Geographical Information Systems

Course Overview

The Geographical Information Systems (Online) programme at University of Leeds is designed to meet a wide range of requirements, covering areas of specialisation as diverse as business, environment, health and planning and is well-suited to an international audience. It offers open distance learning for people working in commercial or public sector organisations, who need core training and skills development, as well as those who simply want to study in their own environment and at their own pace. You'll benefit from tutor support and online discussion with fellow-students, and will have access to online resources at both universities. The Business, Planning and Developer streams are taught entirely by the University of Leeds, the Health and Remote Sensing streams are taught by the University of Southampton and the Environment stream is taught jointly by both universities. Students who have chosen an environment, health or remote sensing stream will usually complete their dissertation at the University of Southampton and will graduate with a degree from that institution. Otherwise they will graduate with a qualification awarded by the University of Leeds. Career opportunities: Typical roles undertaken by our recent graduates are: Assistant Analyst, Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Data Quality and GIS officer GIS Analyst and Surveying Engineer, GIS Project Manager, Market Analyst, PhD study, Researcher, Technical Consultant.