Geology-Geoscience University of Copenhagen

Overview

The Geology-Geoscience programme at the University of Copenhagen  is a research- and field-based MSc programme concerned with the Earth, geological materials, processes, and structures, as well as the study of the history of the Earth and of life on Earth. 

Career opportunities

An MSc in Geology-Geoscience programme at the University of Copenhagen gives you a world of opportunities for employment with many interesting and different socially relevant assignments in Denmark and abroad. Most types of jobs involve fieldwork, analyses and the dissemination of findings.

Public sector jobs are typically in regional/municipal/public authorities, government research institutes like the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Risø National Laboratory and the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), or at universities and other institutions of higher education.

In industry, jobs are spread out across many different sectors. The largest private sector job sources are energy companies, construction companies and consulting engineering firms.

An increasing number of geologists from Denmark find work abroad in connection with environmental development work and consulting, and at universities and other research institutions.