Admission requirements - MSc Geo-Information Science

Purpose and reason for the admission requirements

The admission requirements for the master's programme Geo-Information Science are defined in such a way that the students should be able to successfully complete the program nominally in two years. The programme appreciates a broad influx of study backgrounds providing a student population that applies GIS and/or remote sensing in a multidisciplinary environment. For this, it is required that the students know the basics of GIS and remote sensing. Knowledge on programming is not an official admission requirement but is advised. Digital materials are available for voluntary preparation of programming skills that are relevant for this master's programme.

The criterion used for admission is

a WUR BSc degree in Forest and Nature Conservation, International Land and Water Management, Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning, Soil, Water, Atmosphere, or equivalent.

The norm for this equivalence is

≥6 ECTS in at least two of the following three topics:

• Geo-information sciences (GIS)
• Remote sensing
• Programming skills

Not all topics mentioned need to be mastered at the same level; they will be weighed by the Admission Board per individual application.

Method of assessment whether this norm is met

• Transcript of records displaying the content of previous course subjects and project work;
• Curriculum vitae displaying relevant work, internship and/or project experience on an academic level in a relevant field if applicable.

Scores attributed by the Admission Board

Admitted / not admitted / admitted under condition obtaining the BSc or MSc degree / not admitted with offer of pre-master

The Admission Board may allow and/or suggest compensation of knowledge gaps by:

• a GPA≥7.0* for the previous education for small discrepancies as new knowledge is sufficiently easily acquired;
• a GPA≥7.0* and an individual pre-master's programme for larger discrepancies that can be compensated in ≤30 ECTS and one year of study.

*Check the general admissions page for the International credentials evaluation guide for international equivalencies to a Dutch GPA>7.0. This guide includes compensating factors for a slightly lower GPA the Admission Board may include in their judgement.

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Compensation of knowledge gaps

The WUR Minor ‘Geo-information for Environment and Society’ always covers the required previous knowledge. Check our study handbook for the included courses.