Elective courses (Module C)

Each MSc candidate must select at least 24 EC in courses from the list below (these courses must be different from those chosen for Module B (Specialty)

• Download list with all master courses (pdf: annexe III)
• List with courses and schedule also available in Datasheet
• Course material

(HS: Autumn semester, FS: Spring semester, even years: e.g. 2010, odd years: e.g. 2011)

Course title (93 courses):	ECTS:	held at:	Specialities	Year:
3D Modeling of Faults and Shear zones (prer)	1	BE	ERG, GEOL, PAQS	HS, even
Advanced Alpine Geology I: Magmatism, Metamorphism and Orogenic Cycles (prer)	1.5	BE	GEOL	FS, odd
Advanced Alpine Geology II: Fold-and-Thrust Tectonics (prer)	1.5	BE	GEOL	FS, odd
Advanced Alpine Geology III: Mesozoic and Cenozoic Basin Evolution (prer)	1.5	BE	GEOL	FS, odd
Advanced Alpine Geology IV: Quaternary Processes: excursion	1	BE	GEOL, PAQS	annually, FS
Advanced Alpine Geology V - Excursion to II and III (Tectonics and Basin Evolution) (prer)	1.5	BE	GEOL	FS, odd
Advanced Petrology Seminar. Jointly with Prof. de Capitani (Basel)	3	BE/BS		annually, HS+FS
Altlastenbearbeitung: Erfassung bis Sanierung (prer)	4	BE		FS, even
Applied Geology - Oil Exploration	1.5	FR		HS, odd
Applied Hydromechanics	3	BE/B'dorf	PAQS	annually, FS
Applied Isotope Geochemistry - stable & radiogenic	3	BE	ELE, EM, ERG	HS, odd
Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry	2.5	BE	ERG	HS, even
Basement evolution in orogens	2	BE	GEOL	FS, odd
Basin Evolution	3	BE/FR	GEOL	HS, even
Cathodoluminescence Microscopy CL: Practical course (prer)	0.5	BE	EM	on request
Cements and Silicate ceramics	2.5	FR	EM	FS, even
Chemical Evolution of the Earth	3	BE	ELE	FS, even
Chronology of Global Environmental Change - Ice Age Stratigraphy	3	BE	PAQS	FS, even
Contaminated Sites	2	FR	EM	annually, FS
Cryosphere Dynamics - International field course in Glacial Geology	3.75	BE	PAQS	annually, HS
Dating Quaternary Sediments	2.5	BE	ELE, PAQS	annually, FS
Diagenesis of Sediments. Practical.	1.5	BE	ERG	annually, HS
Diagenesis of Sediments (course & microscopy)	3	BE	ERG	HS, even
Earth Surface processes and Surveying Field Course (prer)	2.5	BE	GEOL, PAQS	annually, FS
Electron Beam Microanalytics: Theory - EMPA, SEM, TEM CL. Mandatory for practical courses in: EMPA, SEM, TEM, CL	2	BE	EM, ERG	annually, FS
Electron Microbeam Techniques, Laboratory (prer)	1	FR	EM	annually, FS
Electron Microprobe Analysis - EMPA: Practical course. Theory course Electron Beam Microanalytics required. (prer)	2	BE	EM, ERG	annually, HS+FS
Engineering and Quaternary Geology - Advanced Lab Course.	1.5	BE	PAQS	annually, FS
Engineering and Quaternary Geology Field Course	3	BE	GEOL, PAQS	annually, HS
Environmental Geology	3	BE	GEOL, PAQS	HS, odd
Environmental Geology: Exkursion	0.5	BE	GEOL, PAQS	HS, odd
Environmental Mineralogy	3	FR	EM	HS, odd
Evolutionary Palaeobotany	2	FR	ELE	HS, odd
Exogene Geology and Quaternary Global Change Seminars		BE		annually, HS+FS
Field coarse in shallow marine siliciclastic environments, Wilhelmshaven	2.5			FS, even
Field Logging of Tunnels and Boreholes	2.5	BE	ERG	HS, odd
Fluid Inclusions	2	BE	ERG	HS, odd
Fluids in the Crust	2.25	BE	ERG	HS, even
Forum: Current Research on Internal Earth, Isotopic and Geodynamic Processes		BE		annually, HS+FS
General Micropaleontology	3	FR	ELE	annually, HS
General Micropaleontology (practical course)	2	FR	ELE
Geo-Information Systems. Lecture and practical	3	BE	GEOL, PAQS	annually, HS
Geochemical Analysis of Rocks. Four-day block course	2	BE	EM, ERG	HS, odd
Geochemical Modelling I. : Equilibrium Approach (prer)	2.5	BE	ERG	HS, even
