Entry requirements

60 credits in mathematics and physics, or 60 credits in earth science and 15 credits in mathematics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Explain the physical principles governing the propagation of seismic waves, describe and apply the principles of seismic data acquisition and have a broad understanding of the instruments used in the field.
• Interpret a seismic section and identify different seismic phases.
• Describe the basic processing steps of reflection seismic data.
• Derive a model of the subsurface based on refraction seismic data.
• Be able to make gravity measurements and calculate Free-air and Bouguer anomalies and interpret gravity data.
• Describe the common types of magnetisation, understand how a Proton and a Cesium Vapour magnetometer works, and interpret magnetic data.
• Describe the different electrical and electromagnetic methods and how they relate to electrical conductivity and dielectric permittivity.
• Compare different geophysical methods, describe their weaknesses, strengths, and applicability to different problems and geological environments.

Content

The seismic reflection method, the seismic refraction method, gravity measurements, magnetisation and magnetic measurements, electrical methods, electromagnetic methods including ground penetrating radar, radiometric methods, borehole logging, petrophysics, geophysical field techniques, geophysical modelling and interpretation, field course.

Instruction

The course consists of lectures, seminars, exercises, computer exercises and a compulsory field course. Participation in computer exercises, field course and associated lectures is mandatory.

Assessment

The written examination corresponds to 7 credits and the compulsory part to 8 credits, of which 3 credits for the field course and 5 credits for the computer exercises.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.