Further Information
The subject of the "Master in Geoenvironmental Resources and Risks" is the provision of high level knowledge in a strongly interdisciplinary field, which combines geoenvironmental sciences (geology, geophysics, geochemistry, and environmental chemistry) with physics, geotechnology, and environmental engineering. The sustainable use of geoenvironmental resources and the mitigation of problems related to their use are issued of fundamental importance to humanity. At the same time, the observation and study of the geoenvironmental destructions is of major importance to society, both with regard to the impact thereof to population, and for the destruction caused to the infrastructures, and to the availability of the natural resources in the geoenvironment. The purpose of the Postgraduate Studies Programme is to educate and create graduates of high calibre with regard to the study of geoenvironmental natural resources and natural disasters, with a quality interdisciplinary background and specialization in the geoenvironmental sciences, while supplying students with the necessary knowledge and experience and allowing them to become active both academically and professionally in the international environment
Relation To Employment
Holders of qualifications that belong to this type may work either as self-employed or in positions of responsibility in companies and organizations in the private or in the public sector.
Transitions
Access to this type of qualification have those who hold a Bachelor Degree (level 6). The selection of graduate students is mainly based on the following criteria: the overall grade of the Bachelor Degree, the grades in undergraduate courses that are relevant with the subjects of the Master’s program, the performance in thesis, where is foreseen at the undergraduate level and any research activity of the candidate. The detailed application of the above mentioned criteria, the definition of additional criteria or the conducting of examinations and interviews, the results of which are taken into account in the selection, are determined by decision of the relevant Department.
Holders of such qualifications gain access to study programmes at the same level or at level 8.
Ways To Aquire
Qualifications of this type are acquired via formal education.