Educational plan


These educational plans and programme descriptions refer to the A.Y. 2025/2026
Scienze della terra (Classe LM-74 R)
Enrolled in the 2025-26 academic year (FBL)
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Electrical, Electromagnetic and Gravimetric Methods for Environmental and Exploration 6 56 English GEO/11
Optional
3d Structural Analysis: Methods and Applications 6 60 Italian GEO/03
Applied Geomorphology 6 56 Italian GEO/04
Hydrogeology and Groundwater Assessment 6 60 English GEO/05
Hydrostratigraphy 6 64 Italian GEO/02
Paleontology and Paleoenvironments 6 48 Italian GEO/01
Seismology 6 56 English GEO/10
Stones and Their Analogues for Civil and Energy Engineering 6 52 Italian GEO/07
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Environmental Contamination and Mitigation 9 76 English GEO/08 GEO/09
Geotechnical, Hydrogeological and Geomorphological Survey 9 96 English GEO/04 GEO/05
Soil Geology and Applications 9 92 Italian GEO/01 GEO/02 GEO/03
Optional
Geographic Information System (GIS) 6 56 English GEO/05
Geophysics for Natural Hazards 6 56 Italian GEO/12
Geotechnics 6 60 English ICAR/07
Rocks and Minerals: Properties and Characterization 6 56 Italian GEO/06 GEO/07
Sedimentology and Applied Stratigraphy 6 64 Italian GEO/02
Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods 6 60 English GEO/05
be activated by the A.Y. 2026/2027
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Marine Geology 6 52 Italian GEO/01
Numerical Modeling for Geoengineering 6 56 Italian GEO/05
Remote Sensing and Spatial Analisys for Geohazards And 6 56 English GEO/04 GEO/05
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Contamination and Remediation of Aquifers 6 56 Italian GEO/05
Geochemical Tracers and Applications 6 52 Italian GEO/08
Regional Geology 6 60 Italian GEO/03
Subsurface Sedimentary Systems for the Energy Transition 6 48 Italian GEO/02
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Examination 27 0 Italian NN
Not specified period
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Other Useful Knowledge for Entering the World of Work 3 24 Italian NN
Conclusive activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Training 9 0 Italian NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - Students will have to choose 3 courses from the following list, maximum 2 per area, for a total of 18 CFU.
Scope 1 = GEO/01, GEO/02, GEO/03,
Scope 2 = GEO/04, GEO/05;
Scope 3 = GEO/06, GEO/07, GEO/08, GEO/09.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
3d Structural Analysis: Methods and Applications 6 60 Italian First semester GEO/03
Applied Geomorphology 6 56 Italian First semester GEO/04
Geographic Information System (GIS) 6 56 English Second semester GEO/05
Hydrogeology and Groundwater Assessment 6 60 English First semester GEO/05
Hydrostratigraphy 6 64 Italian First semester GEO/02
Marine Geology 6 52 Italian First semester GEO/01
Rocks and Minerals: Properties and Characterization 6 56 Italian Second semester GEO/06 GEO/07
2 - Students will have to choose 3 courses, equal to 18 cfu from the following list:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Contamination and Remediation of Aquifers 6 56 Italian Second semester GEO/05
Geochemical Tracers and Applications 6 52 Italian Second semester GEO/08
Geophysics for Natural Hazards 6 56 Italian Second semester GEO/12
Geotechnics 6 60 English Second semester ICAR/07
Numerical Modeling for Geoengineering 6 56 Italian First semester GEO/05
Paleontology and Paleoenvironments 6 48 Italian First semester GEO/01
Regional Geology 6 60 Italian Second semester GEO/03
Remote Sensing and Spatial Analisys for Geohazards And 6 56 English First semester GEO/04 GEO/05
Sedimentology and Applied Stratigraphy 6 64 Italian Second semester GEO/02
Seismology 6 56 English First semester GEO/10
Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods 6 60 English Second semester GEO/05
Stones and Their Analogues for Civil and Energy Engineering 6 52 Italian First semester GEO/07
Subsurface Sedimentary Systems for the Energy Transition 6 48 Italian Second semester GEO/02
3 - The student must acquire 12 ECTS by freely choosing from all the courses activated by the University as long as they are culturally consistent with his/her educational path and do not overlap, in content, with the fundamental and optional courses already used in the study plan.
Therefore, all the courses present in this Study Manifesto that meet these criteria are included in the choice of 12 ECTS credits.
4 - 3 CFU of "Other knowledge useful for entering the world of work" to be acquired through a theoretical-practical course relating to the topics covered in the study path, held by freelancers or experts in some production sectors and teachers belonging to the degree course to illustrate and discuss topics useful for entering the world of work or among the Transversal Skills selected by the Teaching Board (https://scienzeterra.cdl.unimi.it/it/insegnamenti/competenze-trasversali)
There are no preparatory courses between the teachings.
