• Involves the use of computer technology and spatial information to study natural processes and the interaction of humans with their environment
• Study a secondary area including biology, geography and environmental studies, archaeology, and criminology
• Learn skills to support change and growth in areas like urban planning, mining and exploration, archaeology, transportation, and biodiversity management
• Flinders leads Australia in spatial databasing and delivery systems
• Meets the international standards of geospatial science

The degree meets the growing need for specialists who know how to use these highly sophisticated systems. There is a strong demand for GIS skills across a range of areas including biodiversity and natural resources management, urban planning, mining and exploration, archaeology, transportation, and infrastructure management.

Potential occupations include:

• GIS analyst
• GIS data coordinator
• spatial information officer
• land resource information officer
• GIS and knowledge management officer.

Potential employers include:

• government
• regional development centres
• agriculture and horticultural centres
• not-for-profit agencies
• private companies that supply or collect spatial information.