Masters degree in Arctic Marine Geology and Geophysics

Programme structure diagram

5S	Masters thesis (30)
5A	Masters thesis (20)		Optional (10)
4S	Masters thesis (10)	Optional (20)**
4A	GEO-3121 Marine geology	Field trip/Field course (10)	Optional (10)*

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Obligatory courses (20 ECTS)
The following courses are obligatory for the Masters degree in Arctic Marine Geology and Geophysics:

		GEO-3121	Marine geology	(10)
			Field trip/field course totalling	(10)

Optional courses (40 ECTS)
The optional courses and field courses can be taken in any term as long as the required total number of credits is obtained. The following courses are required according to the main topic of the thesis:


a) stratigraphy-sedimentary environments:

	(1) 4A	GEO-3123	Marine geophysics	(10)
	(2) 4S	GEO-3112	Sedimentary processes and products	(10)

b) palaeoclimate:
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	(1) 4A	GEO-3111	Reconstructing Quaternary environments	(10)
	(2) 4S	GEO-3112	Sedimentary processes and products	(10)
		GEO-3122	Micropalaeontology	(5)

c) seismic processing:

	(1) 4A	GEO-3123	Marine geophysics	(10)
	(2) 4S	GEO-3126	Practical seismic processing	(5)

The remaining credits should be chosen among:
- GEO-3104 Advanced structural geology (5)
- GEO-3106 Tectonics (10)
- GEO-3111 Reconstructing Quaternary environments (10)
- GEO-3112 Sedimentary processes and products (10)
- GEO-3115 Petroleum geology (10)
- GEO-3116 Bore hole data/reservoir analysis (10)
- GEO-3117 Optical mineralogi/Sedimentary petrography (10)
- GEO-3122 Micropalaeontology (5)
- GEO-3123 Marine geophysics (10)
- GEO-3125 Signal analysis in marine seismics (5)
- GEO-3126 Practical seismic processing (5)
- GEO-3127 3-D seismic interpretation (5)
- GEO-3118 Environmental geology (5)
- Science courses subject to approval
- Semester project in geology
- National courses in earth sciences subject to approval