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b-learning - Specialization in Geospatial Data Science

Education objectives

The specialization in Geospatial Data Science provides the necessary skills for the analysis, modeling, and visualization of geographic information, and aims to train professionals for the role of artificial intelligence, programming, and data mining in the development of solutions to challenges and societal problems in the public and private sectors.

This program is developed in collaboration with UNIGIS, international network that brings together the best schools in Geographic Information Systems and Science and it has obtained the GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence) accreditation by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) and was the 1st program outside the US to be accredited by this organization.

This Program is taught in Portuguese and aims at everyone from Portuguese-speaking African countries but also Portugal, Brazil, Timor, and Portuguese communities all over the world, who is interested in continuing their studies by getting a Master's Degree in a Portuguese university.

This program provides the knowledge and skills needed to:

- Understand and contribute to the great technical and social challenges created by computing environments rich in geospatial data including its architecture, integrity and management;

- Understand how geospatial data can be acquired and used to support various analysis, modeling, and geovisualization processes in large data environments;

- Understand how artificial intelligence, programming and data mining can be used to intelligently enhance the typical concepts and flows of geographic information science and thus provide institution-centric solutions to a wide variety of challenges and societal problems across public and private sectors.

Applications - 3rd call
To complete the application, the applicant must register in NOVA IMS' Applications Portal, fill the form, upload their Curriculum Vitae, pay the application fee (€ 51), and submit the application in the end from June 16th to July 17th, 2023. The selection process is based on the analysis of the applicant's academic and professional curriculum.

General characterization

DGES code

62814

Cicle

Specialization Area

Degree

Master

Access to other programs

This Master Degree gives acess to a Doctoral Program, confirm ours here.

Coordinator

Marco Octávio Trindade Painho

Opening date

setembro de 2023

Vacancies

Fees

€4.200

Schedule

After working Hours

Teaching language

Portuguese (e-learning) English (blended learning

Degree pre-requisites

This program lasts four semesters, in a total of 120 ECTS. The first two semesters correspond to the curricular component, during which students have to complete a set of course units, in a total of 60 ECTS. In the third semester, students must develop a scholarly thesis or a work project, corresponding to 60 ECTS.

This path is an option of

Master in Geographic Information Systems and Science

Conditions of admittance

The requirements for applications are:

Holding an bachelor's degree or equivalent in a compatible field;

Holding higher education level conferred on the 1st cycle of studies (bachelor's degree) under the Bologna legislation, by an adherent European country.

Holding a foreign academic degree, approved by the Scientific Council of NOVA IMS, for achieving undergraduates' goals;

Holding a relevant academic, professional and scientific curriculum, approved by the Scientific Council of NOVA IMS, for being able to conduct this study program.

Evaluation rules

The assessment method will be continuous assessment, i.e. through individual or group work, projects, quizzes, tests/exams, etc.

At the beginning of each academic year, it is up to each teacher of each Curricular Unit (CU) to define how assessment will be carried out in their CUs, and this information is then made available via the student platform.