor of Science (BSc)
- Find out more about the Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons))
- Find out more about other qualifications in GIS
Contact
Please contact the School of Surveying's Course Advisers in the first instance for all enquiries regarding the Bachelor of Science majoring in GIS.
Email surveying.advice@otago.ac.nz
Alternatively you can send your query to the School's administrator.
Email surveying@otago.ac.nz