Exploration Information Technology

• Two-year diploma
• Fall start

Program Description

The Exploration 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.

Your Career

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.

Many technologists may start their career in large companies and then ultimately move to smaller companies, or choose to start their own operation. Technologists are typically entrepreneurial in nature and very practical in their knowledge base.

Admission Requirements

• Alberta High School Diploma or equivalent with at least 50% in each of the following courses or their equivalents: Pure Math 30, English Language Arts 30-1 or English Language Arts 30-2 and a minimum 20 level science (excluding Science 24 and 26).
• All applicants to SAIT Polytechnic must demonstrate English Language Proficiency prior to admission, including students educated in Canada. For more information, please visit English Proficiency.
• For upgrading options, please refer to the Academic Upgrading program.
• For international students, please refer to the International section.
• For mature students, please refer to the Admissions section.
• Advance credit may be granted to applicants who have completed equivalent education at a post-secondary institution or have demonstrated equivalent experiential learning. Please refer to the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition.

Selection Criteria (2010-2011)

Seats in this program are offered in the order that qualified applications are received.

Student Success

• Students with higher secondary or post-secondary marks usually experience greater success in SAIT’s programs.
• Students who have taken Math 31, Chemistry 30, Physics 30 and Basic Windows in high school usually experience more success in this program.

Progression

Students must attain a PGPA and/or a CGPA of 2.0 or better in each semester and pass the necessary prerequisite courses to progress through the program. To qualify for graduation, students must pass all courses, attain a CGPA of 2.0 or better and complete course requirements within the prescribed timelines.

Credentials

After successfully completing this program, graduates will receive a SAIT diploma in Exploration Information Technology.

Accreditation

There are no formal accreditation arrangements at this time. Please contact the academic school for more information.

Tuition And Fees (Subject To Change)

• Please refer to the Tuition and Fee Table.
• International Students, please refer to International Student Fees.
• Student funding, please refer to Financial Assistance.

Books And Supplies (Subject To Change)

Books and supplies are approximately $1,000 per year.

Program Outline (2010-2011)

• To find the course description for a course shown below, please go to our Course Finder and enter the course acronym and numbers (I.E. DMST-350) into the Quick Search by Course Code field.
• This program is being reviewed and could undergo changes.

For More Information

Information: 403.284.8714
Email: expt.info@sait.ca
Website: School of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)

Transfer with Diploma to...

Through SAIT Polytechnic transfer agreements and institution partnerships, graduates of this SAIT program may be eligible for credit at the following universities and colleges:

• Athabasca University
• British Columbia Institute of Technology
• Griffith University
• NAIT
• SAIT Polytechnic
• Thompson Rivers University
• University of Calgary
• University of Lethbridge (Co-op Education)
• University of New Brunswick, Saint John

To learn more, visit Transfer Options.

Transfer options may also be available at other post-secondary institutions where credits from SAIT programs are evaluated on an individual basis. Interested students should contact the post-secondary institute of their choice for more information.

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