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> Master of Science (MSc) in Biogeosciences
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Master of Science (MSc) in Biogeosciences......................................................................................................................2
Modules de tronc commun................................................................................................................................................ 2
M1 - Acquisitions des bases.........................................................................................................................................2
M2 - Méthodes analytiques et techniques................................................................................................................... 2
M3 à M5 - Formation principale en biogéosciences..................................................................................................... 2
M3 - Cycles biogéochimiques............................................................................................................................. 3
M4 - La vie et le sol...........................................................................................................................................3
M5 - Campus virtuel, enseignements à choix..................................................................................................... 3
Modules de spécialisation................................................................................................................................................... 4
M6.1 - Spécialisation 1 : Interactions Sol - Végétation................................................................................................. 4
M6.2 - Spécialisation 2 : Interactions dans la Géobiosphère.........................................................................................4
Travail de maîtrise (mémoire)..............................................................................................................................................4
M7 - Projet de recherche............................................................................................................................................. 5
M8 - Mémoire de recherche........................................................................................................................................ 5
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> Master of Science (MSc) in Biogeosciences
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Environment (FGSE)
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MSC) IN
BIOGEOSCIENCES (2015 ->)
Degree :
Master of Science (MSc) in Biogeosciences
Programme requirements :
Program of studies of 120 ECTS credits in 3 parts split into modules for teaching
Duration :
4 semesters = 120 ECTS credits
1 ECTS credit = 25-30 hours of workload
> Master of Science (MSc) in Biogeosciences
1 / Faculty of Geosciences and
Environment (FGSE)
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MSC) IN BIOGEOSCIENCES
Master / Mandatory / Credits: 120.00
MODULES DE TRONC COMMUN
Master / Mandatory / Credits: 48.00
M1 - ACQUISITIONS DES BASES
Master / Mandatory / Credits: 6.00 / Evaluation mode: Evaluation à moyenne
Courses
Responsible
person
Weekly
hours
Type
Comp. /
opt.
Semester
ECTS
Cr.
Ecologie et écosystèmes - Biologie 1
Edward Mitchell,
Sergio Rasmann
en tout
10djb
Course
Optional
Autumn
3
microbiology
Saskia
Bindschedler, Pilar
Junier
en tout
10djb
Course
Optional
Autumn
3
Training
Stéphanie Grand,
Eric Verrecchia
en tout
10djb
Course
Optional
Autumn
3
Introduction to biogeochemistry
Jorge
Spangenberg,
Torsten
Vennemann
en tout
10djb
Course
Optional
Autumn
3
M2 - MÉTHODES ANALYTIQUES ET TECHNIQUES
Master / Mandatory / Credits: 12.00 / Evaluation mode: Evaluation à moyenne
Courses
Responsible
person
Weekly
hours
Type
Comp. /
opt.
Semester
ECTS
Cr.
Applied soil science
Sergio Rasmann,
Eric Verrecchia
18 dj
Practical
work
Compulsory
Autumn
6
Practice : Molecular ecology methods
(UNINE)
Pilar Junier
6jb
Practical
work
Optional
Autumn
2
Geochemical techniques
Jasquelin
Pena, Torsten
Vennemann
6jb
Practical
work
Optional
Autumn
2
Spatial modelisation of natural data Multivariate analyses
Antoine Guisan
9 djb
Practical
work
Compulsory
Autumn
2
TP Analyses quantitatives des données
Eric Verrecchia
6 djb
Practical
work
Compulsory
Spring
2
M3 À M5 - FORMATION PRINCIPALE EN BIOGÉOSCIENCES
Master / Mandatory / Credits: 30.00
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M3 - CYCLES BIOGÉOCHIMIQUES
Master / Mandatory / Credits: 12.00 / Evaluation mode: Evaluation à moyenne
Courses
Responsible
person
Weekly
hours
Christian
Arnsperger, Karl
Organic geochemistry and global elemental Föllmi, Stéphanie
cycles
Grand, Jorge
Spangenberg, Eric
Verrecchia
Stable Isotopes as Environmental Tracers
Torsten
Vennemann
Environmental biogeochemistry
Jasquelin Pena
5 jb
Type
Comp. /
opt.
Semester
ECTS
Cr.
Course
+Exercices
Compulsory
Autumn
6
Course
Compulsory
Spring
3
Course
+Exercices
Compulsory
Spring
3
M4 - LA VIE ET LE SOL
Master / Mandatory / Credits: 12.00 / Evaluation mode: Evaluation à moyenne
Courses
Responsible
person
Weekly
hours
Type
Comp. /
opt.
Semester
ECTS
Cr.
