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Master of Science in Geosciences

Geologists are scientists who study the earth processes, explore the earth for metals, oil, gas and water, and develop methods to extract earth’s resources. Geologists work on the extraction of minerals, environmental protection, and the rehabilitation of land after mining engineering projects.

Master of Science in Geosciences is a two-year full-time MSc degree program that is to educate, train, and produce highly skilled geoscientists equipped with knowledge and skillsets comparable to what those graduates obtain in world-leading institutions. Besides, the program will provide candidates with opportunities for advanced level research in various topics of Geosciences.

More information is available on the NU SMG website:   https://smg.nu.edu.kz/ru/msc_in_geosciences

 

General information: 

Campus: Astana, Kazakhstan

Language: English

Delivery mode: Full time, on-campus

Duration: 2 years

Total ECTS credit: 120

 

Courses

  • GEOL 501 Advanced Economic Geology

  • GEOL 502 Advanced Petroleum Geology

  • GEOL 503 Advanced Sedimentology

  • GEOL 504 Advanced Geochemistry

  • GEOL 505 Advanced Geophysics

  • GEOL 506 Advanced Petrology

  • GEOL 507 Exploration Geoscience

  • GEOL 508 Advanced Structural Geology and Microtectonics

  • GEOL 509 Advanced Field Geology

  • MSC 600 Research Methods and Ethics

  • Geoscience Elective*

  • Advanced Tectonics and Geodynamics (GEOL 601)

  • MSc Thesis Research I (GEOL 690)

  • MSc Thesis Research II (GEOL 690)

 

GEOL Elective Course*

  • GEOL 602 Advanced GIS
  • GEOL 603 Advanced Hydrogeology
  • GEOL 604 Engineering Geology and Geotechnics
  • GEOL 605 Geology of Central Asia and Metallogenesis
  • MINE 503 Applied Geostatistics
  • PETE 504 Advanced Formation Evaluation

 

Career

Career Options:

  1. Local and international companies that are engaged in the exploration and production of oil and gas or mining of minerals and metals such as for example, natural building stones, coal, copper, palladium and, uranium, as well as companies exploiting geothermal heat production.
  2. Companies and agencies active in civil and environmental engineering including geohazard mitigation, earthquake monitoring, landslides, and decarbonization projects.
  3. State geological survey agencies and other government institutions concerned with the above geoscientific issues.
  4. Consulting companies active in geology, mining, civil construction works, and environment.
  5. Geoscience departments at universities worldwide.
  6. Museums, agencies, organizing geoscience tourism.

 

Strategic partner

Colorado School of Mines (USA)

 

Admission requirements

 

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