MSc in Cartography
Budapest, Hungary
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Apr 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 3,200 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* application fee: €80.
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Key Summary
The goal of this program is to train Cartographers with a professional cartographic approach based on high level theoretical and practical knowledge.
This program is recommended to applicants who want to able to manage and coordinate cartographic and geoinformatics research projects as well as to have the knowledge and skills to solve traditional cartographic or information technology-based problems.
Strength of program
Cartography has become a modern and practical science again with the development of computerization. However, only a few higher education institutions offer this training at the master level.
A high standard of training is guaranteed by highly qualified academic staff. Several of the teachers are involved in the leadership of national and international professional organizations of the related area and in editorial boards of journals in the field. Teaching is supported by modern infrastructure and well-equipped labs. Upper-year students and PhD students help the first-year students in a mentor system to overcome their first challenges at the university.
Structure
Obligatory courses
- Cartographic Software
- Geoinformatics
- Geovisualization
- Introduction to Cartography
- Map Design and Editing
- Map Projections 1
- Operating systems
- Photogrammetry and Remote sensing
- Processing of Remote Sensing Data
- Cartographic Visualization (lecture + practical)
- Complex Work Placement (min. 3 weeks)
- Geodesy and Topography (lecture + practical)
- Introduction to Programming
- Map Projections 2
- Spatial Databases
- Thematic Cartography (lecture + practical)
- 3D modeling in GIS
- Digital History of Cartography
- Geovisualization-based solutions in cartography (lecture + practical)
- Individual Cartographic Project
- Individual Geoinformatics Project
- Open Source Web GIS Programming
- Spatial System Design
Optional courses
- Digital Cartography
- Geovisualization
- Scripting Languages in Webcartography
- Web Cartography
- Coordinate Systems on the Earth Ellipsoid and on the Maps
- Navigation Systems
- Terminology of Cartography
This program provides students with a broad scale of knowledge in Cartography and Geoinformatics in combination with geography, other earth sciences, information technology, database management, web-based mapping services, etc. Students acquire the theory as well as the methodologies in the development and implementation of the latest visualization technics.
Government offices, administration in local governments, research institutions, mapping agencies, archives, and private firms need a growing number of cartographers who have a solid background in geoinformatics. Business companies that have a strong involvement in various visualization problems (in print or in three-dimensions) are definitely interested in employing our young cartographers. Also, decision-makers often need GIS support for understanding the spatial relationship of features and social or natural phenomena.
Job examples
Cartographer
- at national mapping agencies
- in land registration
- at private companies, publishers, geoinformatics firms