Location: Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Programs: Master of Science in Applied Geomatics
Acadia University teamed up with COGS (Centre of Geographic Sciences) in 2005 to provide a unique joint Master of Science in Applied Geomatics program. The Masters program is a full 2 year program of collaborative technical coursework, research and data analysis, where graduate students spend 2 semesters at COGS (or AGRG – Applied Geomatics Research Group), 2 semesters at Acadia University (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences) and then 2 semesters on their thesis research at either schools. This unique comnination of facilty offers students to complete their Thesis / Research Project under joint supervision with a combination of technical and academic emphasizes.
“The fundamental relevance of this program is that its graduates will be fully competent to tackle existing or predicted environmental problems, from solid theoretical and practical foundations, using a variety of skills, and an array of new technologies. Graduates of this program will become society and industry leaders in: mapping, planning, analysis, understanding and stewardship of the natural environment.”
The joint collaberation between the two education istitutes allows students to further build upon thier solid ungraduate foundation that they got from their University degree, adding skills in research, analysis, interpretation and presentations. This method is beleived to provide students with an added edge to help them better compete in the Geomatics industry. COGS & AGRG help provide students with the latest Geomatics software and technology while Acadia provides students with scientific tools and acredidated resources. For example AGRG is one of the few education institutes in North America that have thier own LIDAR survey equipment allowing students to gain more experiences from their research that they may not obtain from other schools.
Contact
15 University Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
B4P 2R6
Dr. I. Spooner
(902) 585-1312 / [email protected] for further information
See the Acadia Graduate program web page for more details.
[source: acadia.ca / COGS & Acadia Alumni]
