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 - Scientific Writing, Presentation and Field Course (spring)
- GEO4216 – Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy (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.