The programme at offers more than advanced use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for a variety of applications: it also covers the management of geo-information and spatial data infrastructures in organizations and management styles.?
Since the start of the programme in 2003, GIMA has become one of the most popular and well evaluated master programs on geo-information applications and management in the Netherlands and our community keeps growing.
GIMA is a blended learning Master programme (see Programme Structure): most of the time you are studying from the place where you think you can study best (e.g. at home). For the first part of the programme (one or two years depending on whether you are a full-time or? part-time student) there are only four short contact periods per year, one at each partner university.?
During those contact periods (with a duration of one or two weeks only) you are supposed to be present in person but for the rest of the year you can study through our electronic learning environment from wherever you are. Obviously, the same holds for the individual thesis research project of 6 (full-time) or 12 (part-time) months duration in the last part of the programme. When doing the program?s internship with the same duration, of course you will have to be present at the geo-information company or institute you have selected for your internship.
Career
General Outlook
The MSc GIMA programme aims at educating students to become;
- all-round managers of geo-information and/or
- all-round geo-information researcher and/or
- all-round geo-information application specialists.
It is our experience that our students find jobs very fast upon completion of the program. All-round geo-information managers, -researchers and -application specialists are in high demand in many different fields of application and the number of experts in this field is scarce, adding to the career opportunities for our graduates. A recent survey among our alumni from the last 5 years shows that 84% started their careers within 2 months after obtaining their GIMA degree.
