Summary table showing NZ university GIS qualifications
| University | GIS Minor | GIS Major | Post Grad GIS programme |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Auckland | No | Yes | Yes |
| Auckland University of Technology | Yes | No | Yes |
| University of Waikato | Yes | No | Yes |
| Massey University | No | No | Yes |
| Victoria University | Yes | No | No |
| University of Canterbury | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lincoln University | No | No | No |
| University of Otago | Yes | Yes | Yes |
GIS papers, programmes and contact information
| Institute | GIS papers / programmes | Institution GIS contact |
|---|---|---|
| University of Auckland | Geographic Information Science - Introductory material Links to undergraduate GIS papers below:
| Katarzyna Sila-Nowicka +64 9 9235930 katarzyna.sila-nowicka@auckland.ac.nz |
| Auckland University of Technology | Undergraduate: Geospatial Science can be taken as a Minor and is generally combined with a Major in Environmental Science or Marine Science. Level 5 courses (First Year)
Level 6 courses (Second Year)
Level 7 courses (Third Year)
Postgraduate and Research: Geospatial Science courses are available as part of a Postgraduate Diploma in Science, Master of Science or Master of Science (Research) and the following courses can be taken together as a 'specialisation in Geospatial Science'. | |
| University of Waikato | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - links to undergraduate and postgraduate options, including the GIS Specialisation for the Master of Social Science and the Master of Information Technology | Dr Lars Brabyn +64 7 856 2889 larsb@waikato.ac.nz |
| Massey University | Postgraduate Diploma Arts (Geospatial Science) Undergraduate courses:
Postgraduate courses:
| Dr Kristin Stock (for Geoinformatics paper) Assoc Prof Jonathan Procter (for Remote Sensing papers) Dr Russell Prince (for info on PGDip) |
| Victoria University of Wellington |
| Mairead de Roiste Ocean Mercier |
| University of Canterbury | At the undergraduate level, students studying Geography, Data Science, and related fields take courses in GIS which may include:
GIS courses are part of many qualifications:
A basic micro-credential is available through UC Online from Health: GIS for Mapping The Postgraduate Geospatial Data Science programmes offer a Certificate, Diploma, taught-Master, or research-based MSc in Geospatial Data Science involving the following courses. Students in the Masters in Data Science can also take geospatial courses as part of their programme.
| Ioannis Delikostidis Carolynne Hultquist |
| Lincoln University | Undergraduate GIS papers :
Postgraduate GIS papers: | Crile Doscher +64 3 4230426 crile.doscher@lincoln.ac.nz |
| University of Otago | Dr Antoni Moore +64 3 479 7589 tony.moore@otago.ac.nz | |
| NorthTec, Whangarei |
| Chifuyu Horikoshi chorikoshi@northtec.ac.nz |
| Unitec, Auckland | These courses are taken in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Biodiversity Management) and also by students of other programmes, including the National Diploma in Surveying and the Bachelor of Applied Science (Animal Welfare) | Dr Glenn Aguilar +64 9 815-4321 Ext 7019 gaguilar@unitec.ac.nz |
| Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier |
| Course coordinator: Lisa Turnbull LMTurnbull@eit.ac.nz Lecturer: Dinusha Jayathilake Djayathilake@eit.ac.nz |
| Southern Institute of Technology, Invercargill |
| Phil Lockett phil.lockett@sit.ac.nz |