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Entry into force: 19 September 2016
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Master in geology - 2016/2017
Master of Science (MSc) in Geology
In this document, male pronouns are used
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The Master of Science in Geology is delivered jointly by the University of Geneva and the University of Lausanne, through the
«Ecole Lémanique des Sciences de la Terre» (Lemanic School of Earth Sciences - ELSTE).
This second level cycle of 120 ECTS credits program has a proposed period of four semesters. Courses are generally given in
French and in English. However, the program can be entirely followed in English.
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The Master in geology has three concentrations :
Sedimentary, Environmental, and Reservoir Geology
Geochemistry, Alpine Tectonics, Ore Deposits
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Geological Risks
At the beginning of the Master, each student choses a proposed concentration.
The program of each concentration comprehends:
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A part of 4 mandatory modules (24 ECTS credits)
A part of 4 modules to be chosen in a predefined list (24 ECTS credits)
A part of free choice credits (12 ECTS credits)
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A Master thesis of 60 ECTS credits. This thesis is a personal research work under the responsability of an
ELSTE teacher.
Part A : 24 mandatory ECTS credits dispatched in 4 modules
Module: 9 ECTS credits
Module: 6 ECTS credits
Module: 6 ECTS credits
Module: 3 ECTS credits
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Part B : a choice of 24 ECTS credits
4 modules of 6 ECTS credits to be chosen in a predefined list
Part C : 12 free choice ECTS credits
Part Master thesis: 60 ECTS credits
Project of Master : 10 ECTS credits
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Master thesis and defense: 50 ECTS credits
Whenever possible, courses must be taken during the first your of the Master.
During the first year of the Master, the student also starts to work on his master thesis in order to present his project of Master
before the beginning of the second year of the program. The second year of the Master program is dedicated to the Master
thesis.
It is strongly recommanded that students register to a course no later than two weeks before it begins. Otherwise the student could be denied access to the course due to lack of space or material.
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Sedimentary, Environmental, and Reservoir Geology concentration
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Coordinators: Rossana Martini - Karl Föllmi on
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The sedimentary cover of the Earth is the result of the interaction between tectonics, weathering and erosion, sediment transport and biological and geochemical processes. Sediments and sedimentary rocks therefore contain fundamental information on
the history of the Earth, the environment, climate and life. In addition, sediments and sedimentary rocks are the largest reservoir
of the main natural resources such as water, fossil fuels, metals and raw materials. The orientation Sedimentary, Environmental,
and Reservoir geology offers a wide and extensive training focusing on sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleontology, basin analysis,
reservoir geology, environmental geology and geophysics.
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Instruction is provided in the form of ex-cathedra courses, seminars, field trips and independent research. This orientation is
unique in Switzerland and Central Europe in general due to its focus on current and fossil surface processes, its interdisciplinary
approach, access to a natural laboratory that is the Swiss Jura and the Alps, the number of experts involved, internal to the Universities of Geneva and Lausanne and external guests.
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The program proposed in this Master is an ideal preparation to further academic training (PhD) as well as to environmental professions, to engineering geology and to industrial reservoirs and to geo-energy.
PART A1 mandatory: 24 ECTS credits
The mandatory part A1 includes four modules:
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• Environnements et processus sédimentaires des sources aux bassins (Depositional environments and sedimentary processes from source to sink)
• Paléogéographie, paléoclimatologie, paléoécologie (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology)
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• Dynamique sédimentaire (Basin research)
• Geophysics across scales for geologists
Module Environnements et processus sédimentaires des sources aux bassins
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality
Environnements et processus sédimentaires des
sources aux bassins
(Depositional environments and sedimentary processes from source to sink)
S. Castelltort
Fall/Spring
Report, Seminars, Oral
exam
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Sedimentary rocks in the field
(Les roches sédimentaires sur le terrain)
S. Castelltort
Fall
5j T
Report
3
Sédiments clastiques, carbonatés et chimiques
(Clastics, carbonate and chemical sediments)
S. Castelltort, D. Ariztegui, K. Föllmi,
P. Kindler, A. Moscariello, E. Verrecchia, T. Adatte, n.n.
Fall 44h C PW S
Spring 5d C F
Seminars, Oral
or written
exam
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Prerequisite: sedimentology course (BSc)
One ECTS credits corresponds to 25-30 hours of actual work
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C: course – PW: Practical work – E: Exercices – S: Seminars – F : Field – d : days (block course) – h: hours (weekly course)
This module must be followed during the first semester of the Master and then validated during the following exam session. The courses of this
module are validated and the 9 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Module Paléogéographie, paléoclimatologie, paléoécologie
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Paléogéographie, paléoclimatologie, paléoécologie
(Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology)
E. Samankassou, T. Adatte, D. Ariztegui, K. Föllmi, J. Spangenberg, T.
Vennemann, n.n.
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Semester
Modality
Evaluation
Fall
72h C PW S
Practical
Written exam
ECTS
credits
6
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Module Dynamique sédimentaire
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Dynamique sédimentaire
G. Simpson, A. Moscariello
(Basin Research)
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
Fall
72h C PW S
Seminars
Report
Semester
Modality
György Hetényi, B. Quintal, M. Lupi,
D. Do Couto
Fall
28h C PW
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Written exam
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Geophysics across scales for geologists
(Géophysique à différentes échelles pour géologues)
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
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Module Geophysics across scales for geologists
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The part A1 is validated if each of the four modules is validated.
PART B1 : a choice of 24 ECTS credits
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The student must select four modules among those proposed in this part:
• Interactions tectoniques et processus de surface (biennial) (Earth surface processes and tectonic geomorphology)
• Micropaléontologie et biostratigraphie (Micropaleontology and biostratigraphy)
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• Analyse de bassin intégrée (Integrated basin analysis)
• Fundamentals of numerical modelling and data analysis
• Géochimie environnementale (Environmental geochemistry)
• Reservoir geology I
• Reservoir geology II
• Géologie structurale avancée (Advanced structural geology)
• Practical seismic reflection
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• Borehole logging
• Géologie environnementale (Environmental geology)
• Introduction to fluid flow for geologists
• Analyse spatiale appliquée à la géologie (Spatial analysis applied to geology and risk)
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• Méthodes analytiques (Analytical Toolbox)
Module Interactions tectoniques et processus de surface (biennial)
Course
Interactions tectoniques et processus de surface (biennial) (Earth surface processes and
tectonic geomorphology)
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
F. Herman
D. Ariztegui, S. Castelltort
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Semester
Modality
Evaluation
Every even semester
Spring 10d C PW S
Continuous
assessment
ECTS
credits
6
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Module Micropaléontologie et biostratigraphie
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Micropaléontologie et biostratigraphie
(Micropaleontology and Biostratigraphy)
R. Martini, E. Samankassou, S.
Feist-Burkart, n.n.
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
Spring
10d C PW - 5d F
Exercises
Report
ECTS
credits
6
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality
Analyse de bassin intégrée
A. Moscariello, E. Saman-
(Integrated Basin analysis)
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Module Analyse de bassin intégrée
Spring
10d F S
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Prerequisite: modules Reservoir geology I and II, Borehole logging and Practical seismic reflection
Exercises
Report
ECTS
credits
6
Module Fundamentals of numerical modelling and data analysis
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Fundamentals of numerical modelling and data analysis
(Les fondamentaux de la modélisation numérique et l’anlayse de données)
Y. Podladchikov
Introduction to data analysis with MATLAB
(Introduction à l’analyse de données avec Matlab)
MATLAB as a language of scientific computing
(Matlab comme langage de calcul scientifique)
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Practical
(Report)
6
G. Simpson
Fall 3d CE
Practical
(Report)
1
Y. Podladchikov
Fall 42h CE
Practical
(Report)
3
Y. Podladchikov
Fall 28h CE
Practical
(Report)
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Physics as a basis for modeling
(La physique comme base de modélisation)
Semester
Modality
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The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Module Géochimie environnementale
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Géochimie environnementale
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Géochimie organique (Organic geochemistry)
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Prerequisite: general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology and
concepts in geosciences
Isotopes stables comme traceurs environnementaux
(Stable isotopes as environmental tracers)
Prerequisite: intro. to geochemistry, mineralogy and sedimentology
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
T. Vennemann
Spring
Practical
6
J. Spangenberg
Spring
5d CE
Practical
(Report, Exercises)
3
T. Vennemann
Spring
5d C PW
Practical
(Exercises)
3
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
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Module Reservoir geology I
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Reservoir geology I (Géologie des réservoirs I)
(Courses of this module cannot be taken individually)
A. Moscariello
Spring
Practical
6
Clastic reservoirs (Réservoirs clastiques)
A. Moscariello
Spring
5d C PW S
Practical (Exercises,
Report)
3
Carbonate reservoirs (Réservoirs carbonatés)
A. Moscariello, B. Caline
Spring
5d C PW S
Practical (Exercises,
Report)
3
Prerequisite: modules Basin research, Borehole logging and Practical seismic reflection
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
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Module Reservoir geology II
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Reservoir geology II (Géologie des réservoirs II)
(Courses of this module cannot be taken individually)
A. Moscariello
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Spring
Practical
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A. Moscariello, M. Lupi et
collaborateurs
Spring
5d C PW S
Practical (Exercises, Report)
From play evaluation to field development (De l’évaluation du
«play» au développement)
A. Moscariello,
Spring
5d C PW S
Practical (Exercises, Report)
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3D static and dynamic geological modelling - Petrel and
Eclypse (Modélisation géologique statique et dynamique en
3D - Petrel et Eclypse)
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Prerequisite: priority will be given to students who have followed the modules Reservoir geology I, Basin research, Borehole logging and Practical
seismic reflection
Module Géologie structurale avancée
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Géologie structurale avancée
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Practical
6
Fall
26h C PW
Practical
3
Spring
6j F
Practical
(Report)
3
Fall/
JL. Epard
(Advanced structural geology)
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The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Spring
JL. Epard
Camp de géologie structurale
(Structural Geology, field camp)
JL. Epard, S. Schmalholz
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Géologie structurale alpine
(Alpine Structural Geology)
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
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Module Practical seismic reflection
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Practical seismic reflection (Sismique réflexion - pratique)
(Courses of this module cannot be taken individually)
A. Moscariello, D. Ariztegui
A. Moscariello
Marine seismic acquisition, interpretation and data integration (Acquisition, interprétation et intégration de données
sismiques marines)
D. Ariztegui
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2D and 3D interpretation (Petrel and Kingdom)
(Interprétation 2D et 3D - Petrel et Kingdom)
Semester
Modality
Fall/
Spring
Fall
28h C PW
Spring
8d F
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Practical
6
Practical
3
Practical
3
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Module Borehole logging
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Borehole logging
(Diagraphie de puits)
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
B. Quintal, A. Moscariello
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Practical
6
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Spring
Practical
6
Spring
5d C PW
Practical
3
Fall
42h C E + personnal work
Module Géologie environnementale
Course
Géologie environnementale
(Environmental geology)
Sites contaminés
(Contaminated sites)
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
S. Girardclos
S. Girardclos, J. Poté
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Gestion, traitement et entreposage des déchets
(Management, processing and storage of waste)
Spring
5d C PW
J. Poté, S. Girardclos
Practical
3
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained. The optionnal course « Ore dressing, geometallurgy and environmental geochemistry of mine waste» (3 days, 1 ECTS credit) of
the part C2 of the GATO concentration can meaningfully complement the module of Environmental geology.
