VSB - Technical University of Ostrava
Masters in Applied Geology
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
CZK 50,000 / per semester
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for AY 2026-27
Key Summary
Applied geology in the master’s study is a technically oriented geological field of study that to a necessary extent ensures all the geological research and survey activities. The study is focused mainly on the education of experts in the areas of hydrogeology, engineering geology, technical mineralogy and petrography, environmental geochemistry, deposit geology and applied geophysics. The students go through subjects of natural scientific and technical nature, which will enable them to adapt professionally to related and interdisciplinary fields. In theoretical and practical tuition it aims at performing, managing, organizing and evaluating of all types of geological works. The study is permeated with analysis of geological problems and associated technical activities, evaluation of economic and environmental aspects of geological, mining and industrial activities, and application of information technology and geoinformatics.
Hard skills
- Project management
- MS Office
- Designing
- Professional competence in geology
- Knowledge of English in written and spoken form
- Analytical skills
- Data processing in GIS, statistics (R, IBM SPSS)
- Knowledge of the system approach
1 Semester
- Applied Geophysics
- Geomorphology
- Pokročilá hydrogeology
- Sedimentology
- Special Topics in Mathematics
- Structural Geology
2 Semester
- Drilling Exploration and Rotary Drilling
- Excursion in Economic Geology
- Excursions of Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology, Geophysics and Drilling
- Metalliferous and Nonmetalliferous Deposits
- Mineral Economics
- Selected Chapters of Physics
- Special Engineering Geology
3 Semester
- Geostatistics
- Geothermal Energy
- Methods of Environmental Decontaminations
- Methods of Hydrogeological and Engineering Survey
- Practice in Geological Mapping
4 Semester
- Diploma thesis seminar
- Mining Legislation and Safety Regulations
Study Aims
The study in this field is predominantly focused on the education of engineers in applied geology (hydrology, engineering geology, technical mineralogy and petrography, environmental geochemistry, economy geology, drilling exploration and applied geophysics). Theoretical as well as practical parts of the education are targeted at implementing, managing, organizing and assessing all kinds of geological operations. The core of the study concentrates on the analysis of geological phenomena, assessment of economic and ecological aspects of geological activities, mining and industrial utilizations, application of computer technologies and geoinformatics
Graduate's Knowledge
Theoretical as well as practical parts of the education are targeted at implementing, managing, organizing and assessing all kinds of geological operations. The core of the study concentrates on the analysis of geological phenomena, assessment of economic and ecological aspects of geological activities, mining and industrial utilizations, and application of computer technologies and geoinformatics.
Graduate's Skills
Graduates are able to solve individually wide complex geological and geoscience problems with utilization theory, concepts a methodology concerns also problematic of related technical and geoscience fields.
Graduate's General Competence
Graduates is able to decide individually in relation to new and varying circumstances, so as to take into account wide social consequences.
Graduate's Employment
Graduates can find employment in a wide range of geological investigation and exploitation enterprises, organizations which deal with ecological geology problematic etc. Hi is also able to deal in the management post.
Professions
- Drilling engineer
- Engineering geologist
- Hydrogeologist
- Geologist specialist
- Geologist for nature and landscape protection
- Geophysicist
- Deposit geologist
- Specialist in science, research and development
- Geologist