Postgraduate Diploma in Geographic Information Science–PGDipGIS 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGDipGIS shall have:

(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree with at least a B grade average or better; and

(ii) 30 points of advanced undergraduate-level GIS courses or equivalent; and

(iii) been accepted by the programme director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

(b) Requirement (a)(i) and (ii) may be waived by the Associate Dean, Academic (Postgraduate) of the Faculty of Science in consultation with the programme director for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

2. The course of study for the PGDipGIS shall consist of courses worth at least 120 points from the MGIS Schedule including:

(a) GISC 420, GISC 421;

(b) two courses from GISC 422–424; and

(c) one further course from GISC 422–429.

3. (a) A candidate for the PGDipGIS shall normally complete the requirements of the diploma within two years of first enrolling in it.

(b) The associate dean in consultation with the programme director may extend the maximum period in special cases.

4. With the permission of the associate dean, a candidate who holds a PGDipGIS may subsequently be admitted to Part 2 of the MGIS, provided the candidate abandons the diploma on being awarded the MGIS.