Bachelor of Geospatial Information Systems

Entry Requirements

Flinders University recognises international secondary schooling for direct entry to undergraduate programs.

English language requirements

• IELTS (Academic): 6.0 Overall with 6.0 Speaking, 6.0 Writing;
• TOEFL iBT: 72 Overall with 18 Speaking, 21 Writing;
• Pearson PTE Academic: 50 Overall with 50 Speaking, 50 Writing;
• Cambridge C1 Advanced: 169 Overall with 169 Writing, 169 Speaking;
• Occupational English Test (OET): 300 Speaking, 300 Writing; Duolingo (Up to and including Semester 2, 2024): Overall 95-100

Course Details

Prepare for a variety of career paths related to the capture, synthesis, analysis and communication of spatially related information. You will gain the expertise to use smart technologies to tackle real-world problems. The degree provides training for a rewarding career in the field, with excellent facilities and innovative teaching and research.

What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:

• core topics in computer programming and an introduction to GIS
• a topic in data science or biostatistics
• selected Bachelor of Arts major topics
• a field camp.

Second year

A typical second year may include:

• core topics in remote sensing, image analysis, spatial information management and statistics
• selected Bachelor of Arts major topics
• an environment agency placement.

Third year

A typical third year may include:

• core topics in environmental research, digital image analysis, GIS modelling and spatial statistics
• selected Bachelor of Arts major topics
• an environmental research project.

Your career

The degree meets the growing need for specialists who know how to use these highly sophisticated systems. There is a strong demand for GIS skills across a range of areas including biodiversity and natural resources management, urban planning, mining and exploration, archaeology, transportation, and infrastructure management.

Potential occupations include:

• GIS analyst
• GIS data coordinator
• spatial information officer
• land resource information officer
• GIS and knowledge management officer.

Potential employers include:

• government
• regional development centres
• agriculture and horticultural centres
• not-for-profit agencies
• private companies that supply or collect spatial information