COURSE: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN CARTOGRAPHY

The aim of the course is to provide theoretical and practical cartographical knowledge and skills, relevant to the needs of the industry and society at large.

Type: Undergraduate Diploma

Duration: Full time 3 years

Compulsory Subjects

First Year Subjects:

• Surveying


• Mathematics


• Drawing


• Communication skills


• Geography


• Civil engineering


• Survey drawing


• Computer skills


• Photogrammetry


• Physics

Second Year Subjects:

• Mapping

Third Year Subjects:

• Cartography


• Mathematics


• Photogrammetry


• Map projections


• Legal principles


• Statistics


• Cartographic techniques


• Computer applications


• Geographic information systems


• Cadastral surveying


• Adjustment of errors


• Hydrography

Careers: Cartographer.

Source: www.cput.ac.za

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