Earth Sciences

This Earth Sciences program delivered at the University of Pécs will allow you to understand the natural processes which have shaped Earth in deep time through to those that generate environmental change today. In addition, you'll undertake courses designed to broaden your understanding of the role of science in society and industry and to improve your science communication skills.

Key facts

A Master of Science in Earth Sciences gives you the opportunity to gain a wide range of knowledge and skills that are relevant for employment in industry, energy, natural resources, government agencies, the environmental sector, and education, as well as in wider science and policy areas. The MSc in Earth Sciences has a very successful track record in terms of postgraduate employment at the professional level. Graduates take up careers in the public and private sectors in Hungary and the EU, and many have gone on to reach senior levels in industry, academia, and governmental positions, in the EU and overseas. Many take up Ph.D. opportunities and move into research. A number have won national and international awards for their contributions.

Courses include:

• applied geophysics
• geochemical analysis
• sedimentology
• hydrology
• hydrogeological modeling