Land Survey

Undergraduate

Land Survey

LAND SURVEY DEPARTMENT

Dr. NSANZIYERA Ange Felix
Head of Department
Phone: +250 787 715 706
Email: nfelix@ines.ac.rw

1. GENERAL OBJECTIVE:

The General Objective of the Department of Land Survey is to train qualified and competent surveyors with strong knowledge and professional skills so to mitigate the challenges related to the scarcity of competent land surveyors in the labour market, and act as an outreach regional centre for surveying services.

LAND SURVEY, A0 4-YEARS DAY PROGRAM

LEVEL 1 – FIRST YEAR
S	S/N	Module Name	Module Code	Credit Hours	Instance Name	Lecture Hours	Student Hours	Credits
Semester I	1	Communication Skills		100	English	65	35	10
					French
					General Communication Skills
	2	ICT and Introduction to Scientific Research		100	Introduction to ICT	65	35	10
					Introduction to Scientific Research
	3	Philosophical Studies		100	Introduction to Philosophy	65	35	10
					Ethics and Creative Thinking
	4	Calculus		200	Calculus	130	70	20
					Differential Equations
Semester II	5	Linear Algebra and Trigonometry		200	Algebra	130	70	20
					Trigonometry
					Analytical Geometry
	6	Solid and Fluid Mechanics		200	Classical and Analytical Mechanics	130	70	20
					Fluid Mechanics
	7	Environment and Natural Resource Management		100	Environment and Natural Resource Management	65	35	10
	8	Introduction to Surveying		200	Introduction to Surveying	130	70	20
Total		8 Modules		1200		780	420	120

LEVEL 2 – SECOND YEAR
S	S/N	Module Name	Module Code	Credit Hours	Instance Name	Lecture Hours	Student Hours	Credits
Semester I	1	Probability and Statistics		100	Probability	65	35	10
					Statistics
	2	Electromagnetism, Optics and Digital Sensors		200	Electromagnetism	130	70	20
					Geometrical Optics
					Digital Sensors
	3	Computer Programming		100	C++ Programming and MS Access (DBMS)	40	60	10
					Numerical Analysis and Programming
	4	Geospatial Measurement Techniques		200	Distance Measurements	130	70	20
					Angular Measurements
Semester II	5	Cartography		150	Coordinate Systems and Spatial Data Model	90	60	15
					Cartographic Toolbox and Geovisualization
	6	Remote Sensing		150	Electromagnetic Spectrum and Energy Interactions	90	60	15
					Remote Sensing Sensors and Satellite Imagery
					Image classification and Change Detection
	7	Control Surveys and Detail Mapping		200	Horizontal Control	130	70	20
					Vertical Control
					Detail Mapping
	8	Photogrammetry		100	Photogrammetry	65	35	10
Total		8 Modules		1200		740	460	120

LEVEL 3 – THIRD YEAR
S	S/N	Module Name	Module Code	Credit Hours	Instance Name	Lecture Hours	Student Hours	Credits
Semester I	1	Geodesy		100	Geodesy	65	35	10
	2	Geographic Information Systems		200	Geographic Information Systems	130	70	20
	3	Engineering Surveying		200	Engineering Surveying	130	70	20
	4	Hydrographic Surveying		100	Hydrographic Surveying	65	35	10
Total		4 Modules		600		390	210	60

LEVEL 4 – THIRD YEAR
S	S/N	Module Name	Module Code	Credit Hours	Instance Name	Lecture Hours	Student Hours	Credits
Semester II	1	Global Navigation Satellite Systems		100	GNSS	65	35	10
	2	Survey Adjustments		100	Theory of Errors and Error Propagation	65	35	10
	2	Survey Adjustments		100	Least Squares Principles	65	35	10
	3	Land Law		100	Contractual Civil Liability	65	35	10
					Urbanism and Property Law
					Co-property and Real Estate Law
	4	Urban and Regional Planning		100	Urban and Regional Planning	65	35	10
	5	Research Methodology		100	Research Methodology	65	35	10
	6	Internship		100	Internship	0	100	10
Total		6 Modules		600		325	275	60

LEVEL 5 – FOURTH YEAR
S	S/N	Module Name	Module Code	Credit Hours	Instance Name	Lecture Hours	Student Hours	Credits
Semester I	1	Memoir/Final Dissertation		200	Memoir/Final Dissertation	0	200	20
	2	Negotiation and Land Dispute Resolution		100	Communication and Negotiations	65	35	10
	2	Negotiation and Land Dispute Resolution		100	Land Disputes and Resolution Mechanism	65	35	10
	3	Cadastral Surveying		200	Cadastral Surveying	130	70	20
	4	Land Administration and Information Systems		200	Land Administration	130	70	20
	4	Land Administration and Information Systems		200	Land Information Systems	130	70	20
Semester II	5	Entrepreneurship and Management		150	Entrepreneurship Development	100	50	15
					Principles of Management
					Strategic Management
					Principles of Accounting
	6	Spatial Data Infrastructure		100	Spatial Data Infrastructure	65	35	10
	7	Professional Practice		100	Professional Practice	65	35	10
	8	Surveying Camp		150	Surveying Camp	0	150	15
Total		8 Modules		1200		555	645	120

4. Entry criteria in Land survey department

A prospective student to enroll in the first year Land Survey (A0 or A1) must have successfully completed secondary school level at least with a grade of “Satisfaction”, and having majored at least in the following cluster combinations:
PCM: Physics- Chemistry – Mathematics;
MPG: Mathematics- Physics – Geography
MPC: Mathematics- Physics- Computer Sciences
PEM: Physics, Economics, and Mathematics
MEG: Mathematics, Economics, and Geography
MCB: Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology),
Any other combination with at least 4 hours of Mathematics per week.

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