Outline for Master's Programme in Earth Science

• 120 credits
• Programme code: TGV2M
• Specialization Code: PALE
• Established: 2011-11-10
• Revised: 2022-11-08
• Revised by: The Faculty Board of Science and Technology
• Reg. no: TEKNAT 2022/136
• Outline applies from: Autumn 2023
• Responsible faculty: Faculty of Science and Technology
• Responsible department: Department of Earth Sciences

Semester 1

Period 1

• Dynamics of Earth Systems: Global Change, 10 credits (1GV014)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1N
• Applied Geoinformatics for Earth Sciences, 5 credits (1GE039)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Geography A1N, Earth Science A1N

Or:

• Exploration and Environmental Geophysics, 15 credits (1GV054)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1N

Period 2

• Analytical Methods in Earth Science, 10 credits (1GV015)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1F
• Presentation and Publication, 5 credits (1GV006)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1N

Semester 2

Period 3

• Principles of Palaeobiology, 15 credits (1PA041)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N, Earth Science A1N

Period 4

• Evolution and Development, 15 credits (1BG397)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N
• Degree Project D in Earth Science, 15 credits (1GV013)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1E

Semester 3

Period 1

• Origin and Early Evolution of Life, 15 credits (1PA002)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology A1N, Earth Science A1N

Period 2

• Origin and Evolution of the Vertebrates, 15 credits (1PA042)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1N
• Degree Project E in Earth Science, 15 (out of 45) credits (1GV085)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A2E

Semester 4

• Degree Project E1 in Earth Science, 30 credits (1GV025)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A2E
• Degree Project E2 in Earth Science, 30 credits (1GV027)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A2E
• Degree Project E in Earth Science, 45 credits (1GV085)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A2E

Other courses (variable periods)

• Exploration and Environmental Geophysics, 15 credits (1GV054)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1N
• Environmental and Administration Law, 15 credits (1BG211)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Biology G2F
• Exploring Space Resources, 5 credits (1GV208)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1N, Sustainable Development A1N
• Hydromechanics, 5 credits (1HY125)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1N
• Specialised Course in Earth Science I, 5 credits (1GV163)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1F
• Specialised Course in Earth Science II, 10 credits (1GV174)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1F
• Independent Project in Earth Sciences, 5 credits (1GV048)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1F
• Independent Project in Earth Sciences, 10 credits (1GV049)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1F
• Independent Project in Earth Sciences, 15 credits (1GV051)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1F
• Professional Training in Earth Sciences, 5 credits (1GV131)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1F
• Professional Training in Earth Sciences, 10 credits (1GV132)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1F
• Professional Training in Earth Sciences, 15 credits (1GV133)
  Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science A1F