Module Introduction to fluid flow for geologists
(Introduction aux écoulements fluides pour géologues)
Semester
Modality
M. Lupi and colleagues
Spring
5d C 5d F
Module Analyse spatiale appliquée à la géologie et au risque
Analyse spatiale appliquée à la géologie et au risque
(Spatial analysis applied to geology and risk)
M. Sartori
ECTS
credits
Practical
6
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Spring
Practical
6
Spring
5d CE
Practical
(Report)
3
Spring
5d CE
Practical
(Report)
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Introduction to fluid flow for geologists
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
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M. Sartori, C. Frischknecht
L’évaluation spatiale du risque
(Spatial risk assessment)
C. Frischknecht, P. Peduzzi, B.
Chatenoux
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Structuration des données géologiques et analyses
spatiales appliquées aux instabilités de versant
(Cartographic data management and landslide susceptibility assessment)
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Module Méthodes analytiques / Analytical Toolbox
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After having followed and validated the mandatory course «Modern methods of rock analysis», the student selects courses
from the list below to reach a total of 6 ECTS credits:
Teacher
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Modern methods of rock analysis (Méthodes modernes
d’analyse de roches) (mandatory course in this module)
O. Müntener (coordinator)
Fall 14h C
Validation without grade
1
Microscopie électronique à balayage, MEB (Scanning
Electron Microscopy)
R. Martini pour l’UNIGE
P. Vonlanthen pour l’UNIL
Fall 2d C PW
Validation without grade
1
Cathodoluminescence optique (Optical cathodoluminescence)
R. Martini
Spring 1d C PW
Validation without grade
0.5
Intitation to the ion probe (Initiation à la sonde ionique)
A.S. Bouvier, A. Meibom
Spring 1d C PW
Validation without grade
0.5
Electron probe microanalyzer (Microsonde électronique)
F. Bussy
Fall 2d C PW
Practical (PW)
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Analyse des isotopes stables (Stable isotopes analysis)
T. Vennemann
Spring 3d C PW
Practical (PW)
1.5
PoroPerm et QemScan
A. Moscariello
Spring 1d C PW
Validation without grade
0.5
Géochimie organique moléculaire et isotopique (Isotopic and molecular organic geochemistry)
J. Spangenberg
Spring 3d C PW
Practical (PW)
1.5
Fall 2d C E
Validation without grade
1
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Prerequisite: Introduction to geochemistry and analytical data
processing or equivalent
Prerequisite: Organic geochemistry or equivalent
Introduction à la spectrométrie de masse à source
plasma à couplage inductif (Introduction to inductively-coupled plasma mass-spectrometry)
A. Ulianov
Microtomography (Microtomographie)
L. Baumgartner
Spring 1d C PW
Validation without grade
0.5
Laboratory techniques in geochemistry (Techniques de
laboratoire en géochimie)
U. Schaltegger
Fall 1d C PW
Validation without grade
0.5
Sedimentary laboratory techniques (Techniques de
laboratoires sédimentaires)
M. Weinkauf, P. Kindler
Spring 1d C PW
Validation without grade
0.5
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
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PART C1 : 12 student’s elective ECTS credits
The student completes his curriculum by selecting courses among those proposed in the Master in geology or in other Master’s
programs (for example: Master in Environmental science, UNIGE; Master in Environmental geosciences, UNIL; Master in biogeosciences, UNIL/UNINE).
The list of courses can contain courses of the Bachelor-level, for a maximum of 5 ECTS credits.
An intership in an enterprise can be validated in this part, as provided by the rules and regulations (art. 12, al. 5).
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The student must draw up a list of courses selected in agreement with his Master’s thesis supervisor. Here are some suggestions:
Course
Teacher
Semester
Modality
Géologie des argiles (Geology of clays)
T. Adatte
Spring
3d CE
SPACE-GEOENERGY: Géomatique et géo-énergies (Geomatics and
geo-energy)
A. Moscariello, J.
Simantov
Spring
5d C
Practical
3
Imperial Barrel Award (AAPG)
Priority is given to second year students
A. Moscariello (coordinator)
Spring
6 weeks
Practical
6
Biomineralization (Biominéralisation)
A. Meibom
Fall
42h C PW
Report
Oral presentation
4
Introduction to geothermics (Introduction à la géothermie)
S. Miller (UNINE)
Fall
4d CE
Practical
2
Introduction to hydrogeology and hydrology (Introduction à l’hydrogéologie et à l’hydrologie) -
Ph. Brunner (UNINE)
Fall
6d CE
Practical
4
ECTS
credits
Practical
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Intership in an enterprise (validated by the Master’s thesis supervisor)
Modules or courses of the curriculum of the Master in geology*
6
Courses proposed by the MUSE (UNIGE), Environment MSc (UNIL), Biogeosciences MSc (UNIL-UNINE)*
Courses of the Bachelor-level*
Total of the credits to validate
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Courses proposed by another academic institution*
5 ECTS credits, at most
12 ECTS credits
*: for these courses, the evaluation and the number of attributed ECTS credits are those contained in the curriculum from which they are taken.
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In the part C1, courses are individually validated if their grade is equal of at least 4.0/6 or if the validation is obtained.
Part Master’s thesis in geology - 60 ECTS credits
This Master’s thesis is an individual research work under the responsibility of an ELSTE teacher.
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By the end of the first semester of Master’s studies at the latest, the student must have chosen the subject of his Master’s thesis.
Before the beginning of the second year of the program, the student must draft and present his Master’s thesis project. The ECTS
credits of the Master’s thesis project are obtained when its grade is equal of at least 4.
Semester
Master’s thesis project
Spring
Master’s thesis
Spring
Year 2
Master’s thesis
Year 1
Theses are evaluated based on the submitted manuscript and the quality of the oral defense. This evaluation, weighted according
to stipulations in the internal directive on theses, takes the form of a single grade. ECTS credits for the thesis are earned when
that grade is 4 or higher.
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ECTS credits
Report and oral examination
10
Manuscript and oral defense
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Master in geology - 2016/2017
Geochemistry - Alpine Tectonics - Ore Deposits concentration
GATO
Coordinators : Othmar Müntener, Robert Moritz, Stefan Schmalholz
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Terrestrial lithosphere is constantly reshaped by the igneous, metamorphic and tectonic processes strongly generated by heat
and mass transfer. The mountain ranges are places of intense volcanic, tectonic and/or seismic activity, sometimes located in
densely populated and heavily industrialized areas of the world. The study of the phenomena that shape our planet is also crucial
for social and economic issues. It has long been established that the Alps constitute ​​the ideal place to test revolutionary ideas
in geodynamics such as the theory of nappes , the geometry of continental passive margins, plate tectonics, regional or contact
metamorphism, until the recent debate on the exhumation of rocks formed under ultrahigh pressure. The Alps also allow to study
the relationship between climate, erosion and orogenies.
