Programme structure

In the programme option Hydrology and glaciology, you will take mandatory and recommended courses the first semesters. The courses are a total of 60 ECTS credits. You start with the Master's thesis in the second or third semester, depending on your selection of courses.

Course of study

4th semester

Master's thesis

3rd semester

Recommended course/Master's thesis

Master's thesis

2nd semester

GEO4432 – The Surface Energy Balance in Cold Environments

Mandatory course

Recommended course/Master's thesis

1st semester

GEO4320 – Hydrological Modelling + HSE-courses

Mandatory course

Mandatory course

10 ECTS credits

10 ECTS credits

10 ECTS credits

Mandatory courses 

• GEO4320 – Hydrological Modelling
• GEO4432 – The Surface Energy Balance in Cold Environments
• STK4150 – Environmental and Spatial Statistics / GEO4300 – Geophysical Data Science / FYS-STK4155 – Applied Data Analysis and Machine Learning 
• Two of the following courses:
  • GEO4171 – Floods, Avalanches and Landslides
  • GEO4340 – Fluvial Hydrology
  • GEO4420 – Glaciology
  • GEO5440 – Cryospheric Modelling (5 ECTS credits) / GEO5441 - Cryospheric modelling/with project

Recommended courses

Course selection is done in consultation with the supervisor or coordinator for the programme option. Courses can be choosen from the list of mandatory courses, or from the following:

• GEO4190 – Hydrogeology
• GEO4410 – Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphology
• GEO4515 – Remote Sensing of the Earth surface (overlap with GEO3515 and GEG2240) / GEO4520 – Advanced Remote Sensing and Topographic Analysis
• FYS-STK4155 – Applied Data Analysis and Machine Learning
• IN4200 – High-Performance Computing and Numerical Projects
• MAT4110 – Introduction to Numerical Analysis