Geology

The aim of teaching in the follow-up master's program Geology is to provide a master's education in theoretical geological fields, i.e. to consolidate and deepen the education obtained in the previous bachelor's program, to become familiar with a basic scientific practice including activities from data collection using scientific instruments, through their evaluation, to writing scientific publications. The program allows students to focus on mineralogy, igneous and metamorphic petrology, paleontology, historical geology, sedimentary geology, geophysics, structural geology and geotectonics economic geology, geotechnics, hydrogeology and/or environmental geology according to their interests. The program provides the qualification of a geologist prepared for independent work in research, educational and popularization institutions (such as research institutes, universities and other colleges, museums, etc.), as well as qualifications for work in geological companies working in applied geological fields, as well as qualifications for administrative workers administrative bodies and offices managing and controlling the work of companies (e.g. departments of construction, environment, mining office, etc.). The program provides education in both full-time and combined forms.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• search for the results of previous research, prepare the text for an article intended for publication, present the results of the solved task at a scientific conference, and lead a professional discussion;
• determine the crystallographic system of a mineral by various methods, to know the basic types of minerals, to use instrumentation to determine minerals and their composition;
• know the basic types of rocks, explain their genesis, use phase diagrams to solve petrogenetic questions;
• apply the basic principles of evolution, get to know the basic groups of fossils (plants, main groups of invertebrates, vertebrates);
• apply the basic principles of the stratigraphic record, determine the basic stratigraphic units according to the fossil record, explain the evolution of the environment on Earth;
• propose a geophysical survey methodology and evaluate the results, build a model of the structure of the studied part of the lithosphere;
• obtain and analyze structural geological data, classify the territory in the geotectonic environment, and propose a model of tectonic development.
• define the main features of the genetic types of deposits, to apply the methods of studying mineral resources and the main search methods, to identify the features of the main deposit-forming processes,
• assess the bearing capacity of the rock environment and the stability of the slopes, prepare the design and project of the engineering geological survey, apply the engineering geological regulations;
• obtain, process and analyze basic hydrogeological data, create a groundwater flow model, design a groundwater supply system, define environmental risks.

Graduates will find employment both in basic research organizations - in research, educational and popularization institutions, such as research institutes, universities and other colleges, museums, etc., as well as in specialized geological companies and company laboratories, and also in institutions dealing with applying geological knowledge in practice (environmental departments, etc.). The graduate is also ready to continue his doctoral studies in Geology and embark on an academic and research career.

Practical training depends on the choice of subjects students enrolled for. Practical training linked to compulsory courses is an obligatory part of the study plan for this study programme. Landscape research training and excursions.

In the Mastr's thesis, the student demonstrates the ability to independently solve the problem of adequate difficulty, including work with literature, the processing and interpretation of the results and their presentation.

The student has the right to propose the topic of his/her thesis on the topics listed for the given study program or outside of this offer, if the supervisor agrees to do so and lists the proposed topic. Topics of the final thesis are approved by the director of the department.

The thesis includes literature thesis, i.e. a sufficiently good written summary of the current state of published knowledge about the topic on the basis of primary sources (i.e. scientific articles) including the list of cited literature.

The data used for the Master's thesis should be obtained by field or laboratory research, exceptionally can be taken over. The data must be creatively elaborated and interpreted in such a way that the Master's thesis brings new discovery.

The formal content of the Master's thesis is determined by the Dean's regulations. The extent of the core of the final thesis (i.e. the text and figures of the chapters between the Introduction to the Conclusions inclusive) must not exceed 50 pages. The minimum extent of work is not defined.

Students can pursue their studies in any follow-up doctoral degree programmes.