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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GEOTECHNICS AND GEOHAzARDS
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GEOTECHNICS AND
GEOHAZARDS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: approx. 10
ADDRESS: NTNU, MSc Programme in
Geotechnics and Geohazards, Department of Civil
and Transport Engineering,
7491 Trondheim
PHONE: +47 73 59 45 92
E-MAIL: marit.skjak-brak
@
ntnu.no
URL: www.ntnu.edu/studies/msgeotech
STUDY ADVISOR:
Steinar Nordal, steinar.nordal
@
ntnu.no
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND
APPLICATION DEADLINE: see page 1.
AbOUT THE STUDy PROGRAMME
Geotechnics and Geohazards is a two-
year master
'
s programme in English
at NTNU, aiming to give the partici-
pants scientific skills and insight into
phenomena like slides and avalanches:
Why do they happen? Where is it
hazardous to build, where is it safe,
and when? How can the stability of a
slope be evaluated, independent of its
location in Norway… or in Las Colinas,
El Salvador? In fact, internationally
the challenges with respect to slide
prevention and the consequences of
geo-related natural disasters are even
larger than in Norway.
The problem definitions and the need
for proper evaluation require compe-
tence in many scientific fields: geology,
hydrogeology, geotechnics, mechanics,
numerical modelling, risk analyses and
earthquakes.
Geotechnics represents the science
needed to build safely on, in or of soils.
The challenges are numerous, and
often related to optimal utilization of
limited space in urban environment, i.e.
deep excavations and creative use of
the underground in cities to obtain more
space on the surface. Foundation of
large bridges and multi-storey buildings
on soft subsoil is another challenge.
STUDy ENvIRONMENT
The master
'
s programme in Geo-
technics and Geohazards commenced
in the fall semester 2005, but is
founded on long educational and
scientific traditions at our university.
Geotechnics is a well respected science
both nationally and internationally,
not least due to more than 50 years of
high-quality research, development and
consultancy offered by the Norwegian
Geotechnical Institute (NGI) in Oslo. The
study programme is hence offered in
close cooperation with other partners in
the International Centre for Geohazards
(ICG). The University of Oslo, NTNU,
NGI, NGU and NORSAR are partners
in this centre for outstanding scientific
research, and researchers and profes-
sors in these institutions offer specially
adapted education, including projects
and master theses with guidance.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to this master
'
s programme
requires three or four year BSc/BEng
degree in civil engineering or similar.
Basic knowledge in the following topics
is needed: Structural mechanics, geo-
technics and engineering geology. The
applicants should master the English
language written as well as spoken.
JOb PROSPECT
In geotechnics, there has for several ye-
ars been a lack of educated candidates,
and there is now a great demand, both
among private and public employers.
Norwegian consultant companies and
other actors are engaged interna-
tionally, not least in the developing
countries on several continents, and
represent interesting possibilities
for employment. Find more from our
programme here:
www.geohazards.no
Few people remember the
slide that destroyed 100
meters of the railway line at
Jevika, south of Steinkjer,
March 10. 1997. This is due to
the fact that the northbound
train was stopped right in
time, before it drove into the
slide pit. A catastrophe was
hence avoided! But why did
the slide happen? Why are
there numerous slides in
Norway and elsewhere in the
world? How can today’s
engineers reduce the risk of
natural disasters?
Photo: IVT faculty