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Earth and Planetary Materials: from Nature to Experiments 9 84 English GEO/06 GEO/07
Earth Surface Dynamics and Applied Geology 9 84 English GEO/04 GEO/05
Physics of the Earth's Interior 6 56 English GEO/10
Optional
Basement Geology and Microtectonics 6 64 English GEO/03
Micropaleontology 6 60 English GEO/01
Quaternary Landscapes and Human Landuse 6 52 English GEO/04
Sedimentology 6 56 English GEO/02
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Geological Process and Field Geology 9 90 English GEO/01 GEO/02 GEO/03
Optional
Economic Geology and Sustainability 6 48 English GEO/09
Experimental and Computational Modeling in Petrology 6 56 English GEO/07
Geochemical Data Lab 6 60 English GEO/08
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 6 56 English GEO/12
Raw Materials: from Prospection to Recycling 6 56 English GEO/08 GEO/09
Rocks and Fluids: Analytical Methods and Data Management 6 56 English GEO/07 GEO/08
Seismic and Wave Field Exploration 6 56 English GEO/11
Technological Properties of Minerals, Cements and Ceramics 6 56 English GEO/06 GEO/09
be activated by the A.Y. 2026/2027
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Climate and Hydro-Geological Hazard 6 56 English GEO/04 GEO/05
Crystal Chemistry and Crystallography 6 56 English GEO/06
Metallogenesis-Ore Minerals 6 64 English GEO/09
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Biostratigraphy and Biochronology 6 48 English GEO/01
Geodynamics 6 52 English GEO/03
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 6 52 English GEO/06
Sedimentary Basins: Processes and Evolution 6 48 English GEO/02
Sedimentary Rock Diagenesis and Environmental Record 6 52 English GEO/02
Stratigraphy and Paleogeography 6 56 English GEO/02
Not specified period
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Other Useful Knowledge for Entering the World of Work 3 24 Italian NN
Conclusive activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Training 9 0 Italian NN
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Examination 27 0 Italian NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - Students will have to choose 3 courses from the following list, maximum 2 per area, for a total of 18 CFU.
Scope 1 = GEO/01, GEO/02, GEO/03,
Scope 2 = GEO/04, GEO/05;
Scope 3 = GEO/06, GEO/07, GEO/08, GEO/09.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Geodynamics 6 52 English Second semester GEO/03
Micropaleontology 6 60 English First semester GEO/01
Quaternary Landscapes and Human Landuse 6 52 English First semester GEO/04
Raw Materials: from Prospection to Recycling 6 56 English Second semester GEO/08 GEO/09
Rocks and Fluids: Analytical Methods and Data Management 6 56 English Second semester GEO/07 GEO/08
Sedimentology 6 56 English First semester GEO/02
Technological Properties of Minerals, Cements and Ceramics 6 56 English Second semester GEO/06 GEO/09
2 - Students will have to choose 3 courses, equal to 18 cfu from the following list:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Basement Geology and Microtectonics 6 64 English First semester GEO/03
Biostratigraphy and Biochronology 6 48 English Second semester GEO/01
Climate and Hydro-Geological Hazard 6 56 English First semester GEO/04 GEO/05
Crystal Chemistry and Crystallography 6 56 English First semester GEO/06
Economic Geology and Sustainability 6 48 English Second semester GEO/09
Experimental and Computational Modeling in Petrology 6 56 English Second semester GEO/07
Geochemical Data Lab 6 60 English Second semester GEO/08
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 6 56 English Second semester GEO/12
Metallogenesis-Ore Minerals 6 64 English First semester GEO/09
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 6 52 English Second semester GEO/06
Sedimentary Basins: Processes and Evolution 6 48 English Second semester GEO/02
Sedimentary Rock Diagenesis and Environmental Record 6 52 English Second semester GEO/02
Seismic and Wave Field Exploration 6 56 English Second semester GEO/11
Stratigraphy and Paleogeography 6 56 English Second semester GEO/02
3 - The student must acquire 12 ECTS by freely choosing from all the courses activated by the University as long as they are culturally consistent with his/her educational path and do not overlap, in content, with the fundamental and optional courses already used in the study plan.
Therefore, all the courses present in this Study Manifesto that meet these criteria are included in the choice of 12 ECTS credits.
4 - 3 CFU of "Other knowledge useful for entering the world of work" to be acquired through a theoretical-practical course relating to the topics covered in the study path, held by freelancers or experts in some production sectors and teachers belonging to the degree course to illustrate and discuss topics useful for entering the world of work or among the Transversal Skills selected by the Teaching Board (https://scienzeterra.cdl.unimi.it/it/insegnamenti/competenze-trasversali)
There are no preparatory courses between the teachings.
