Admission and how to apply
Admission requirements
At least 60 ECTS credits, i.e. 1 year of academic study at the time when the 'Geohazards and Climate Change' programme starts. Credits should have been gained within one of the fields of life sciences/ecology, earth sciences/geography, environmental sciences, or similar. Alternatively, participation in the HVL 'From Mountain to Fjord' programme would qualify for admission to the 'Geohazards and Climate Change' programme.
Teaching semester: Spring
First lecture: Tuesday, January 16th 2024
During this course, you will:
- learn about basic meteorological processes and their interplay during past, present and future climate change.
- gain a broad understanding of processes that create tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, landslides and avalanches, and how these can affect infrastructure and people.
- achieve knowledge about hydrological systems in urban and rural areas including measures, strategies and plans for run-off management.
The location of the campus offers a great opportunity to visit nearby sites, where you can directly study a broad range of active geohazardous processes, and investigate the results of past geohazard events (including tsunamis, instable bedrock slopes, landslides, avalanches and floods).
The course consists of the following modules:
Study methods
The teaching combines lectures, assignments and excursions. In addition, a research project will be conducted throughout the whole semester.
The language of instruction is English.