The Department of Geography at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura presents its Diploma in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) with a view to capacity building of non-graduate employees and the A/L qualified students who wish to obtain professional qualifications in the fields of Geoinformatics.
This is an innovative and multidisciplinary diploma course which delivered by highly qualified and experienced academicist . The curriculum has been developed with the assistance of local and international panel of experts on GIS and Remote Sensing in par with similar world class programmes available anywhere in the world.
Thousands of non graduate employees in the various fields in both public and private sector agencies such as Health, Marketing, Engineering, Local Government, Transportation, Water Resources, Real Estate, Energy, Disaster Management Forestry, Surveying, Conservation, Defense & Intelligence, Facilities Management, Policy Planning, Pollution Control, Agriculture, Meteorology etc. are working in environments, where GIS technology is widely used. Moreover, recent statistics reveals that only less than 20% of the students who pass the G.C.E. (A.L) Examination are admitted to the national University system annually. A large majority of them are deprived of higher education opportunities. Hence, learning a career path in the fields of GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS and the related technologies for the benefit of non-graduate employees as well as to the A/L qualified students will be a great opening for them to acquire professional qualifications in the Geoinformatics field.
Applications are invited from interested candidates for Diploma in Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) offered by the Department of Geography at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The aim of this Diploma is to create a career path with professional qualifications in the fields of Geoinformatics, for those non-graduate employees and students.
This is unique and state of the art technology based World Class Diploma developed by a panel of local and international experts in GIS and Remote Sensing, which will be conducted by highly qualified and experienced academic staff. This will be an excellent opportunity to increases employability for the student, and obtained extensive knowledge and professional qualifications for the employees, in the fields of GIS & RS.
FOR WHOM
Non-graduate employees and students who wish to obtain professional qualifications in the field of Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing.
COURSE UNITS
SEMESTER I
DGR 113 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) DGR 123 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
DGR 132 GPS and Equivalent Technologies
DGR 142 Database Management Systems
DGR 151 Cartography for GIS
DGR 161 Research Methodology & Project Management
DGR 194 Independent Research Project on GIS Applications
SEMESTER II
DGR 213 Advanced Technologies in GIS
DGR 223 Applications of Remote Sensing
DGR 231 Web GIS
DGR 242 Geo Statistics
DGR 253 QGIS & OSM
DGR 295 Independent Research Project on Applications of geo-spatial technology
APPLICATIONS
Application form and other required information can be either downloaded from below
or sending an email to the course coordinator (geogis@sjp.ac.lk) or physically visit the office.
Application send us as soon as possible (Before 31st July 2025)
DURATION
One Academic year (02 Semesters)
Lectures and practical will be conducted
Saturday 8.00am- 5.00pm
Medium : English
COURSE FEE
Course Fee : Rs. 75,000/=
The course fee has to be paid on two installments, Rs. 50,000 at the registration and the balance Rs. 25,000 within six months from registration.
ELIGIBILITY
Pass GCE (Advanced level) with three passes in one sitting OR Pass the GCE Advanced Level Examination in two (02) Subjects and 2 years working experience of relevant fields OR Completion of NVQ level 4 (Advanced Certificate) course OR an equivalent qualification approved by the Senate with adequate knowledge in both Spoken and Written English.
INQUIRES
Mr. B.A.S.C. Kumara, (Senior Lecturer)
Coordinator
+94 (0) 714439307
Department of Geography,
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura,
P.O. Box 6, Gangodawila, Sri Lanka.
Phone: +9411 2802028
Email: geogis@sjp.ac.lk
www.sjp.ac.lk
