Study structure - Geoscience and Georesources (Master's Programme)
Programme structure
The MSc in Geoscience and Georesources is a two-year master programme and constitutes a course load of 120 ECTS credits. You take 30 ECTS credits each semester. For an overview of the courses please see the study plan below.
- First and second semester consists of compulsory and elective courses.
- In the third semester you specialise further through a specialisation project and mandatory and elective courses.
- In the fourth and final semester you write your master thesis.
You choose specialisation when you apply for the master's programme. You can choose between the following specialisations:
The specialisation Applied Geoscience is about geophysics and petroleum geology.
Geophysics encompasses the application of physics to the study of the Earth on all scales. Amongst other things you will learn about deep Earth structure and processes and exploration and production of natural resources. Throughout your studies you will do detailed investigations of the near-surface. These investigations can enhance security of cities and infrastructure prone to landslides or other geohazard risks.
In Petroleum Geology you will learn about the formation of sedimentary basins and the formation, deformation and burial of rocks that may be exploited as petroleum reservoirs or used for underground storage of hydrogen and CO2.
You can specialise further within the following main profiles:
- Petroleum Geology
- Geophysical Exploration, Monitoring, and Prediction
- Geophysics and Geosystems
The specialisation Petroleum Engineering is about how we can find and extract oil and gas resources in the best environmental, safe, and economic way possible.
Oil and gas are dominant energy carriers that generate electricity, power cars, aircraft and industry and are used to produce critical products such as fertilisers. You will learn about methods for exploration, development and production of oil and gas fields within drilling, production, or reservoir engineering.
You can specialise further within the following main profiles:
- Drilling Engineering
- Field Development and Production
- Reservoir Engineering and Petrophysics
In the specialisation Mineral Resources Engineering you learn about the technical, environmental, and economic aspects of the exploration, extraction, and processing of the earth's mineral resources.
Minerals are included in products you surround yourself with every day - from paints to batteries in mobile phones and cars. Also new and emerging energy technologies, including wind and solar power, depend to a large extent on mineral-based materials with unique properties. Mineral resources are therefore essential for the transition towards a more sustainable society and a low carbon future.
You can specialise further within the following main profiles:
- Mining and Mineral Processing
- Technical Resource Geology