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tion for
excellence in the petroleum industry.
• Primarily suited to hydrocarbon indus-
try professionals who wish to further de-
velop knowledge and skills whilst con-
tinuing full-time work.
• Comprehensive learning materials de-
livered via a dedicated web portal: video
clips,
animations, audio-visual presentations,
fully-illustrated manuals, self-assess-
ment quizzes,
exercises and computer-based practi-
cals.
• Field trips and intensive study seminars
held at various locations worldwide.
• An option to be awarded a Postgradu-
ate Diploma (PGDip) in Petroleum Geo-
science is available if a project is not
undertaken.
Hydrocarbons are a precious resource.
Finding new reserves is becoming ever
more challenging and the enhanced re-
covery of reserves from existing fields is
becoming increasingly important. Well
trained Petroleum Geoscientists with
the ability to integrate geological and
geophysical data, and to apply it on a
variety of scales, have a vital role to
play. The MSc in Petroleum Geoscience
provides graduates with training in the
practical and technical skills required to
address a range of questions, from un-
derstanding the distribution of hydrocar-
bons in sedimentary basins to quantify-
ing the complex structural, stratigraphic
and sedimentological architecture of in-
dividual reservoirs.
Studying Petroleum Geoscience at Roy-
al Holloway:
• The programme has the same curricu-
lum as the MSc Petroleum Geoscience
offered in London at the Royal Holloway
campus and at Tyumen Oil and Gas
State University in Russia.
• The department is ranked highly in na-
tional research assessment exercises
as having a research output of interna-
tional excellence.
• The programme has been developed
by and is supported by a team of 13 ac-
ademic staff, all active researchers and
tutors in the field of Petroleum Geosci-
ence.
• Tutorial support provided for each mod-
ule by Royal Holloway staff
• With experience of supervising hun-
dreds of independent projects for mas-
ters students, Royal Holloway staff can
provide expert advice for the planning of
projects to be carried out using industry
data.
Course Content:
The programme comprises six taught
modules (MSc and PGDip) and an Inde-
pendent Research Project (MSc only).
Geodynamics of Sedimentary Basins
Tectonics and geodynamic evolution of
sedimentary basins, subsidence analy-
sis, thermal histories.
Geophysical Analysis
Seismic acquisition and processing, in-
terpretation techniques, seismic map-
ping, attribute analysis and reservoir
characterisation.
Structural Analysis
Structural interpretation of seismic data,
fault and fracture analysis.
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Siliciclastic and carbonate depositional
systems, facies analysis, seismic and
sequence stratigraphy, and palaeogeo-
graphic analysis and mapping.
Reservoir Geoscience
Well log analysis, rock mechanics, res-
ervoir geology and geophysics, reser-
voir modelling.
Petroleum Systems
Petroleum systems, basin modelling,
play analysis, petroleum economics.
Independent Project (MSc only)
An independent research project fo-
cussed on some aspect of Petroleum
Geoscience, designed to meet individual
training needs & carried out in associa-
tion with industry.
Tuition and Assessment:
Fully illustrated course materials provid-
ed through a web portal, with interactive
coursework exercises and on-line tutori-
als. A two-week residential study period
with team projects and incorporating
a field course forms part of the pro-
gramme. On-line quizzes and tutorsup-
ported coursework provide feedback on
learning; assessment is by coursework
exercises submitted on-line and written
examinations for each module.
Programme fees:
MSc: Total £10,370 divided into initial
registration fee, module fees and project
fee.
PGDip: Total £8,520 divided into initial
registration fee and module fees
Applications: www.londonexternal.ac.uk/
geoscience
For further information contact the Post-
graduate Coordinator, Johanna Lind-
holm
(j.lindholm@es.rhul.ac.uk), Department
of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway Uni-
versity of London, Egham, Surrey TW20
0EX, UK, Tel: +44 (0) 1784 443581, Fax:
+44 (0) 1784 471780
Deadline: Ongoing, apply now
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PhD position in Historical geology and
Palaeontology, Marine phytoplankton
evolution and climate change
Uppsala University, Department of Earth
Sciences
Starting date: 15 September 2010 or as
agreed upon.
Unicellular phytoplankton form the base
of the marine food chain and play funda-
mental roles in biogeochemical cycles
on Earth. There is growing concern that
climate change will disrupt algal produc-
tivity and calcification due to rising ocean
temperatures and lowering of ocean pH
(‘ocean acidification’). However, very
little is known about the mechanisms
and rates of climatic adaptation by phy-
toplankton.
The PhD student will participate in a proj-
ect, which is a collaboration between Dr
Jorijntje Henderiks (Uppsala University)
and colleagues at the Centre for Eco-
logical and Evolutionary Synthesis (Uni-
versity of Oslo). We want to understand
why different species within a prominent
group of marine calcifying algae (the
coccolithophores) respond differently to
environmental change, and what envi-
ronmental factor acts as the main influ-
ence on algal evolution. This research
aims to bridge the gap between short-
term experimental observations of living
marine algae, and long-term patterns of