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Bachelor of Computer Geoinformatics

Course Requirements

To qualify for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Computer Geoinformatics, students must satisfactorily complete 192 credit points, as detailed, over four years full-time (or equivalent part-time). Students achieving a WAM of greater than 67.5 will undertake the Honours strand in their final year, while other students will continue in the non-Honours strand.

Program of Study

Year 1
CSCI102 Introduction to Information Technology B 6
CSCI111 Computer Science 1A 6
CSCI121 Computer Science 1B 6
MATH122 Probablity and Logic 6
Plus three of the following:
GEOS102 Earth Environments and Resources 6
GEOS111 Planet Earth 6
GEOS112 Physical Environments 6
GEOS142 The Human Environment: Problems and Change 6
Plus one of the following:
MATH141 Mathematics 1C Part 1 6
MATH161 Mathematics 1E Part 1 6
MATH187 Mathematics 1A Part 1 6
Year 2    
CSCI204 Programming: The C Family and Unix 6
CSCI213 Java Programming and the Internet 6
CSCI235 Databases 6
STAT252 Statistics for the Natural Sciences 6
GEOS217 Field and Spatial Techniques 6
GEOS239 Remote Sensing of the Environment 6
Plus any two 200 level Geosciences subjects 12

Note: a credit or higher in STAT252 is required before enrolling in STAT355.

Year 3    
CSCI315 Database Design and Implementation 6
CSCI336 Computer Graphics 6
STAT335 Sample Surveys and Experimental Designs 6
GEOS339 Geographic Information Systems 8
Plus any 300 level CSCI subject 6
Plus any two 300 level Geosciences subject 12
Year 4 (Honours) - WAM > 67.5
INFO411 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 6
GEOS403 Geoinformatics Honours 36
Plus any 400 level INFO or IACT subject 6
Year 4 (Non-Honours)
INFO411 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 6

Plus 42 credit points of 300/400 electives chosen from the Geosciences, Computer Science and /or Mathematics schedules. At least 24 credit points must be at 400 level from the Computer Science and/or Mathematics Schedule.

 

 
 
 

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