Entry requirementsEntry Requirements A 2:2 university honours degree or its equivalent in a physical science. If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence of proficiency in English. You will probably need to have studied mathematics as part of your undergraduate degree in order to have the adequate background.
Academic titleMSc GeoScience and Remote Sensing
Course descriptionProgramme
GeoScience and Remote Sensing refers to the scientific study of Earth and its global environments using remotely sensed data from space-based sensors. This demanding discipline involves the methods and technologies of remote sensing that are also applicable to exploration of the wider universe and to many medical, meteorological, military and industrial endeavours.
The programme concentrates on the fundamental principles of remote sensing and the application of remote observations to contemporary topics in the environmental sciences.
Learning Outcomes
Students will develop:
* a basic understanding of the physics, mathematics and technologies exploited in the application of remote-sensing technology to environmental sciences;
* a wide general knowledge of the applications of remote sensing to the study of Earth from space;
* the ability to undertake useful research in many fields of application of remote sensing.
How You Will Be Taught
A combination of lectures, tutorials, computer-based exercises, assignments and group work. You will also undertake a research project under the guidance of a research supervisor, leading to the preparation of a research article for publication in a scientific journal.