KU Leuven Master of Geology
KU Leuven

KU Leuven

Master of Geology

Leuven, Belgium

MSc

2 years

English, Dutch

Full time

EUR 9,493 **

On-Campus

* for non-EEA; June 1st for EEA | for the most recent – and only official – information on application deadlines, please check the KU Leuven webpage

** for non-EEA; EUR 1181.40 for EEA | for the most recent – and only official – information on tuition fees, please check the KU Leuven webpage

Key Summary

About: The Master of Geology at KU Leuven and Ghent University is a two-year programme giving in-depth training across geodynamics and georesources, surface processes and paleoenvironments, basin geology, and soil and groundwater. It stresses research and international networks, offers specialized courses, a field-mapping class, and master’s thesis within a research team. You’ll build knowledge, skills, reporting abilities, and teamwork skills to address complex geological problems.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can enter environmental consulting, mineral/hydrocarbon exploration, hydrogeology, geotechnical engineering, research, academia. You can work in industry, government, NGOs, or pursue PhD study; skills include field mapping, data analysis, GIS, and science communication.

The Master of Geology provides an in-depth training in various fields of geology and develop knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to work in interdisciplinary teams addressing complex geological problems. 

About the Programme

The Master of Geology is a two-year programme jointly organised by KU Leuven and Ghent University. You will receive in-depth training in various fields of geology and develop knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to work in interdisciplinary teams addressing complex geological problems. The programme offers numerous specialised courses with a strong emphasis on research and international research networks. The strong emphasis on research is a major benefit of the programme. Besides enhancing your knowledge and skills in numerous specialised courses, including a field-mapping course, you will conduct your own master’s thesis project within a research team (professor, postdoc, PhD-student) and at the same time develop the important scientific skills, such as reporting and presenting, that you’ll need in your future career. 

Structure

The master’s programme offers 4 different majors: Geodynamics and Georesources, Surface Processes and Paleoenvironments, Geology of Basins and Soil and Groundwater.

  • In Geosciences, you will study rock-forming processes and mineral distributions in the subsurface. You will develop the ability to analyse and explain the complexity of the various interacting physical and chemical rock-forming processes and apply this knowledge to the exploration of natural resources. This major is organised by KU Leuven.
  • In Basins and Orogens, you will study the processes steering the genesis and evolution of sedimentary basins and the surrounding areas. You will develop the ability to analyse and explain the complexity of the interacting processes that determine the evolution of sedimentary basins. This major is organised by Ghent University.
  • In Groundwater and Mineral Resources, you will study hydrogeological and pedological characteristics and processes with a focus on the fundamental and applied aspects of soils and groundwater. You will develop the ability to analyse and explain the complexity of the physical and chemical processes influencing soil and groundwater, and to be able to come up with remedial measures. This major is organised by Ghent University.
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