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The fieldwork and data analyses are the first step in understanding the formation of mountain chains and the physical and
chemical processes that accompany them. It is then necessary to develop models that confront the petrological and thermomechanical processes with the acquired data.
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Acquired during the two years of Master study in the orientation Geochemistry, Alpine Tectonics, Ore Deposits, the training
provides the tools needed to elucidate the sequence of events recorded in the rocks of our planet, locate areas suitable for the
exploitation of raw materials, or examine and explain the dynamic processes affecting the outer parts of our Earth, such as the
formation and destruction of mountain ranges, volcanic eruptions or magma genesis. The theoretical and practical courses cover
areas such as petrology, isotope geochemistry, tectonics, geodynamics, structural geology, ore deposits, the continuum mechanics, numerical modeling, and analytical methods in laboratory and of course work in the field. Throughout their curriculum in the
Master in Geology, students gain theoretical knowledge but also the opportunity to work in a series of state-of-the-art analytical
laboratories. Lectures are held in the form of courses, practicals, seminars, field camp. The orientation Geochemistry, Alpine
Tectonics, Ore Deposits offers unique courses in Switzerland and Europe through its interdisciplinary approach and the nearby
natural laboratory that is the Swiss Jura and the Alps, the number of experts involved, internal to the Universities of Geneva and
Lausanne and external guests. The vast and eclectic course offering of this orientation allows students to make a personal university curriculum to meet their needs for guidance, according to their career plan, both to an academic path, as to the professional
world, allowing them to focus on jobs in the mining industry, in geological and environmental impact offices or in governmental
agencies.
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PART A2 mandatory: 24 ECTS credits
The mandatory part A2 includes four modules:
• Petrological processes in geodynamic environments
• Quantitative tectonics and rocks deformation
• Geophysics across scales for geologists
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• Field trips and reading seminar
Module Petrological processes in geodynamic environments
Course
Petrological processes in geodynamic environments
(Processus pétrologiques dans les environnements
géodynamiques)
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
U. Schaltegger, O. Müntener
S. Pilet, L. Caricchi
L. Baumgartner, S. Schmalholz
L. Fontboté
Semester
Modality
Fall
80h C PW E S
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Seminars
9
One ECTS credits corresponds to 25-30 hours of actual work
C: course – PW: Practical work – E: Exercices – S: Seminars – F : Field – d : days (block course) – h: hours (weekly course)
This module must be followed during the first semester of the Master and then validated during the following exam session. Il est validé et les 9 crédits
ECTS attribués si la note de l’évaluation est de 4 au moins. It is validated and the 9 ECTS credits earned if the grade is at least 4.
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Module Quantitative tectonics and rock deformation
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Quantitative tectonics and rock deformation
S. Schmalholz
Fall/Spring
Practical
6
Quantitative tectonics (Tectonique quantitative)
S. Schmalholz
Fall
42h C PW
Practical
4
Microtectonique (Microtectonics)
JL. Epard, S. Schmalholz
Spring
28h C PW
Practical
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The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Module Geophysics across scales for geologists
Geophysics across scales for geologists
(Géophysique à différentes échelles pour géologues)
Semester
Modality
György Hetényi, B. Quintal, M. Lupi,
D. Do Couto
Fall
28h C PW
rp
Module Field trips and reading seminar
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Written exam
3
os
es
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Field trips and Reading seminar
L. Baumgartner
Spring
Practical / Validation without grade
6
Main fieldtrips
(Terrains principaux)
ELSTE teachers
Spring
8d F
Practical
(Report)
4
Spring
12h S
Validation without
grade
2
pu
Course
ati
on
Reading seminars in Geochemistry, Petrology and
Ore Deposits (Séminaires de lecture en géochimie,
pétrologie et gîtes métallifères)
L. Baumgartner
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
nf
or
m
The part A2 is validated if each of the four modules is validated.
PART B2 : a choice of 24 ECTS credits
The student must select four modules among those proposed in this part:
• Stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry
• Petrology and fluids in the Earth’s crust
• Orogenic processes
• Advanced petrology and volcanology
Fo
ri
• Géologie structurale avancée (Advanced structural geology)
• Fundamentals of numerical modelling and data analysis
• Ore deposits
• Mineral exploration
• Applied and environmental mineralogy
• Géologie environnementale (Environmental geology)
• Introduction to fluid flow for geologists
• Practical seismic reflection
• Borehole logging
• Analyse spatiale appliquée à la géologiec (Spatial analysis applied to geology and risk)
• Méthodes analytiques (Analytical Toolbox)
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Module Stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry
(Géochimie des isotopes stables et radiogéniques)
Semester
Modality
M. Chiaradia, E. Samankassou, U. Schaltegger, R.
Spikings, T. Vennemann
Spring
84h C PW S
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Written exam
6
ly
Prerequisite: solid background in the basic principles of isotope geology
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality
Petrology and fluids in the Earth’s crust
R. Moritz
Fall/Spring
Fluids in Earth crust
(Fluides dans la croûte terrestre)
L. Baumgartner
Low-temperature alteration in the Upper Crust
(biennial) (Altérations de basse température sur la
croûte supérieure)
S. Schmidt
Inclusions fluides (Fluid inclusions)
R. Moritz
Reading rocks – Rock textures and fluids
(Lecture des roches - textures de roches et fluides)
K. Kouzmanov
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Validation sans note
6
os
es
Course
on
Module Petrology and fluids in the Earth’s crust
Validation without
grade
2
Tous les semestres
pairs
Fall 3d C PW
Validation without
grade
1.5
Fall 3d C PW
Validation without
grade
1.5
Spring 2d C PW
Validation without
grade
1
pu
rp
Spring 28h C PW
Module Orogenic processes
ati
on
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Semester
Modality
S. Schmalholz
Fall/Spring
Geology of the Alps and other Orogens
(Géologie des Alpes et autres orogènes)
S. Schmalholz, JL. Epard, O.
Müntener, L. Baumgartner
and colleagues
Fall
14hC 28S
Seminar
3
Géotraverse alpine
(Alpine Geotraverse)
JL. Epard
Spring
6d F
Practical
(Report)
3
inf
or
Orogenic processes
m
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Evaluation
Seminar
Practical
ECTS
credits
6
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Module Advanced petrology and volcanology