Scienze della terra (Classe LM-74)
Enrolled in 2024/2025 academic year (F97)
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Mineral Resources and Geomaterials 6 48 Italian GEO/07 GEO/09
Physics of Earth's Interior 6 56 Italian GEO/10
Technical Geology 6 48 Italian GEO/05
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Geology 6 64 Italian GEO/02 GEO/03
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English NN
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Applied Geomorphology and Laboratory 9 84 Italian GEO/04
Groundwater Exploration and Management with Laboratory 9 84 Italian GEO/05
Hydrostratigraphy and Aquifer Sedimentology 6 64 Italian GEO/02
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Geographic Information System 6 56 Italian GEO/05 ICAR/06
Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Survey and Laboratory 9 92 Italian GEO/05
Geotechnics 6 60 Italian ICAR/07
Groundwater Modelling 6 56 English GEO/05
Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods 9 84 Italian GEO/05
Water Quality and Remediaton Techniques 6 56 Italian GEO/05
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Dissertation 30 0 Italian NN
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Environmental Geochemistry 6 52 Italian GEO/08
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Trainig Stage 6 0 Italian NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - The student must acquire 18 ECTS by freely choosing among all the courses activated by the University as long as they are culturally consistent with his educational path and cannot be superimposed, in terms of content, on the fundamental and elective courses already used in the study plan.
Therefore, all the teachings and/or modules present in this Study Manifesto that meet these criteria are included in the choice of the 18 credits.
The Academic Board of the course of study in the academic year 2025-2026 will also make available the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Environmental Geochemistry 6 52 Italian First semester GEO/08
- The student will have to choose three of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Applied Geomorphology and Laboratory 9 84 Italian First semester GEO/04
Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Survey and Laboratory 9 92 Italian Second semester GEO/05
Groundwater Exploration and Management with Laboratory 9 84 Italian First semester GEO/05
Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods 9 84 Italian Second semester GEO/05
- The student will have to choose two of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Geographic Information System 6 56 Italian Second semester GEO/05 ICAR/06
Geotechnics 6 60 Italian Second semester ICAR/07
Groundwater Modelling 6 56 English Second semester GEO/05
Hydrostratigraphy and Aquifer Sedimentology 6 64 Italian First semester GEO/02
Water Quality and Remediaton Techniques 6 56 Italian Second semester GEO/05
There are no preparatory courses between the teachings.
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Mineral Resources and Geomaterials 6 48 Italian GEO/07 GEO/09
Physics of Earth's Interior 6 56 Italian GEO/10
Technical Geology 6 48 Italian GEO/05
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Geology 6 64 Italian GEO/02 GEO/03
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English NN
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Analytical Geochemistry and Laboratory 9 84 Italian GEO/08
Applied Petrography 6 52 Italian GEO/07
Metallogenesis and Ore Minerals 6 64 Italian GEO/09
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Applied Geochemistry 6 52 Italian GEO/08
Applied Mineralogy and Laboratory 9 84 Italian GEO/09
Crystallography and Laboratory 9 84 Italian GEO/06
Mineral Thermodynamics 6 52 Italian GEO/06
Ore Deposits and Sustainability 6 48 Italian GEO/09
Petrology and Laboratory 9 84 Italian GEO/07
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Dissertation 30 0 Italian NN
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Environmental Geochemistry 6 52 Italian GEO/08
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Trainig Stage 6 0 Italian NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - The student must acquire 18 ECTS by freely choosing among all the courses activated by the University as long as they are culturally consistent with his educational path and cannot be superimposed, in terms of content, on the fundamental and elective courses already used in the study plan.
Therefore, all the teachings and/or modules present in this Study Manifesto that meet these criteria are included in the choice of the 18 credits.
The Academic Board of the course of study in the academic year 2025-2026 will also make available the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Environmental Geochemistry 6 52 Italian First semester GEO/08
- The student will have to choose three of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Analytical Geochemistry and Laboratory 9 84 Italian First semester GEO/08
Applied Mineralogy and Laboratory 9 84 Italian Second semester GEO/09
Crystallography and Laboratory 9 84 Italian Second semester GEO/06
Petrology and Laboratory 9 84 Italian Second semester GEO/07
- The student will have to choose two of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Applied Geochemistry 6 52 Italian Second semester GEO/08
Applied Petrography 6 52 Italian First semester GEO/07
Metallogenesis and Ore Minerals 6 64 Italian First semester GEO/09
Mineral Thermodynamics 6 52 Italian Second semester GEO/06
Ore Deposits and Sustainability 6 48 Italian Second semester GEO/09
There are no preparatory courses between the teachings.
