Educational plan


These educational plans and programme descriptions refer to the A.Y. 2026/2027
Scienze della terra (Classe LM-74 R)
Enrolled in the 2026/2027 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 GEOS-04/B
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Environmental Contamination and Mitigation 9 76 English GEOS-01/C GEOS-01/D
Geotechnical, Hydrogeological and Geomorphological Survey 9 96 English GEOS-03/A GEOS-03/B
Soil Geology and Applications 9 92 Italian GEOS-02/A GEOS-02/B GEOS-02/C
be activated by the A.Y. 2027/2028
Conclusive activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Training 9 0 English 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 English NN
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
3d Structural Analysis: Methods and Applications 6 60 Italian GEOS-02/C
Applied Geomorphology 6 56 Italian GEOS-03/A
Contamination and Remediation of Aquifers 6 56 Italian GEOS-03/B
Geochemical Tracers and Applications 6 52 Italian GEOS-01/C
Hydrostratigraphy 6 56 Italian GEOS-02/B
Marine Geology 6 52 Italian GEOS-02/A
Numerical Modeling for Geoengineering 6 56 Italian GEOS-03/B
Paleontology and Paleoenvironments 6 48 Italian GEOS-02/A
Remote Sensing and Spatial Analisys for Geohazards And 6 56 English GEOS-03/A GEOS-03/B
Seismology 6 56 English GEOS-04/A
Stones and Their Analogues for Civil and Energy Engineering 6 52 Italian GEOS-01/B
Subsurface Sedimentary Systems for the Energy Transition 6 48 Italian GEOS-02/B
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Geographic Information System (GIS) 6 56 English GEOS-03/B
Geophysics for Natural Hazards 6 56 Italian GEOS-04/C
Geotechnics 6 60 English CEAR-05/A
Hydrogeology and Groundwater Assessment 6 56 English GEOS-03/B
Regional Geology 6 64 Italian GEOS-02/C
Rocks and Minerals: Properties and Characterization 6 56 Italian GEOS-01/A GEOS-01/B
Sedimentology and Applied Stratigraphy 6 64 Italian GEOS-02/B
Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods 6 60 English GEOS-03/B
Not specified period
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Other Useful Knowledge for Entering the World of Work 3 24 English 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.
Area 1 = GEOS-02/A, GEOS-02/B, GEOS-02/C
Area 2 = GEOS-03/A, GEOS-03/B;
Area 3 = GEOS-01/A, GEOS-01/B, GEOS-01/C, GEOS-01/D.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
3d Structural Analysis: Methods and Applications 6 60 Italian First semester GEOS-02/C
Applied Geomorphology 6 56 Italian First semester GEOS-03/A
Geographic Information System (GIS) 6 56 English Second semester GEOS-03/B
Hydrogeology and Groundwater Assessment 6 56 English Second semester GEOS-03/B
Hydrostratigraphy 6 56 Italian First semester GEOS-02/B
Marine Geology 6 52 Italian First semester GEOS-02/A
Rocks and Minerals: Properties and Characterization 6 56 Italian Second semester GEOS-01/A GEOS-01/B
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 First semester GEOS-03/B
Geochemical Tracers and Applications 6 52 Italian First semester GEOS-01/C
Geophysics for Natural Hazards 6 56 Italian Second semester GEOS-04/C
Geotechnics 6 60 English Second semester CEAR-05/A
Numerical Modeling for Geoengineering 6 56 Italian First semester GEOS-03/B
Paleontology and Paleoenvironments 6 48 Italian First semester GEOS-02/A
Regional Geology 6 64 Italian Second semester GEOS-02/C
Remote Sensing and Spatial Analisys for Geohazards And 6 56 English First semester GEOS-03/A GEOS-03/B
Sedimentology and Applied Stratigraphy 6 64 Italian Second semester GEOS-02/B
Seismology 6 56 English First semester GEOS-04/A
Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods 6 60 English Second semester GEOS-03/B
Stones and Their Analogues for Civil and Energy Engineering 6 52 Italian First semester GEOS-01/B
Subsurface Sedimentary Systems for the Energy Transition 6 48 Italian First semester GEOS-02/B
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/en/courses/soft-skills
There are no preparatory courses between the teachings.
