Tectonics and Geodynamics

Education facts

Code: 1MP045

The general part deals with various types of processes and features formed due to mountain building (orogenesis) by forces generated by plate tectonics through geological times. Special emphasis will be put on orogenies of progressively older age, including those affecting the Fennoscandian Shield. In the methodology part, various approaches and analytical methods will be used, including strain analysis, microstructures, analogue and numerical modelling as well as interpretation of bedrock maps, structural geological data and geophysical data.

Entry requirements

120 credits with (1) 90 credits in earth science and 15 credits in chemistry, (2) 90 credits in physics and 30 credits in earth science, 3) 90 credits in engineering and 30 credits in earth science, or 4) 90 credits in geology. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Tectonics and Geodynamics

  Uppsala University

  Start date: 2 November 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 67 %