Program Overview

Maîtrise universitaire čs Sciences en sciences de la Terre

Sommaire

The Master of Science in Earth Sciences offers a multidisciplinary education, combining fundamental sciences and practical applications, allowing students to acquire the necessary tools to become key and versatile actors in the transition to a sustainable future. The transversal program provides cutting-edge knowledge in a wide range of skills, from the deep Earth, geobiosphere, and climatology to geological risks, geoenergies, and mineral resources.

Présentation générale

The teaching is interactive, combining courses, practical work, and numerous excursions to natural sites in the Alps and elsewhere in the world. It is provided by specialists in Earth sciences and the environment from the universities of Lausanne and Geneva, ensuring a permanent link with the latest developments in research in the fields taught to guarantee a modern approach to Earth sciences. The program of this master's degree, deeply reformed, comes into effect at the start of the 2022 academic year.

Informations utiles

• Organisateur: Ecole lemanique des sciences de la Terre
• Adresse: Faculte des geosciences et de l'environnement, Quartier UNIL-Mouline, Batiment Geopolis, CH-1015 Lausanne
• Contact: Mme Manon Bourqui
• Grade: Maitrise universitaire es Sciences en sciences de la Terre, Master of Science (MSc) in Earth Sciences
• Crédits ECTS: 120
• Durée: 4 semestres
• Langue d'enseignement: Anglais, Niveau conseillé: C1
• Conditions d'admission: Le Baccalaureat universitaire es Sciences en geosciences et environnement mention geologie de l'Universite de Lausanne ou le Baccalaureat universitaire es Sciences en sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement de l'Universite de Geneve permettent une admission directe et sans condition. Un autre grade ou titre universitaire peut ętre jugé équivalent et permettre l'accčs au Master, avec ou sans condition.
• Inscription: Ce cursus débute uniquement au semestre d'automne. Délai d'inscription: avant le 30 avril de chaque année. Si vous devez obtenir un visa en vue d'études en Suisse: 28 février de l'année précédente.
• Temps partiel: Possible ŕ certaines conditions.

Perspectives professionnelles

The Master's studies in Earth Sciences allow students to acquire a wide range of transversal skills: oral and written communication, critical spirit, analysis and synthesis, conduct of original research work, holistic approach from observations and measurements in the field and/or in the laboratory to their interpretation. This range of knowledge, combined with more specialized knowledge acquired during studies, enables our students to subsequently exercise high-level professional functions in many sectors:

• Recherche et enseignement (thčse de doctorat, puis carričre académique en Suisse et ŕ l'étranger)
• Bureaux de géologie appliquée
• Expertises environnementales
• Recherche et gestion des ressources naturelles
• Géoénergies
• Industrie des matériaux et géomatériaux
• Risques géologiques et assurances
• Administration cantonale et fédérale
• ONG environnementales et sociales

Échanges et mobilité

Going on a university exchange is a unique and very enriching experience, provided it is well prepared. The first thing to remember is that you need to start the procedures well in advance to begin the applications. For example, if you aim to leave in the 3rd year of your bachelor's degree, you must start your applications at the latest at the beginning of your 2nd year.