Applied Geophysics Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

Overview

The Applied Geophysics programme is a joint programme run by Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), ETH Zurich and RWTH Aachen. The programme adds an international perspective to the career prospects of the students. The Masters in Applied Geophysics is an independent international joint degree. Students will receive a single joint MSc degree in Applied Geophysics upon successful completion of the programme.

Key Features

To meet the growing demands of the world’s expanding population for natural resources, escalating need for space for living, storage, transportation and other facilities, to resolve problems created by our use/misuse of land and the subsurface, to respond to the effects of climate change and dramatic population growth, to provide critical data for architects and civil engineers, and to forecast the effects/potential of natural disasters, it is necessary to acquire detailed spatio-temporal information of the structure, composition and condition of the outer skin of the Earth. 

Applied geophysicists provide this essential information through application of non-destructive geophysical methods. 

Career

The graduates work in a wide range of companies and government institutes in the energy, civil engineering and environmental sector. Others find employment outside geophysics in, for example, consultancy agencies and financial institutions. Many graduates also continue on a research path in PhD research programmes in various parts of the world