During your Master’s in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (GEO), you will collect a total of 120 EC within two years. In addition to the three mandatory courses of the Master’s, you will take four specialisation courses and elective courses. You can also do an optional internship and complete your studies by writing your master’s thesis.
Structure
Please note: the courses listed may be adjusted based on availability and curriculum updates.
YEAR 1 | NUMBER OF EC | Courses |
Foundation courses | 15 EC | |
Specialisation courses | 20 EC |
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Pathway: Geospatial Data Engineer and Analyst | ||
Pathway: Remote sensing specialist pathway | ||
Elective courses You can choose a course that matches your interests and career ambitions. | 35 EC |
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YEAR 2 | Number of EC | Courses |
Individual study programme | 10 EC | In the second year, you can personalise your individual study programme:
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MSc research proposal and MSc research / Academic research skills | 40 EC | You will complete your Master’s in GEO by writing a master’s thesis. Your research theme is defined by the research group that is part of the respective specialisation. You will conduct your research within one of our research disciplines. Training and guidance on the necessary academic and research skills you will need to become an ethical academic professional and start your MSc research (5 EC). |
Total EC | 120 EC |
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Internship
In the second year of your Master’s in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, you can apply the knowledge and skills you have acquired during your studies by doing an internship at a consultancy company, government agency, research institute, or non-governmental organisation in the Netherlands or abroad. ITC has a broad network of organisations where you can do your internship project. The internship is equivalent to 15 EC of the elective space in your 2nd year of studies.
Examples of internships that students have done are:
- Snow cover mapping at DLR (Germany) by Tishya Duggal
- Species Distribution Models at Naturalis Biodiversity Center (The Netherlands) by Onurcan Cirpik
- Crop Yield Monitoring using Machine Learning at NASA Servir Science Coordination Office (USA) by Rohitha Neelam
- Farm Boundary Extraction Using Earth Observation Data and Segmentation at Earth System Science Center – University of Alabama in Huntsville (USA) by Ali Ali Surojaya
- Data need assessment and acquisition for a Web application which provides baseline geodata for informed decision making at Witteveen+Bos (The Netherlands) by Uzziel Kamran
Master's thesis
You will complete your studies with a Master’s thesis on a topic of your choice. You will work with a supervisory team throughout the course of your research.