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| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Full-time | 2 years | - | - | EUR 2739 per year |
The Master’s degree in Geophysics for Natural Risks and Resources has the main goal of educating professionals and researchers capable of approaching in a multi-disciplinary manner the theory and applications of physical methodologies for the exploration and characterization of the subsoil. This exploration can take place ad different spatial scales, from meters to tens and hundreds of kilometers, with aims spanning a large number of application and theoretical areas where the knowledge of soil and subsoil is crucial. Both computational and field oriented specializations are foreseen.
Programme structure
Common Path: Solid Earth Geophysics, Applied Geophysics, Electromagnetism, Basic Geology, Mathematical Physics for the Earth System, Digital Data Processing, Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Exploration Seismology.*
Path 1: Numerical Methods, Management and Analysis of Physics Data, Laboratories of Computational Physics, Advanced Statistics, Statistical Mechanics, Machine Learning.
Path 2: Geophysics for Cultural Heritage, Applied Geodesy, Seismic Response of Built Structure, Geotechnics, Geothermics, Hydrology.
Career opportunities
Graduates work as Exploration Geophysicist or Applied and Environmental Geophysicist or as consultants in oil&gas, and renewable energy industries, renewable energy industries, civil engineering/constructions companies, insurance enterprises, either in public or private sectors. They can sit the examination to become professional Geologists and they can also pursue a career as researchers, starting from a PhD in Earth Sciences.
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Our tuition fees will not exceed 3000 euros per year. Scholarship and fee waivers are available for international students, for more information visit our website.
Bachelor diploma (or equivalent)
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian.
You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university.
English B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent
Please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions
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