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality
L. Caricchi, , L. Pioli, C.
Bonadonna, S. Pilet
Fall/Spring
Volcanic rocks (Roches volcaniques)
L. Pioli, C. Bonadonna
Fall
28h C
Seminar
2
Volcano petrology (Pétrologie volcanique)
L. Caricchi, S. Pilet
Spring
28h C
Seminar
2
Volcano fieldtrip (Excursion volcanique)
L. Caricchi, C. Bonadonna, S.
Pilet, L. Pioli
Spring
5d F
Practical (Report)
2
Fo
r
Course
Advanced petrology and volcanology
(Courses of this module cannot be taken individually)
Evaluation
Seminar
Practical (Report)
ECTS
credits
6
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
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Module Géologie structurale avancée
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
JL. Epard
Fall/Spring
Practical
6
Géologie structurale alpine
(Alpine Structural Geology)
JL. Epard
Fall
26h C PW
Practical
3
Camp de géologie structurale
(Structural Geology, field camp)
JL. Epard, S. Schmalholz
Spring
6d F
Practical
(Report)
Géologie structurale avancée
(Advanced structural geology)
ly
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
3
on
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Y. Podladchikov
Introduction to data analysis with MATLAB
(Introduction à l’analyse de données avec Matlab)
G. Simpson
MATLAB as a language of scientific computing
(Matlab comme langage de calcul scientifique)
Y. Podladchikov
Physics as a basis for modeling
(La physique comme base de modélisation)
Y. Podladchikov
Semester
Modality
pu
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Fall
Practical
(Report)
6
Fall 3d CE
Practical
(Report)
1
Fall 42h CE
Practical
(Report)
3
Fall 28h CE
Practical
(Report)
2
rp
Fundamentals of numerical modelling and data analysis
(Les fondamentaux de la modélisation numérique et l’anlayse de données)
os
es
Module Fundamentals of numerical modelling and data analysis
Module Ore deposits
ati
on
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Ore deposits
L. Fontboté
Semester
Modality
Fall
Evaluation
Practical
Written exam
ECTS
credits
6
Prerequisite: course «Ore microscopy» or equivalent
L. Fontboté, K. Kouzmanov,
M. Chiaradia, R. Moritz
Fall
10d C PW + personal work
Practical (report,
seminar)
Written exam
4
Ore microscopy (Microscopie des minerais)
L. Fontboté, K. Kouzmanov
Fall
6d C PW
Written exam
2
nf
or
m
Advanced ore deposits (Gîtes métallifères - avancé)
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Fo
ri
Module Mineral exploration
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Mineral exploration (Exploration minérale)
L. Fontboté
Methods of exploration (bisannuel)
(Méthodes d’exploration)
G. Beaudoin
Prerequisite: basic geological and mineral deposit knowledge
Advanced ore deposits II (Gîtes métallifères - avancé II)
Prerequisite: Advanced ore deposits and Ore microscopy or equivalent
Mining geophysics (Géophysique minière)
Prerequisite: Introduction to geophysics
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Fall/
Practical (Seminar)
Sping
Oral exam
Every odd semester
Fall 10d CE
Practical
(Report)
3
L. Fontboté, K. Kouzmanov,
M. Chiaradia, R. Moritz
Spring
3d CE
Seminar
Oral exam
2
J. Irving
Spring
4d CE
Practical (Exercises,
oral presentation)
1
6
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
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Module Applied and environmental mineralogy
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Applied and environmental mineralogy
O. Müntener
Fall/Spring
Practical
6
Gemmology
(Gemmologie)
L. Cartier
Spring
6d CE F
Practical
(Exercises)
2
L. Cartier
Fall
2d F
Gemmology - field
(Gemmologie - terrain)
Validation
without grade
on
Prerequisite : Gemmology
ly
Course
1
Applied mineralogy
(Minéralogie appliquée)
T. Vennemann, B. Putlitz
Spring
4d C F
Practical
(Report)
2
Physics and structure of minerals
(Physique et structure des minéraux)
O. Müntener
Spring
14h C
Practical
1
os
es
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Module Géologie environnementale
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Spring
Practical
6
S. Girardclos, J. Poté
Spring
5d C PW
Practical
3
J. Poté, S. Girardclos
Spring
5d C PW
Practical
3
rp
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Géologie environnementale
S. Girardclos
Sites contaminés
(Contaminated sites)
ati
on
Gestion, traitement et entreposage des déchets
(Management, processing and storage of waste)
pu
(Environmental geology)
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained. The optionnal course « Ore dressing, geometallurgy and environmental geochemistry of mine waste» (3 days, 1 ECTS credit) of
the part C2 of the GATO concentration can meaningfully complement the module of Environmental geology.
Course
m
Module Introduction to fluid flow for geologists
Introduction to fluid flow for geologists
Semester
Modality
M. Lupi and colleagues
Spring
5d C 5d F
inf
or
(Introduction aux écoulements fluides pour géologues)
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Practical
6
Module Practical seismic reflection
Course
Fo
r
Practical seismic reflection (Sismique réflexion - pratique)
(Courses of this module cannot be taken individually)
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
A. Moscariello, D. Ariztegui
2D and 3D interpretation (Petrel and Kingdom)
(Interprétation 2D et 3D - Petrel et Kingdom)
A. Moscariello
Marine seismic acquisition, interpretation and data integration (Acquisition, interprétation et intégration de données
sismiques marines)
D. Ariztegui
Semester
Modality
Fall/
Spring
Fall
28h C PW
Spring
8d F
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Practical
6
Practical
3
Practical
3
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
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Module Borehole logging
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Borehole logging
Semester
Modality
(Diagraphie de puits)
Fall
42h C E + personnal work
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
(Spatial analysis applied to geology and risk)
6
Semester
Modality
M. Sartori
Spring
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Practical
6
os
es
Analyse spatiale appliquée à la géologie et au risque
Practical
on
Module Analyse spatiale appliquée à la géologie et au risque
Course
ECTS
credits
ly
B. Quintal, A. Moscariello
Evaluation
Structuration des données géologiques et analyses
spatiales appliquées aux instabilités de versant
(Cartographic data management and landslide susceptibility assessment)
M. Sartori, C. Frischknecht
L’évaluation spatiale du risque
(Spatial risk assessment)
