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Geography & Cartography Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences via distance learning
Geography & Cartography via distance learning
This program thoroughly studies the earth's physical environment: atmosphere, water, landforms, soils, and vegetation. It also integrates the latest modern technology with the traditional cartographic principles. It considers all the basic tools of making maps and the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technology. It includes an accurate and a complete spectrum of the world's geography and cartography.
Academic Supervisor : Mohammed Said Belkassem
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Geography & Cartography Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Geography & Cartography.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Earth Science - Earthquake Engineering - Geology - Geotechnical Engineering - Hydrology - Marine Science - Meteorology - Mining Engineering - Soil Science .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Geography & Cartography Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Geography & Cartography via distance learning = 30 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - Geography & Cartography Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Geography & Cartography via distance learning = 30 Academic credits + 60 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Meteorology.
Master's Degree - Geography & Cartography Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Geography & Cartography via distance learning = 30 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Meteorology. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Geography & Cartography Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Geography & Cartography via distance learning = 30 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Meteorology. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
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Geography & Cartography Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
Surveying
This course examines the principles and techniques of surveying; errors in surveying operations; distance measurements; chain surveying; angles measurements and bearings; coordinates geometry; leveling; leveling of profiles and cross-sections contour lines; areas and volumes computations; and photometry.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Earth Science
This course examines the structure of Earth including plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes. It reviews the natural processes operating on Earth such as erosion, mass wasting, glaciation permafrost, rivers, etc. It also covers Earth history; stratigraphic and paleontologic concepts; and minerals and non-renewable earth resources and their exploitation. It explores natural hazards and global change and the primary considerations for survival in addition to water, food, and energy supplies, soil loss, and waste disposal.
Academic Supervisor: Mina Benjouali
Human Habitat
This course studies the concepts, methods, techniques, and applications for the analysis of the human habitat, settlements, distribution, population, and cultural environment. It explores the relation of human habitats with available land space, geography, overpopulation, and ecological impact.
Academic Supervisor: Mohammed Said Belkassem
World Geography
This course studies the Earth's total physical environment: atmosphere, water, landforms, soils, and vegetation. It reviews the complete world regional geography and cartography and emphasizes on the interrelationship between human beings and the environment within the global patterns of physical geography.
Academic Supervisor: Mohammed Said Belkassem
Atmospheric Science
This course presents weather processes and climate and discusses fronts and cyclones, precipitation processes, the wind systems of the world, severe storms, and weather modification. It reviews the physical and chemical behavior of the atmosphere and the fundamental concepts used in weather analysis and forecasting.
Academic Supervisor: Mina Benjouali
Geomorphology
This course centers on the dynamic processes that sculpt the Earth’s surface. These processes include weathering, erosion, sediment deposition by water, wind, ice, and mass-wasting. It considers the physical processes, environmental impact and remediation, and engineering capabilities of soils, fluvial processes, glacial deposits, landslides, and coastal processes.
Academic Supervisor: Abbas Abbaszadeh Shahri
Oceanography
Oceans cover seventy percent of the Earth’s surface, regulating our climate and maintaining our atmosphere. They also contain virtually all the known chemical elements. This course deals with the aspects of geology, chemistry, physics, climatology, environmental science, and biology as applied to oceans. It covers topics like underwater volcanoes, the greenhouse effect, the El Niño phenomenon and its link to droughts and floods, and the global view of ocean properties.
Academic Supervisor: José Luis Corona Lisboa
Cartography
This course provides a solid conceptual foundation in the principles of cartography. It introduces the newest technological advances that have greatly altered modern cartographic techniques. It includes a complete updating of topical data and a shift in emphasis from "small-scale to all-scale maps.'' It also integrates GIS technologies with disciplines such as remote sensing, cartography, geography, and computer science.
Academic Supervisor: Anna Sofie Helen Bolin
Remote Sensing Systems
This course explores the basis of remote sensing systems, the concepts of information extraction, and applications pertinent to earth and atmospheric systems. It reviews the instrumentation, measurement, and signal processing techniques required for remote sensing applications.
Academic Supervisor: Abbas Abbaszadeh Shahri
Geographic Information Systems
Geographic information systems (GIS) are used as an organizing framework for the collection of data in planning and geography. This course includes: data sources; methods of collection; database management; principles of geographic information systems; and applications of geographic information systems.
Academic Supervisor: Abbas Abbaszadeh Shahri
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Geography & Cartography Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
AFNEG - Association Fédérative Nationale des Étudiants en Géographie
AGB - Associação dos Geógrafos Brasileiros
AIGC - Asociación de Ingenieros en Geodesia y Cartografía
ALG - Association La Géothèque
BCA - British Cartographic Society
CAGIS - Cartography and Geographic Information Society
CFC - Comité Français de Cartographie
EUROGEO - European Association of Geographers
EUROGI - European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information
GA - Geographical Association
GITA - Geospatial Information and Technology Association
ICA - International Cartographic Association
NACIS - North American Cartographic Information Society
RGS - Royal Geographical Society
RSG - Real Sociedad Geográfica
SBC - Sociedade Brasileira de Cartografia, Geodésia, Fotogrametria, e Sensoriamento Remoto
SBG - Sociedade Brasileira de Geografia
SC - Society of Cartographers
SEAGA - Southeast Asian Geography Association
SELPER - Sociedad Latinoamericana de Percepción Remota y Sistemas de Información Espacial
SGE - Sociedad Geográfica Española
SGL - Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa
SOCGEO - Société de Géographie
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Admission requirements - Geography & Cartography
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - Geography & Cartography Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
Recognition - Geography & Cartography Online via distance learning
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Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences via distance learning
Geography & Cartography Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
