Geospatial Sciences (Hydrographic Surveying) MSc

Prepare for a career in geospatial sciences with a focus on hydrographic surveying in this one-year MSc at UCL. You’ll collaborate with academics and industry experts, gaining exposure to cutting-edge research, theory, tools, and techniques for working with geospatial data in the marine environment, from acquisition to processing and analysis. If you’re looking for a specialist Master’s in geospatial sciences with a focus on hydrographic surveying, there is no better place to study than here at UCL. Bringing together the relevant theory with extensive project-based experience, the course covers the diverse facets of geospatial sciences – from acquiring, processing, and analysing spatial data and geotechnics to modern vessel-based acoustic techniques, satellite positioning, autonomous survey vessels and more. In addition to excellent teaching and insights into current research and theory, you’ll gain practical skills and learn specialist software tools like ArcMap, QGIS, and Hypack. You’ll also gain transferable skills like communication, project management and critical thinking – which, when coupled with your technical expertise, will make you highly sought after for jobs in consultancies, the offshore exploration industry, government and non-governmental bodies. This programme is most likely to appeal to students who have an academic background in a subject such as engineering, surveying, environmental studies, geography, mathematics, earth sciences, physical or computational sciences and wish to develop their skills in the rapidly growing area of marine geospatial sciences.

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (such as engineering, architecture, geography, urban planning, mathematics, surveying, marine & Earth sciences, computer science) from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Normally, however, only candidates with either a first- or upper second-class degree will be accepted, although applicants with a lower second-class degree supported by extensive relevant work experience will also be considered.