{"id":321,"date":"2021-09-06T15:12:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T13:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/130.92.52.13:82\/?page_id=321"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:19:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:19:37","slug":"master-thesis-topics-module-d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/?page_id=321","title":{"rendered":"Master Thesis Topics (Module D)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"321\" class=\"elementor elementor-321\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41e409a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41e409a\" 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-8e5c6d9\" data-id=\"8e5c6d9\" 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-2253870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2253870\" 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>Module D: Master Thesis Topics<\/h2>\n<p>Each student writes a guided research thesis on a topic of on-going investigation at the University of Bern or Fribourg or at partner institutions (university, government, industry). This project may involve any combination of field, laboratory and\/or computational work. The thesis work is conducted over the entire 2 year period of the MSc curriculum, parallel to coursework, thereby allowing time for in-depth understanding of the research problem and methods.<\/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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-231de9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"231de9d\" 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-3eb5de4\" data-id=\"3eb5de4\" 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-c3bc083 elementor-arrows-position-inside 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srcset=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OCCR_SE4W_MFR1061-1500-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OCCR_SE4W_MFR1061-1500-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OCCR_SE4W_MFR1061-1500-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OCCR_SE4W_MFR1061-1500-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/OCCR_SE4W_MFR1061-1500.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>One or more supervisors are drawn from the team of lecturers or from partner institutions. During the first semester the student studies the literature and presents an oral and written research proposal. The remaining 3 semesters and one intervening summer period (free of coursework) are devoted to collecting and analysing data and to writing up the results.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The thesis work terminates with oral and written presentations at the end of the fourth semester. The MSc thesis may be written in English, French or German. Other languages may also be permitted depending on the supervisors involved.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/content_dw\/webpdfs\/masterthemen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List with current offer of Master Thesis Topics<\/a> (pdf, 1MB)<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h3>Specialization:<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/ele\" data-type=\"page\">ELE<\/a><\/strong>: Earth and Life Evolution, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/em\" data-type=\"page\">EM<\/a><\/strong>: Earth Materials, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/erg\" data-type=\"page\">ERG<\/a><\/strong>: Environmental &amp; Resource Geochemistry, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/geol\" data-type=\"page\">GEOL<\/a><\/strong>: Geology, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/paqs\" data-type=\"page\">PAQS<\/a><\/strong>: Pure &amp; Applied Quaternary Sciences<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:html --><br \/><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/earth-science-master.unibe.ch\/content_dw\/pages\/curriculum\/d_masterthemen_befri.php\"><\/iframe><br \/><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b81c581 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b81c581\" 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-a3e2c90\" data-id=\"a3e2c90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\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-23fd05b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23fd05b\" 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-1c2d524\" data-id=\"1c2d524\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Module D: Master Thesis Topics Each student writes a guided research thesis on a topic of on-going investigation at the University of Bern or Fribourg or at partner institutions (university, government, industry). 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