Prescribed foundation courses
Learning activityPrescribed foundation courses
Contamination and Remediation of Aquifers Hydrogeology and Groundwater Assessment (optional)
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Earth and Planetary Materials: from Nature to Experiments 9 84 English GEOS-01/A GEOS-01/B
Earth Surface Dynamics and Applied Geology 9 84 English GEOS-03/A GEOS-03/B
Physics of the Earth's Interior 6 56 English GEOS-04/A
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Geological Process and Field Geology 9 90 English GEOS-02/A GEOS-02/B GEOS-02/C
be activated by the A.Y. 2027/2028
Conclusive activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Training 9 0 English 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 English NN
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Basement Geology and Microtectonics 6 64 English GEOS-02/C
Climate and Hydro-Geological Hazard 6 56 English GEOS-03/A GEOS-03/B
Crystal Chemistry and Crystallography 6 56 English GEOS-01/A
Metallogenesis-Ore Minerals 6 64 English GEOS-01/D
Micropaleontology 6 64 English GEOS-02/A
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 6 52 English GEOS-01/A
Quaternary Landscapes and Human Landuse 6 52 English GEOS-03/A
Sedimentology 6 56 English GEOS-02/B
Seismic and Wave Field Exploration 6 56 English GEOS-04/B
Stratigraphy and Paleogeography 6 52 English GEOS-02/B
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Biostratigraphy and Biochronology 6 48 English GEOS-02/A
Economic Geology and Sustainability 6 48 English GEOS-01/D
Experimental and Computational Modeling in Petrology 6 56 English GEOS-01/B
Geochemical Data Lab 6 60 English GEOS-01/C
Geodynamics 6 64 English GEOS-02/C
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 6 56 English GEOS-04/C
Raw Materials: from Prospection to Recycling 6 56 English GEOS-01/C GEOS-01/D
Rocks and Fluids: Analytical Methods and Data Management 6 56 English GEOS-01/B GEOS-01/C
Sedimentary Basins: Processes and Evolution 6 48 English GEOS-02/B
Sedimentary Rock Diagenesis and Environmental Record 6 52 English GEOS-02/B
Technological Properties of Minerals, Cements and Ceramics 6 56 English GEOS-01/A GEOS-01/D
Not specified period
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Other Useful Knowledge for Entering the World of Work 3 24 English 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 64 English Second semester GEOS-02/C
Micropaleontology 6 64 English First semester GEOS-02/A
Quaternary Landscapes and Human Landuse 6 52 English First semester GEOS-03/A
Raw Materials: from Prospection to Recycling 6 56 English Second semester GEOS-01/C GEOS-01/D
Rocks and Fluids: Analytical Methods and Data Management 6 56 English Second semester GEOS-01/B GEOS-01/C
Sedimentology 6 56 English First semester GEOS-02/B
Technological Properties of Minerals, Cements and Ceramics 6 56 English Second semester GEOS-01/A GEOS-01/D
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 GEOS-02/C
Biostratigraphy and Biochronology 6 48 English Second semester GEOS-02/A
Climate and Hydro-Geological Hazard 6 56 English First semester GEOS-03/A GEOS-03/B
Crystal Chemistry and Crystallography 6 56 English First semester GEOS-01/A
Economic Geology and Sustainability 6 48 English Second semester GEOS-01/D
Experimental and Computational Modeling in Petrology 6 56 English Second semester GEOS-01/B
Geochemical Data Lab 6 60 English Second semester GEOS-01/C
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics 6 56 English Second semester GEOS-04/C
Metallogenesis-Ore Minerals 6 64 English First semester GEOS-01/D
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 6 52 English First semester GEOS-01/A
Sedimentary Basins: Processes and Evolution 6 48 English Second semester GEOS-02/B
Sedimentary Rock Diagenesis and Environmental Record 6 52 English Second semester GEOS-02/B
Seismic and Wave Field Exploration 6 56 English First semester GEOS-04/B
Stratigraphy and Paleogeography 6 52 English First semester GEOS-02/B
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/en/courses/soft-skills
There are no preparatory courses between the teachings.
Prescribed foundation courses
Learning activityPrescribed foundation courses
Contamination and Remediation of Aquifers Hydrogeology and Groundwater Assessment (optional)
Scienze della terra (Classe LM-74 R)
Enrolled in the 2025-26 academic year (FBL)
course year not available
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
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 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 56 English Second semester GEO/05
Hydrostratigraphy 6 56 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 First semester GEO/05
Geochemical Tracers and Applications 6 52 Italian First 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 64 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 First 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.
Conclusive activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Training 9 0 English 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 English NN
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
3d Structural Analysis: Methods and Applications 6 60 Italian GEO/03
Applied Geomorphology 6 56 Italian GEO/04
Contamination and Remediation of Aquifers 6 56 Italian GEO/05
Geochemical Tracers and Applications 6 52 Italian GEO/08
Hydrostratigraphy 6 56 Italian GEO/02
Marine Geology 6 52 Italian GEO/01
Numerical Modeling for Geoengineering 6 56 Italian GEO/05
Paleontology and Paleoenvironments 6 48 Italian GEO/01
Remote Sensing and Spatial Analisys for Geohazards And 6 56 English GEO/04 GEO/05
Seismology 6 56 English GEO/10
Stones and Their Analogues for Civil and Energy Engineering 6 52 Italian GEO/07
Subsurface Sedimentary Systems for the Energy Transition 6 48 Italian GEO/02
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
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
Hydrogeology and Groundwater Assessment 6 56 English GEO/05
Regional Geology 6 64 Italian GEO/03
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
Not specified period
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Other Useful Knowledge for Entering the World of Work 3 24 English NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
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.
course year not available
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
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 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 64 English Second semester GEO/03
Micropaleontology 6 64 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 First 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 First semester GEO/11
Stratigraphy and Paleogeography 6 52 English First 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.
Conclusive activities
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Training 9 0 English 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 English NN
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Basement Geology and Microtectonics 6 64 English GEO/03
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
Micropaleontology 6 64 English GEO/01
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 6 52 English GEO/06
Quaternary Landscapes and Human Landuse 6 52 English GEO/04
Sedimentology 6 56 English GEO/02
Seismic and Wave Field Exploration 6 56 English GEO/11
Stratigraphy and Paleogeography 6 52 English GEO/02
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Optional
Biostratigraphy and Biochronology 6 48 English GEO/01
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
Geodynamics 6 64 English GEO/03
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
Sedimentary Basins: Processes and Evolution 6 48 English GEO/02
Sedimentary Rock Diagenesis and Environmental Record 6 52 English GEO/02
Technological Properties of Minerals, Cements and Ceramics 6 56 English GEO/06 GEO/09
Not specified period
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Other Useful Knowledge for Entering the World of Work 3 24 English NN
Optional activities and study plan rules
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.