Study Track in Planetary Geosciences
With the 'Planetary Geosciences' curriculum, (in English) provides the skills needed for planetary geosciences and remote sensing exploration. The program offers research-oriented teaching, field and laboratories on the geology of Solar System bodies, space exploration and earth observation, geomaterials including meteorites, planetary analogs; landing sites characterization, in situ resources exploration and exploitation and astrobiology.
Course Units - First Year
- Earth Surfaces and Deposits OR Earth Interior and Evolution
- Planetary Geology and Solar System Exploration
- Cosmochemistry
- Applied Geophysics OR Geological Resources
- Asteroids meteorites and extraterrestrial materials
- Remote Sensing Exploration
Two Course Units Among:
- Mineral physics of planetary interiors
- Planetary magmatism, volcanism and volcanotehtonics
- ISRU and human settlement
- Early life and astrobiology
Course Units - Second Year
- Computational Mechanics for Muti-phase media in the Solar System OR Analysis of mineral resources and industrial derivatives
- Digital Data Processing OR Numerical methods for geosciences OR Planetary dynamics evolution
- Space Agency representatives and astronauts seminars
- Free Credits (optional courses taught at University)
- Internship
- Final Exam
