MSc in Earth Sciences
DURATION
4 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 4,000 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Application fee: EUR 140
Introduction
A master’s degree in earth sciences can lead you down a wide range of professional paths in science, environmentalism, education, and much more. Study in the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences: experience research-led teaching from renowned scientists, and enjoy life-changing, free field trips. Acquire invaluable skills and hands-on experience ahead of an exciting career without limitation. In the IGES, staff, students, and alumni have contributed through work on public engagement, water quality, soil ecology, geo-energy, and teaching on different MSc degree programs, to name just a few of our inputs. You'll join a close-knit, multicultural student community and benefit from small-group working and a close working relationship with renowned, world-leading teachers in their field.
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Career Opportunities
A Master of Science in Earth Sciences gives you the opportunity to gain a wide range of knowledge and skills that are relevant for employment in industry, energy, natural resources, government agencies, the environmental sector, and education, as well as in wider science and policy areas. The MSc in Earth Sciences has a very successful track record in terms of postgraduate employment at the professional level. Graduates take up careers in the public and private sectors in Hungary and the EU, and many have gone on to reach senior levels in industry, academia, and governmental positions, in the EU and overseas. Many take up Ph.D. opportunities and move into research. A number have won national and international awards for their contributions.
Curriculum
Examples of Subjects During the Studies
1st year
- applied geophysics
- geochemical analysis
- sedimentology
- hydrology
- hydrogeological modeling
- atmospheric physics
- pedology
- applied geomorphological mapping
- raw materials value chains
- modeling and simulation in earth sciences
- geological instrumentation and analysis
- geological process modeling
- geological mapping fieldwork
2nd year
- paleoenvironmental reconstruction
- paleoclimatology
- a physical geographical perspective on climate change
- case studies in environmental geology
- geological research
- GIS database modeling
- applied mathematics for earth sciences
- environmental geology in the field
- regional geology
- Earth observation
- diploma work practice
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Program Admission Requirements
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