University of Florida • School of Forest Resources & Conservation
Looking for…a good paying career?•a career path that provides a great deal of independence?•immediate employment upon graduation?•acareerthatallowsbothoutdoorandoffice-basedwork?•
Are you…comfortable with computers?•interested in math and science?•happier in diverse environments?•
Then Geomatics May Be for YouUFoffersthestate’slargestandlongestrunning4-yearABETaccrediteddegreeprograminGeomatics.ThisfieldusesadvancedtechnologytodetecthowandwherethingsarelocatedontheEarth’ssurface.AsaGeomatics’studentyou’llstudy:howtheEarthismeasured,howEarth-baseddataisanalyzedandhowthisdataisintegratedintoformsandsystemsthatpeoplecanuse.EverydayworkrequiresproficiencywithGeographicInformationSystems(GIS),GlobalPositioningSystems(GPS),surveyingandmapping,plusremotesensingandphotogrammetry.WhileaUFstudent,regularuseofhightechclassroomandfieldequipmentprepareyoutoentertheworkworldwithplentyofhands-onexperience.Plus,weofferassistancewithfindingandapplyingforinternshipopportunities.
Career OpportunitiesStudentswhograduatefromtheUFGeomaticsProgramareinhighdemand.Whetherworkingforalargecorporation,privatecompanyorthepublicsector,opportunitiesforrapidadvancementareplentiful.
Within5years,mostGeomatics’graduatesowntheirown•business or are a partner in a business.Historically,therearefarmorejoboffersthanavailable•graduates.Startingsalariesforgraduatestypicallyapproach$50,000.•
For more information:Kristina [email protected] 352-846-0847sfrc.ufl.edu
Careers:- Land Surveying
- Remote Sensing- Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
- Digital Mapping- Geographic Information
Systems (GIS)- Satellite & Airborne Imaging
- Unmanned Aerial Systems/Vehicles (UAS/UAV)
Get Into Technology. Get Into Position.
Get into . . . Geomatics . . .
GuidetoAdmissions
StudentswishingtomajorinGeomaticscanbeadmittedintwoways:asafreshmanimmediatelyaftercompletinghighschoolorasatransferstudentafterearning60ormoretransferablecollegecreditsfromacommunitycollege,juniorcollege,orother4-yearuniversity.AnAssociateofArtsdegreefromaFloridainstitutionisencouragedasitwillsatisfyallUFgeneraleducationrequirements.
Completethefollowingcourseswitha2.5GPA(includesallattemptsatacourse).
-SPC2608 PublicSpeaking 3creditsorAEC3030C orEffectiveOralCommunication or3credits
-PHY2053+PHY2053L GeneralPhysics1+GeneralPhysics1Lab 4credits+1c.orPHY2004+PHY2004L orAppliedPhysics+AppliedPhysicsLab or3credits+1c.
-PHY2054+PHY2054L GeneralPhysics2+GeneralPhysics2Lab 4credits+1c.orPHY2005+PHY2005L orAppliedPhysics2+AppliedPhysics2Lab or3credits+1c.
-STA2023 IntroductionstoStatistics 3credits
-MAC1114+MAC2233 Trigonometry+SurveyofCalculus1 2credits+3creditsorMAC2311 orAnalyticalGeometryandCalculus1 or4credits
-ECO2023 PrinciplesofMicroeconomics 3creditsorECO2013 orPrinciplesofMacroeconomics or3creditsorAEB2014 orEconomicIssues,Food&You or3credits
-COP1000 Introduction to Computer Programming 3credits or other pre-approved computer programming course
CompletetheUFforeignlanguagerequirement.
TheGeomaticsprogramisalsoofferedattheGulfCoastResearchandEducationCenterinPlantCity,theMid-FloridaResearchandEducationCenterinApopka,andtheFortLauderdaleResearchand
EducationCenter.
FormoreinformationontheGeomaticsmajoratthesesitespleasecontact:
Joanne KorvickAcademicProgramCoordinator
Ft.LauderdaleResearchandEducationCenter Ft.LauderdaleCampus
Jason StewardAcademicAdvisor
GulfCoastResearchandEducationCenterPlant City Campus
Diane W MealoAcademicSupportServicesCoordinator
Mid-FloridaResearchandEducationCenterApopkaCampus
407- 410- [email protected]
