A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Also required is 75 credits in physics.
Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. This requirement can be met either by achieving the required score on an internationally recognised test, or by previous upper secondary or university studies in some countries.
How does planet Earth work and how can we explore the processes that form our planet? In geophysics, we use tools and methods from physics to explore the Earth. The Geophysics specialisation of the Master's Programme in Physics allows you to combine your physics knowledge with field data and laboratory experiments to get a deeper understanding of the solid Earth. In geophysics, we investigate the structure and dynamics of Earth on scales from a few meters to thousands of kilometres. On smaller scales geophysics is used to detect groundwater resources and soil contaminations, to evaluate risks for landslides or to discover archaeological artefacts. On larger scales, geophysical methods are applied to understand the present-day structure of Earth, its previous and current evolution (plate tectonics), earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. During the programme, you can expect to learn about the physical processes that shape our planet; study seismic waves, earthquakes and other active processes; apply geophysical methods to find natural resources such as water, minerals and reservoirs of geothermal energy; and tailor your programme according to your interest and career plan, by studying other disciplines such as programming, geology, physics, and mathematics. Through geophysical method