Bachelor of Geospatial Science (Honours)

RMIT's Bachelor of Geospatial Science (Honours) will teach you to apply scientific principles in professional practice as well as develop research skills.

This degree will prepare you to play an important role in collecting, distributing, storing, managing, analysing and communicating geospatial information to meet the societal demands in agriculture, transportation and logistics, energy, retail, defence and intelligent operations, emergency services, insurance, health care, environment and natural resources, and government sectors.

Throughout your geospatial studies, you will engage in project-based learning, tackling real-world problems and designing solutions using geospatial technology.

From Google Maps to GPS navigators, spatial science is everywhere and is relied on for geospatial technology to determine where things are, and how they are related. Gain specialised knowledge to meet the needs of AI-based geospatial solutions and increased demand for geospatial scientists.

More than 90% of RMIT graduates are employed within three months of completing their studies, demonstrating that demand for geospatial science professionals is growing across Australia and the globe.

A geospatial scientist assists in understanding and tackling some of the biggest issues facing the globe, including environmental issues such as climate change, food security, identifying poverty and inequality and underpinning the measuring and monitoring of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs).

In the past three years, geospatial scientists have underpinned much of the analysis undertaken in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Graduates work in diverse roles that:

• manage and plan land use systems in local government
• map and analyse crime patterns with the police
• build systems for monitoring the spread of infectious disease
• manage transportation networks
• perform utility mapping and spatial analysis
• monitor natural resources
• manage and map coastal zones
• perform disaster informatics for disaster risk reduction and response
• perform weather forecasting.

Graduates can pursue careers in cartography, mapping, surveying, measurement and geographical visualisation:

• Cartographer - interpret, collect and measure geographic data
• Photogrammetrist - use satellite images, aerial photographs and light imaging detection to create models of the Earth’s surface and its features to help produce maps
• GIS Analyst - create spatial data sets, prepare maps and maintain databases
• Geodisist - measure and monitor the earth to determine the exact coordinates of a point.
  

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Step 3: Collect required documents

Step 4: Submit your application

If you are applying for on-campus study in a coursework program (Bachelor, Associate Degree or Honours), use the online application system for international students. 

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