You will find people with a background in geosciences working in public administration and management, consulting companies, research institutions, and in the public and private sector in Norway and abroad. See where some of our former students work today (in Norwegian).
Read career interviews with former students (in Norwegian)
The master's programme has close connections with a range of research institutes and private companies, this including The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE), Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Norwegian Polar Institute, The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Centre for International Climate Research (CICERO), Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Norwegian Seismic Array (NORSAR), Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Equinor and Hydro - among others. Many of our alumni work in these organisations after completing their studies.
The master's programme also closely cooperates with research environments and centres like The Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED).
A master’s degree in geosciences is a good foundation for a career in upper secondary education or in the education sector in general.
After completing the master’s degree, you may consider PhD studies. Read more about this way below:
Doctoral degree, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, UiO
Jobs and careers
Are you looking to prepare for life after your studies as you enter the workforce? Here, you can find tips and inspiration on how to plan for your future career while still being a student
Interviews with graduates - Career prospects
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Tobias investigates pollution in Bergen
– Climate has been an interest of mine since I was little. Back then I thought of meteorologists as the people who "only" forecast the weather on TV – the typical stereotype. I soon found out, however, that this was a very exciting field of study with lots of opportunities and activities, says Tobias Wolf (25).
In Norwegian
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?shild er klima- og milj?leder for Baneservice
?shild er milj?geolog. Hun bidrar til det gr?nne skiftet i en arbeidshverdag som varierer fra feltarbeid i grusen til utvikling av b?rekraftstrategi.
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Magnus er oseanograf og seksjonsleder i Akvaplan-niva
Magnus studerte geofag for ? finne l?sninger p? milj?- og klimaproblemene. N? er han med p? ? begrense forurensing fra oppdrettsanlegg.
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Utvikler radarer og m?ler sn?mengden i fjellet
Sander er geofysiker og utvikler teknologi som skal m?le sn?mengden i fjellet. M?let er ? ?ke forutsigbarheten ved vannkraftproduksjon, slik at vi kan produsere mer fornybar energi og f? billigere str?m.
