Description
The main aim of the Bachelor of Geomatics Honours programme is to equip graduates with high level knowledge and skills in the
acquisition, processing, presentation, and management of geospatial data. Graduates from this programme will be eligible to
apply for registration as professional land surveyors, subject to conditions as prescribed by the Namibian Council for Professional
Land Surveyors, Technical Surveyors and Survey Technicians (SURCON).
Upon completion of the Bachelor of Geomatics Honours programme, graduates should be able to:
- Perform advanced surveying and mapping operations, using a wide variety of equipment, software and techniques, under a wide variety of conditions;
- Apply analytical, critical and problem solving skills to acquire, process, analyse and present survey data;
- Resolve complex boundary issues and disputes using advanced cadastral surveying principles and methods;
- Produce professional survey diagrams, plans and maps (cadastral and topographic);
- Use and develop software applications for the processing and analysis of survey observations and coordinates;
- Plan and execute research of an applied nature requiring a wide range of advanced surveying and analysis techniques;
- Manage the effective and efficient acquisition, processing, presentation and maintenance of spatial data;
- Perform and manage advanced Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Geodetic Control surveys;
- Present and communicate academic or professional work effectively, catering for a wide range of audiences and/or in diverse genres.
Admission Requirements
In order to be admitted to this programme, applicants must have a Bachelor of Geomatics degree from NUST, or an equivalent
qualification from a recognised institution, with an average mark of at least 60% for the following (or equivalent) courses:
Engineering Mathematics 2, Surveying 4, Geodesy, and Geographic Information System 3.
Applicants from other institutions must submit detailed information on all courses in their previous qualifications, as well as
contact details of three referees. The latter also applies to applicants who have been working in the geomatics field subsequent
to obtaining their previous qualifications.
Holders of a Bachelor of Science in Geomatics from the Polytechnic of Namibia may be admitted into this Honours programme
but will have to pass the additional course Engineering Mathematics 2 before they can register for the Honours programme.
Holders of the old NUST Bachelor of Geomatics (phasing out end of 2022), Bachelor of Science in Geomatics, or equivalent
qualification from other recognised institutions that did not include Geodesy as a course at an undergraduate level, may be
admitted into this programme. Applicants in these categories will be required to register for the out‐phasing Geodetic Surveying
(GDS811S) course instead of Environmental Remote Sensing (ERS810S), if they wish to be eligible for registration with SURCON
as Professional Land Surveyor on successful completion of the Honours programme.
Applicants may be required to pass a pre‐selection interview and/or test at the discretion of the Department. All admissions are
at the discretion of the Department. Exceptions may be approved by the Department.
Career Opportunities
The Bachelor of Geomatics Honours graduate will typically be employed in any of the following positions:
Professional land surveyor, specialising in cadastral surveys, employed by a private survey firm or Government (Central, Local or Regional), or self-employed; Geomatics professional or surveyor, employed by a private survey firm, Government (Central, Local or Regional), mine, construction or engineering firm, or self-employed; Cadastral surveyor employed in a ‘Land Rights Office’, as proposed under the new Flexible Land Tenure System; Geo-information Manager, employed by Government (Central, Local or Regional), private firm or self-employed.
