The Master's degree in Physics of the Earth’s Interior, Ocean, and Atmosphere aims to train graduates with a solid background in physical sciences, focused on the study of the physical phenomena relevant to the Earth system, with a thorough understanding of the supporting mathematical tools necessary to promote the respect and protection of the planet’s natural dynamics.
The educational programme offers a structured curriculum within an interdisciplinary framework. Through measurements and models, students have the opportunity to learn and study the physical processes arising from the interaction between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and solid Earth, or they can specialize in atmospheric and oceanic physics or solid Earth physics.
The programme also prepares students for continuation into doctoral studies in related disciplines, enabling graduates to enter research positions at universities, research institutions, and within the industry.
The knowledge gained during the course contributes to the development of highly relevant professional profiles in the monitoring and quantitative assessment of natural hazards associated with the dynamics of the Earth system, such as: Meteorologist, Atmospheric Physicist, Solid Earth Physicist, Environmental Geophysicist, and Earth System Physicist.
The Master’s degree in Physics of the Earth’s Interior, Ocean, and Atmosphere also fosters the development of skills in processing, analyzing, and interpreting data distributed in space and time, modeling complex and nonlinear processes, even in non-physical fields, and promoting and disseminating scientific knowledge.
To achieve these goals, the programme includes three main areas of learning:
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"Physics and Methods for Analyzing Processes in Solids and Fluids"
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"Physics of the Earth’s Interior and Oceans"
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"Atmospheric Physics and Meteorology"
Specifically, the programme includes:
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Activities aimed at acquiring in-depth and up-to-date knowledge in geophysics of solid Earth, atmospheric physics and meteorology, oceanography, experimental and applied physics, nuclear and sub-nuclear physics;
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Exercises and laboratories to develop practical skills in experimental and measurement techniques, data analysis and processing, and advanced symbolic computation and numerical simulation techniques;
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A final thesis, involving the development of an original project, which can be carried out within a research group at the Department or at public or private institutions and companies, both in Italy and abroad, through internships or as part of international agreements.
