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University of Latvia's Department of Communication Studies invites students of communication, media, public relations, advertising and film studies to submit applications for participation in the second Riga Summer School that will take place in Riga, Latvia, from August 5 - 18, 2012.
The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) invites graduate students majoring in Korean Studies to apply for the new AKS Research Grant program.
Geology and Environmental Geosciences
1st Semester
There is also one optional subject this semester.
| Course name | ECTS | Lecture | Classes | Seminar | Laboratory | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploration geophysics | 7 | 30 | 45 | |||
| Groundwater | 6 | 30 | 30 | |||
| Informatics and geostatistic | 4 | 15 | 30 | |||
| Legal aspects of geological activities and environmental protection | 3 | 20 | 10 | |||
| Methods in mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry | 6 | 30 | 30 |
2nd Semester
Geological mapping (field course) takes place during summer holidays. Additionaly, there is individual field training during summer holidays.
| Course name | ECTS | Lecture | Classes | Seminar | Laboratory | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geological mapping (field course) | 6 | |||||
| Methods and applications in stratigraphy | 5 | 26 | 26 | |||
| MSc Seminar I | 3 | 26 | ||||
| Regional and economic geology - field course | 3 | |||||
| Regional geology | 6 | 39 | ||||
| Sedimentary processes, environments and basins (SPEB) | 5 | 39 | 21 | |||
| Sedimentary processes, environments and basins (SPEB) – field course | 3 |
3rd Semester
There is also one optional subject and individual laboratory practice (10 ECTS) this semester.
| Course name | ECTS | Lecture | Classes | Seminar | Laboratory | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methods and problems in geoecology and geochemistry | 3 | 20 | 15 | |||
| Prospecting and evaluation of mineral reserves | 7 | 30 | 45 |
4th Semester
This semester inlcudes also: individual laboratory practice (15 ECTS), MSC research work (10 ECTS) and MSC Exam (2 ECTS).
| Course name | ECTS | Lecture | Classes | Seminar | Laboratory | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc Seminar II | 3 | 30 |
Optional Subjects
| Course name | ECTS | Lecture | Classes | Seminar | Laboratory | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) | 2 | 30 | ||||
| Biogeochemistry | 3 | 20 | 15 | |||
| Building stone: deterioration and conservation | 4 | 15 | 30 | |||
| Computer-aided geological mapping | 2 | 30 | ||||
| Economic geology | 3 | 30 | ||||
| Environmentally sound technologies | 3 | 20 | 15 | |||
| Gemology | 4 | 30 | ||||
| Groundwater modelling | 7 | 30 | 45 | |||
| Karst geology | 2 | 30 | ||||
| Limnology and oceanography | 3 | 20 | 15 | |||
| Methods in regional and applied hydrogeology | 2 | 30 | ||||
| Methods in structural geology | 5 | 30 | 30 | |||
| Natural hazards | 2 | 30 | ||||
| Volcanology | 2 | 30 |
