Environmental Geosciences, Geohazards, and Geomatics
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Programme structure

In the programme option Environmental Geosciences, Geohazards, and Geomatics, you will take the mandatory and elective courses in the first semesters. The courses are a total of 60 ECTS credits. You start with the master's thesis in the second or third semester, depending on your selection of courses.

The programme has the following structure:

  • Mandatory courses, 20 ECTS credits
  • Elective courses, 40 ECTS credits
  • Master's thesis, 60 ECTS credits

Applicants without a background in geosciences have 40 ECTS mandatory- and 20 ECTS elective courses. In addition, the master thesis which counts for 60 ECTS.

Course of study

4th semester Master's thesis
3rd semester Elective course / master's thesis Master's thesis
2nd semester Mandatory course / elective course Elective course / mandatory course Master's thesis / elective course
1st semester Mandatory course + HSE-courses Elective course / mandatory course Elective course / mandatory course
  10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits

For applicants without a background in geosciences

4th semester Master's thesis
3rd semester Elective course / master's thesis Master's thesis
2nd semester Mandatory course / elective course Mandatory course / elective course Master's thesis / elective course
1st semester Mandatory course + HSE-courses Mandatory course / elective course Elective course / mandatory course
  10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits 10 ECTS credits

Mandatory courses

Course selection is done in consultation with the supervisor or coordinator for the programme option.

You choose?20 ECTS from the courses below. Students admitted without a background in geosciences must choose 40 ECTS.

Autumn Spring
GEO4034 – Geohazards  GEO4151 – Earthquake and Volcanic Processes 
GEO4100 – Environmental Geology  GEO4171 – Floods, Avalanches and Landslides 
GEO4120 – Near-Surface Geophysics  GEO4360 – Field Methods in Hydrogeology 
GEO4131 – Geomechanics  GEO4432 – The Surface Energy Balance in Cold Environments 
GEO4140 – Environmental stratigraphy  GEO4460 – Surveying, Photogrammetry and Spatial Analysis 
GEO4161 – Contaminants in the Geoenvironment  GEO4530 – Geodesy and Photogrammetry 
GEO4190 – Hydrogeology  GEO5900 – Chemical Processes in Soil and Ground Water 
GEO4410 – Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphology  GEO44XX – Quaternary geology (from spring 2025)
GEO4420 – Glaciology   
GEO4515 – Remote Sensing of the Earth surface   
GEO4520 – Advanced Remote Sensing and Topographic Analysis   

Elective courses 

You choose 40 ECTS of elective master's courses, students admitted without a background in geosciences choose 20 ECTS elective courses. 

You select courses after consulting with your supervisor or coordinator of the programme option.

Below we have listed a few typical course combinations for different subject areas within this programme option:

Generic courses

We recommend that you choose 10 ECTS from this list:  

In an earlier version of this page, a 5 ECTS elective programming course was listed, but this will not be applicable any time soon.

If you want to take courses within a specific subject area, we recommend choosing from the following list:

Geomorphology, Landscape Development, Landscape Changes, Glacial Geology

Geohazards and Geomechanics

Environmental Geochemistry and Geohazards

Geomatics

Diploma and degree

This programme leads to the following degree: Master of Science in Geosciences

The diploma is issued when you have completed the courses that meet the requirements for a degree. Read more about diplomas.

Published June 15, 2021 12:59 PM - Last modified Sep. 19, 2023 12:02 PM