Study Program
The program is organized in four major module areas, and encompasses a total of 120 ECTS credit points (CP) in four semesters. The module areas are:
- Experimental Geosciences (core classes, CC) 20 CP.
- Research Techniques (RT), including three one-semester long research projects with research reports, each 15 CP.
- Elective courses (11 CP) in any of the following:
- The solid Earth.
- Solid state physics.
- Material sciences and catalysis.
- Information technology.
- Crystallography.
- Environmental geochemistry.
- Master thesis, including a final oral exam, 26 CP. Completed during the final semester of the curriculum.
A tentative class list distributed over the four semesters looks like this:
| Class |
Type |
Hours/
week |
CP |
| Semester 1 (Winter Semester) |
| Diffraction Methods (CC) |
Lecture+Exercises |
2+1 |
5 |
| High Pressure Experimental Techniques (CC) |
Lecture+Lab Course |
|
5 |
| Literature Research (RT) |
Seminar |
2 |
3 |
| Research Practice (RT) |
Lab Practice |
|
15 |
| Elective Courses |
|
|
2 |
| Sum |
|
|
30 |
| |
|
|
|
| Semester 2 (Summer Semester) |
|
|
|
| Spectroscopic Methods (CC) |
Lecture+Exercises |
2+1 |
5 |
| Introduction to Thermodynamics (CC) |
Lecture+Exercises |
2+1 |
5 |
| Literature Research (RT) |
Seminar |
2 |
3 |
| Research Practice (RT) |
Lab Practice |
|
15 |
| Elective Courses |
|
|
3 |
| Sum |
|
|
31 |
| |
|
|
|
| Semester 3 (Winter Semester) |
|
|
|
| Literature Research (RT) |
Seminar |
2 |
3 |
| Research Seminar (RT) |
Seminar |
2 |
3 |
| Research Practice (RT) |
Lab Practice |
|
15 |
| Elective Courses |
|
|
6 |
| Sum |
|
|
27 |
| |
|
|
|
| Semester 4 (Summer Semester) |
|
|
|
| Literature Seminar (RT) |
Seminar |
2 |
3 |
| Research Seminar (RT) |
Seminar |
2 |
3 |
| Master Thesis |
|
|
26 |
| Sum |
|
|
32 |
|
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