Geoscience Applications (GEO906)

The course covers the collection, processing, and interpretation of geological data and how these are communicated and used.


Course description for study year 2025-2026. Please note that changes may occur.

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)
Facts

Course code

GEO906

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Spring, Autumn

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Spring, Autumn

Language of instruction

English

Offered by

Content

The course covers selected basic topics within

  • Sequence stratigraphy and depositional systems

  • Structural geology

  • Petrography and geochemistry

  • Exploratory geophysics and petrophysics

  • Subsurface interpretation

  • Geostatistics and decision analysis

  • Construction of geomodels

Learning outcome

After having completed the course, the candidate should be able to understand the basic terms in the most important areas within the selected field of geoscience and understand how these are applied in research. Students should have a thorough understanding of how geological data is collected, processed, interpreted, and used for decision-making.

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Recommended prerequisites

Sedimentology, structural geology, geophysics, or other geoscience background

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Oral exam 1/1 45 Minutes Passed / Not Passed All

In agreement with the student, the supervisor of the PhD defines the topic at the beginning of the course. The oral presentation may be official or unofficial (with or without audience).

Course teacher(s)

Course coordinator:

Lisa Jean Watson

Course coordinator:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Head of Department:

Alejandro Escalona Varela

Method of work

During the academic year, the students should attend lectures covering the course topics and/or find literature relevant for the course content.  

Open for

Technology and Natural Science - PhD programme

Admission requirements

 

Course assessment

The faculty decides whether early dialogue should be conducted in all or selected groups of courses offered by the faculty. The purpose is to gather feedback from students for making changes and adjustments to the course during the current semester. In addition, a digital evaluation, students’ course evaluation, must be conducted at least once every three years. Its purpose is to collect students` experiences with the course.

Literature

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