Remote Sensing – (M.Sc.)

Remote sensing techniques have enabled us to observe the Earth globally and consequently to study the planet´s dynamics, surface, atmosphere and oceans like never before. At the same time, remote sensing operational applications have grown to a great extent, becoming essential tools in really diverse fields. More and more, different public institutions and services demand professionals trained in the use of this technology.

The scope of remote sensing covers multiple disciplines. From the employment viewpoint, it involves people with different backgrounds, from urban planning to oceanography, regional planning, carbon dioxide and the greenhouse effect... Many graduates wish to find a speciality that can provide them in their professional fields with the overall view remote sensing gives. They look for specific skills and knowledge for the analysis of the information supplied by the images sent from different platforms and sensors whose number, specificity and fields of application are on the increase.

In addition to practical applications, the technological aspects of remote sensing are particularly remarkable. As it is based on satellites that rotate the Earth, aspects such as orbital mechanics or the latest technology in space materials, antennas and detectors, advanced optical systems, electronic processing of on-board signals, data coding and compression for transmission purposes, etc. are addressed by the master, providing a wide range of research subjects typical of a PhD.

In this regard, the master course is an opportunity to delve into space technology aspects that are accessible from normal education but which make up the basis of remote sensing techniques. The master looks to meet the demands of university graduates needing a high qualification level for them to start a research career in this field and/or better face the job market with the necessary knowledge to make the most of the new technologies.

It is addressed to graduates in Physics, Environmental Science, Geography, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics, engineers and architects.

It is organised by the Department of Physics of the Earth and Thermodynamics of Valencia University. Lecturers from the following institutions participate: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (INM), Fundación Centro de Estudios Ambientales del Mediterráneo (CEAM), Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertifcación (CIDE-CSIC) and the Polytechnic University of Valencia.

The maximum number of students is restricted to 48.

NOTE: The information provided is subject to possible modifications derived from he harmonization process of the European university systems required by the EHEA (Bologna Declaration)