Programme structure

In the programme option Applied Basin Analysis: Processes, Resources and Evolution of Life, you will take the 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.

The programme has the following structure:

• Mandatory courses, 20 ECTS credits
• Elective courses, 40 ECTS credits
• Master's thesis, 60 ECTS credits

Applicants without a background in geosciences have 40 ECTS mandatory- and 20 ECTS elective courses. In addition, the master thesis which counts for 60 ECTS.

Course of study

4th semester	Master's thesis
3rd semester	Elective course / master’s thesis	Master's thesis
2nd semester	Mandatory course / elective course	Elective course / mandatory course	Master’s thesis / elective course
1st semester	Mandatory course + HSE-courses	Elective course / mandatory course	Elective course / mandatory course
	10 ECTS credits	10 ECTS credits	10 ECTS credits

For applicants without a background in geosciences

4th semester	Master's thesis
3rd semester	Elective course / master’s thesis	Master's thesis
2nd semester	Mandatory course / elective course	Elective course / mandatory course	Master’s thesis / elective course
1st semester	Mandatory course + HSE-courses	Mandatory course / elective course	Mandatory course / elective course
	10 ECTS credits	10 ECTS credits	10 ECTS credits

Mandatory courses

You select courses after consulting with your supervisor or coordinator of the programme option.

You choose at least 20 ECTS from the courses below. Students admitted without a background in geosciences must choose 40 ECTS.

• GEO4014 – Basin Analysis Seminar and Field Course (spring)
• GEO4216 – Sedimentologi og sekvensstratigrafi (autumn)
• GEO4240 – Seismic Interpretation (spring)
• GEO4250 – Subsurface Characterization (autumn)
• GEO4260 – Geophysical Monitoring (spring)
• GEO4850 – Basin Tectonics and Structures (autumn)

Elective courses

You choose 40 ECTS of elective master's courses, and students admitted without a background in geosciences must choose 20 ECTS elective courses.

You select courses after consulting with your supervisor or coordinator of the programme option.

Recommended courses

Autumn	Spring
GEO4034 – Geohazards	GEO4151 – Earthquake and Volcanic Processes
GEO4120 – Near-Surface Geophysics	GEO4214 – Palynology, Palaeobotany and Palaeoclimatology
GEO4131 – Geomechanics	GEO4460 – Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Geographical Data Acquisition
GEO4140 – Environmental stratigraphy	GEO4840 – Tectonics
GEO4190 – Hydrogeologi	GEO5911 – CO2 storage - Physical and chemical processes (every other spring starting from 2020)
GEO4211 – Petroleum Systems
GEO4212 – Paleozoology, Systematics and Evolution
GEO4515 – Remote Sensing of the Earth surface
GEO4520 – Advanced Remote Sensing: Natural Hazards and Climate Change
GEO4630 – Geodynamics
GEO4810 – Deformation of Earth Materials
GEO4812 – Ore-Forming Processes
GEO4822 – Geochemistry

Below we have listed a few typical course combinations for different subject areas within this programme option:

Applied Geophysics

• GEO4120 – Near-Surface Geophysics (autumn)
• GEO4240 – Seismic Interpretation (spring)
• GEO4250 – Subsurface Characterization (autumn)
• GEO4260 – Geophysical Monitoring (spring)

Paleontology

• GEO4140 – Environmental stratigraphy (autumn)
• GEO4212 – Paleozoology, Systematics and Evolution (autumn)
• GEO4214 – Palynology, Palaeobotany and Palaeoclimatology (spring)

Structural Geology and Sedimentology

• GEO4140 – Environmental stratigraphy (autumn)
• GEO4216 – Sedimentologi og sekvensstratigrafi (autumn)
• GEO4240 – Seismic Interpretation (spring)
• GEO4630 – Geodynamics (autumn)
• GEO4840 – Tectonics (spring)
• GEO4850 – Basin Tectonics and Structures (autumn)

Subsurface characterization: CCS, Exploration, Geothermal, Ore Resources

• GEO4211 – Petroleum Systems (autumn)
• GEO4240 – Seismic Interpretation (autumn)
• GEO4812 – Ore-Forming Processes (autumn)
• GEO5911 – CO2 storage - Physical and chemical processes (every other spring starting from 2020)

More information about the master's degree

Information related to the completion of the master's thesis, including the master's agreement and other application forms, can be found at the information page for master's studies at the Department of Geosciences.

Selection of topic for the master's thesis

The master's thesis is worth 60 ECTS credits. The thesis project and supervisor are assigned towards the end of the first semester. The availability of thesis topics depends on the programme option, and further information on available topics can be found below.

See all available topics

Diploma and degree

This programme leads to the following degree: Master of Science in Geosciences

The diploma is issued when you have completed the courses that meet the requirements for a degree. Read more about diplomas.

Course- and semester pages

Click on each course (see the table above) to find the following:

• Timetable
• Date and location of exams
• Curriculum and learning requirements

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