
Directory of GIS Masters' courses
Use our directory of geography courses to as a guide to geography in higher education in the UK.
About the directory
The directory is a guide to geography in higher education in the UK, with information on:
- Which universities offer GIS-related Masters' courses in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- Links to the relevant department web pages, which include the most up-to date information about each course.
- Which programmes are currently accredited by the Society.
Further information
For more detailed information on courses and universities, we strongly encourage you to go to the department’s website and/or to contact them directly.
Any changes or suggestions for improvement for this resource would be welcomed. Please send them to rhed@rgs.org or write to Dr Catherine Souch, Head of Research and Higher Education, Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR.
Directory
Programme accredited by the Society are highlighted with an asterisk on the list below.
Aberdeen, University of
- Artificial Intelligence – MSc
- Data Science – MSc
- Environmental Management – MSc
- Geographical Information Systems – MSc (Campus)
- Geographical Information Systems – MSc (Online)
Aberystwyth, University
Anglia Ruskin University
- Biology – MPhil
- Animal Behaviour: Applications for Conservation – MSc
- Applied Wildlife Conservation – MSc
Birkbeck, University of London
Birmingham City, University
Bournemouth, University
Brighton, University of
- Geographical Information Systems and Environmental Management MSc (PGDip)
- GIS and Remote Sensing MRes
- Geoscience – MRes
Bristol , University of
Cardiff, University
Chester, University of
Cranfield, University
Durham, University
East Anglia, University of
Edge Hill University
Edinburgh Napier, University
Edinburgh, University of
- Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health (Online Learning) – MSc, PgDip, PgCert, PgProfDev
- Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity – MSc
- Geographical Information Science – MSc
Exeter, University of
- Conservation and Biodiversity – MSc
- Geographical Information Science – MSc
- Island Biodiversity and Conservation – MSc
- Marine and Coastal Sustainability – MSc
- Marine Vertebrate Ecology and Conservation – MSc
Glasgow, University of
- Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation & Epidemiology – MSc
- Geoinformation Technology & Cartography – MSc/PgDip/PgCert
- Geospatial & Mapping Sciences – MSc/PgDip/PgCert
- Land & Hydrographic Surveying – MSc/PgDip/PgCert
Leeds, University of
- Biodiversity and Conservation – MSc
- Biodiversity and Conservation with African Field Course – MSc
- Consumer Analytics and Marketing Strategy – MSc
- Advanced Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) – MSc
- Data Science and Analytics – MSc
- Geographical Information Science – MSc
- Geographical Information Systems – MSc/PGDip
- Sustainability, Environment and Development – MSc
- Global Conservation Science – MSc
- Transport Planning – MSc
Leicester, University of
Liverpool, University of
Liverpool John Moores, University
London School of Economics and Political Science
Manchester, The University of
- Data Science (Applied Urban Analytics) – MSc
- Geographical Information Science – MSc
- Pollution and Environmental Control (online) – MSc
- Climate Change: Science, Society and Solutions – MSc
Newcastle, University
Portsmouth, University of
- Coastal and Marine Resource Management – MSc
- Applied Aquatic Biology – MSc
- Geographical Information Systems – MSc
Sheffield, University of
Sheffield Hallam University
Southampton, University of
Swansea University
Ulster University
University College London (UCL)
- Aquatic Conservation, Ecology and Restoration – MSc
- Climate Change – MSc
- Computational Archaeology: GIS, Data Science and Complexity – MSc
- Environmental Modelling – MSc
- Geospatial Sciences (Building Information Modelling and Surveying) MSc
- Geospatial Sciences (Geographic Information Science and Computing) MSc
- Geospatial Sciences (Hydrographic Surveying) MSc
- Geospatial Sciences MSc
- Spatio-temporal Analytics and Big Data Mining MSc
- Social and Geographic Data Science MSc
- Knowledge, Information and Data Science MSc