Curriculum, calendars & regulations

For more information about groups, course leaders and subject codes, consult the printable version of the curriculum.

The curriculum is organized into two semesters and includes a total load of 60 ECTS credits, distributed in 30 credits per semester.

In the first semester, students will attend classes on campus, corresponding to 6 courses (5 mandatory and 1 elective). In the second semester, students will take 3 courses (2 mandatory and 1 elective) and the Master's Thesis (15 ECTS), being able to choose to follow the courses on campus or remotely with the support of video materials and the faculty.

Students enrolled full-time must enrol a minimum of 30 ECTS in the first year. Students who choose to study the master's degree part-time must enrol a minimum of 15 ECTS in the first year, adjusting their progression according to this modality and respecting the recommended sequencing of compulsory and elective courses.

Optionally, in both the full-time and part-time modality, students may enrol up to a maximum of 36 ECTS per semester (one additional elective course per semester). In all cases, the total number of ECTS enrolled throughout the master's degree may not exceed 72 ECTS.

A minimum of 10 ECTS must be earned in the first year to remain in the program.

COURSES	ECTS
FIRST YEAR
Fall semester
Mandatory
250MAG003 Hydrogeology for sustainable development	5
Field techniques and hydrogeophysics	5
Data science and applied geostatistics in hydrogeology	5
Modeling of biogeochemical processes	5
250MEA001 Hydrochemistry and contaminants in the natural environment	5
Elective
250MEA004 Climate change and global warming	5
250MEG010 Spatial risk analysis and remote sensing	5
480051 Fundamentals of geosciences and geographic information systems	5
Spring semester
Mandatory
250MAG007 Natural systems dependent on aquifers	5
250MEA011 Groundwater flow and contaminant transport modeling	5
Master's Thesis	15
Elective
250MEA013 Water resources and integrated management	5
250MEA016 Geomechanics for energy and environment	5
250422 Interaction of groundwater with civil works	5
Reactive transport modeling	5

Students enrolled at UPC for the Master's Degree in Subsurface Hydrology can access the following information:

COURSES

ECTS