Professional paper
Education Pape r: De velopment of an International Master Program in Cartography and Geoinformatics
S. Peters
; Technische Universität München (TUM), Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München
J.M. Krisp
; Technische Universität München (TUM), Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München
L. Meng
; Technische Universität München (TUM), Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München
Abstract
The ongoing technological development since the introduction of computerized data processing and
increased access to the Internet has increasingly blurred the boundaries among the individual disciplines
in the geo-sciences. As a consequence, some traditionally interdisciplinary areas, such as geoinformatics
and cartography, have become particularly active or partly revitalized. In this paper we document
the establishment of a new cooperative International Master Program in “Cartography and
Geoinformatics”. With a cooperation of 3 technical universities, TU München, TU Dresden (Germany)
and TU Wien (Austria), the program holds unique features. The program is rooted in the traditional
German or Austrian Diploma program “Geodesy and Geoinformation”, but it has been progressively
reshaped as interdisciplinary and non-consecutive Master program. The curriculum of “Cartography
and Geoinformatics” incorporates and highlights the methods and applications in spatial data
modeling, analysis and visualization of geographic information. Additionally this paper relates to
the European education reform with the Bologna Declaration issued in 1999. The declaration aims
at making European higher education more compatible, competitive and attractive for students from
European countries and other continents.
Keywords
Cartography; Geoinformatics; Education; Master program; University Reform
Hrčak ID:
61785
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Publication date:
1.12.2010.
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