Master in 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.


Paths


Specialization in Environment and Planning

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Global Changes 1 02003654 1st Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Impact Assessment and Environmental Rehabilitation 1 02002862 1st Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Remote Sensing and Geographycal Information Systems 1 02002748 1st Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Seminar of Environmental Geology 1 02003660 1st Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Environmental Geochemistry 1 02003764 2nd Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Seminar in Geology and Planning 1 02003770 2nd Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Thematic Cartography 1 02003719 2nd Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Water Resources 1 02003753 2nd Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Dissertation on Environment and Land Use Planning 2 02003863 Annual Compulsory GEOL 60.0

Grupo: Options Group - 1st semester (min ECTS 6.0)

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Applied Geophysics 1 02002774 1st Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0
Natural Risk Assessment and Management 1 02003682 1st Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0

Grupo: Options Group - 2nd semester (min ECTS 6.0)

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Fluvial Basins and Coastal Systems 1 02003809 2nd Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0
Geoconservation 1 02003792 2nd Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0

Specialization in Geological Resources

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Exploitation Methods of Georesources 1 02016524 1st Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Georesources Exploration 1 02016513 1st Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Remote Sensing and Geographycal Information Systems 1 02002748 1st Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Geological Resources Evaluation 1 02016541 2nd Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Seminar on Geological Resources 1 02016559 2nd Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Thematic Cartography 1 02003719 2nd Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Dissertation in Geological Resources 2 02016576 Annual Compulsory GEOL 60.0

Grupo: Options Group - 1st semester (min ECTS 12.0)

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Sedimentary Basin Analysis 1 02003708 1st Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Applied Geophysics 1 02002774 1st Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0
Applied Hydrogeology 1 02016530 1st Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0
Geologic Resources Modelling 1 02002805 1st Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0
Impact Assessment and Environmental Rehabilitation 1 02002862 1st Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0

Grupo: Options Group - 2nd semester (min ECTS 12.0)

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Geological Structures and Geophysical Interpretation 1 02003826 2nd Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
EnergetIc Resources 1 02016565 2nd Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0
Environmental Geochemistry 1 02003764 2nd Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0
Seminar in Geology and Planning 1 02003770 2nd Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0
Water Resources 1 02003753 2nd Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0

Specialization in Petroleum Geology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Remote Sensing and Geographycal Information Systems 1 02002748 1st Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Sedimentary Basin Analysis 1 02003708 1st Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Seminar in Data Aquisition and Interpretation 1 02003646 1st Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Seminar of Atlantic Basins Geology I 1 02003693 1st Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Geological Structures and Geophysical Interpretation 1 02003826 2nd Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Micropaleontology 1 02003837 2nd Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Petrology and Diagenesis Analysis 1 02003815 2nd Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Thematic Cartography 1 02003719 2nd Semester Compulsory GEOL 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Dissertation on Geology of Petroleum 2 02003874 Annual Compulsory GEOL 60.0

Grupo: Options Group - 1st semester (min ECTS 6.0)

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Applied Geophysics 1 02002774 1st Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0
Impact Assessment and Environmental Rehabilitation 1 02002862 1st Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0

Grupo: Options Group - 2nd semester (min ECTS 6.0)

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Institutional Organization and Communication 1 02003848 2nd Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0
Seminar of Atlantic Basins Geology II 1 02003781 2nd Semester Elective * GEOL 6.0

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