Programme structure

In the programme option Geohazards and geomechanics, you will take a mandatory and recommended course 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

2nd semester

Recommended course

Recommended course

Master's thesis

1st semester

GEO4034 – Geohazards + HSE-courses

GEO4120 – Near-Surface Geophysics

GEO4131 – Geomechanics

10 ECTS credits

10 ECTS credits

10 ECTS credits

Mandatory courses

• GEO4034 – Geohazards (overlap with GEO4181)
• GEO4120 – Near-Surface Geophysics
• GEO4131 – Geomechanics / Recommended course: - Selection of course depends on whether you have taken GEO3131 - Geomechanics or similar, or not. If you have taken geomechanics, you choose a course from the recommended list below.

Recommended courses

Course selection is done in consultation with the supervisor or coordinator for the programme option:

• GEO4171 – Floods and landslides
• GEO4151 – Earthquake and Volcanic Processes
• GEO4432 – The Surface Energy Balance in Cold Environments
• GEO4515 – Remote Sensing (overlap with GEG2240) / GEO4520 – Advanced remote sensing and topographic analysis
• GEO4460 – Surveying, Photogrammetry and Spatial Analysis (overlap with GEO3460)

Other recommended courses:

• GEO4190 – Hydrogeology
• GEO4340 – Fluvial hydrology
• GEO4320 – Hydrological Modelling
• GEO4300 – Geophysical Data Science
• GEO4620 – Seismic Waves and Seismology
• GEO4630 – Geodynamics
• GEO4850 – Structural Geology and Basin Formation