Applied Geoinformatics

About this programme

What will I learn? The knowledge and skills developed in this programme are based on the common grounding of spatial sciences and a ‘Digital Earth’ perspective, based on concepts typically acquired during undergraduate Geography, Surveying, Environmental Studies, Cartography or Planning programmes. The MSc aims at building of advanced competences in geospatial data acquisition and data management, data analytics and simulation as well as interactive communication. Graduates are expected to interface with different spatially oriented application domains, contribute to solving problems across societies, economies and environments as well as leading teams assigned pertinent tasks. What makes Salzburg so special as a place to study? The Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS at the University of Salzburg is a recognized Centre of Excellence established since the late 1980ies and provides the competence and capacity for offering a high level of undergraduate and postgraduate education. The residential MSc programme in Applied Geoinformatics is managed by Z_GIS as a core component of its academic qualifications in Geoinformatics and Geographic Information Science. The excellent support of students is a special feature, we translate research into education. A compulsory internship brings added value and links with potential employment opportunities in a relevant sector. Which career opportunities do I have? Graduates of the Master's programme in "Applied Geoinformatics" develop a focus on methodological and technical areas of expertise, thus emphasizing career perspectives in publ