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2025-2026 / Master

Geology, research focus

120 crédits
Master in geology, research focus
S2AGEO01

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  • Practical
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  • Credits

Block 1

Compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Fieldwork in foreign countries - [10d Field work] Q2--[+]5
Cartography and geomodelling (personnal work) - [15d Field work] TA1030[+]10

Optional courses

In agreement with the Jury, choose courses not already taken for a total of 45 credits, in at least two different fields, among:

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Resources and methods

Remote sensing (english language) Q12020-5
Isotopic geochemistry (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) Q12010-3
Gemmology Q11515-3
Clays and environment - [1d Field work] (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) Q11515[+]4
Mineral resources (english language) - [1d Field work, 26h Laboratory work, 32h Projet] Q126-[+]5
Groundwater quality and protection (english language) - [1d Field work, 35h Projet] Q12020[+]5
Remediation of contaminated sites (english language) - [2d Field work, 40h Projet] Q12424[+]4
Exploitation of mineral deposits (english language) - [2d Field work] Q12515[+]5
Geophysical prospecting - [5d Field work, 20h Projet] Q22620[+]5
Introduction to geotechnicsQ1   5
Part A - [1d Field work]  2010[+] 
Part B  1010- 
Complement of crystallography Q21510-3
Metallogeny Q21515-4
Hydrocarbons and energy transition - ExplorationQ1   4
Energy context and exploration of hydrocarbons  15-- 
Additional theory and practice  520- 
Hydrocarbons and the energy transition - Techniques for extracting hydrocarbons and reducing emissions Q115--3
Geothermal energy (english language) - [40h Projet, 1d Field work] Q21815[+]5
Digital creation in sciences - [30h Projet] TA10-[+]5

Evolution of the Earth and the biosphere

Biodiversity and extinctions (english language) - [2d Field work] Q125-[+]3
Paleoclimatology - [1d Field work] (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) Q11515[+]4
Origin and early evolution of life (english language) Q12010-3
Palaeobiology (english language) - [2d Field work, 5h Projet] (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) Q12515[+]4
Climate change and impacts (english language) TA3030-5
Biogeochemical cycle modelling and global changes Q12020-4
Astrophysics and astrochemistry Q220--3
Astrobiology (english language) Q245--5
Palynology Q230--4

Geological processes

Active Tectonics and Seismology (english language) - [2d Field work] Q12010[+]5
Geological hazard and risk assessment, From theory to field work (english language) - [2d Field work, 20h Projet] (Odd years, organized in 2025-2026) Q2205[+]5
Geodynamics Q215--3
Pedology - [1d Field work] (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) Q2158[+]3
Geological oceanography, From theory to field work - [1d Field work] Q12020[+]4
Marine sediment geochemistry (english language) Q11515-4
Sedimentology applied to archaeology - [8d Field trips, travels and pract] Q230-[+]5
Volcanology (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) Q11515-4
Complement of tectonics (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) Q21515-4
[...] One or two listed courses chosen from programmes in other parts of the Faculty of Sciences, other faculties or other universities.-

Block 2

Compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Final thesis TA---27
Scientific writing and communication
Annick Anceau, Collégialité
Q11010-3

Focus compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Work placement - [4w internship]
Collégialité, Valentin Fischer
Q2--[+]10

Focus optional courses

Choose courses, with the approval of the Jury, totalling 20 credits among :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
[...] choose extra courses from the ULiège curriculum that haven't already been chosen for a total of 11 to 20 credits-
[...] Maximum 9 ECTS can be chosen in the courses' programme of another university-

Bloc d'aménagement du programme de l'année

Bridging courses (max 60 credits) Master in geology (120 credits)

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Crystallography and Mineralogy - Part A Q12030-4
Paleobotany - [1d Field work] Q22020[+]4
Crystallography and Mineralogy - Part B - [3d Field work] Q21020[+]4
Sedimentology and sedimantary petrology Q12020-4
TectonicsQ1   5
Part A  3020- 
Part B  1010- 
Hydrogeology - [1d Field work, 10h Projet] Q12420[+]4
Cosmochemistry and geochemistry Q125--2
Magmatic Petrology Q11525-4
Analytical mineralogy, Part A Q21010-2
Geology of Wallonia - [6d Field work] Q220-[+]4
Introduction to Research
Annick Anceau, Collégialité
Q22020-4
Structural geology and geomorphology, digital mapping - [3d Field work] Q21020[+]3
Metamorphic Petrology Q21525-3
Sedimentary and environmental geochemistry Q21515-3
English 2 (english language) TA45--3