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Master of Science (Msc) in geology
Study Plan
Entry into force: 19 September 2016
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Master of Science (MSc) in Geology In this document, male pronouns are used
indiscriminately for females and males
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 enrely followed in English.
The Master in geology has three concentraons :
Sedimentary, Environmental, and Reservoir Geology
Geochemistry, Alpine Tectonics, Ore Deposits
Geological Risks
At the beginning of the Master, each student choses a proposed concentraon.
The program of each concentraon comprehends:
A part of 4 mandatory modules (24 ECTS credits)
A part of 4 modules to be chosen in a predened list (24 ECTS credits)
A part of free choice credits (12 ECTS credits)
A Master thesis of 60 ECTS credits. This thesis is a personal research work under the responsability of an
ELSTE teacher.
Whenever possible, courses must be taken during the rst your of the Master.
During the rst 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 stu-
dent could be denied access to the course due to lack of space or material.
Part A : 24 mandatory ECTS credits dispatched in 4 modules
Part Master thesis: 60 ECTS credits
Part B : a choice of 24 ECTS credits
4 modules of 6 ECTS credits to be chosen in a predened list
Part C : 12 free choice ECTS credits
Module: 9 ECTS credits
Project of Master : 10 ECTS credits
Master thesis and defense: 50 ECTS credits
Module: 6 ECTS credits Module: 6 ECTS credits Module: 3 ECTS credits

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Sedimentary, Environmental, and Reservoir Geology concentraon
Coordinators: Rossana Marni - Karl Föllmi
The sedimentary cover of the Earth is the result of the interacon between tectonics, weathering and erosion, sediment trans-
port and biological and geochemical processes. Sediments and sedimentary rocks therefore contain fundamental informaon on
the history of the Earth, the environment, climate and life. In addion, sediments and sedimentary rocks are the largest reservoir
of the main natural resources such as water, fossil fuels, metals and raw materials. The orientaon Sedimentary, Environmental,
and Reservoir geology oers a wide and extensive training focusing on sedimentology, stragraphy, paleontology, basin analysis,
reservoir geology, environmental geology and geophysics.
Instrucon is provided in the form of ex-cathedra courses, seminars, eld trips and independent research. This orientaon 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 Uni-
versies of Geneva and Lausanne and external guests.
The program proposed in this Master is an ideal preparaon to further academic training (PhD) as well as to environmental pro-
fessions, to engineering geology and to industrial reservoirs and to geo-energy.
PART A1 mandatory: 24 ECTS credits
The mandatory part A1 includes four modules:
• Environnements et processus sédimentaires des sources aux bassins (Deposional environments and sedimentary pro-
cesses from source to sink)
• Paléogéographie, paléoclimatologie, paléoécologie (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology)
• Dynamique sédimentaire (Basin research)
• Geophysics across scales for geologists
Module Paléogéographie, paléoclimatologie, paléoécologie
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality Evaluaon
ECTS
credits
Paléogéographie, paléoclimatologie, paléoécologie
(Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoeco-
logy)
E. Samankassou, T. Adae, D. Arizte-
gui, K. Föllmi, J. Spangenberg, T.
Vennemann, n.n.
Fall
72h C PW S
Praccal
Wrien exam 6
SERG
Module Environnements et processus sédimentaires des sources aux bassins
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality Evaluaon
ECTS
credits
Environnements et processus sédimentaires des
sources aux bassins
(Deposional environments and sedimentary pro-
cesses from source to sink)
S. Castelltort Fall/Spring
Report, Se-
minars, Oral
exam
9
Sedimentary rocks in the eld
(Les roches sédimentaires sur le terrain) S. Castelltort Fall 5j T Report 3
Sédiments clasques, carbonatés et chimiques
(Clascs, carbonate and chemical sediments)
S. Castelltort, D. Ariztegui, K. Föllmi,
P. Kindler, A. Moscariello, E. Ver-
recchia, T. Adae, n.n.
Fall 44h C PW S
Spring 5d C F
Seminars, Oral
or wrien
exam
6
Prerequisite: sedimentology course (BSc)
One ECTS credits corresponds to 25-30 hours of actual work
C: course – PW: Praccal work – E: Exercices – S: Seminars – F : Field – d : days (block course) – h: hours (weekly course)
This module must be followed during the rst 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 validaons are obtained.

