Objectives

After completion of the degree programme, the student should have gained skills to:

  • Develop and utilize Geographic information systems for analysis of earth resources data
  • Integrate digital data from diverse sources, including Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry and Land Surveying, as well as demographic and statistical information.
  • Utilize a range of computer hardware and software systems for analysis and modelling of complex spatial data
  • Plan and participate in major surveying, land management, map production and environmental management projects involving multidisciplinary teams of professionals
  • Design and build Geographic databases and spatial analysis software as part of the process of commercial systems implementation.
  • Accurately measure and collect information concerning the earths surface and its features, using satellite and terrestrial methods
  • Locate precisely engineering structures (e.g. buildings, roads, dams, mines etc.) using modern survey and satellite positioning techniques
  • Plan and design the subdivision of land for industrial and housing development
  • Produce standard map products from diverse data, including remote sensing, photogrammetry and land surveying
  • Utilize a range of computer aided drafting (CAD) systems for production of complex map and graphic displays.

Programs Offered:

  • Bachelor of Science in Geomatics 
  • Specialising in Land Surveying or Geographical Information Science 
  • Admission requirements
  • Normal Entry: Minimum 5 O Levels including Mathematics, Geography and English,  Minimum of 2 A level passes in Mathematics and Physics  
  • Special Entry: Candidates with a minimum of a related National Diploma and at least 2 years relevant working experience gain acceptance at first-year level into the programme.

Career Prospects

Cadastral surveyors, mining surveyors, engineering surveyors, Cartographers, Geodesists, Photogrammetrists, and Project Managers. GIS specialists, Remote Sensing specialists, cartographers, photogrammetrists, research scientists, Spatial Data Scientists, Systems engineers 

Contact Details

Department of Surveying and Geomatics

Midlands State University

P.Bag 9055

Gweru

Zimbabwe

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