Master studies at the Department of Geosciences

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Learning resources at UiO

Here you will find valuable learning resources during your time as a student. 

  • My studies app
  • Book reading room seat
  • Book colloquium room
  • Digital tools when you study
  • IT services and software
  • University Library
  • Writing and studying techniques

Master Seminars in Geosciences

The master seminar series run parallel with your master studies. It is not mandatory to participate, but we recommend that you follow as they will help you in your studies. Some of the seminars need registration.

Applications

  • Master's agreement
  • Data Management Plan (DMP) for Master Thesis
  • Changing the master contract
  • Special syllabus
  • Recognition of external education (for MSc programme)

 

Local regulations

Local regulations for the MSc Geosciences:

  • Master's contract deadline
  • Postponed MSc thesis submission
  • Scope for the special syllabus in Geoscience

Contact persons for the programme options

If you have questions about the programme structure for your study option, you may contact the coordinator for the programme options.

Potential supervisors and their main topics of research

Here, you'll find an overview of supervisors in Geosciences at the Department of Geosciences, CEED and others and their area of research.

Finishing the MSc programme

Completing your studies – The final steps:

  • Deadline
  • Format and cover (front page template)
  • Submitting the master's thesis
  • Print your thesis
  • Final examination
  • Clearance form
  • Diploma and diploma registry

Master's theses submitted at the Department of Geosciences

Here you will find master's theses that have previously been submitted at the Department of Geosciences.

Master examinations

10:00 AM, Seminar room 102 (Mellomrommet), the Geology building

Assessing ground ice changes in Svalbard from SAR interferometry and modelling

10:00 AM, Meeting room 217b (iEarth), the Geology building

Can offshore sediments be used to identify historical tsunamis? An organic geochemical approach for tracing offshore deposits of the AD 1755 tsunami at Algarve Coast, Portugal

12:00 PM, Meeting room 016 (Undergrunnen), the Geology building

Petroleum-based Hydraulic oils vs. Bio-oils: A comparative assessment of soil biodegradability – A small-scale, 12 months biodegradation experiment

9:30 AM, Meeting room k43 (Bifrost), the Geology building

Relative Importance of Input Parameters in Fault Stability Assessment

10:00 AM, Svalbard room/lunch room, Natural History Museum, Kabelgata 40, Økern

Trace fossils, paleoecology, and depositional setting of the Middle Ordovician Lysaker Member (Huk Formation), Geitungholmen, Asker

9:00 AM, Hybrid examination: University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) + Zoom

On Turbulent Exchange Processes in the High-Arctic Mountainous Boundary Layer

Contact

Student administration

Email:
studieinfo@geo.uio.no

Telephone:
+47 22 85 66 73