Geochemical Modelling II: Reactive-Transport Modelling (prer)	2.25	BE	ERG	FS, odd
Geochronological methods and case studies	3	BE	ELE, GEOL	HS, even
Geodynamics of Mountain Chains and Basins (prer)	2	BE/FR	GEOL	HS, odd
Geological Disposal and Remediation of Non-Radioactive Waste	1.5	BE	EM, ERG	HS, odd
Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste	2.5	BE	EM, ERG	FS, odd
Geotechnics of Switzerland - Applied Geology (prer)	3	BE	PAQS	HS, odd
Glacial Geology - Unconsolidated Sediments (prer)	3	BE	PAQS	FS, odd
Groundwater Sampling and Analysis	1.5	BE	ERG	HS, even
High Specific Surface Minerals. Lecture and Practical. (prer)	2.25	BE	EM, ERG	HS, even
Internship in industry	5	BE	EM	annually, HS+FS
Interpretation of Seismic Profiles	1.5	FR	GEOL	annually, FS
Laser-ablation inductively-coupled-plasma mass-spectrometry - LA-ICP-MS. Two days short course	1	BE		annually, HS
Life, Oceans & Climate Evolution Through Time	3	BE/FR	ELE, GEOL, PAQS	HS, even
Life: Origin and Interactions with the Mineral World	3	BE/FR	ELE	HS, odd
Mapping of Rock Alteration and Permeable Structures. Five-day field course.	2.5	BE	ERG	FS, odd
Methods of Mass Spectrometry. Short course with practical; introduction to research practical. Upon request. (prer)	2.5	BE		FS, even
Mineral Resources. Lecture and Practical	2.25	BE	EM, ERG	HS, odd
Molasse and Upper Rhine Graben	2.5	FR	ELE	annually, FS
Mountain building processes	3	BE	GEOL	FS, odd
Nördlinger Ries Excursion	1.5	BE/FR	ELE	FS, even
Ophiolites / Oceanic Crust. Lecture / Seminar course. Double lecture in the first half of the semester.	1.5	BE		HS, even
Palaeoceanography and Pelagic Microfacies	1.5	FR	ELE	annually, FS
Palaeoecology and Palaeoclimates	3	FR	ELE, GEOL	annually, HS
Palaeontological Field Course	1.5	FR	ELE	annually, FS
Passive Margin Geodynamics	3	FR	GEOL	HS, even
Petrology and Geochemistry in Global Dynamics part I (prer)	2	BE/NE	ELE, EM, GEOL	HS, odd
Petrology and Geochemistry in Global Dynamics part II	2	BE/NE	ELE, EM, GEOL	FS, even
Quantitative Methods and Models in Petrology (I).	2.25	BE	EM, GEOL	HS, even
Quantitative Methods and Models in Petrology (II). BeNeFri shourt-course offered every 2 years.	1.5	BE	EM, GEOL	FS, odd
Reflected-Light Microscopy	1.5	BE	EM, ERG, GEOL	HS, odd
Rock Deformation: Brittle regime (prer)	2.5	BE	EM, ERG, GEOL	HS, even
Rock Deformation: Ductile regime	4	BE	EM, ERG, GEOL	HS, odd
Scanning Electron Microscopy -SEM: Practical course. (Fribourg). (prer)	1	FR		on request
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): Practical course. (Bern) on request (prer)	1	BE	EM, ERG	on request
Sedimentary Environments (prer)	3	BE/FR	ELE, GEOL, PAQS	HS, even
Sequence and Cyclostratigraphy	2.5	FR	ELE	annually, FS
Soil Mechanics	3	BE/B'dorf	PAQS	annually, FS
Stratigraphical Micropalaeontology	2.5	FR	ELE	annually, FS
Stratigraphy and Chronology	2.0	BE/FR	ELE	FS, even
Strukturgeologisches Seminar		BE		annually, HS+FS
Surface Processes, Geomorphology, Geohazards (prer)	3	BE	GEOL, PAQS	annually, FS
Technical Mineralogy	3	FR	EM	annually, HS
TEM and Spectroscopic Methods	2.5	FR	EM	HS, odd
The Geological Record of Turning Points in Life History	2.0	BE/FR	ELE	HS, even
Tree Rings and Natural Hazards	3	BE	PAQS	annually, FS
Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution	3	FR	ELE	HS, even
Volcanology (prer)	4	BE	GEOL	FS, odd
X-Ray Powder Diffraction. Three-day short course.	1.5	BE	EM, ERG	annually, HS
X-ray Single Crystals. Short course. Upon request. (prer)	1.5	BE	EM	annually, FS

(prer): Courses with prerequisites.

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