Earth Science

Are you interested in our planet, its evolution through time, the environment and a sustainable future? At the Department of Earth Sciences, you learn about the processes and events that have built and continue to shape the conditions of Earth. Using this as a point of departure for understanding the complex world we live in, and how we affect it, is one of the great challenges of mankind.
Programmes
Kandidatprogram i geovetenskap
Kandidatprogram i geovetenskap (ingång för samhällsvetare)
Masterprogram i geovetenskap – Geologi
Masterprogram i geovetenskap – Hydrologi/hydrogeologi
Masterprogram i geovetenskap – Naturgeografi
Masterprogram i geovetenskap – Paleobiologi
Masterprogram i paleobiologi – PANGEA
Teknisk-naturvetenskaplig bastermin med reserverad plats på kandidatprogram i biologi, kemi eller geovetenskap
Tekniskt-naturvetenskapligt basår med reserverad plats på ett naturvetenskapligt kandidatprogram
Courses
Bachelor's level, basic courses
Climate Leadership: Strategies for Transition, 5 credits Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters, 5 credits Earth Science - Planet Earth, 30 credits Energy Knowledge, 15 credits Evolution of Life in the History of Earth, 7.5 credits Introduction to the Physics and Dynamics of the Earth, 5 credits The Changing Climate, 7.5 credits The Global Energy System, 5 credits The Life and Times of the Dinosaurs, 7.5 credits
Bachelor's level, continuing courses
Applied and Environmental Geophysics, 10 credits Atmospheric and Climate Physics, 15 credits Atmospheric Radiation, 5 credits Environmental and Climate Change, 10 credits Field Course in Bedrock Geology, 5 credits Field Course in Stratigraphy and Hydrology, 5 credits Fluid Mechanics, 5 credits Geology for Physicists, 15 credits Geophysical Methods with Applications, 10 credits GIS and Remote Sensing, 10 credits Hydrology and Water Resource Management, 10 credits Independent Project in Earth Science, 15 credits Landscape Development, 10 credits Mineralogy and Petrology, 10 credits Observe, Analyse and Present Weather, 5 credits Remote Sensing with Applications in Weather and Climate, 5 credits Resources and Environment, 10 credits Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeobiology, 10 credits Soil Mechanics and Engineering Geology, 10 credits Statistic Methods in Earth Science, 5 credits Structural Geology and Ground Stability, 10 credits
Master's level courses
Air Quality and Applied Meteorology, 15 credits Analytical Methods in Earth Science, 10 credits Applications of Geodynamics, 5 credits Applied 3D Geological Mapping and Modelling, 5 credits Applied Geoinformatics for Earth Sciences, 5 credits Applied Geophysics and Rock Physics, 15 credits Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning, 15 credits Challenges in Deep and High Stress Mining, 5 credits Climate Variations, 5 credits Climatology and Climatological Methods, 5 credits Cold Region Hydrology and Environmental Change, 10 credits Continuum Mechanics in Geophysics, 5 credits Critical Metals and Minerals, 5 credits Degree Project D in Earth Science, 15 credits Degree Project E1 in Earth Science, 30 credits Degree Project E2 in Earth Science, 30 credits Degree Project E in Earth Science, 45 credits Dynamics of Earth Systems: Global Change, 10 credits Earthquake Seismology, 5 credits Economic Geology, 10 credits Electromagnetic Geophysics, 10 credits Environmental Change on Geological Timescales, 5 credits Experimental Boundary Layer Meteorology, 15 credits Exploration Geochemistry, 5 credits Exploring Space Resources, 5 credits Fennoscandia and Beyond: Orogenies Through Time, 10 credits Field Methods in Earth Science, 5 credits Geochemistry of Volcanic and Magmatic Systems, 5 credits Geodynamic Field Project, 5 credits Geological Field Project, 5 credits Geomorphology and Earth Surface Processes, 10 credits Glaciology and Landscape Processes, 15 credits Global Geophysics, 10 credits Groundwater and Surface Water Modelling, 10 credits Hydrochemistry, 5 credits Hydrological Processes, 10 credits Introduction to Seismology, 5 credits Inversion of Geophysical Data, 10 credits Metamorphic and Metasomatic Processes, 5 credits Meteorological Project Work, 10 credits Meteorology in Practice, 15 credits Mineral Exploration, 10 credits Mineralogy and Gemmology, 5 credits Natural Hazards and Disasters, 5 credits Numerical Modelling of the Atmosphere, 10 credits Numerical Modelling of the Atmosphere II, 5 credits Origin and Early Evolution of Life, 15 credits Origin and Evolution of the Vertebrates, 15 credits Physical and Chemical Properties of Rocks, Minerals and Materials, 5 credits Physical Properties of Rocks, 5 credits Presentation and Publication, 5 credits Principles of Palaeobiology, 15 credits Project Work in Geophysics, 5 credits Project Work in Meteorology, 5 credits Regional Structural Seismology, 5 credits Research Trends in Physical Geography and Hydrology, 5 credits Seismic Imaging, 5 credits Statistical Methods in Natural Sciences, 5 credits Statistics and Data Analysis Methods, 5 credits Technological Developments for Economic Valuation and Sustainability of Mineral Resources, 5 credits Tectonics and Geodynamics, 10 credits The Earth's Potential Fields, 5 credits The Physics and Dynamics of the Earth, 5 credits The Structure and Dynamics of Frontal Systems, 10 credits Time Series Analysis of Geophysical Data, 5 credits Turbulence and Micrometeorology, 15 credits Water and Society, 5 credits
Contact
- Study counselling
- studievagledare@geo.uu.se
- +46 18 471 25 07