UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER - DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

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University of Leicester
Department of Geography

Address	Leicester, LE1 7RH England
Tel. No.	+44(0)116 252 3832
Fax No.	+44(0)116 252 3854
Email address	mla@leicester.ac.uk
Course titles	Diploma/M.Sc. in Geographical Information Systems
Type of courses	Full and part-time
Length of courses	Full-time is 12 months Part-time is 36 months
Date of Commencement	Late September
Accommodation	Accommodation is guaranteed (except for those who apply or confirm acceptance of a place very late).
Student grants/ financial assistance	Funding may be available upon application to British Council offices in the country of origin. The University offers some overseas student scholarships, please enquire for further details.
Admission requirements	An equivalent of an upper second class honours degree is normally required, although relevant industrial or academic experience is taken into account. Applications from mature and overseas students are warmly welcomed. Students whose first language is not English must show evidence of proficiency in the language. (E.g. A score of 6.5 in the British Council's IELTS or 600 in TOEFL)
Class size	Between 15-30
Fees (1997/8 rates)	EU 2610 GBP Overseas 8415 GBP
National/Overseas Students	Approximately 4:1
Men/Women	Approximately 2:1
Age range	Any age
Contact person for application	Dr. M. LANGFORD
Course director	Dr. M. LANGFORD

Course/Program description

Leicester University introduced its M.Sc. in Geographical Information Systems in 1988. Since then it has gained an enviable reputation for quality both in the UK and internationally, and is fully approved by the British Council. The course provides a broad education in the underlying principles of GIS rather than training tied to specific software. It provides a more rigorous treatment of the computer science aspects of GIS than any other GIS course in the UK.

The course objectives are to develop: (1) an understanding of spatial information science in the context of the wider information economy; (2) skills in handling spatial data and an understanding of the concepts and algorithms involved; (3) an appreciation of data and information quality within a GIS framework; (4) an awareness of the potential and limitations of current GIS; (5) familiarity with GIS applications; (6) an understanding of the implications for the managerial and institutional framework into which GIS is placed; (7) an awareness of the importance of design and presentation skills through an appreciation of the theory of visualisation and active participation in a seminar series; (8) competence in research methodology, research implementation, and report writing.

Teaching facilities at Leicester are excellent with a dedicated GIS laboratory and software such as ARC/INFO and ERDAS Imagine running on high-specification PCs. Career prospects for graduates remain excellent.

About theUniversity

Leicester University, founded as a university college in 1921 and granted its Royal Charter in 1957, is a government-financed institution with a leading international reputation for teaching and research. It has over 12,000 students. Of the 8,500 full-time students, 10% come from outside the European Union, from a total of more than 60 countries. There are 3,500 students taking courses by distance learning. The University has first-rate facilities for teaching, study, research, sports and leisure.

The main campus occupies an attractive site close to the city centre and a short distance away there are excellent student residential facilities set in fine gardens. Leicester, with a population of more than 300,000, is a commercial and cosmopolitan city with a wide variety of shops, restaurants, cultural and recreational amenities. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, Leicester is situated almost exactly in the centre of England, 160km north of London (just over one hour by train) and within easy reach of many other major towns and places of interest - including Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, and both Oxford and Cambridge, the sites of the ancient universities. Further details for international students can be found at the following web site: www.leicester.ac.uk/international/

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