- Degree
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Course location
- Aachen
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- All the courses and the Master's thesis of the EMR stream are offered in English.
Although German is not necessary, we strongly advise students to obtain basic knowledge of the language for everyday use. Therefore, we offer German language courses at the RWTH Language Center. At the moment, those courses are fully funded for international students of the Department of Earth Science and Geography.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Application deadline
- Non-EU applicants: 1 March for the following winter semester (starting in October) or 1 September for the following summer semester (starting in April)
EU applicants: 15 July for the following winter semester (starting in October) or 15 January for the following summer semester (starting in April)
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- Our MSc programme Applied Geosciences is offered in five streams:
• Applied Mineralogy and Crystallography (AMC)
• Computational Geology & Geophysics (CGG)
• Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR)
• Field-Based Geosciences (FBG)
• Geoengineering (GIN)
Energy & Mineral Resources (EMR)
Of those, our Master's course of study in Applied Geosciences – Energy & Mineral Resources (EMR) provides hands-on training related to exploration and production of energy and mineral resources as well as sequestration and storage. The language of instruction is English.
Students can choose from a variety of elective modules, such as:
• Geothermics I: Global Geothermics & Direct Use
• Geothermics II: Shallow Geothermal Systems & Advanced Applications
• Sustainable Organic Resources
• Subsurface Analysis and Characterisation
• Advanced Structural Geology
• Advanced Methods in Economic Geology
• Mineral Exploration and Resource Estimation
• Applied Geochemistry and Petrology
• Applied Seismology
• Underground Excavation
• Disposal of Radioactive Waste
• Repository Design and Processes
• Geophysical Imaging and Monitoring Methods
• Geophysical Logging and Log Interpretation
• Principles of Plate Tectonics and Structural Geological Models
• Applied Biogeochemistry
• Geostatistical Modelling
• Remote Sensing
• Sedimentology