Master in Geomaterials and Geological Resources

Master in Geomaterials and Geological Resources

The MSc Program In Geomaterials and Geological Resources is jointly organized by the universities of Aveiro and Porto, taking advantage of the conjugation of the areas in which those universities gained greater expertise in what regards mineral and energy resources.

The main goal of the MSc Program In Geomaterials and Geological Resources To provide the training of researchers and professionals in subjects connected with the study of the geological resources, their prospection and evaluation, industrial applications and the control of the environmental impact of their exploitation. The Program seeks to complete the training of graduates in the field of Earth Sciences and related areas, giving them better access to the job market.

The general objectives of the Program are:

• to deepen the training in the area of the Geomaterials and Geological Resources acquired in the 1st cycle, enabling graduates to obtain competences and skills for autonomous work both in research contexts and the business environment;
• to provide scientific and technical training in advanced areas of knowledge, in the domain of Geomaterials and Geological Resources, which will allow students to understand and solve new problems and situations in multidisciplinary contexts;
• to develop skills for the integration of knowledge in complex situations, to present solutions and make concrete project proposals, which take into account their economic and social implications;
• to produce technical documents with clear situations of measurement, such as prospection plans, characterisation, exploration and management of Geomaterials and Geological Resources, including basic information, the underlying reasoning and the risks involved, and to be able to present them, to specialists and other professionals, in a clear and unambiguous way;
• to develop skills in autonomous coordination, management and technical support, in companies and research entities and other bodies which work, directly or indirectly, in the area of Geomaterials and Geological Resources.