MSc (Earth and Ocean Sciences)

Ireland

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What will I learn?

Clusters

Biogeoscience Group

Studies of the Irish sea floor and marine - groundwater interactions.

Geofluids Group

Investigations into the role of fluids in the mineralogical, chemical, and structural evolution of the Earth's crust.

Magmatic Studies Group

Investigations into the petro genesis of magmatic and related rocks.

Oceanography Group

Studying physical, chemical and biological interactions in the oceans.

Research Areas

  • Palaeontology and Evolution
  • Carbonate Sedimentology
  • Metals in Groundwater
  • Coastal Karstic Aquifers
  • Integrated catchment management
  • Sedimentary Provenance (new techniques and applications)
  • “Source to Sink” modelling of sedimentary basins
  • Evolution of modern and ancient large-scale drainage systems
  • Climate records in sedimentary archives
  • Ocean acidification
  • Carbon cycling in coastal waters
  • Trace element cycling in coastal waters
  • Physical habitat mapping
  • Caledonian/Variscan geology
  • Marine geophysics
  • Land-based geophysics
  • Hydrogeology
  • Physical oceanography
  • Chemical oceanography

Which department am I in?

College of Science and Engineering

Study options

Full Time (Variable)

Tuition fees
€15,000.00 (13,54,769) per year
Fees: EU - €5,750 p.a. (€5,890 including levy) 2024/25; Fees: Non EU - €15,000 p.a. (€15,140 including levy) 2024/25

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

9 September 2024, 13 January 2025

Venue

University of Galway

University Road,

Galway,

Republic of Ireland

Entry requirements

For international students

English Language Requirements

IELTS: 6.5 overall, no less than 5.5 in any one component; Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE): 176 overall; Cambridge C2 Advanced (CPE): 180 overall; TOEFL: 88 overall (7 Listening, 16 Speaking, 18 Writing, 8 Reading); Pearson PTE: 61 overall, no less than 48 in any one component.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About University of Galway

While situated in one of the smaller university cities globally, Galway has a far-reaching reputation for excellent research and study programmes.

  • Four excellent colleges offering a wide selection of courses
  • Excellent reputation for teaching excellence and research
  • Exceptionally high graduate employment rates
  • Study in a city regularly voted one of the world’s friendliest