Global Geophysics
Course, Master's level, 1GE009
Autumn 2023 Autumn 2023, Uppsala, 67%, On-campus, The course will be taught in English, if needed
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 67%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 31 October 2023–14 January 2024
- Language of instruction
- The course will be taught in English, if needed
- Entry requirements
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120 credits with 80 credits in physics and mathematics, or with 60 credits in earth science, 15 credits in mathematics and 15 credits in physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Selection
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Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- Application fee: SEK 900
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 24,167
- Total tuition fee: SEK 24,167
- Application deadline
- 17 April 2023
- Application code
- UU-18105
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 17 October 2023–30 October 2023
- Information on registration.
Autumn 2023 Autumn 2023, Uppsala, 67%, On-campus, The course will be taught in English, if needed For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 67%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 31 October 2023–14 January 2024
- Language of instruction
- The course will be taught in English, if needed
- Entry requirements
-
120 credits with 80 credits in physics and mathematics, or with 60 credits in earth science, 15 credits in mathematics and 15 credits in physics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 17 October 2023–30 October 2023
- Information on registration.
About the course
Through a series of lectures, exercises, home assignments and seminars, the course will teach and discuss theories of the Earth's evolution, the Earth's large-scale physical structure and geodynamic processes from surface to core, as well as theories and applications of relevant geophysical methods.
Course topics: Formation and evolution of Earth. Plate tectonics. The Earth's magnetic field and palaeomagnetism. Dating methods and radiogenic isotopes. The composition of the Earth from the core to the lithosphere. The Earth's shape and gravity field, the geoid, isostasy. Seismology and Earth's structure. Seismicity, source mechanisms, stress field. Heat flow in continents and oceans. Convection in the Earth's mantle and core.
Reading list
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2019
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2016
- Reading list valid from Spring 2013
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2011
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2008
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2007, version 2
- Reading list valid from Autumn 2007, version 1
- Reading list valid from Spring 2005