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104 weeks
On Campus
Full time or part time · 10 hours per week (work component)
Semester 1
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Hobart
University of Tasmania, Churchill Ave, Hobart, TAS 7005
Student Information
Tuition Fee
Commonwealth Supported Place indicative annual fee: $9,536 AUD (2027)
Duration
Minimum 2 years, up to a maximum of 5 years.
Intakes
Semester 1
Eligibility
Domestic students:
Candidates for the Master of Environmental Geospatial Sciences shall be qualified for entry if they hold a bachelor degree in any discipline at the University of Tasmania or hold other tertiary qualification(s) deemed by the College to be equivalent for this purpose.
COURSE PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
This course includes compulsory Work Integrated Learning (professional experience placements). In order to participate in placements, all students must:
International students:
Admission to most postgraduate coursework courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects, and meet English language requirements to be eligible for an offer.
English Language Requirements
For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship or prior studies in English in an approved country, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.
English Language Requirements are: IELTS (Academic) 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0)
Course Specific Requirements
Candidates for the Master of Environmental Geospatial Sciences shall be qualified for entry if they hold a bachelor degree in any discipline at the University of Tasmania or hold other tertiary qualification(s) deemed by the University to be equivalent for this purpose.
COURSE PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
This course includes compulsory Work Integrated Learning (professional experience placements). In order to participate in placements, all students must:
Career & Study Pathways
The job market for individuals with a combination of environmental and geospatial science skills is strong and continuing to grow, particularly as infrastructure projects increase demand within local government and environmental consultancies. Employers consistently seek environmental graduates with advanced knowledge and abilities in creating, analysing, and presenting spatial data, alongside proficiency in conducting environmental fieldwork and understanding environmental planning. The integration of technical geospatial skills with environmental expertise enhances graduates' employability compared to those from purely environmental courses.
Our teaching team is ideally positioned to train geospatial professionals. We are ranked above world standards (ERA 5) for exceptional research performance and offer students unique experiences directly related to providing a distinctive, place-based education.
Specialist geospatial skills grant graduates access to a range of entry-level positions in government, industry, or non-profit sectors, including the following:
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Professional Body
Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI) / State Surveyors Board
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
VETASSESS / State Surveyors Board
Course Content
Conserving Nature in Protected Areas
This unit is essential for those working towards a career managing natural environments and people in protected areas. While protected areas are essential for conserving biodiversity, key threats to biodiversity - fire, weeds, and ferals - operate at landscape scale.…
Environmental Impact Assessment
This unit introduces legal, administrative, scientific, and social aspects of environmental impact assessment (EIA) using case studies. The unit emphasises the practical aspects of environmental impact assessment in Tasmanian contexts, but environmental impact assessment processes and legislation are similar in…
Fundamentals of Spatial Information
This unit is designed to provide students studying at the graduate level with a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of spatial information. This unit will introduce students to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and landscape metrics analysis, with a focus on…
Environmental Geographic Information Science B
As more businesses and scientists adopt geographical information systems (GIS), there is increasing demand for graduates with strong skills in collecting, managing, analysing, and visualising spatial datasets. GIS and spatial analysis skills will be indispensable for almost all careers in…
Environmental Remote Sensing A
This unit introduces you to theoretical and practical foundations of remote sensing. The unit starts with the physics of remote sensing including the concepts of electromagnetic energy and the interaction of energy with the atmosphere and the earth surface. We…
Introductory Drone Mapping and Pilot Certification
In this unit you will learn the knowledge and develop the skills required to become a certified drone pilot. To achieve this you will complete three components,: CASA RePL theory, drone flight training, and using drones for geospatial mapping. You will learn…
Professional Placement
This unit provides students with an 80-hour unpaid professional placement with government, non-government organisation, or the private sector. The placement offers structured work-integrated learning through participation in defined projects or workplace tasks aligned with the course discipline areas of protected…
Advanced Earth Observation
This unit builds on the theory and skills of KGG542 Environmental Remote Sensing A and focuses on advanced aspects of remotely sensed image analysis that turn raw remote sensing data into valuable information. These additional remote sensing analysis skills are…
Landscape Conservation and Recreation
Conservation efforts globally are focussed primarily on biodiversity, but geodiversity elements and features such as soils, rivers, mountains and caves provide humans with awe and inspiration, enjoyment, and a wealth of ecosystem and geosystem services. In this unit, you will…
Reserve System Planning
In this unit you will develop the knowledge and skills needed to undertake planning for protected area systems. We will explore the frameworks, processes and methods used to identify areas for inclusion in national reserve systems. Students will be asked…
Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Everything on earth and in space has a location, and in modern society we use spatial information (i.e. positions) to understand the world around us and our place in it. The rise of easily-accessible location data via Global Navigation Satellite…
Professional Research Methods
This unit focuses on designing research to solve real problems, and to communicate your findings. You will learn how to design mixed methods research, scope research problems using existing research literature, consider ethical issues in data collection, generate field data,…
Professional Research Practice
This unit provides postgraduate students with the skills and knowledge to undertake policy-based research - a key transferable employability skill. Practical skills development focuses on undertaking research to inform evidence-based policy positions for a topical real-world issue. Upon completing this…
Research Thesis A
Research and project management skills are core professional competencies. Undertaking a thesis as part of your Masters will equip you with the experience needed to undertake research independently or as part of a team, and the skills to design and…
Research Thesis B
Research and project management skills are core professional competencies. Undertaking a thesis as part of your Masters will equip you with the experience needed to undertake research independently or as part of a team, and the skills to design and…
Common Questions
The Master of Environmental Geospatial Science at the University of Tasmania is 104 weeks (approximately 2 years) in duration.
The estimated total course cost for the Master of Environmental Geospatial Science is AU$81,898, with no additional non-tuition fees listed.
Yes, the Master of Environmental Geospatial Science includes a work component of 10 hours per week over 8 weeks, totalling 80 hours of work-integrated learning.
The course is delivered at the University of Tasmania's Hobart campus in Tasmania, Australia, which is a location owned and operated by the provider.
This course may be eligible for extended Post-Study Work Rights as it is a Masters degree (Skills Level 1 qualification) with a duration of 104 weeks (exceeding the 92-week minimum), and it falls under the Geomatic Engineering narrow field of education. Eligibility is reviewed yearly and requires at least one active enrolment at the time of review.
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