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| School | SAIT | | |
| Location | Calgary, AB, Canada | | |
| School Type | College | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 11,251
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| Degree | Diploma | | |
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| Length | 2 Year(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | 50% | | |
| Prerequisites | - Grade12 Pure Mathematics
- Grade11 Science
- Grade12 English
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| Prerequisites Notes | Applicants require an Alberta High School Diploma or equivalent with at least 50% in the following courses or their equivalents:
At least 50% in Pure Math 30, or at least 55% in Math 30-1, or at least 75% in Math 30-2, AND,
At least 50% in English Language Arts 30-1 or English Language Arts 30-2, AND,
At least 50% in a minimum 20-level science (excluding Science 24 and 26).
All applicants must demonstrate English Language Proficiency prior to admission, including students educated in Canada. | | |
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| Description | Note: The program name has recently changed and was formerly Exploration Information Technology. Students who started the program prior to fall 2014 will graduate with a diploma in Exploration Information Technology.
The Geoscience Information Technology program provides you with a broad understanding of Earth Sciences with specialized computing skills focusing on UNIX, database management and mapping applications. This program provides students computer skills geared towards the energy sector and numerous other industries. Graduates may find employment as a geological or geophysical technologist, applying your expertise in the areas of geological processing and interpretation, computer mapping of geographic variables, manipulation of geophysical data, integration of geological and geophysical data, and production of 3-D models for the reservoir. There is a growing market for digital information experts to work as assistants to geologists and geophysicists as a starting position. | | |
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