C. Frischknecht, P. Peduzzi, B.
Chatenoux
Spring
5d CE
Practical
(Report)
3
Spring
5d CE
Practical
(Report)
3
Module Méthodes analytiques / Analytical Toolbox
pu
rp
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
ati
on
After having followed and validated the mandatory course «Modern methods of rock analysis», the student selects courses
from the list below to reach a total of 6 ECTS credits:
Teacher
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Modern methods of rock analysis (Méthodes modernes
d’analyse de roches) (mandatory course in this module)
O. Müntener (coordinator)
Fall 14h C
Validation without grade
1
Microscopie électronique à balayage, MEB (Scanning
Electron Microscopy)
R. Martini pour l’UNIGE
P. Vonlanthen pour l’UNIL
Fall 2d C PW
Validation without grade
1
nf
or
m
Course
Cathodoluminescence optique (Optical cathodoluminescence)
R. Martini
Spring 1d C PW
Validation without grade
0.5
Intitation to the ion probe (Initiation à la sonde ionique)
A.S. Bouvier, A. Meibom
Spring 1d C PW
Validation without grade
0.5
Electron probe microanalyzer (Microsonde électronique)
F. Bussy
Fall 2d C PW
Practical (PW)
1
Analyse des isotopes stables (Stable isotopes analysis)
T. Vennemann
Spring 3d C PW
Practical (PW)
1.5
PoroPerm et QemScan
A. Moscariello
Spring 1d C PW
Validation without grade
0.5
Géochimie organique moléculaire et isotopique (Isotopic and molecular organic geochemistry)
J. Spangenberg
Spring 3d C PW
Practical (PW)
1.5
Fall 2d C E
Validation without grade
1
Fo
ri
Prerequisite: Introduction to geochemistry and analytical data
processing or equivalent
Prerequisite: Organic geochemistry or equivalent
Introduction à la spectrométrie de masse à source
plasma à couplage inductif (Introduction to inductively-coupled plasma mass-spectrometry)
A. Ulianov
Microtomography (Microtomographie)
L. Baumgartner
Spring 1d C PW
Validation without grade
0.5
Laboratory techniques in geochemistry (Techniques de
laboratoire en géochimie)
U. Schaltegger
Fall 1d C PW
Validation without grade
0.5
Sedimentary laboratory techniques (Techniques de
laboratoires sédimentaires)
M. Weinkauf, P. Kindler
Spring 1d C PW
Validation without grade
0.5
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
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PART C2 : 12 student’s elective ECTS credits
The student completes his curriculum by selecting courses among those proposed in the Master in geology or in other Master’s
programs (for example: Master in Environmental science, UNIGE; Master in Environmental geosciences, UNIL; Master in biogeosciences, UNIL/UNINE).
The list of courses can contain courses of the Bachelor-level, for a maximum of 5 ECTS credits.
An intership in an enterprise can be validated in this part, as provided by the rules and regulations (art. 12, al. 5).
Teacher
Syn-tectonic granite emplacement and vein formation – Cevennes,
France (bisannuel) (Mise en place de granites syn-tectoniques et veines
hydrothermales - Cévennes, France)
K. Kouzmanov, A.
Chauvet
Ore dressing, geometallurgy and environmental geochemistry of mine
waste (bisannuel) (Minerais, géométallurgie et géochimie environnementale des déchets miniers)
L. Fontboté, B. Dold, R.
Baumgartner, R. Lehne
J. Peña
Biomineralization (Biominéralisation)
A. Meibom
Modules or courses of the curriculum of the Master in geology*
3
Practical
1
Printemps
30h C E
Written exam
3
Automne
42h C PW
Report
Oral presentation
4
pu
Intership in an enterprise (validated by the Master’s thesis supervisor)
Practical
Every even semester
Fall 3d CE
rp
Prerequisite: general geochemistry, aquatic chemistry, introductory chemistry
and physics
ECTS
credits
os
es
Environmental biogeochemistry (Biogéochimie environnementale)
Every odd semester
Spring 6d F
Evaluation
on
Semester
Modality
Course
ly
The student must draw up a list of courses selected in agreement with his Master’s thesis supervisor. Here are some suggestions:
6
Courses proposed by the MUSE (UNIGE), Environment MSc (UNIL), Biogeosciences MSc (UNIL-UNINE)*
Courses proposed by another academic institution*
Total of the credits to validate
ati
on
Courses of the Bachelor-level*
5 ECTS credits, at most
12 ECTS credits
*: for these courses, the evaluation and the number of attributed ECTS credits are those contained in the curriculum from which they are taken.
m
In the part C2, courses are individually validated if their grade is equal of at least 4.0/6 or if the validation is obtained.
inf
or
Part Master’s thesis in geology - 60 ECTS credits
This Master’s thesis is an individual research work under the responsibility of an ELSTE teacher.
By the end of the first semester of Master’s studies at the latest, the student must have chosen the subject of his Master’s thesis.
Before the beginning of the second year of the program, the student must draft and present his Master’s thesis project. The ECTS
credits of the Master’s thesis project are obtained when its grade is equal of at least 4.
Semester
Master’s thesis project
Spring
Master’s thesis
Spring
Year 2
Master’s thesis
Year 1
Fo
r
Theses are evaluated based on the submitted manuscript and the quality of the oral defense. This evaluation, weighted according
to stipulations in the internal directive on theses, takes the form of a single grade. ECTS credits for the thesis are earned when
that grade is 4 or higher.
•
•
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Evaluation
ECTS credits
Report and oral examination
10
Manuscript and oral defense
50
Master in geology - 2016/2017
Geological Risks concentration
RGEOL
Coordinateurs : Costanza Bonadonna
ly
Geological processes such as landslides , earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are fascinating but complex phenomena with
potentially significant impacts on society. These impacts may occur at different levels, local, regional and global .
rp
os
es
on
The geological hazards concentration focuses on the dynamic challenges facing societies worldwide when developing risk
reduction measures. This concentration forms on the deep and surface processes that generate geological hazards and on assessment methods of exposure and vulnerability of people and the built environment. Hazard and vulnerability assessments are then
combined to conduct the analysis of impacts and associated risks. Through this concentration, students have access to teachers
at the forefront of research, to acquisition tools of specific data, as well as to different approaches for modeling and risk analysis.
