M+Sc base Eng. base Competence Thesis
Physics
Math Computing
SE ntc Electrical
Vehicle e
Math ET M e m
V one Mechanical
n Ind. economy : ———
Civil fini
pad S i Surveying ==
C Chemical > d =
Architecture
< 1 >< 2 >< 3 >< 4 > 5 > year
Fig. 2. New structure of curriculae at KTH.
corresponds to today's branches. There will be some
50 such competence programs. They will include a
M Sc thesis. With this layout the student makes two
choices during the studies: the engineering base,
and the competence program. The general outline is
illustrated in Fig. 2. The schools of KTH are now
planning according to this scheme, which will begin
to be applied for the academic year 93/94.
TODAY'S CURRICULUM IN SURVEYING
ENGINEERING
The general structure of the curriculum is shown in
Fig. 3. Students in surveying engineering has their
own classes from the very beginning of the studies.
The courses are designed for the surveying students
only. Those who select the real estate economy
specialization do not study any geodesy,
photogrammetry, or cartography at all. Those who
select the planning specialization have a first course
in these disciplines together with students who select
mapping as specialization. The course is called
Basic surveying and mapping.
The Swedish high school (gymnasium) has a
number of branches. The School of surveying at KTH
recruites students from four types of gymnasiums:
natural science, engineering, economics, and social
science. Students from the two latter types have
studied less mathematics, physics and chemistry.
They are not usually taking mapping as their
specialization, if and when they come to KTH's
School of surveying. As the background knowledge
in mathematics and sciences thus varies very much
among the surveying students, not all can follow the
same courses in such subjects. This has lead to a
situation where the mapping students study basic
mathematics and sciences also after the first 1,75
years which are common to all students at the School
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of surveying. This explains the math courses in the
third year of the curriculum below.
The curriculae of the specializations for real estate
planning and for real estate economics have several
courses in common also in the third and fourth
years. Similarily, students in mapping and in
planning can follow the same courses in Applied
geology and hydrology , and in Natural resources
information systems.
Presently the curriculum for surveying students
who specialize on mapping comprises the following
courses:
First year:
Mathematics I
Ecology and geology
Basic computing
Basic civil engineering
Law
Land use planning
Economics
Second year:
Land use planning
Numerical analysis
Statistics I
(At this stage mapping and economy students
separate from each other)
Basic surveying and mapping
Geology, hydrology and limnology
(At this stage the mapping and planning students
separate from each other)
Mathematics II
Programming and data base management
Photography
Third year:
Mathematics III
Statistics II