The following designations are used:

G2F - First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle courses as entry requirements

A1N - Second cycle, has only first-cycle courses as entry requirements, at least 120 credits

A1F - Second cycle, has second-cycle courses as entry requirements

A1E - Second cycle, contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (60 credits)

A2E - Second cycle, degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (120 credits)

Semester 1

In the first semester the following courses are taken at Université Lille 1, France: Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy, 5 credits, Integrated Palaeontology, 5 credits, Bibliographic Review, 5 credits, Micropalaeontology, 5 credits, Palaeoclimatology – Geobiology, 5 credits, Quantitative Methods in Palaeontology, 5 credits.

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 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
• 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