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General Description:
Objective(s) of the study programme:
The aim of Interactive Cartography study programme is to develop a responsible, creatively thinking cartography specialist who is able to make a variety of cartographic and representation creative works from the different data sets, using the latest technical and technological methods of cartography, modeling, and visualization together with the applicable standards and knowledge how to set up a business enterprise, and seek for professional development.
Learning outcomes:
On completion of the study programme the graduates will:
1. apply the general mathematical, physical, statistical, and engineering methods for understanding the fundamentals of the modern cartography;
2. apply the cartography mapping principles and methodologies, the most important provisions and regulations;
3. identify the problems in the society and objects of natural environment, and their sequence; evaluate the research results and provide the practical solutions;
4. apply the spatial data sets for a variety of practical execution projects;
5. apply the geographical information systems for geo-data collection, classification, visualization, analysis, and management;
6. use the specialized hardware and software for development of cartographic, interactive maps, and web services;
7. establish and apply the descriptive data for geographic, spatial modelling and visualization of various social processes;
8. apply the skills of modelling and visualization to processing, analysis and presentation of economic and social data;
9. tailor programming skills for solutions of a variety of practical interactive cartography tasks;
10. use the knowledge of social and economic sciences, techniques in a variety of professional and social activities for obtaining the necessary information and its practical application for the improvement of professional skills, expansion of professional horizons; conduct applied research and building projects;
11. provide cartography works, their results and findings through the correct and clear presentation to different audiences, and argumentation;
12. demonstrate independence in selecting efficient working methods; apply innovation and develop in professional activities; understand the importance of individual lifelong learning;
13. manage time and organize the specific work, knowledge of the key ethical principles, assess the importance of tolerance and courtesy in promoting personal professional career.
Activities of teaching and learning:
Explanation, seminar, discussion, case study, integrated self-studies, course projects, practical works, professional activity practices, applied researches, scientific literature analysis, articles.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
Oral questionery, testing, observation of the practical work, discussion, observation of the projects, course and self-study work presentations.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
General study subjects - 15 credits:
Foreign Language, Basics of Law, Social psichology, Contemporary Lithuanian Language and Document Management.

Subjects of the study field -114 credits:
Applied Mathematics a5; Mathematical Analysis a6; Smart technology physics; Social geography; Natural geography; Information technology in cartography; Engineering Graphics; Graphic design; Basics of Geodesy; Geodesy; Basic programming; Creative multimedia principles; Data analysis and visualization; Interactive maps; Web design; Geographic Information Systems; Spatial planning a7; Planning and registers a8; Cartography; Spatial data; Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing; Thematic mapping; Topographical maps; Smart engineering solutions; Basics of Economic; Marketing; Business Economics A9; Business Management A10; Human safety.
Practice -30 credits:
Training Practice of Geodesy;
Professional Practice of Remote Mapping;
Professional Practice of the Three-dimensional Surface Modeling; Professional Practice of Data Visualization; Professional Practice of Thematic Mapping; Final Professional Activity Practice
Final project 12 credits.
Specialisations:
Horticulture and Gardening Marketable Production: Garden and Kitchen Garden Plant Protection, Management of Horticulture and Gardening Production, Horticulture and Gardening Mechanization, Horticulture and Product Quality and its Control, Specialization professional activity practice.
Ecological Production: Agricultural Ecology, Ecological Production Technologies, Ecological Products and Their Quality, Economy of Ecological Farming, Specialization Professional Activity.
Optional courses:
Students can deepen the knowledge in a chosen field of studies by selecting courses from the general list of elective study subjects suggested in the college website http://www.kaunokolegija.lt/studentams/studijos/laisvai- pasirenkamieji-dalykai/

Distinctive features of a study programme:
This study programme is the first such college level programme in Lithuania training Professional Bachelors of Interactive Cartography. Interactive mapping is not only making and preparation of maps and atlases for publishing, but also the geo-statistical analysis, modeling, 3D visualization, creation and permanent support of interactive map services, and visualization of products on the Internet.
Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
- As specialists and engineers in private and state enterprises.
- As cartographers in municipal enterprises of the urban planning and specialists of visualisation by creating databases and modelling data, therefore, as the analysts of thematic data.
- In the centre of Military cartography.
- As specialists in the state and business organisations, in own private companies: carrying out the statistical analysis of the data, creating databases, modelling, visualising data; creating the interactive maps of marketing, etc. online; the spatial data visualisation using mobile technologies.
- In education, training and design public and private organisations, which are related to various forms of cartography work (interactive, 3D or real-time maps compiling).
Access to further study:
In Lithuania: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius University, Kaunas University of Technology, Aleksandras Stulginskis University; In Europe: University of Vienna, Dresden University of Technology, University of Glasgow (geoinformation technology, cartography), Aalborg University (research and mapping), Stockholm University (remote sensing and cartography).