What can I expect during the Master's programme?
The master's programme in Applied Geosciences provides an intensification and supplementation of the specialist knowledge acquired from the bachelor's programme. The modular structure of this study programme allows for specialisations in the following focus areas:
- GeoEnergies: The GeoEnergies specialisation focuses on the exploration and use of ‘low carbon’ energy resources (geothermal energy, natural hydrogen) and the safe subsurface storage of energy carriers (e.g. natural gas, hydrogen) as well as the greenhouse gas CO2. Petroleum- and hydrogeological subjects round off the range of courses. The GeoEnergies specialisation prepares graduates to play an active role in the success of the energy transition.
- Applied Geophysics: Applied Geophysics covers the physical methods for surveying the subsurface. We focus on petrophysical and paleomagnetic lab experiments, and on seismic, magnetic, and electrical methods for subsurface imaging. Students learn to apply those methods for the characterization of the shallow subsurface for construction projects or environmental studies, or to evaluate geothermal or mineral resources at great depth.
- Economic, Environmental and Technical Geology: Exploration of raw material deposits, the assessment and refinement of raw materials, the evaluation of geolocical risks and geological environmental risks incurred by human activity and the clearance of contaminated sites.
The Master's progamme is conducted in English.
Qualifications profile and typical fields of activity
Applied Geosciences today are an important interdisciplinary subject in the general field of environmental protection (spatial acquisition and interpretation of geological/geochemical/geophysical data as a basis for spatial planning, the analysis of geological risks, and environmental impact assessment). By providing low carbon energy resources and critical raw materials for the energy transition, the Applied Geosciences also play an outstanding role in the fight against global warming.
Graduates of Applied Geosciences find professional opportunities on a national and international level in companies operating in the fields of mining, raw materials, exploration and their service environments, in geophysics service companies, in the construction material and utility material industry, in companies dealing with waste tips, recycling, and the clearance of old tips, the construction sector, at universities and research institutions, and as independent civil engineers and consultants.