Microbiology of natural environments
Saskia
Bindschedler, Pilar
Junier
9 djb
Course
+Seminar
Compulsory
Autumn
3
the diversity of world soils
Stéphanie Grand,
Claire Le Bayon,
Eric Verrecchia
9 djb
Course
Compulsory
Autumn
3
Soil biology
Edward Mitchell
Course
+Seminar
Compulsory
Spring
2
Humus forms and ecosystem engineers
Claire Le Bayon
Course
+Seminar
Compulsory
Spring
2
Biology of the soil - mycology and faun
Claire Le Bayon,
Edward Mitchell
Practical
work
Optional
Spring
2
TP Humus forms
Claire Le Bayon
Practical
work
Optional
Spring
2
M5 - CAMPUS VIRTUEL, ENSEIGNEMENTS À CHOIX
Master / Mandatory / Credits: 6.00 / Evaluation mode: Evaluation à crédits
Courses
Responsible
person
Virtual Campus Do It Your Soil - Base
module
Type
Comp. /
opt.
Semester
ECTS
Cr.
Claire Le Bayon
Exercises
Optional
Autumn
2
Virtual Campus Do It Your Soil - Option
module
Claire Le Bayon
Exercises
Optional
Autumn
1
EXE Virtual campus "Life history"
Karl Föllmi
Exercises
Optional
Autumn
2
Stage Franco-Suisse
Edward Mitchell
4 jb
Course
+Practical
work
Optional
Autumn
2
EXC Soil and vegetation of the Alps
Pascal Vittoz
4 jb
Fieldwork
Optional
Spring
2
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MODULES DE SPÉCIALISATION
Master / Mandatory / Credits: 12.00
M6.1 - SPÉCIALISATION 1 : INTERACTIONS SOL - VÉGÉTATION
Master / Facultative / Credits: 12.00 / Evaluation mode: Evaluation à moyenne
Courses
Responsible
person
Methods for vegetation study (UNINE)
Weekly
hours
Type
Comp. /
opt.
Semester
ECTS
Cr.
Sergio Rasmann
Course
Compulsory
Spring
1.5
Phytosociology and synsystematics (UNINE)
Pascal Vittoz
Course
Compulsory
Spring
2
EXC Soil - vegetation relationships:
excursions to observe simultaneously the
soils and of the vegetation
Claire Le Bayon,
Pascal Vittoz
6 jb
Fieldwork
Compulsory
Spring
2.5
TP Méthodes d'étude de la végétation
(UNINE)
Daniel Béguin
5 jb
Practical
work
Compulsory
Spring
2
Functional Anatomy of Vascular Plants
Pierre
Vollenweider
18 C,
5 dj
TP, 1 jb
Course
+Practical
work
Optional
Spring
2
EXC Landscape mapping
Eric Verrecchia,
Pascal Vittoz
5 jb
Fieldwork
Compulsory
Spring
2
M6.2 - SPÉCIALISATION 2 : INTERACTIONS DANS LA GÉOBIOSPHÈRE
Master / Facultative / Credits: 12.00 / Evaluation mode: Evaluation à moyenne
Courses
Responsible
person
Weekly
hours
Type
Comp. /
opt.
Semester
ECTS
Cr.
Bio-alteration and biomineralisation
Saskia
Bindschedler,
Stéphanie Grand,
Pilar Junier, Eric
Verrecchia
6 djb
Course
Compulsory
Spring
2
Geomicrobiology
Saskia
Bindschedler, Pilar
Junier
18
Course
+Seminar
Compulsory
Spring
2
EXC superficial formations and
geomorphology
Stéphanie Grand,
Eric Verrecchia
6 djb
Course
+Practical
work
Compulsory
Spring
2
Paleo-ecology and evolution
Edward Mitchell
6 djb
Course
+Practical
work
Compulsory
Spring
2
Scanning electron microscopy
Pierre Vonlanthen
6C, 8TP
Course
+Practical
work
Compulsory
Autumn
2
Séminaire interdisciplinaire
Pilar Junier, Eric
Verrecchia
10S
Seminar
Compulsory
Spring
1
EXC Landscape mapping
Eric Verrecchia,
Pascal Vittoz
5 jb
Fieldwork
Compulsory
Spring
2
TRAVAIL DE MAÎTRISE (MÉMOIRE)
Master / Mandatory / Credits: 60.00
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M7 - PROJET DE RECHERCHE
Master / Mandatory / Credits: 6.00 / Evaluation mode: Evaluation à moyenne
Courses
Responsible
person
Weekly
hours
Type
Comp. /
opt.
Semester
ECTS
Cr.
Masters project (thesis)
Christian
Arnsperger,
Nathalie Chèvre,
Stéphanie Grand,
Pilar Junier, Claire
Le Bayon, Edward
Mitchell, Jasquelin
Pena, Sergio
Rasmann, Jorge
Spangenberg,
Torsten
Vennemann, Eric
Verrecchia, Pascal
Vittoz, Pierre
Vollenweider
Exercises
Optional
Spring
6
Masters project (thesis)
Christian
Arnsperger,
Nathalie Chèvre,
Stéphanie Grand,
Pilar Junier, Claire
Le Bayon, Edward
Mitchell, Jasquelin
Pena, Sergio
Rasmann, Jorge
Spangenberg,
Torsten
Vennemann, Eric
Verrecchia, Pascal
Vittoz, Pierre
Vollenweider
Exercises
Optional
Spring
6
M8 - MÉMOIRE DE RECHERCHE
Master / Mandatory / Credits: 54.00 / Evaluation mode: Evaluation à moyenne
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