{"id":2,"date":"2021-07-09T13:37:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T11:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/130.92.52.13:82\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:55:53","slug":"bern-fribourg-masters-in-earth-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/","title":{"rendered":"Bern-Fribourg Master&#8217;s in Earth Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a23f75f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a23f75f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a56b837\" data-id=\"a56b837\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282f838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"282f838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>Bern-Fribourg Master\u2019s in Earth Sciences\u200b<\/h2>\n<p>Have your Bachelor studies instilled in you a fascination for Geology?<br \/>Are you interested in pursuing your studies at the Master&#8217;s level? Do you wish to train for an exciting career in research or industry?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf3de2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf3de2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Bern\u2013Fribourg Master&#8217;s in Earth Sciences is a joint programme run by the Institute of Geological Sciences at the University of Bern and the Department of Geosciences at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. With only a 22 minute train trip separating the two Universities, students profit from the expanded number of lecturers and researchers, and from the specialized geological know-how and facilities at both institutions. The merger of capabilities allows an exciting and varied curriculum to be offered in a two-year, 120 European Credit (EC) degree, taught in English.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114e618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"114e618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/?page_id=1291\">first hand information<\/a> (videos with specializations, podcasts, insights to labs).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/?page_id=71\">Coursework<\/a> in these specializations covers theory, field work (often in the nearby Swiss Alps), laboratory work, and integrated studies. In addition to 60 EC of coursework, each student conducts a supervised, 60 EC <a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/?page_id=321\">written thesis<\/a> on a hands-on theme chosen from the broad range of research projects underway at the partner universities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e3604e\" data-id=\"0e3604e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9941e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc9941e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ddf6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2ddf6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/EarthSciences_BeFr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/EarthSciences_BeFr-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/EarthSciences_BeFr-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/EarthSciences_BeFr-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/EarthSciences_BeFr-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/EarthSciences_BeFr.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d181d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26d181d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac2009b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac2009b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-383457b\" data-id=\"383457b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2acc6c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2acc6c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Highlights of the Master\u2019s include a choice from 5 specializations:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2da535a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2da535a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c033980\" data-id=\"c033980\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb8d027 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb8d027\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9bb1cf\" data-id=\"f9bb1cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455ecdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"455ecdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/?page_id=1318\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ele_300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-804\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ele_300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ele_300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Earth and Life Evolution (ELE)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c70be3\" data-id=\"1c70be3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddce722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddce722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/?page_id=1446\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EM_784-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-805\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EM_784-1.jpg 784w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EM_784-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EM_784-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EM_784-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Earth Materials (EM)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f86aaba\" data-id=\"f86aaba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Environmental and Resource Geochemistry (ERG)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b1268a\" data-id=\"8b1268a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be9a81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be9a81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/?page_id=1541\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GEOL_584.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-807\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GEOL_584.jpg 584w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GEOL_584-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GEOL_584-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Geology (GEOL)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c635af\" data-id=\"7c635af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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542px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pure and Applied Quaternary Sciences (PAQS)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d82c729 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d82c729\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b88614\" data-id=\"8b88614\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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