Master's degree programme in Technical Geology - Career
Outlook for insight – the Master’s degree programme in technical geology can be described this simply.
- In which sediments is the groundwater located?
- How is the spatial distribution of the sediments and which layers of soil protect the groundwater from pollution and to what extend?
- Why do layers of soil have strength and is it possible to predict the variation of strength between different types of sediments and between different parts of the country?
These are just a few of the questions that you as a student in technical geology will be able to evaluate.
Competence profile
With a Master’s degree in technical geology, you have the following competences:
- You have general knowledge of technical geology and detailed knowledge of key disciplines, methodologies, theories and concepts within technical geology.
- You can independently plan, manage and implement projects and apply the results in scientifically relevant decision processes.
- You can assess the applicability and appropriateness of theoretical, experimental and practical methodologies for the analysis and solution of scientific questions and issues.
- You can structure your own competence development independently and critically.
- You are able to systematically and critically familiarise yourself with new subject areas.
- You can communicate academic questions and issues to both a scientific and a general audience.
- You can collaborate constructively on a scientific basis to solve subject-related issues.
Job profile
You will obtain a broad knowledge that qualifies you for jobs within the sectors of environment, energy and planning. This means that you can get a job within consultative engineering companies as well as within the public administration. There are also opportunities of employment within the construction industry regarding the solution of geotechnical jobs. In many of these jobs, your role is to bridge the gap between theory and practice. As an example the geologists have carried out a wide number of geological and geotechnical investigations in connection with the building of “Storebæltsbroen” (the bridge connecting Seeland and Funen), the bridge across Oresund, the mini-metro in Copenhagen and the construction of motorways.
You also have the opportunity of continuing your studies with a PhD programme, or you can use your education in technical geology as a stepping stone for at job abroad at international companies or research institutions. The career possibilities are thus manifold both nationally and internationally.