Master of Spatial Information Science
The Master of Spatial Information Science is a two-year full time program (also available in part-time mode) which offers a professional entry Masters qualification to graduates with a three-year undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline*. Spatial Information is based on the now established Geographic Information Science (GIScience). GIScience is by nature interdisciplinary, at the intersection of spatial information science, artificial intelligence, cognitive and neuroscience, linguistics, and philosophy.
This course uniquely reflects this character, not by trying to put everything together, but by enabling the students to specialize in one of these intersection areas, with geoinformatics as one of their bases. The course will allow students to study spatial information with a wide range of specializations, such as in economy (market and value of spatial information), in psychology (spatial cognition, human-computer interaction on spatial information), in computer science (mobile spatial computing, spatiotemporal databases, spatial data mining), in planning (spatiotemporal analysis and visualization), in civil engineering (management of infrastructure), or in Geomatics (spatial data capture, tracking, mining).
Objectives
The course serves the needs for a professional qualification for the broad spatial information profession, which covers, among others, areas of government, infrastructure management, planning including public participatory planning, telecommunication (location-based) and webbased services (mapping, navigation, volunteered geographic information), intelligent transportation systems, intelligent building systems, land management, banking and insurance industry, consulting, environments, agriculture and forestry.
Course Structure
The program is four semesters when studied full-time
- 7 spatial information subjects (five core and two electives) (87.5 credit points)
- 4 subjects from (an)other discipline(s) (approved electives) (50 credit points)
- One research methods subject to prepare for a research project (12.5 credit points)
- One semester interdisciplinary research project (50 credit points)
Entry Requirements
Academic Requirements
A three-year undergraduate degree in an appropriate* discipline with at least a 65% average (University of Melbourne equivalent).
* Broad discipline areas include computer science, environments (planning, landscape, and agriculture), economics, cognitive science or public health or other discipline specialisation as approved by the Coordinator.
English language requirements
All students at the University of Melbourne must satisfy the University’s English language entry requirements. For details, see www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/english
Duration
This is a 200-point program, taking two-years full-time, or four years part-time.
Further information:
- The Master of Spatial Information Science is approved for Austudy. FEE Help is available to local students
- For course structures and subjects, download the full University Handbook listing as a pdf; or view the listing on the Handbook website
- Links to application forms and fees information is available on our admissions page
Enquire Now
- Phone the Engineering Student Centre with your Enquiry (03) 8344 6703, (03) 8344 6507; or
- Our course advisors will respond to your online enquiry.