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PART B1 : a choice of 24 ECTS credits
The student must select four modules among those proposed in this part:
• Interacons tectoniques et processus de surface (biennial) (Earth surface processes and tectonic geomorphology)
• Micropaléontologie et biostragraphie (Micropaleontology and biostragraphy)
• 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)
• Praccal seismic reecon
• Borehole logging
• Géologie environnementale (Environmental geology)
• Introducon to uid ow for geologists
• Analyse spaale appliquée à la géologie (Spaal analysis applied to geology and risk)
• Méthodes analyques (Analycal Toolbox)
Module Dynamique sédimentaire
Module Interacons tectoniques et processus de surface (biennial)
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality Evaluaon
ECTS
credits
Dynamique sédimentaire
(Basin Research) G. Simpson, A. Moscariello Fall
72h C PW S
Seminars
Report 6
The part A1 is validated if each of the four modules is validated.
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality Evaluaon
ECTS
credits
Interacons tectoniques et processus de sur-
face (biennial) (Earth surface processes and
tectonic geomorphology)
F. Herman
D. Ariztegui, S. Castelltort
Every even semester
Spring 10d C PW S
Connuous
assessment 6
Module Geophysics across scales for geologists
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality Evaluaon
ECTS
credits
Geophysics across scales for geologists
(Géophysique à diérentes échelles pour géo-
logues)
György Hetényi, B. Quintal, M. Lupi,
D. Do Couto
Fall
28h C PW Wrien exam 3

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Module Micropaléontologie et biostragraphie
Module Analyse de bassin intégrée
Module Géochimie environnementale
Module Reservoir geology I
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality Evaluaon
ECTS
credits
Micropaléontologie et biostragraphie
(Micropaleontology and Biostragraphy)
R. Marni, E. Samankassou, S.
Feist-Burkart, n.n.
Spring
10d C PW - 5d F
Exercises
Report 6
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality Evaluaon
ECTS
credits
Analyse de bassin intégrée
(Integrated Basin analysis)
A. Moscariello, E. Saman-
kassou, M. Lupi et collègues
Spring
10d F S
Exercises
Report 6
Prerequisite: modules Reservoir geology I and II, Borehole logging and Praccal seismic reecon
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality Evaluaon
ECTS
credits
Géochimie environnementale
(Environmental geochemistry) T. Vennemann Spring Praccal 6
Géochimie organique (Organic geochemistry)
Prerequisite: general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology and
concepts in geosciences
J. Spangenberg Spring
5d CE
Praccal
(Report, Exercises) 3
Isotopes stables comme traceurs environnementaux
(Stable isotopes as environmental tracers)
Prerequisite: intro. to geochemistry, mineralogy and sedimentology
T. Vennemann Spring
5d C PW
Praccal
(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 valida-
ons are obtained.
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality Evaluaon
ECTS
credits
Reservoir geology I (Géologie des réservoirs I)
(Courses of this module cannot be taken individually) A. Moscariello Spring Praccal 6
Clasc reservoirs (Réservoirs clasques) A. Moscariello Spring
5d C PW S
Praccal (Exercises,
Report) 3
Carbonate reservoirs (Réservoirs carbonatés) A. Moscariello, B. Caline Spring
5d C PW S
Praccal (Exercises,
Report) 3
Prerequisite: modules Basin research, Borehole logging and Praccal seismic reecon
Module Fundamentals of numerical modelling and data analysis
Course
Teacher in charge /
Speaker(s)
Semester
Modality Evaluaon
ECTS
credits
Fundamentals of numerical modelling and data analysis
(Les fondamentaux de la modélisaon numérique et l’an-
layse de données)
Y. Podladchikov Fall Praccal
(Report) 6
Introducon to data analysis with MATLAB
(Introducon à l’analyse de données avec Matlab) G. Simpson Fall 3d CE Praccal (Report) 1
MATLAB as a language of scienc compung
(Matlab comme langage de calcul scienque) Y. Podladchikov Fall 42h CE Praccal (Report) 3
Physics as a basis for modeling
(La physique comme base de modélisaon) Y. Podladchikov Fall 28h CE Praccal (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 valida-
ons are obtained.
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 valida-
ons are obtained.