Programme structure
In the program option Sedimentology, paleontology and stratigraphy, you will take mandatory and recommended courses in the first semesters. The courses are a total of 60 ECTS credits. You start with the Master's thesis in the second or third semester, depending on your selection of courses.
The course of study you follow depends on whether or not you have a background in geosciences. If you do not have a background in geosciences you are required to follow a special program structure, see the lower part of the page.
The course of study for you with a background in geosciences
| 4th semester | Master's thesis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd semester | Recommended course/Master's thesis | Master's thesis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd semester | Mandatory course | Recommended course | Recommended course/Master's thesis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st semester | Mandatory course + HSE-courses | Mandatory course | Recommended course | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mandatory courses
You choose at least three of the following courses:
- GEO4140 – Environmental stratigraphy
- GEO4211 – Petroleum Systems
- GEO4212 – Paleozoology, Systematics and Evolution
- GEO4214 – Palynology, palaeobotanikk og paleoklimatologi
- GEO4216 – Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy
- GEO4850 – Basin Tectonics and Structures
Recommended courses
Course selection is done in consultation with the supervisor or coordinator for the program option in the subject area of interest.
Courses can be chosen from the list of mandatory courses, or from the following:
- GEO4014 – Basin Analysis - Scientific Writing, Presentation and Field Course (overlap 5 ECTS towards GEO4012 and GEO4011).
- GEO4120 – Near-Surface Geophysics
- GEO4131 – Geomechanics
- GEO4250 – Subsurface Characterization
- GEO4460 – Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Geographical Data Acquisition (overlap with GEO3460)
- GEO4515 – Remote Sensing of the Earth surface (overlap with GEO3515 and GEG2240)
- GEO4810 – Deformation Processes and Microstructures
- GEO4812 – Ore-forming Processes
- GEO4840 – Tectonics
- Also, courses from UNIS and BIO/KJM/FYS/MAT courses can be chosen.
The course of study for you without a background in geosciences
| 4th semester | Master's thesis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd semester | Recommended course/Master's thesis | Master's thesis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd semester | GEO4214 – Palynology, palaeobotanikk og paleoklimatologi | Recommended course | Recommended course/Master's thesis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st semester | GEO4212 – Paleozoology, Systematics and Evolution + HSE-courses | GEO4140 – Environmental stratigraphy | Recommended course | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mandatory courses
- GEO4212 – Paleozoology, Systematics and Evolution
- GEO4214 – Palynology, palaeobotanikk og paleoklimatologi
- GEO4140 – Environmental stratigraphy
Recommended courses
Course selection is done in consultation with the supervisor or coordinator for the program option in the subject area of interest.
Students that have taken GEO2120 – Sedimentology and/or GEO2160 – Paleontology and Paleoecology from the University of Oslo can apply to use the courses as elective courses in the master program unless they are used in the students Bachelor's diploma. Application for use of one or both of the bachelor courses must be attached as an application to, and submitted together with, the master contract.
- GEO4100 – Environmental Geology
- GEO4161 – Contaminants in the Geoenvironment
- GEO4216 – Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy
For students with a background in biosciences, recommended courses are:
- BIO4230 – Biogeography and Biodiversity (continued)
- BIOS4301 – Marine bentic ecology
- BIOS5213 – Phylogeny and Classification
Also, courses from UNIS and BIO/KJM/FYS/MAT can be chosen.