TAF - Master's Degree

The Study Plan is based on five types of educational activities (TAF), each associated with a specific number of credits (CFU).

The total credits required to complete the programme is at least 120 CFU.

The educational activities in the programme include:

• TAF B: Specialist educational activities
• TAF C: Related and supplementary educational activities
• TAF D: Activities independently chosen by the student, provided they align with the overall educational objectives
• TAF E: Activities related to the final assessment
• TAF F: Additional educational activities aimed at enhancing language skills, as well as IT and telematics skills, interpersonal abilities, or other competencies useful for entering the job market, including placements, internships, or training with external organisations

The Study Plan for your cohort, listing courses and other educational activities, is attached to the Teaching Regulations and can be viewed on the Study Plan page. Any prerequisites are specified in each cohort's study plan.

Courses under TAF B and C may be mandatory or optional. Optional courses (if available) must be indicated when completing the study plan.

Type F activities are varied and may include internships, placements, apprenticeships, or other recognised educational activities, provided that adequate documentation is submitted. Please refer to the dedicated pages for further information.

In addition to these educational activities, students may add elective courses (TAF D) to their Study Plan to create a personalised academic path based on personal interests and future career goals.

All elective courses are activated on a yearly basis, so students are advised to check annually that their chosen courses are available. Courses included in future years of study that are subsequently not offered will need to be replaced by submitting a modification to the Study Plan.

Please note that while elective courses offered by the Programme are scheduled to avoid overlaps with mandatory courses, compatibility with the schedules of courses from other study programmes cannot be guaranteed. Students should check the relevant timetables if they are considering courses outside their programme.

Submit your Study Plan according to the procedures outlined on the dedicated pages, indicating the optional and elective courses of your choice.

The course is structured into 3 curricula, which must be chosen starting from the 1° year:

• Geological Exploration
  Graduates of this curriculum will find career opportunities in roles involving responsibility for planning, design, project management, testing, and monitoring of interventions related to the analysis, planning, and management of land and natural resources, including water resources and environmental impact assessments. This professional profile will support activities requiring the use of a geological model of the underground, such as in the mining sector, gas or liquid storage, underground resource utilisation, civil engineering projects, and using skills in digital data processing of surface and subsurface data. Such professionals may find employment in companies and professional firms, public administrations, and research bodies.
• Georesources: Genesis and Applications
  Graduates of this curriculum will find career opportunities in roles involving responsibility for planning, design, project management, testing, and monitoring of interventions related to the analysis, planning, and management of land and natural resources, including water resources, and environmental impact assessments, with a particular focus on mineralogical and petrogenetic knowledge. They may work in the prospecting of mineral deposits, environmental characterisation of quarries and mines (including disused ones), and in the industrial and commercial applications of geomaterials. They will be able to manage the design, execution, and analysis of surveys for scientific purposes or interventions and monitoring of geological environments. Such professionals may find employment in companies and professional firms, public administrations, and research bodies.
• Applied and Environmental Geology
  Graduates of this curriculum will find career opportunities in roles involving responsibility for planning, design, project management, testing, and monitoring of interventions related to the analysis, planning, and management of land and natural resources, including water resources, and environmental impact assessments, with a specific focus on processes affecting soil stability and marine environments, in the broadest sense of geoprocesses. They may work in seismic microzonation surveys, defining maps for specific risks such as environmental, hydrogeological, erosion, and vulnerability of slopes and coastal zones. They will be able to manage the design, execution, and analysis of surveys for scientific purposes or interventions and monitoring of geological environments. Such professionals may find employment in companies and professional firms, public administrations, and research bodies.

Additional information on elective courses

The elective courses (TAF D) that can be included in your Study Plan include:

• courses activated annually and specifically developed for the educational objectives of the Study Programme
• courses from other Study Programmes within the University, as long as they are consistent with the student’s educational pathway

The courses that can be added to the Study Plan through the online procedure are automatically approved.