Computational Science - Geoscience: Master's Degree Project

The Master’s Degree Project is a central part of your advanced studies in computational science with specialisation in geoscience. It consists of an independent research or development assignment where you apply computational methods to a problem within the geosciences or the natural sciences in a broad sense. In consultation with a supervisor, you choose a topic and design a project that may involve a literature study, development or analysis of computational models, simulation studies, or applied investigations connected to ongoing research at the Faculty of Science or to geosciencerelated problems at companies or organisations within or outside the university. If the project is carried out outside the faculty, an additional supervisor with expertise in computational science will be appointed.

Before starting the course, we recommend discussing possible directions with the director of studies and the student counsellor to identify a suitable project. Through the degree project, you strengthen your ability to work with advanced computational methods, evaluate model performance and limitations, interpret simulation results, and present your conclusions clearly. The project demonstrates your readiness to work independently at an advanced academic level within computational geoscience.

You conduct your project independently with regular supervision. At the start of the course, you prepare a study plan that includes a project description, a problem analysis and a realistic timeline. Depending on your topic, the work may include an indepth literature review, implementation or analysis of computational models, numerical experiments, geoscientific simulations, or methodological development within a specialised subfield of geoscience.

The course includes compulsory activities that support your work at an advanced academic level. These focus on scientific, academic and popularscience communication, including written and oral presentation, scientific discussion and constructive feedback. Progress is formally reported through a halftime report and a midterm seminar. The project concludes with a scientific report in English, a popularscience summary and an oral presentation at a public seminar where you present and discuss your main results. When the project is carried out outside the faculty, an internal supervisor ensures academic quality and support throughout the process.

The Master’s Degree Project prepares you for doctoral studies and advanced roles where computational geoscience, modelling and simulation are essential. You gain experience in planning and completing an extensive scientific project, evaluating computational methods, analysing complex geoscientific data and presenting your findings with clarity.

After completing the degree project, you will have strengthened your ability to reflect on your learning, identify areas for further professional development and plan how to acquire new knowledge. You will also have gained insight into how advanced computational methods contribute to understanding the Earth system and support solutions to important scientific and societal challenges.

These skills are highly valued in research environments as well as in sectors such as climate and environmental modelling, hydrology, geophysics, energy systems, natural resource analysis, engineering, and dataintensive industries.

Prerequisites

Admission to the course requires at least 30 credits in computational science at the advanced level including courses corresponding to BERN01 Modelling in Computational Science, 7.5 credits, and NUMN32 Numerical methods for differential equations, 7.5 credits, are required. Furthermore, 15 credits in Geoscience are required, as well as knowledge corresponding to English 6/B.

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 92,500
First payment: SEK 92,500

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.