Environmental Drone Remote Sensing, MSc
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
This MSc programme teaches the knowledge, skills and understanding to create and utilise high resolution remote sensing data for real world, practical applications, using sensors flown on drone platforms. You will gain the skills, experience and knowledge to operate a drone safely and within current Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulations. This will comprise theoretical and practical flight training and assessment.
This component will be taught in part by an external CAA accredited training provider and you will graduate with the additional CAA drone/UAV remote pilot competency accreditation: General Visual line of sight Certificate (GVC). Building on these skills, you will learn the complete workflow required to capture and analyse remote sensing data from a drone platform, with a focus on environmental needs. This will include the knowledge and understanding for high quality image capture, flight design and planning, data collection and image processing.
Key highlights
- Graduate with CAA General Visual line of sight Certificate (GVC)
- Theoretical and practical drone flight training and assessment
- Part taught by an external CAA accredited training provider
- Complete workflow for capturing and analysing drone remote sensing data
- Covers flight design and planning, image capture and image processing
- Focus on high resolution data for real-world environmental applications
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — or above
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries
First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.
Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
Careers this course leads to
- Drone remote pilot
- Remote sensing analyst
- Environmental consultant
- GIS analyst
- Environmental surveyor
- Geospatial data scientist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,900 per year | International: £23,150 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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