The obligatory courses include ten core courses covering the fundamentals technologies and skills. The courses consist of of lectures, lab exercises and seminars. An additional unit is devoted to facilitation the completion of the final Master's project.

The ten compulsory courses (80 ECTS credit points) are as follows:

  • GIS – Application Development (Computer Programming for GIS)
  • Multivariate Statistics
  • Environmental System Analysis
  • Fundamentals of Environmental Remote Sensing
  • Numerical Mathematics for Geoscientists
  • Introduction to 3D Visualisation
  • Project studies on 3D Visualisation and Augmented Reality
  • Geostatistics
  • Pattern Recognition in Long-Term Global Satellite Archives
  • Final Master's Thesis Project