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Mineral Resources and Geomaterials 6 48 Italian GEO/07 GEO/09
Physics of Earth's Interior 6 56 Italian GEO/10
Technical Geology 6 48 Italian GEO/05
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Geology 6 64 Italian GEO/02 GEO/03
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English NN
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Marine Geology 6 52 English GEO/01
Micropaleontology and Laboratory 9 84 Italian GEO/01
Sedimentology and Laboratory 9 84 Italian GEO/02
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Biostratigraphy 6 48 Italian GEO/01
Integrated Stratigraphy: Principles and Laboratory 9 76 Italian GEO/02
Paleontology and Paleoenvironments 6 48 Italian GEO/01
Regional Stratigraphy 6 56 Italian GEO/01 GEO/02
Sedimentary Basins: Processes and Evolution and Laboratory 9 84 Italian GEO/02
Sedimentary Rock Diagenesis and Environmental Record 6 48 English GEO/02
Subsurface Sedimentary System for the Energy Transition 6 48 English GEO/02
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Dissertation 30 0 Italian NN
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Environmental Geochemistry 6 52 Italian GEO/08
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Trainig Stage 6 0 Italian NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - The student must acquire 18 ECTS by freely choosing among all the courses activated by the University as long as they are culturally consistent with his educational path and cannot be superimposed, in terms of content, on the fundamental and elective courses already used in the study plan.
Therefore, all the teachings and/or modules present in this Study Manifesto that meet these criteria are included in the choice of the 18 credits.
The Academic Board of the course of study in the academic year 2025-2026 will also make available the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Environmental Geochemistry 6 52 Italian First semester GEO/08
2 - The student will have to choose three of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Integrated Stratigraphy: Principles and Laboratory 9 76 Italian Second semester GEO/02
Micropaleontology and Laboratory 9 84 Italian First semester GEO/01
Sedimentary Basins: Processes and Evolution and Laboratory 9 84 Italian Second semester GEO/02
Sedimentology and Laboratory 9 84 Italian First semester GEO/02
3 - The student will have to choose two of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Biostratigraphy 6 48 Italian Second semester GEO/01
Marine Geology 6 52 English First semester GEO/01
Paleontology and Paleoenvironments 6 48 Italian Second semester GEO/01
Regional Stratigraphy 6 56 Italian Second semester GEO/01 GEO/02
Sedimentary Rock Diagenesis and Environmental Record 6 48 English Second semester GEO/02
Subsurface Sedimentary System for the Energy Transition 6 48 English Second semester GEO/02
There are no preparatory courses between the teachings.
course year not available
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Mineral Resources and Geomaterials 6 48 Italian GEO/07 GEO/09
Physics of Earth's Interior 6 56 Italian GEO/10
Technical Geology 6 48 Italian GEO/05
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Geology 6 64 Italian GEO/02 GEO/03
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English NN
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Basement Geology 6 64 Italian GEO/03
Environmental Geochemistry 6 52 Italian GEO/08
Numerical Modelling of Geodynamic Processes and Laboratory 9 96 Italian GEO/10
Structural Analysis Ii and Laboratory 9 84 Italian GEO/03
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Advanced Mineralogy and Crystal Physics 6 52 Italian GEO/06
Geochronology and Crustal Evolution 6 56 English GEO/08
Geodynamics and Laboratory 9 84 Italian GEO/03
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 6 56 Italian GEO/12
Regional Geology 6 64 Italian GEO/03
Seismic and Wave Field Exploration and Laboratory 9 84 English GEO/11
Conclusive activities
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Dissertation 30 0 Italian NN
Undefined
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Trainig Stage 6 0 Italian NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
1 - The student must acquire 18 ECTS by freely choosing among all the courses activated by the University as long as they are culturally consistent with his educational path and cannot be superimposed, in terms of content, on the fundamental and elective courses already used in the study plan.
Therefore, all the teachings and/or modules present in this Study Manifesto that meet these criteria are included in the choice of the 18 credits.
The Academic Board of the course of study in the academic year 2025-2026 will also make available the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Environmental Geochemistry 6 52 Italian First semester GEO/08
- The student will have to choose three of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Geodynamics and Laboratory 9 84 Italian Second semester GEO/03
Numerical Modelling of Geodynamic Processes and Laboratory 9 96 Italian First semester GEO/10
Seismic and Wave Field Exploration and Laboratory 9 84 English Second semester GEO/11
Structural Analysis Ii and Laboratory 9 84 Italian First semester GEO/03
- The student will have to choose two of the following courses:
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Advanced Mineralogy and Crystal Physics 6 52 Italian Second semester GEO/06
Basement Geology 6 64 Italian First semester GEO/03
Geochronology and Crustal Evolution 6 56 English Second semester GEO/08
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 6 56 Italian Second semester GEO/12
Regional Geology 6 64 Italian Second semester GEO/03
There are no preparatory courses between the teachings.