UNIGIS is a network of universities co-operating in the design and delivery of part-time distance-learning in GIS. The UNIGIS programme was founded in 1990 and currently includes sites in ten countries. At present over 1000 professionals from all over the world are following the UNIGIS programme.

UNIGIS UK is a partnership between the Department of Informatics at the University of Huddersfield; the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at the Manchester Metropolitan University; and the Department of Geography at Salford University. We were the founders of the UNIGIS programme and we now have over eighteen years of experience of delivering high quality GIS education by distance-learning methods.

Features of our programme include:

• one year postgraduate certificate
• two year postgraduate diploma
• three year MSc
• complete distance learning packs delivered via the WWW, including course notes, computer exercises, discussion forums, WWW links and reading materials
• core units and a choice of elective units to allow the course to be tailored to your interests
• GIS software for home use provided as part of course fee
• optional residential workshops
• phone/SKYPE/fax/email helplines
• UNIGIS library of key GIS texts included in course fees
• Full access to the Universities' electronic libraries
• Membership of the SCONUL academic libraries access system
• assessment by 100% coursework (no examinations)
• credit for prior learning and experience
• 18 years experience of successful distance learning in GIS
• realistic fees with easy payment methods
• registration annually in September

Further details of the UNIGIS Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MSc: the course timetable and calendar, the course units, study materials, assessment and exemptions, hardware and software requirements, optional workshops, staff and students, and how to apply can be found under the Our Courses section.

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