Program Overview

Introduction to the Master's Programme in Surveying and Planning

The Master's programme in Surveying and Planning is a 2-year, research-based, full-time study programme offered by Aalborg University. The programme is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of surveying and planning, including the collection, processing, and integration of spatial data.

Programme Structure and Contents

The programme is structured in modules and organized as a problem-based study. The modules are designed to provide students with a set of professional skills within a fixed time frame specified in ECTS credits, and concluding with one or more examinations within specific exam periods.

Specialisation in Surveying and Mapping

The specialisation in Surveying and Mapping focuses on the collection, processing, and integration of spatial data. Students will gain knowledge of technologies and theories/methods for collecting spatial data, processing/integrating spatial data, and assessing the quality of spatial data.

Specialisation in Land Management

The specialisation in Land Management focuses on land management based on research and practices concerning development and regulation of property and land use, spatial development and planning, land economics, and land governance. Students will gain knowledge of spatial planning and governance, legal issues concerning real property, and legal and economic issues concerning public intervention in the property market.

Admission Requirements

Applicants with a Bachelor's degree in Surveying, Planning and Land Management, Geography, or a related field are entitled to admission. Applicants without a legal claim to admission may be admitted after a specific academic assessment if the applicant is deemed to have comparable educational prerequisites.

Programme Specifications

The programme is a 2-year, full-time study programme set to 120 ECTS credits. The programme is offered in Aalborg, and the language of instruction is English.

Competence Profile

The graduate of the Master's programme will have a competence profile that includes knowledge, skills, and competencies in surveying and planning. The graduate will be able to apply scientific theory and method on an independent basis within both an academic and a professional context.

Rules Concerning Credit Transfer

The Study Board can approve successfully completed programme elements from other Master's programmes in lieu of programme elements in this programme. The Study Board can also approve successfully completed programme elements from another Danish programme or a programme outside of Denmark at the same level in lieu of programme elements within this curriculum.

Exemptions

In exceptional circumstances, the Study Board can grant exemption from those parts of the curriculum that are not stipulated by law or ministerial order.

Rules for Examinations

The rules for examinations are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures published by the faculty on their website.

Overview of the Programme

The programme consists of four semesters, with each semester containing a combination of modules and project work. The modules are designed to provide students with a set of professional skills within a fixed time frame specified in ECTS credits, and concluding with one or more examinations within specific exam periods.

Semester 1

• Surveying, Geoinformatics or Land Management (Project, 20 ECTS)
• Managing the Use of Land (Course, 5 ECTS)
• Modern Data Acquisition Methods (Course, 5 ECTS)

Semester 2

• Specialisation in Surveying and Mapping:
  • Positioning and Mapping (Project, 20 ECTS)
  • Statistics and Data Fusion (Course, 5 ECTS)
  • Positioning and Mapping Technologies (Course, 5 ECTS)
• Specialisation in Land Management:
  • Spatial Development and Planning (Project, 20 ECTS)
  • Spatial Planning and Governance (Course, 5 ECTS)
  • Land Use Regulation and Land Economics (Course, 5 ECTS)

Semester 3

• Professional Development (Project, 30 ECTS)

Semester 4

• Master's Thesis (Project, 30 ECTS)

Additional Information

The current version of the curriculum is published on the Board of Studies' website, including more detailed information about the programme, including exams. All students who have not participated in Aalborg University's PBL introductory course during their Bachelor's degree must attend the introductory course "Problem-based Learning and Project Management".