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Transport and Geoinformation Technology – (M.Sc.)
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
School of Architecture and the Built Environment
| Application Deadline: | January 16 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | Free - ≈ € 16,180 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Stockholm / Sweden / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | August |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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This program combines two closely related aspects of the built environment: transport systems and geoinformation technologies. In transport systems, we focus on analyzing the movement of people and goods through space, and on planning, designing, constructing, and operating the systems that accommodate these flows. Geoinformation technology deals with acquisition, analysis, storage, visualisation and utilization of geospatial data using information technology.
In both cases, we combine a systems-based approach to solving social problems using advanced tools with a broad awareness of societal needs and the need for achieving sustainability.
Career prospects
Here are some examples of what careers the program can lead to:
* Geoinformation analyst, gathering, analyzing, and reporting on geospatial data at a nationalmapping and cartographic agencies
* Transport planner/modeller, helping city or regional governments to plan, design and operate transport systems and to analyze the transport effects of new developments to achieve sustainability
* Consultant at a private firm in areas ranging from surveying, mapping, and geoinformation processing to transport planning and traffic engineering
* Railway planner, undertaking strategic planning of rail systems, including infrastructure, rollingstock, timetable management, and traveller information services
* GIS expert in fields ranging from urban planning to land and resource management to environmental monitoring
Contents
The programme comprises 90 ECTS of coursework and 30 ECTS for the degree project. Five of the courses are obligatory, and among the remaining seven, students can choose from the programme's 14 conditionally elective courses. The students can replace up to two programme's elective courses by courses outside the program.
The programme provides a framework for advanced training in transport, geoinformation technology, or a mixture of the two, based on the student's interests. The obligatory courses form a foundation for both subject areas, and students can choose a subject area by selecting the most appropriate sequence of elective courses.
Most courses combine interactive lectures with laboratory work. Many also include an in-depth term project. The courses make use of modern data collection instruments and quantitative modelling & processing software.
Degree project
In the degree project, students apply their acquired knowledge and skills to solving scientific problems in the main subject areas of the program. They conduct independent investigations characterized by critical analysis and synthesis. They learn how to analyze, formulate and define scientific problems, find and evaluate possible solutions and finally present the results in a thesis, presented and defended in a public seminar. In addition, the students will get practical training in scientific communication and presentation, both orally and in written form.
Students should complete 60 credits of courses before starting the degree project. The degree project can be carried out at KTH or in a company or organization outside KTH. The topic can be developed by the student alone or together with supervisors, and a project plan must first be submitted and approved by the examiner. Degree projects are graded based on the ECTS scale: A-F.
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Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) of at least 180 ECTS. Specific requirements as specified by each Master’s programme.
Language requirements
Applicants must provide proof of their English language proficiency which is most commonly established through an internationally recognised test.
TOEFL
* Paper-based test: total result of 575 (written test, grade 4.5)
* Internet-based test: total result of 90 (written test, grade 20)
English test results from TOEFL should be sent directly from the ETS test centre to University Studies in Sweden (code 9520).
IELTS
* A minimum overall mark of 6.5, with no section lower than 5.5 (only Academic Training accepted)
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 575 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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