Title: WELCOME to the MSc program Geosciences and to the Department of Geosciences
1WELCOME! to the MSc program Geosciencesand
to the Department of Geosciences
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
2 Geoscience buildingNHA building (MetOs)ZEB
building (study rooms)Study information 1200
1500 (room 206)2 study advisors Anne Innes
(exam, bachelor prog., web )Marit Carlsen
(MSc, PhD, studies abroad, UNIS )
At the Dep. Of Geosciences
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
3 Labs (in the basement, MetOs), auditoriums
(here), meeting rooms, library (basement),
offices, study information, PC rooms (2nd and U
floor), rooms with study desks PC room in ZEB
building across the road (apply to
fagutvalget_at_geo.uio.no)
At the Dep. Of Geosciences
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
4 GÆA Norvegica arranging parties, in charge of
the GÆA basement (want to join? Contact
norvegica_at_geo.uio.no)Fagutvalget Students
association, working with student politics and
practical stuff (fagutvalget_at_geo.uio.no)
At the Dep. Of Geosciences
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
5 Environmental Geology and Geohazards Per
Aagaard per.aagaard_at_geo.uio.noMeteorology and
Oceanography Frode Stordal frode.stordal_at_geo.ui
o.noPetroleum Geology and Geophysics Jens
Jahren jens.jahren_at_geo.uio.noPhysical
Geography, Hydrology and Geomatics Jon Ove Hagen
j.o.m.hagen_at_geo.uio.noStratigraphy and
Paleontology Hans Arne Nakrem -
h.a.nakrem_at_nhm.uio.noTectonics, Petrology and
Geochemistry Arild Andresen arild.andresen_at_geo.
uio.no
Study disciplines and contact persons at the MSc
program
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
62 years duration 120 ECTS credits 90 or 60
credits courses 30 (short) or 60 (long)
credits MSc thesis Thesis To be written in
English or Norwegian A presentation of the
thesis at the end of the studyTopic and/or field
work in cooperation with a supervisor at the
departmentWill be graded A-F, as the courses
The structure of the MSc study
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
7The MSc program homepage http//www.uio.no/studie
r/program/geo-master/index.xml
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
8 All MSc students must hand in a study plan /
agreement. Approvement by Program
Board.Deadline for handing in February 1st
2007Download form from the MSc program
homepage, under Resources
Study plan / agreement
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
9The rules for the MSc studiesMessages (please
keep yourselves updated, important messages
are posted here)Seperate pages for each
discipline
Also available at the homepage
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
10 The homepage of the Department of
Geoscienceshttp//www.geo.uio.noList of
courses given by the Department of Geosciences
http//www.uio.no/studier/emner/enheter/geofag.htm
lThe StudentWeb (paying fees and registration
for courses) https//studweb.uio.no/as/WebObjects
/studentweb?instUiOStudent IT at UiO
http//www.usit.uio.no/it/student/english/mainpage
.htmlAbout Student Life at UiO / in
Oslohttp//www.uio.no/english/student_lifeSiO -
The Foundation for Student Life in Oslo
http//www.sio.uio.no
Other useful web pages
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
11 What kind of questions / problems?General
about Geoscience studiesGeneral about beeing a
studentPractical stuff StudentWeb, keys,
keycard etc.Other study related problemsWell
try to help the best we can!
Contact the study advisors!studieinfo_at_geo.uio.no
Room 206 1200 1500
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo