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Learnhowtheever-changingEarthworks
Diploma MasterofScienceCivilEngineering-AppliedEarthSciencesTrack:GeoscienceandRemoteSensing
Credits 120ECTS,24months
Startsin September
Languageofinstruction
English
%Internationalstudents
35%
Thereislittledisagreementthattheplanetonwhichweliveistheonlyresourceforhumanexistence.Currentchangesinthe‘systemEarth’willhaveaprofoundimpactonourfuturestandardofliving.Mostprominently,thethemesofclimateandenergyareofgreatandimmediateconcern,withbifurcationsinanumberoffieldssuchastheavailabilityofwaterandfood,globalwarminganditseffectsonsealevelandweatherintensity,butalsointermsofthemosteffectivemeansofexploringandexploitingEarth’sresources.Inallthesefields,itisevidentthatEarthisasysteminwhichoceans,solidearth,atmosphere,landcoverandcryosphereinteractincomplexwaysandonmanydifferentscalelevels.Thereisinteractionfrommicrotoglobal3Dspatialscalesandfromreal-timetogeologicaltimescales.Theonlywayinwhichthissystemcanbeproperlyunderstood,predictedandexploitedistofocusonthisinteractionviaobservationsandmodelling.
TheGeoscienceandRemoteSensingMSctrackatTUDelftisbasedonthequestionofhowadvancedobservationtechnology–incombinationwithinnovativedataprocessingandmodellingtechniques–canprovideuswithadequateinformationonthesystemEarth.Theseempiricalresultsandtheirinterpretationarecrucialtomakingtherightdecisionsforthefutureofourplanet.Ifyouareinterestedinatmosphericsciences,geophysics,climatechange,Earthobservation,satellitetechnology,geodesyandothertopicsrelatedtogeoscience,thisistheMSctrackforyou.Animportantfeatureofthetrackisitshighlevelofflexibility,whichenableseachindividualstudenttodesignapersonalprogramme.Thisflexibilityisachievedbyprovidingacoreprogrammecomprisingfundamentalcoursesonobservationtheory,understandingthesystemEarthandgeo-dataacquisition.Inadditiontothiscoreprogramme,studentschooseapersonalisedcurriculum,selectingcoursessuitedtotheirpersonalandcareerinterests.
FacultyofCivilEngineeringandGeosciences
MScProgramme
CurriculumGeoscienceandRemoteSensing
Therearethreemainareasofinterestinthistrack:
GeophysicsfocusesonunderstandinghowthesystemEarthworks,analysingresultsofthelatestsatellite/ground-basedmissionsandanalysingnaturalhazards,suchasearthquakesandvolcanoes.
Atmosphericsciencesfocusesonweather,atmosphericchemistry,cloudsandradiation,airqualityandaerosols,andclimatechange.
Geodesyandremotesensingcoverssurveying,GPSforpositioningandnavigation,remotesensing,acquiringandanalysinggeo-datainordertoobservetheEarth,andmonitoringandsurveyingcivilinfrastructure.
PrecipitationestimationfrominfraredsatelliteimageryRadar-basedrainfall-rateestimationAirpollutionmeasurementswithasmartphonecameraLong-termrecordofArcticandAntarcticseaiceextents.
"Thistrackenabledmetodesignmyownstudywithintheprogramme.Iselectedmostlyremotesensingcourses.Aftercompletingthecourses,IstartedmythesisinthefieldofMathematicalGeodesyandPositioning.ThetopicofmythesisistheestimationoftidalparametersusingGPSobservationsonabuoy.Forthismultidisciplinaryresearch,wecooperatedwiththeWaterManagementdepartmentoftheFacultyofCivilEngineering&Geosciences.Igainedknowledgeabouttidalpropagation,probabilityandestimationtheoryandGPS.However,theresearchwasnotlimitedtotheory:severalmeasurementcampaignswereconductedontheScheldeEstuary,creatinganicebalancebetweentheoreticalandpracticalwork.Thisbalanceis,inmyview,themostimportantandfunaspectofworkingasageoscienceengineer.But,nowforthemostimportantquestion:whatarethecareeropportunities?Well,Iwaspleasantlysurprised.Ihaveworkedasaconsultantfortheoilandgasindustryonthetopicsofgeodesyandhydrography,andtravelledaroundtheworldworkingonlargeinternationalprojects."
ImaginginterseismicmotionontheSanAndreasfaultwithspace-borneradarModellingtheimpactofthelastglaciationonverticalmovementsUnmannedAerialVehicle(UAV)forEarthscienceandclimatemonitoringGPSnavigationforadvanceddriverassistancesystems
GraduatesoftheGRSprogrammehaveawidechoiceofcareerpaths.Inthefieldsofgeoscienceandgeo-information,thereisahighdemandforacademicprofessionalsinindustry,governmentalandinstitutionalorganisationsandinacademia.Inindustry,youcanfindgraduateswithaGRS-backgroundincompaniessuchasFugro,ARCADIS,Sweco,Shell,NAM,Nuon,AnteaGroupandnumeroussmallvalue-addingandsurveyingcompanies.GovernmentalorganisationsincludeRijkswaterstaat,watermanagementboards,provinces,ministriesandgovernment-relatedinstitutionssuchasKNMI,TNO,Deltares,NWOandECN.OurcloselinkwithspacetechnologyopensthewaytotraineeshipsandfuturecareerswiththeEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA)andNASA.OurgraduatesadviseonnewmissionsandtechnologyforEarthobservation,navigationandspacescience.SomeofourgraduateschooseanacademiccareerandpursueaPhDdegree,eitheratTUDelftorotheruniversities.Internationally,ourgraduatescanbefoundworkingatinstitutionssuchasCaltech,Stanford,ETHZurich,MITandPolitecnicodiMilano,tonamejustafew.
"ObservationandmodellingrelatedtocivilengineeringandappliedEarthscienceformthecoreoftheGRStrack,sincebothareprerequisitesforunderstanding,predictingandexploitingtheEarthsystem,andformonitoringandsurveyingcivilinfrastructure.Studentsgainknowledgeandskillsrelevanttoremotesensingtechniques,analysisandvisualizationofremotesensingdata,methodsformodellingandsimulation,andextractionofsignalsofinterestforapplicationsinengineeringandgeosciences.
GraduatesfromtheGRStrackservetherapidly-growingmarketforaccuratemonitoringandmappingofourchangingEarth,ondifferenttemporalandspatialscales,andofcivilinfrastructure.Theyaretheprofessionalswhounderstandthetechnicaloptionsavailabletotheseends.Theycanprocessandanalyseremotesensingdatadependingontherequiredapplication,linkthesedatatomodelsandprovideobservationalevidence,anddevelopnewandinnovativeapplicationsofthesedata.Forinstance,governmentalagenciesmayrequirethedatatodeveloppolicystrategiesandmonitorcompliancewithenvironmentalregulations;application-orientedbusinessesareseekinginnovativemonitoringsolutionsthatusethelatestdataacquisitiontechniques;andsoftwareengineeringcompaniesneedtechnicalexpertswhocanleaddevelopmentprogramsinthisarea."
DutchBScdegreeIfyouholdaDutchBScdegreecloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogramme,youcanbeadmitteddirectly.However,ifyourundergraduateprogrammeisnotcloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogramme,youwillberequiredtotakeadditionalcoursesinwhatiscalleda‘bridgingprogramme’.Thismaybeastandardprogrammeoritmaybetailoredtoyourspecificsituation.
ToseewhichMaster’sprogrammesareopentoyouoncompletionofyourBachelor’sdegreeataDutchuniversity,gotowww.doorstroommatrix.nl.ApplicationsmaybesubmittedthroughStudielink:www.tudelft.studielink.nl.
DutchHBOdegreeAnHBOBachelor’sdegreedoesnotqualifyyoufordirectadmissiontoaTUDelftMaster’sprogramme.Youwillfirstneedtocompleteasupplementaryprogrammeinordertobringyourknowledgetotherequiredlevel.YoucandothisduringyourHBOprogrammebycompletingabridgingminor,ortakingabridgingprogrammeaftercompletingyourHBOdiploma.
EntrancerequirementsformathematicsandEnglishlanguage(someexceptions)applytoboththebridgingminorandthebridgingprogramme.
Seewww.hbodoorstroom.tudelft.nlfordetailedinformation.ApplicationsmaybesubmittedthroughStudielink:www.tudelft.studielink.nl
TobeconsideredforadmissiontoanMScprogramme,youwillneedtomeetTUDelft’sgeneraladmissionrequirements:1.AuniversityBachelor’sdegree(orproofthatyouhavenearlycompletedaBachelor’sprogramme)inamainsubjectcloselyrelatedtotheMScprogrammeforwhichyouareapplying,withgoodgradesonthekeycourses.2.ABScCumulativeGradePointAverage(CGPA)ofatleast75%ofthescalemaximum.3.ProofofEnglishlanguageproficiency.-ATOEFL(TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast90andaminimumscoreof21foreachsection.PleasenotethatweonlyaccepttheTOEFLinternet-basedtest.
-oranIELTS(academicversion)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast6.5andaminimumof6.0foreachsection.-orproofthatyouhavepassedtheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateofProficiencyinEnglish'ortheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateinAdvancedEnglish'withaminimumgradeB.
Forinternationalstudents,theapplicationperiodstartson1Octoberandcloseson1April.ToapplyforanMScprogramme,pleasecompletetheonlineapplicationandpaytherefundableapplicationfeeof€100.Youwillthenreceiveanemailcontainingalinktouploadtherequireddocuments.
FormoreinformationabouttheapplicationprocedureandstudyingatTUDelftingeneral,visitwww.admissions.tudelft.nl.
Allinternationalstudentswillbewelcomedwiththeaward-winningintroductionprogramme.Theintroductionconsistsofavarietyofworkshopsandprojects,duringwhichyouwillgettoknowotherinternationalstudents,visitthehighlightsofDelftandfamiliariseyourselfwiththeTUDelftcampus.Afterthisfunandinteresting,youwillbeintroducedtotheFacultyofCivilEngineering&Geosciences.YouwillreceivehelpfulinformationabouttheDutcheducationsystemandmeetfellowstudentsfromyourprogrammethroughavarietyofsocialandeducationalactivities.
Pleasevisitthewebpageforfulldetails,requirements,deadlinesandcontactinformation:
ChristiaanTiberiusMaster’sCoordinatorGeoscienceandRemoteSensingT+31152782573E
PascaldeSmidtAcademicCounsellorT+31(0)152781068E
FurtherinformationforinternationalapplicantsInternationalOfficeCEGE:
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