Acadia University

Course Description

• ​The Master of Science in Applied Geomatics is a two-year program focused on collaborative research, coursework, and data interpretation
  
• During this joint program between Acadia University and the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), students will complete sets of courses at each of the two schools, and complete a research thesis or research project under the joint supervision of faculty from Acadia and the NSCC’s Applied Geomatics Research Group
• Through this program, students will become skilled in the assembly, analysis, interpretation and presentation of biological, geological or environmental data – addressing an approved research subject and problem
• By completion, students will be fully competent to tackle existing or predicted environmental problems from solid theoretical and practical foundations using a variety of skills, and an array of new technologies
• This program allows students to focus on an applied research project or an in-depth research project culminating in a thesis, and they can also explore in greater depth topics in environmental, biological, or geological issues, and with a specialization in GIS, Remote Sensing, or Marine Geomatics