MSc in Geospatial Technologies

All applicants applying as a student for the Masters Program in Geospatial Technologies will be assessed against the following formal admission criteria:, , 1. In an evaluation procedure, up to 32 students will be admitted each year (fall/winter semester), half of them starting at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and half at the Universitat Jaume I, Castellón. The overall entry requirements are defined by the respective national laws for Higher Education in Spain and Portugal., , 2. A requirement for admission is an adequate Bachelor degree of six semesters full time (= 180 ECTS credit points) or more, as recognized by the partner universities in Germany, Portugal, or Spain, for admission to graduate studies. The Masters Program in Geospatial Technologies is recommended to students with relevant degrees in application areas of geographic information, e.g., geography, ecology, urban, regional and environmental planning, logistics/transportation, energy provision, surveying, agriculture, forestry. We also particularly welcome students with a degree in computer science. Within previous studies or professional experience, we expect applicants having acquired basic IT/GI skills already. In case of uncertainty, the Examination board or Masters Program coordinator decide about relevance of the previous degree., , 3. For students not applying for a scholarship – and on the basis of an individual evalution – 150 credits can be accepted for a preliminary approval, if the Bachelor diploma is provided at the time of enrolment., , 4. The study program is in English language. Therefore, a TOEFL PBT certificate (minimum 500 points, paper-based), or equivalent, is required. Equivalent can be the TOEFL computer-based (CBT) or TOEFL (iBT), a certificate from other recognised institutions such as IELTS (academics) or Cambridge FCE, a previous Bachelors or Masters program entirely taught in English (to be documented), or English as mother tongue., , Equivalents to TOEFL 500 paper-based are, e.g.,, , TOEFL computer-based (CBT) 173, TOEFL internet-based (iBT) 61, IELTS (academic) 6, Cambridge FCE, If no English test is available, the Selection Committee might accept to test the English language skills in a personal interview., , 5. Students will have to apply in fully compliance to the admission procedure published at https://www.mastergeotech.info. Required documents are:, , Online application form (see online application system), Bachelor diploma including transcript of records (to be translated if not in English or German or Portuguese or Spanish), If applicable: Master diploma including transcript of records (to be translated if not in English or German or Portugues or Spanish), If applicable: English test, see above, Proof of nationality (passport or national identification card), CV, 6. Recommendation letters., , 7. A Skype interview might be requested of the candidate in order to clarify any part of the delivered documents. If this is the case, you will be contacted by email to set a date. If you are not contacted, no Skype interview is requested from you.