This Masters in Geospatial & Mapping Sciences focuses on understanding the theory and practice of geospatial data collection, land and hydrographic surveying, data and information quality, applications of survey information, and research and development in the field of geomatics. It is strongly endorsed by industry, accredited by the RICS and has an excellent employment record. This programme meets the academic requirements for membership of relevant professional bodies and is accredited by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors.

Career opportunities include land surveyor, engineering surveyor, hydrographic surveyor, GIS specialist, environmental consulting. There is currently a very high demand for surveyors, especially in hydrographic survey, in support of offshore oil and renewable energy engineering and maintenance. Several of the key employers visit us each year to recruit students. In addition to the offshore energy industry, land surveyors are in demand in many parts of the world to support mining operations, major civil engineering projects and to provide surveying services for Land Registration. A strong background in data capture, datums and co-ordinate systems, and data processing can also be of value in the GIS and environmental management sectors. Graduates of this programme have gone on to positions such as: Offshore Surveyor at NCS Survey Hydrographic Surveyor at Subsea 7 Offshore Surveyor at Subsea 7 Analyst at Morgan Stanley Offshore Surveyor at UTEC Offshore Surveyor at iSurvey Offshore Ltd Research Scientist Associate at a university Fellow at European Organisation for Nuclear Research Offshore Surveyor at Marine Offshore Designer Hydrographic Surveyor at UTEC Assistant Land Surveyor at UTEC Star net Trainee Surveyor at Fugro Hydrographic Surveyor at Harkand Andrews Survey Offshore Supporter at Subsea 7 Offshore Surveyor at Fugro Offshore Hydrographic Surveyor at UTEC Graduate Supervisor at AECOM GIS Technician at Farazamin Company Tehran Graduate Surveyor at Met Geo Environmental Ltd.