Earth Science
Are you interested in our planet, its evolution through time, the environment and a sustainable future? At the Department of Earth Sciences, you learn about the processes and events that have built and continue to shape the conditions of Earth. Using this as a point of departure for understanding the complex world we live in, and how we affect it, is one of the great challenges of mankind.
Programmes
Master's Programme in Earth Science – Geology
Master's Programme in Earth Science – Hydrology/Hydrogeology
Master's Programme in Earth Science – Palaeobiology
Master's Programme in Earth Science – Physical Geography
Master's Programme in Palaeobiology – PANGEA
Master's Programme in Sustainable and Innovative Natural Resource Management – SINReM
Courses
Bachelor's level, basic courses
Climate Leadership: Strategies for Transition, 5 credits
Earth Science - Planet Earth, 30 credits
Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters, 5 credits
Energy Knowledge, 15 credits
Evolution of Life in the History of Earth, 7.5 credits
Gemstones and Minerals for Beginners, 5 credits
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region, 10 credits
Introduction to the Physics and Dynamics of the Earth, 5 credits
The Changing Climate, 7.5 credits
The End of the World, 7.5 credits
The Global Energy System, 5 credits
The Life and Times of the Dinosaurs, 7.5 credits
Bachelor's level, continuing courses
Applied and Environmental Geophysics, 10 credits
Atmospheric and Climate Physics, 15 credits
Atmospheric Radiation, 5 credits
Digital Water for Sustainable Cities, 5 credits
Environmental and Climate Change, 10 credits
Field Course in Bedrock Geology, 5 credits
Field Course in Stratigraphy and Hydrology, 5 credits
Fluid Mechanics, 5 credits
Geographical Information Systems I, 5 credits
Geology for Physicists, 15 credits
Geophysical Methods with Applications, 10 credits
GIS and Remote Sensing, 10 credits
Hydrology and Water Resource Management, 10 credits
Independent Project in Earth Science, 15 credits
Landscape Development, 10 credits
Meteorology, Hydrology and Environmental Measurement Techniques, 15 credits
Observe, Analyse and Present Weather, 5 credits
Remote Sensing with Applications in Weather and Climate, 5 credits
Resources and Environment, 10 credits
Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeobiology, 10 credits
Soil Mechanics and Engineering Geology, 10 credits
Statistic Methods in Earth Science, 5 credits
Structural Geology and Ground Stability, 10 credits
Master's level courses
African Mineral Resources: The Science and Politics of Sustainable Extraction of Mineral Resources, 5 credits
Air Quality and Applied Meteorology, 15 credits
Analytical Methods in Earth Science, 10 credits
Applications of Geodynamics, 5 credits
Applied 3D Geological Mapping and Modelling, 5 credits
Applied Earthquake Seismology, 5 credits
Applied Geoinformatics for Earth Sciences, 5 credits
Applied Geophysics and Rock Physics, 15 credits
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning, 15 credits
Challenges in Deep and High Stress Mining, 5 credits
Climate Knowledge for Teachers and Educators, 5 credits
Climate Variations, 5 credits
Climatology and Climatological Methods, 5 credits
Cold Region Hydrology and Environmental Change, 10 credits
Continuum Mechanics in Geophysics, 5 credits
Critical Metals and Minerals, 5 credits
Degree Project D in Earth Science, 15 credits
Degree Project E in Earth Science, 45 credits
Degree Project E1 in Earth Science, 30 credits
Degree Project E2 in Earth Science, 30 credits
Dynamics of Earth Systems: Global Change, 10 credits
Earthquake Seismology, 5 credits
Economic Geology, 10 credits
Ecosystems in the Anthropocene, 15 credits
Electromagnetic Geophysics, 10 credits
Electromagnetic Methods in Deep Mineral Exploration, 3 credits
Environmental Change on Geological Timescales, 5 credits
Experimental Boundary Layer Meteorology, 15 credits
Exploration and Environmental Geophysics, 15 credits
Exploration Geochemistry, 5 credits
Exploring Space Resources, 5 credits
Fennoscandia and Beyond: Orogenies Through Time, 10 credits
Field Methods in Earth Science, 5 credits
Geochemistry of Volcanic and Magmatic Systems, 5 credits
Geodynamic Field Project, 5 credits
Geological Field Project, 5 credits
Geomorphology and Earth Surface Processes, 10 credits
Georesource Exploration and Characterisation, 5 credits
Glaciology and Landscape Processes, 15 credits
Global Geophysics, 10 credits
Groundwater and Surface Water Modelling, 10 credits
Hydrochemistry, 5 credits
Hydrological Processes, 10 credits
Introduction to Seismology, 5 credits
Inversion of Geophysical Data, 10 credits
Metamorphic and Metasomatic Processes, 5 credits
Meteorological Project Work, 15 credits
Meteorology in Practice, 15 credits
Mineral Exploration, 10 credits
Mineralogy and Gemmology, 5 credits
Natural Hazards and Disasters, 5 credits
Numerical Modelling of the Atmosphere, 10 credits
Numerical Modelling of the Atmosphere II, 5 credits
Ore Deposits, 15 credits
Origin and Early Evolution of Life, 15 credits
Origin and Evolution of the Vertebrates, 15 credits
Physical and Chemical Properties of Rocks, Minerals and Materials, 5 credits
Physical Characterisation of the Subsurface, 2 credits
Physical Properties of Rocks, 5 credits
Presentation and Publication, 5 credits
Principles of Palaeobiology, 15 credits
Project Work in Geophysics, 15 credits
Project Work in Meteorology, 5 credits
Reflection Seismology, 5 credits
Regional Structural Seismology, 5 credits
Research Trends in Physical Geography and Hydrology, 5 credits
Rock Stress and Rock Stress Measurements, 3 credits
Seismic Imaging, 5 credits
Seismology, 10 credits
Snow Physics and Hydrology, 10 credits
Statistical Methods in Natural Sciences, 5 credits
Statistics and Data Analysis Methods, 5 credits
Sustainable Management of Contaminated Soil and Sediment, 3 credits
Tectonics, 15 credits
Tectonics and Geodynamics, 10 credits
The Earth's Potential Fields, 5 credits
The Physics and Dynamics of the Earth, 5 credits
The Structure and Dynamics of Frontal Systems, 10 credits
Time Series Analysis of Geophysical Data, 5 credits
Turbulence and Micrometeorology, 15 credits
Water and Society, 5 credits
Contact
- Study counselling
- studievagledare@geo.uu.se
- +46 18 471 25 07