Study programmes

Graduates possess advanced knowledge in general branches of physics, in particular in continuum mechanics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetic and gravitational fields, and deep knowledge and practical skills in the main geophysical and planetary disciplines. They are able to independently solve the basic problems in the field of earthquake source and seismic wave propagation, analyze and interpret phenomena observed in the electromagnetic and gravitational field of the Earth and planets, and perform computer simulations of thermal evolution and deformation of planetary bodies using advanced methods of continuum mechanics. They solve these problems using the methods of numerical mathematics, mathematical modeling and computer physics that they have learned. After they have solved these problems, they are able to clearly present their results, written in standard scientific form and ready for publication. Alumni usually get positions in research and industrial institutions of geophysical and geodetic orientation, both locally and internationally. Their advanced skills in mathematical modeling, computer physics, and advanced programming, make opportunities in other fields also readily available to them.