Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Planetary Geosciences

The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.


Study Programme

Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Applied Remote Sensing 1 1st Semester Compulsory CS 6.0
Computational Methods Applied to Geophysics 1 1st Semester Compulsory GEO 6.0
Image Processing and Analysis 1 1st Semester Compulsory CS 6.0
Planetary Sciences 1 1st Semester Compulsory AS 6.0
Comparative Sedimentology 1 2nd Semester Compulsory GEO 6.0
Mapping and Data Processing 1 2nd Semester Compulsory PG 6.0
Planetary Analogues Field Work 1 2nd Semester Compulsory PG 6.0
Planetary Geology 1 2nd Semester Compulsory PG 6.0
Planetary Materials 1 2nd Semester Compulsory PG 6.0
Advanced Techniques in Data Analysis 1 1st Semester Elective * IN 6.0
Astronomy 1 1st Semester Elective * AS 6.0
Databases and Information Analysis 1 1st Semester Elective * CS 6.0
Field Geology 1 1st Semester Elective * GEO 6.0
Foundations of Astrophysics 1 1st Semester Elective * AS 6.0
Interaction of Radiation with Matter 1 1st Semester Elective * IN 6.0
Interfaces and Data Acquisition Systems 1 1st Semester Elective * IN 6.0
Parallel Computing 1 1st Semester Elective * CS 6.0
Quantum Physics 1 1st Semester Elective * PH 6.0
Reflectance Spectroscopy of Asteroids 1 1st Semester Elective * AS 6.0
Vacuum Physics and Technology 1 1st Semester Elective * IN 6.0
Course unit title Year Regime Type Subject area ECTS credits
Data Analysis 2 1st Semester Compulsory CS 2.0
Earth and Planetary Interiors 2 1st Semester Compulsory PG 5.0
Earth and Planetary Remote Sensing 2 1st Semester Compulsory PG 3.0
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes 2 1st Semester Compulsory PG 5.0
Fluid dynamics 2 1st Semester Compulsory PH 5.0
Geographical Information Systems 2 2 1st Semester Compulsory PG 2.0
Lab analyses and field geophysics 2 1st Semester Compulsory GEO 4.0
Science and Research communication 2 1st Semester Compulsory MC 1.0
Space exploration programmes 2 1st Semester Compulsory STS 3.0
Internship 2 2nd Semester Compulsory PG 30.0

The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit