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Academic year 2010/2011
Master's Degree (MSc) on GEOLOGY
GEOLOGY AND TERRITORIAL APPLICATIONS

Coordinator Prof. Pietro Di Stefano
Class of Master's Degree (MSc) on Geology (LM-74)
2 years

Free access
Course Code
2062

Course info
The degree course in Geology aims at providing students with an adequate command of general scientific methods and contents, as well as with the acquisition of specific professional skills. Educational activities include: - courses and/or modules divided into lectures, theoretical and practical exercises, laboratory practice, field practice. Each of these activities is awarded with a sufficient number of credits; - seminars, group work, technical visits and internships in public or private external facilities: institutions, laboratories, companies, offices, construction sites; - Stays at other Italian and foreign universities, in accordance to international agreements too. The first part of the course is common to all enrolled students, while the second part provides a variety of curricula. Consistently with the educational objectives of the course, such an educational programme aims at training and developing manifold competences and skills for the profession and/or for doctoral education in the same scientific area. The course aims in particular at providing specific knowledge in the field of analysis, interpretation and three-dimensional modelling of the geological setting of the region and of the adjacent marine areas; it also provides for advanced training in the study and definition of models forecasts of geological phenomena capable of predicting danger/risk conditions(eruptions, landslides and hydrogeological instability, earthquakes), and also for the acquisition of basic skills for the analysis and modelling of Geo-environmental systems and processes, for the assessment and management of geo-resources for the assessment and prevention of deterioration of cultural heritage, for the evaluation and monitoring of volcanic activity.
Graduates might find professional opportunities not only in self-employment, but also in public Institutions, in the Geological Service, Parks, in companies of the land and environment sector, oil companies and in public or private research centres.
The final examination consists of the discussion of an original written experimental or theoretical dissertation, written under the guidance of a supervising Professor. The dissertation topics should refer to issues related to class specific subjects and applications. The final examination might include laboratory activity, field activity and/or internships. The Board of the Degree Course sets the criteria for awarding the final mark, which should take into account the consistency between expected and obtained educational outcomes.

course outline
Teachings first year \ in common with the others curricula\profiles
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
03672 - REGIONAL GEOLOGY RENDA (PQ) 8.0 Yearly V B GEO/03
03691 - APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY 6.0 Yearly V B GEO/04
15304 - GEOMATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE MONTANA (PA) 6.0 Yearly V B GEO/09
15305 - GEOPHYSICAL METHODS FOR SUBSOIL EXPLORATION 6.0 Yearly V B GEO/11
15306 - ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTARY BASINS DI STEFANO (PO) 6.0 Yearly V B GEO/02
15307 - SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY BELLANCA (PO) 6.0 Yearly V B GEO/08
15313 - APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY - INTEGRATED COURSE NUCCIO (PO) 8.0 Yearly V
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY 4.0 C GEO/08
APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY NUCCIO (PO) 4.0 C GEO/08
15385 - ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGICAL HAZARD MONTELEONE (CU) 6.0 Yearly V B GEO/04
Teachings second year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
03674 - STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY 6.0 Yearly V B GEO/03
05917 - FINAL EXAMINATION 33.0 Yearly G E
13351 - ADVANCED SKILLS RELATED TO THE LABOUR MARKET 9.0 Yearly G F
15309 - GEOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - INTEGRATED COURSE SULLI (PO) 8.0 Yearly V
MARINE GEOLOGY SULLI (PO) 4.0 C GEO/02
BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOECOLOGY CARUSO (PO) 4.0 C GEO/01
Free subjects (suggested) 12.0 D
Elective activities
Free subjects (suggested) credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
03665 - GEOLOGY OF THE QUATERNARY ERA UNTI (RU) 6.0 Yearly V D GEO/02
05231 - MICROPALEONTOLOGY DI STEFANO (PO) 6.0 Yearly V D GEO/01
Explaination
Term Term/Semester
Val. Valutation: V = mark in 30/30, G = note
(*) Teaching attended in english
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