Geography Short Courses

Enhance your professional practice with our Geography short courses. Designed to fit around work and other commitments, these flexible online courses help you gain in-demand skills in areas such as sustainability, environmental change, GIS and remote sensing. The credits you earn from each course can be used towards gaining an MSc qualification, allowing you to build your postgraduate study.

Short Courses in Geographical Information Systems

These short courses form part of the MSc Geographical Information Systems (GIS) programme and can be used to build credits towards the full degree. Alternatively, you can choose to study the full MSc GIS online.

Introduction to GIS Tools, Techniques, Cartography and Geovisualisation

Learn about the tools and techniques geoscientists use to collect, analyse, map, and visualise spatial data.

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UAV Remote Sensing, Monitoring and Mapping

Explore UAV remote sensing, digital mapping, image processing and softcopy photogrammetry with experts. Learn how to collect environmental data for input into a Geographical Information System.

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MSc Geographical Information Systems (Online)

Gain practical and theoretical GIS skills to analyse, visualise, and apply spatial data to real-world challenges impacting Earth.

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Short Courses in Sustainabilty Transitions

The credits you earn with this short course will count towards the online MSc Sustainability Transitions when it launches in September 2026.

Contemporary Environmental Challenges

Study environmental issues and how these have changed over time. Explore the current challenges, their causes, and possible solutions.

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Sustainability Transitions – Challenges and Opportunities

Designed to develop your understanding of sustainability transitions to lead sustainable change, whatever your sector.

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