Geomatics Engineering
About our programme
The Geomatics Engineering Department (GED) is an academic department that recently joined the Military Technological College (MTC). Dedicated to the advanced study of earth sciences, including digital surveying engineering and electronic topography, the GED stands out as a unique offering among higher education institutions in the Sultanate of Oman. It was a qualitative addition to form an integrated fabric with the existing four engineering departments. At MTC, the Geomatics Engineering programme consists of a foundation year followed by two academic years of specialized study. The department, supported by its engineering, technical, and administrative staff, is actively working to infuse its theoretical and practical curriculum with a global and local perspective. This effort aligns with the college’s overarching policies and seeks to achieve parity with other academic departments in terms of global and local accreditations from educational and professional organizations. Such achievements are expected to elevate the department to the forefront of its field, alongside its counterparts. This progression will be reflected in the quality of its academic and training programs, thereby equipping the local community with highly skilled and well-trained professionals in the future, God willing.
Programme aims
Our goal is to supply the labour market with competencies with a high degree of theoretical qualification and practical training so that the graduates/alumni of this department are aware of the practical tasks that will be entrusted to them in the work environment in the future. The department’s objectives are summarized as follows:
- Enhancing students’ theoretical and practical skills in ways that stimulate critical thinking, and purposeful and logical analysis based on analytical engineering bases.
- Aligning students’ skills according to the needs of the beneficiary entities through close coordination and periodic follow-up to develop the academic program accordingly with those entities. Keeping up with the latest sciences, modern technologies, including artificial intelligence, through the initialization of academic programs and regular professional development sessions keeps students up to date with the latest advances in the field.
- Instilling a spirit of collaboration among students as a single, integrated work team through implementing academic requirements and research projects.
- Enhancing the student’s academic, research and innovation capabilities to equip them with the skillsets to succeed in their higher studies in the future.
Awarded Certificates
The student is granted a geomatics engineering diploma after completing the foundation program requirements and two engineering years in the same specialty (Level 3 and Level 4). The development of an advanced diploma program (Level 5) is currently in development and will be offered in the future.
Delivery and Assessment
Practical–based learning forms an integral part of the programme because it is seen as key to enhancing employment prospects. Students will have opportunities to build on what they have learned in related disciplines, synthesise learning, and put this knowledge into practice by engaging in fieldwork and generating maps. In the final year project, students can choose their own area in which to conduct a Geomatics related study and produce a report following academic guidelines.
Graduate Destinations
The programme seeks to serve the interests of those students who wish to find employment and work professionally in one of the fields of Geomatics following graduation as well as those who intend to use it as a step towards further studies. Sponsored students who graduate from this programme with return to work according to their professional or service contracts.
Geomatics Engineering
Geospatial information is now recognised as a crucial component of a country’s development. Oman is in a nascent stage of adoption of Geospatial technology and this course offers a platform for students to acquire knowledge and skills so that they can contribute to Oman’s development. The Diploma in Geomatics Engineering is an industry-focused course and has been developed in close collaboration with the National Survey Authority (the national mapping agency of Oman) to meet the demand for professionals in the field.
On the Geomatics Engineering programme, you will:
- find career opportunities in Geomatics, which is widely used in oil, gas, power, telecom, water, and wastewater management in Oman.
- benefit from the latest state of the art geospatial infrastructure such as localised horizontal and vertical datum, Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) network, geospatial manual, map products, elevation products, image products along with the necessary hardware and software.
- develop skills in designing and implementing an independent project and report the results in written and oral format.
Diploma
Students applying to the Diploma in Geomatics & Surveying Engineering students are admitted to either the MTC General Foundation Programme or directly to the first year of the diploma programme. To enter the diploma programme directly, a student must successfully pass the MTC GFP Exit Exams.