Master of Science in Geology

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The Master's

The Master of Geology programme is a two-year advanced study programme organised jointly by KU Leuven and Ghent University. The Master’s students receive an in-depth training in general geology and a specialised training in selected disciplines of geology. The Master of Geology training provides the social attitudes and skills to work in an interdisciplinary team with the aim to reach the best possible coherent solution for a specific geological problem.

My profile

The Master of Geology programme stimulates the acquisition of general academic skills such as research and exploration, reporting, co-operation with fellow students and researchers. The students receive the necessary training to analyse and solve new, broader and more complex geological problems by selecting and applying advanced methods. In a rational and scientific way, they are trained to process and to report research results, to publish them in reports and in a Master’s thesis (monograph), and to present and defend these results orally in a structured way, aided by modern communication techniques.

Admission requirements

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Study programme

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Career prospects

Careers in Geology, or in the broad field of Geosciences are, in principle, independent from the specialisation followed in the Master of Geology. You may be involved in development tasks, research or management functions. In consultancy, you are likely to find a job in environmental geology, hydrogeology or geotechnology. In industry you will often be involved in exploration, exploitation and treatment of natural resources. In governmental agencies you may be responsible for the inventory and management of the subsurface and for diverse environmental issues.

With a degree of Master of Geology you may also consider a short or longer period at a university, in Belgium or abroad, in the framework of a PhD study or a research project of the industry or governmental agencies.

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