Professional Master in Spatial Planning and GIS

Professional Master in Spatial Planning and GIS

Professional Master in Spatial Planning and Geographic Information Systems

(60 ECTC, 2 academic years, Extended time)

  • Professional profile

    The SPG program offers students the deepening of knowledge in the field of territory management and spatial planning by developing and using geographic information systems.
    The use of Geographic Information Systems has registered, during the last decade, a significant increase in spatial planning, which has materialized with the adoption of this technology in various fields such as: environment, transport, water supply and waste treatment, etc.
    This Master in Spatial Planning and GIS aims to enable students to face and solve new problems creatively, showing adaptive capacities to the rapid changes in the current world;

    Employment opportunities.
    The main employment sectors include:

    The private sector as consultants to organizations and companies to manage and organize processes and companies.
    Freelance consultants and professionals who offer their expertise to international and local bodies and organizations.
    Close to logistics organizations and companies, for evaluation and efficiency of modular processes.
    The public sector assisting in improving the quality of information, NGOs as experts in data processing, etc.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Semester I
  • Urban Environment Laboratory (6 Credits)
  • Urban Laboratory (9 Credits)
Semester II
  • Theories and policies of land development Part 1- (EU & R.P. 1) (3 Credits)
  • GIS Advance Practice Laboratory Part 1 (12 Credits)
  • Theories and policies of land development Part 2- (EU & R.P. 1) (3 Credits)
  • Big Data Systems and Intelligence Analytics (3 Credits)
Semester III
  • GIS Advance Practice Laboratory Part 2 (12 Credits)
  • Professional Practice (6 Credits)
  • Thesis (6 Credits)