MS Remote Sensing & GIS – NUST

Course Name:        MS Remote Sensing & GIS

Course Overview

The MS in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System program at IGIS is intended to give an opportunity to the students with background in diverse fields like engineering, environmental sciences, agriculture, forestry, water resource management, city & regional planning, and telecommunication to apply geospatial tools in their respective fields. The MS program in remote sensing & GIS comprised of 30 credit hours with 24 credit hours of course work and 6 credit hours of research thesis. After completion of the MS Remote Sensing and GIS program at IGIS the graduated student is expected to apply the theory or practical knowledge using the geospatial technologies in their respective field of specialization.

No. of Semesters:        2

Requirements:       

GENERAL ELIGIBILITY:

• Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years (minimum 124 credit hours) education after HSSC/A’ Level in relevant discipline with minimum CGPA of 2.0 out of 4.0 OR 55% marks (percentage will only be considered if CGPA is not mentioned on the transcript).
• GAT (General) conducted by NTS with at least 50 accumulative score or GRE (General) conducted by ETS, USA, with following minimum score separately in each section:- 

16 years education from HEC Recognized Universities / Institutes in the following disciplines:

Remote Sensing and GIS, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Geology, Geography, Environmental Science or Eng., Civil Eng., Forestry, Agriculture, Town Planning, City & Regional Planning, Urban Planning, Oceanography, Electrical Eng., Mechanical Eng. or Any Other Relevant Engineering, Aerospace, Automated Mapping, Environmental Management, Military/Defense, Mining, Natural Resources, Oceanography, Oil And Gas, Pipeline, Telecommunication, Transportation, Travel, Utilities, And Water/Wastewater or any relevant / equivalent qualification. Zoology, Botany, Physics, Biology, MBBS, Public Health, Medical Science Disciplines, Construction, Education, Energy, Epidemiology, Forestry, Land Management, Landscape Architecture, Archeology, Trucking, Universities, Advertising, Sociology, Social Work, Economics, Rural Development, Mass Communication, Business Management, Public Administration and Management or any other Social and Management Science Disciplines; Computer Science, Banking, Business, Cadastral/Tax Maps, Community Development, Crime Analysis, Demographics, Emergency Services, Facility Management, Financial Services, Fleet Management, Human Services, Insurance, Intelligence, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Location Services, Logistics, Manufacturing, Marketing, Mass Communication, Planning, Property Management, Public Information, Public Safety, Public Transit, Publishing, Real Estate, Redistricting, Rescue Services, Retail Siting, Route Planning, Sales Force Automation, Sociology and Social Work, Tax Assessment, and Tourism.

Course Duration:    2 years

How to apply:

Application

• Access web-link: www.pgadmission.nust.edu.pk • Fill online application form. • Upload scanned copies of required documents.

Application Confirmation

• Application confirmation will be sent at the given email address within 24 hours of submission.

Application Fee

• Deposit Application Fee online in any HBL branch.

Fee Receipt

• Fee confirmation will be sent at the given email address within 15 days of payment.

Application Status

• Application status would be communicated through email/website within 2 days of documents receipt.

Interview Calls

• Eligible candidates and those who qualify GAT-Gen or relevant tests will be asked to appear for interviews.

Interviews

• Candidates would appear for interviews at the concerned School/College/Center in July 2014.

Selection List

• Selection list will be uploaded on NUST website by the mid of August 2014.

Admission Dues

• Candidates will deposit admission dues in any HBL branch as per challan form available online.

Document Submission

• Candidates will prepare documents as per given checklist available online and will submit to the PGP Directorate, Main Office NUST. • All original documents, Medical Certificate and Affidavit will be submitted to the respective Schools/Colleges/Centers at the time of joining.

Joining Instructions

• Relevant NUST School/College/Center will issue joining instructions to those candidates who have completed all admission requirements.

• Successful candidates will join relevant programs as per joining instructions in 2nd week of September 2014.

Curriculum

Courses                             Credit Hours

CORE COURSES

MS ADDITIONAL COURSE

MS ELECTIVE COURSES