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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

312183 v.1 Geospatial Analysis Major (Bachelor of Science (Geographic Information Science))

Career Opportunities

Employment prospects are excellent. Jobs range from information technology systems, developers who design and build geographic databases, web-based systems and spatial management analysis tools to professionals who use GIS for providing specialist solutions in a range of environmental, business, health, resources and development related activities.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 2 Semester 1
11711 v.4   Spatial Analysis 281 5.0 25.0
310482 v.3   Applications of Global Positioning Systems 281 5.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 2
10422 v.3   Photogrammetric Mapping 282 5.0 25.0
310083 v.4   Geographic Information Systems Programming 282 4.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 1
310078 v.2   Geographic Data Structures 381 3.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 2
302527 v.1   Spatial Modelling 382 5.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  50.0
Optional Units (No Year Level Specified) Hrs/Wk Credit
10416 v.2   Survey Computations 185 5.0 25.0
10418 v.2   Plane and Construction Surveying 181 5.0 25.0
10426 v.4   Spatial Project Management 482 4.0 25.0
10722 v.4   Geographic Information Systems Management 381 5.0 25.0
302321 v.1   Land Planning 386 4.0 25.0
311961 v.1   Property Principles 200 3.0 25.0
4577 v.5   Electronic Publishing and Evaluation 381 5.0 25.0