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Courses and Bachelor study plans at Department of Earth Science
Here you can find an overview of courses and Bachelor study plans at our department. The 100-level courses are introductory courses taught in Norwegian, and are mainly for bachelor students. 200-level courses can be taken by both bachelor and master students, while 300-level courses are for master and PhD students.
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SPRING COURSES
100-level courses
GEOV104 / Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics (10 ECTS)
GEOV109 / Introduction to Geochemistry (10 ECTS)
GEOV111 / Geophysical Methods (10 ECTS)
200-level courses
GEOV218 / Rock Physics (10 ECTS)
GEOV225 / Field Course in Quarternary Geology and Palaeoclimatology (10 ECTS)
GEOV231 / Marine Geological Field-and Laboratory Course (10 ECTS)
GEOV261 / Basin analysis and subsurface interpretation (10 ECTS)
GEOV265 / Global and Applied Geophysics (10 ECTS)
GEOV298 / Geo Internship (10 ECTS)
300-level courses
GEOV302 / Data analysis in earth science (10 ECTS)
GEOV316 / Practical Skills in Remote Sensing and Spatial analysis (10 ECTS)
GEOV322 / Master Level Field Excursion in Quaternary Geology (5 ECTS)
GEOV325 / Glaciology (10 ECTS)
GEOV329 / Quaternary geochronology (10 ECTS)
GEOV331 / Palaeoceanography (5 ECTS)
GEOV342 / The geochemical toolbox (10 ECTS)
GEOV344 / Geobiology and evolution of life on Earth (10 ECTS, will be taught next time spring 2025)
GEOV345 / Regional geologic excursion to Western Norway (5 ECTS)
GEOV350 / Geodynamics and Plate Tectonic Processes (10 ECTS)
GEOV355 / Applied Seismology (10 ECTS)
GEOV360 / Advanced clastic sedimentology (10 ECTS)
Continuing education courses
AUTUMN COURSES
100-level courses
GEOV101 / Introduction to Geology (10 ECTS)
GEOV107 / Introduction to Sedimentology (10 ECTS)
GEOV110 / Introduction to Earth surface processes and paleoclimate (10 ECTS)
GEOV112 / Physics of the Solid Earth (10 ECTS)
GEOV113 / Seismic Reflection Data: Acquisition and Processing (10 ECTS)
GEOV114 / Introduction to geobiology (10 ECTS)
200-level courses
GEOV205 / Geographical Information Systems: Theory and Practice (10 ECTS)
GEOV217 / Geohazards (10 ECTS)
GEOV222 / Palaeoclimatology (10 ECTS)
GEOV243 / Environmental geochemistry (10 ECTS)
GEOV245 / Geomicrobiology (10 ECTS)
GEOV251 / Advanced Structural Geology (10 ECTS)
GEOV272 / Seismic Interpretation (10 ECTS)
GEOV277 / Signal analysis and inversion in the earth sciences (10 ECTS)
300-level courses
GEOV300 / Scientific writing and communication in Earth Science (5 ECTS)
GEOV324 / Polar Palaeoclimate (5 ECTS)
GEOV355 / Applied Seismology (10 ECTS)
GEOV361 / Sequence Stratigraphy and Source-to-Sink (10 ECTS)
GEOV364 / Advanced basin analysis (5 ECTS)
Sustainability courses
SDG207 / Energy Transition (10 ECTS)
SDG213 / Causes and consequences of Climate Change (10 ECTS)
Continuing education courses
SPRING & AUTUMN COURSES
HOSP-GEOV / Science Project in Earth Science (5 or 10 ECTS)
SDG607 / Energy Transition (10 ECTS)
Study plan Bachelor program in Earth Science - geophysics
6. semester | Electives/Exchange | ||
5. semester | Ex.Phil | Elective 2b | Elective 2b |
4. semester | GEOV265 | Elective 1a | Elective 1a |
3. semester | GEOV112 | GEOV113 | Elective |
2. semester | GEOV111 | MAT121 | PHYS111 |
1. semester | GEOV101 | MAT111 | INF100 |
a The students needs two of these courses: MAT112, MAT131, GEOV102, GEOV104
b The students needs two of these courses: MAT212, PHYS112, PHYS113, GEOV107, GEOV254, GEOV272, GEOV276, GEOV277
For more information read here (only in Norwegian).
Study plan Bachelor program in Earth Science - geology
6. semester | Electives/Exchange | ||
5. semester | GEOV114 | Elective | Elective |
4. semester | GEOV104 | GEOV109 | Ex.Phil |
3. semester | GEOV103 | GEOV107 | Elective |
2. semester | GEOV102 | GEOV111 | KJEM1091 |
1. semester | GEOV101 | MAT101/MAT111 | INF1001 |
1 The students can also take KJEM110 in the 1.semester and INF100 in the 2.semester.
For more information read here (only in Norwegian).
Study plan Bachelor program in Earth Science and informatics
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