Field work activities enable to integrate various aspects of risk management. This multidisciplinary concentration offers students
the opportunity to acquire skills that make them employable in geological and geotechnical consulting firms, international and
nongovernmental organizations, and federal offices.
PART A3 mandatory: 24 ECTS credits
pu
The mandatory part A4 includes four modules:
• Petrological processes in geodynamic environments
• Fundamentals of numerical modelling and data analysis
ati
on
• Analyse spatiale appliquée à la géologiec (Spatial analysis applied to geology and risk)
• Geophysics across scales for geologists
Module Petrological processes in geodynamic environments
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
nf
or
m
Petrological processes in geodynamic environments
(Processus pétrologiques dans les environnements
géodynamiques)
U. Schaltegger, O. Müntener
S. Pilet, L. Caricchi
L. Baumgartner, S. Schmalholz
L. Fontboté
Semester
Modality
Fall
80h C PW E S
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Seminars
9
One ECTS credits corresponds to 25-30 hours of actual work
C: course – PW: Practical work – E: Exercices – S: Seminars – F : Field – d : days (block course) – h: hours (weekly course)
This module must be followed during the first semester of the Master and then validated during the following exam session. Il est validé et les 9 crédits
ECTS attribués si la note de l’évaluation est de 4 au moins. It is validated and the 9 ECTS credits earned if the grade is at least 4.
Fo
ri
Module Fundamentals of numerical modelling and data analysis
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Fundamentals of numerical modelling and data analysis
(Les fondamentaux de la modélisation numérique et l’anlayse de données)
Y. Podladchikov
Introduction to data analysis with MATLAB
(Introduction à l’analyse de données avec Matlab)
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Fall
Practical
(Report)
6
G. Simpson
Fall 3d CE
Practical
(Report)
1
MATLAB as a language of scientific computing
(Matlab comme langage de calcul scientifique)
Y. Podladchikov
Fall 42h CE
Practical
(Report)
3
Physics as a basis for modeling
(La physique comme base de modélisation)
Y. Podladchikov
Fall 28h CE
Practical
(Report)
2
The courses of this module are validated and the 9 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
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Module Analyse spatiale appliquée à la géologie et au risque
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
M. Sartori
Spring
Practical
6
Structuration des données géologiques et analyses
spatiales appliquées aux instabilités de versant
(Cartographic data management and landslide susceptibility assessment)
M. Sartori, C. Frischknecht
Spring
5d CE
Practical
(Report)
3
L’évaluation spatiale du risque
(Spatial risk assessment)
C. Frischknecht, P. Peduzzi, B.
Chatenoux
Spring
5d CE
Practical
(Report)
3
Analyse spatiale appliquée à la géologie et au risque
(Spatial analysis applied to geology and risk)
ly
Semester
Modality
on
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
The courses of this module are validated and the 9 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
os
es
Module Geophysics across scales for geologists
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Geophysics across scales for geologists
(Géophysique à différentes échelles pour géologues)
Semester
Modality
György Hetényi, B. Quintal, M. Lupi,
D. Do Couto
Written exam
3
ati
on
PART B3 : a choice of 24 ECTS credits
ECTS
credits
pu
The part A3 is validated if each of the four modules is validated.
Fall
28h C PW
Evaluation
rp
Course
The student must select four modules among those proposed in this part:
• Advanced petrology and volcanology
• Interactions tectoniques et processus de surface (biennial) (Earth surface processes and tectonic geomorphology)
• Fluid and granular dynamics in geosciences
• Risk Management
m
• Volcanic and seismic risk
• Hazards and risks of slope movements
inf
or
• Advanced risks
• Géologie environnementale (Environmental geology)
• Practical seismic reflection
• Borehole logging
Fo
r
• Introduction to fluid flow for geologists
Module Advanced petrology and volcanology
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality
(Courses of this module cannot be taken individually)
L. Caricchi, , L. Pioli, C.
Bonadonna, S. Pilet
Fall/Spring
Volcanic rocks (Roches volcaniques)
L. Pioli, C. Bonadonna
Fall
28h C
Seminar
2
Volcano petrology (Pétrologie volcanique)
L. Caricchi, S. Pilet
Spring
28h C
Seminar
2
Course
Advanced petrology and volcanology
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Evaluation
Seminar
Practical (Report)
ECTS
credits
6
Master in geology - 2016/2017
Volcano fieldtrip (Excursion volcanique)
Spring
5d F
L. Caricchi, C. Bonadonna, S.
Pilet, L. Pioli
Practical (Report)
2
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Module Interactions tectoniques et processus de surface (bisannuel)
F. Herman
D. Ariztegui, S. Castelltort
Evaluation
Every even semester
Spring 10d C PW S
Continuous
assessment
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
L. Pioli
I. Manzella, C. Bonadonna
Module Risk Management
Every even semester
Spring
10d C PW
pu
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Risk Management
S. Menoni, C. Gregg, F. Romerio
and teachers of the CERG-C
ati
on
(Gestion des risques)
In this module, courses are in English
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
Practical
(Report)
rp
Fluid and granular dynamics in geosciences (biennial) (Dynamique granulaire et dynamique des fluides
en géosciences)
os
es
Module Fluid and granular dynamics in geosciences (biennial)
Course
ECTS
credits
6
on
Interactions tectoniques et processus de surface
(biennial) (Earth surface processes and tectonic
geomorphology)
Semester
Modality
ly
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Semester
Modality
Fall
84h C
ECTS
credits
6
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Written exam
6
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Module Volcanic and seismic risk
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Semester
Modality
C. Bonadonna
Spring
Written exam
Practical
6
Volcanic risk (Risque volcanique)
Prerequisite : Module Risk Management
C. Bonadonna and teachers of
the CERG-C
Spring
6d C F
Written exam
Practical (Report)
3
Seismic Risk (Risque sismique)
D. Fäh, B. Duvernay
Spring
6d CE
Written exam
3
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or
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Volcanic and seismic risk
In this module, courses are in English
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The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Module Hazards and risks of slope movements
Course
Hazards and risks of slope movements
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
M. Jaboyedoff
Spring
Written exam
Practical
6
Erosion and slope movements (Erosion et mouvements de versants)
M. Jaboyedoff
Spring
56h CE
Written exam
4
Hazards and risks of slope mass movements: field
camp I (Risques et dangers liés aux mouvements de
versants: terrain I)
MH Derron, M. Jaboyedoff
Spring
5d F
Practical
(Report)
2
(Dangers et risques de mouvements de versants)
Prerequisite: Risk and natural hazards (BSc) – Numerical modelling (BSc) or equivalent
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Master in geology - 2016/2017
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained. 3 supplementary credits can be obtained in the student’s elective part by taking the course «Hazards and risks of slope mass
movements: field camp II ».
