In addition to a solid competence in a specialized field of geology, students will have acquired the following after completing the Master of Science in Geosciences:
student gain experience in fields relevant for the job market. industry, the public sector and other research institutions ensures that you as a M. We have unique geology right on our doorstep, which offers a special understanding of the processes that continue to shape the earth. The research undertaken in geology at UiT Arctic University of Norway focuses mainly on fieldwork in Northern Norway, in climate and marine geology with research cruises in the polar areas. The Master`s program in Geosciences is aimed at providing students with a solid in-depth education covering, e.g., marine geosciences, structural geology, petrology, mineralogy, ore geology, sedimentology, quaternary geosciences, petroleum geosciences and geohazards You can either follow courses at The University Centre in Svalbard, elsewhere in Norway or abroad. The number of elective courses varies in regards to topic(s) of study. Additional Materialsĭownload the course syllabus.The study consists of a Master's Thesis (60 ECTS) as well as mandatory and elective courses (60 ECTS). We use a fixed final exam which covers much of the course material. We perform a pre-course and post-course test of student material each semester. Develop and test multiple working hypotheses.Identify and interpret tectonic, volcanic, and other landforms.Identify and describe common rocks, minerals, soils, and other geologic materials.Visualize geologic data and relationships in three-dimensions.Think critically and quantitatively about those observations.Keep an organized and complete field book, including making careful observations.
Use a geologic map, aerial photos, and remotely-sensed data in the field.Use a Brunton compass to measure geologic structures.Construct and use topographic maps, topographic profiles, stratigraphic columns, and geologic maps.Use a topographic map for navigation and recording of spatial data.Students who successfully complete this course will be able to: As our student population diversifies, we face increasing challenges in bringing research and problem oriented learning to our students. Careful scheduling has allowed us to regularly get our over committed, often employed commuter school students into the field at an early stage. Also it serves our goal of keeping the students working on field labs and research projects throughout their curriculum. This serves as an interest maintainer and leveling class. Our students enter our program from a variety of introductory classes and from different institutions. There are two main reasons that we are very satisfied with this course. We specifically kept the course description vague, which has allowed faculty in a variety of disciplines to teach the class. We expect the students that finish this class to be able to describe rocks in the field, make basic stratigraphic columns from field measurements, make and interpret geologic maps, and map landforms and surficial deposits. This is combined with basic surface processes and geomorphology to put the field laboratories in perspective. The Geoscience processes course includes 6 to 8 field laboratories that generally integrate geologic hazards and landforms with the teaching of field mapping skills in interpretation of geologic maps and cross sections. The subject matter in Geoscience Processes is a laundry list of the skills and knowledge that we wanted our students to have coming into our upper division courses, taught, as much as possible in the field and with the specific goal of keeping our undergraduates interested in geology while completing their math and chemistry requirements. Jump down to Overview and Context * Course Content * Connecting to the Future of Science * Goals and Assessment * Additional Materials Overview and ContextĪn introduction to field techniques and mapping taught from a variety of perspectives, depending on the instructor. Information for this profile was provided by Richard Langford in 2007.
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