Postgraduate Certificate in Geospatial Data Science
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UC's Postgraduate Certificate in Geospatial Data Science (PGDipGDS) offers foundational skills in GIS technologies and data analysis.
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The Postgraduate Certificate in Geospatial Data Science (PGCertGDS) programme equips students with a foundational knowledge of geospatial science and technology at postgraduate level. It can be a stepping-stone to a professional master鈥檚 degree or a one year professional qualification.
The programme intersects relevant disciplines such as Data Science, Computer Science, Geography, and Environmental Science with spatial analysis. Students will gain skills in programming, research analysis, database management, geospatial technology, and communication.
The PGCertGDS requires a bachelor鈥檚 degree with at least a B Grade Point Average in your 300-level courses in an area relevant to geospatial analysis, or equivalent, or three years of professional experience in a related industry.
If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.
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See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.
The Certificate is comprised of 60 points, including compulsory and elective courses.
The Certificate can be studied full-time within 6 months or part-time within 1 year.
The PGCertGDS includes compulsory courses on spatial analysis technology and programming, and you may choose your final 15 points from a selection of topics such as data management, modelling, communicating data findings, and specific uses of GIS such as within the Health, Forestry, and Natural Resources industries.
Complete one course from the elective courses list.
2024 tuition fee estimate:听$4,579 (60 points)
2025 tuition fee estimate: $4,853 (60 points)
2024 tuition fee estimate:听$21,100 per听60 points
2025 tuition fee estimate:听$21,900 per听60 points
You may go on to study the Postgraduate Diploma in Geospatial Data Science, Master of Geospatial Data Science, or Master of Science in Geospatial Data Science.
Graduates of this Certificate will be able to fulfil the current geospatial skill shortage in Aotearoa New 九州影院and overseas in a range of different industries, including the private sector, government, and community organisations.