Module Risques avancés
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Fall
Written exam,
Continuous assessment, Practical
6
Advanced quantitative risk and vulnerability
(Risques avancés quantitatifs et la vulnérabilité)
M. Jaboyedoff
Fall
28h C 14h E
Written exam
Continuous assessment
3
Communication on environmental risks
(Communication sur les risques environnementaux)
M. Jaboyedoff, K. Südmeier-Rieux, S. Rondic
Fall
16h C 16h E
Practical
(Report)
3
Prerequisite: Environmental hazards (BSc) or equivalent
on
(Risques avancés)
ly
M. Jaboyedoff
Advanced risks
Module Géologie environnementale
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The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Géologie environnementale
rp
S. Girardclos
(Environmental geology)
Sites contaminés
(Contaminated sites)
Gestion, traitement et entreposage des déchets
(Management, processing and storage of waste)
pu
S. Girardclos, J. Poté
J. Poté, S. Girardclos
Semester
Modality
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Spring
Practical
6
Spring
5d C PW
Practical
3
Spring
5d C PW
Practical
3
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on
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained. The optionnal course « Ore dressing, geometallurgy and environmental geochemistry of mine waste» (3 days, 1 ECTS credit) of
the part C2 of the GATO concentration can meaningfully complement the module of Environmental geology.
Module Practical seismic reflection
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Course
Practical seismic reflection (Sismique réflexion - pratique)
A. Moscariello, D. Ariztegui
m
(Courses of this module cannot be taken individually)
A. Moscariello
Marine seismic acquisition, interpretation and data integration (Acquisition, interprétation et intégration de données
sismiques marines)
D. Ariztegui
inf
or
2D and 3D interpretation (Petrel and Kingdom)
(Interprétation 2D et 3D - Petrel et Kingdom)
Semester
Modality
Fall/
Spring
Fall
28h C PW
Spring
8d F
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Practical
6
Practical
3
Practical
3
The courses of this module are validated and the 6 ECTS credits earned in a block if the credit-weighted grade average is at least 4 and if the validations are obtained.
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Module Borehole logging
Course
Borehole logging
(Diagraphie de puits)
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
B. Quintal, A. Moscariello
Semester
Modality
Fall
42h C E + personnal work
Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Practical
6
Module Introduction to fluid flow for geologists
Course
Introduction to fluid flow for geologists
(Introduction aux écoulements fluides pour géologues)
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality
M. Lupi and colleagues
Spring
5d C 5d F
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Evaluation
ECTS
credits
Practical
6
Master in geology - 2016/2017
PART C3 : 12 student’s elective ECTS credits
The student completes his curriculum by selecting courses among those proposed in the Master in geology or in other Master’s
programs (for example: Master in Environmental science, UNIGE; Master in Environmental geosciences, UNIL; Master in biogeosciences, UNIL/UNINE).
The list of courses can contain courses of the Bachelor-level, for a maximum of 5 ECTS credits.
An intership in an enterprise can be validated in this part, as provided by the rules and regulations (art. 12, al. 5).
Teacher
Semester
Modality
Biomineralization (Biominéralisation)
A. Meibom
Fall
42h C TP
Engineering geology (biennial)
I. Manzella
(Géologie de l’ingénieur)
Hazards and risks of slope mass movements: field camp
II (part I of the field of the module «Hazards and risks of
slope movements» mandatory)
M. H. Derron, M. Jaboyedoff
ECTS
credits
Report
Oral presentation
4
Every odd semester
Spring 5d C PW
Practical (report)
3
Spring
5d F
Practical (report)
3
6
rp
Intership in an enterprise (validated by the Master’s thesis supervisor)
Evaluation
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es
Course
on
ly
The student must draw up a list of courses selected in agreement with his Master’s thesis supervisor. Here are some suggestions:
Modules or courses of the curriculum of the Master in geology*
Courses proposed by another academic institution*
Courses of the Bachelor-level*
Total of the credits to validate
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Courses proposed by the MUSE (UNIGE), Environment MSc (UNIL), Biogeosciences MSc (UNIL-UNINE)*
5 ECTS credits, at most
12 ECTS credits
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*: for these courses, the evaluation and the number of attributed ECTS credits are those contained in the curriculum from which they are taken.
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or
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In the part C3, courses are individually validated if their grade is equal of at least 4.0/6 or if the validation is obtained.
Part Master’s thesis in geology - 60 ECTS credits
This Master’s thesis is an individual research work under the responsibility of an ELSTE teacher.
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By the end of the first semester of Master’s studies at the latest, the student must have chosen the subject of his Master’s thesis.
Before the beginning of the second year of the program, the student must draft and present his Master’s thesis project. The ECTS
credits of the Master’s thesis project are obtained when its grade is equal of at least 4.
Semester
Master’s thesis project
Spring
Master’s thesis
Spring
Year 2
Master’s thesis
Year 1
Theses are evaluated based on the submitted manuscript and the quality of the oral defense. This evaluation, weighted according
to stipulations in the internal directive on theses, takes the form of a single grade. ECTS credits for the thesis are earned when
that grade is 4 or higher.
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Evaluation
ECTS credits
Report and oral examination
10
Manuscript and oral defense
50