Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology
05.04.01 In russian
Level of education Master
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 2 years
Programme description
- The master’s programme "Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology" is designed to train specialists in hydrogeology and engineering geology who are capable of solving any tasks: performing engineering-geological surveys and geotechnical studies; surveying the state of soils of building foundations and structures; searching and exploring groundwater for water supply purposes; local monitoring of environmental components; surveying groundwater construction materials; and screening soil and groundwater contamination
- Particular attention is paid to examining topical issues related to the need for research and scientific support for engineering surveys. The academic programme includes all the main scientific and methodological areas of research on the engineering and geological structure of territories, hydrogeological conditions, and exogenous and endogenous processes. The programme combines the fundamentals of geological engineering, soil science, geodynamics and hydrogeology, and geophysical investigation methods. This makes it possible to train a specialist with a wide range of knowledge necessary to solve specific industrial and scientific tasks
- The professional activities of graduates can be carried out in different organisations: design and survey organisations; exploration and production companies; vertically integrated oil and gas companies; and academic and ministerial research institutions that solve fundamental and applied engineering and geological issues. Graduates are prepared to work in production; they can also work in research laboratories and computer centres engaged in research and production
Main courses
- Hydrogeodynamic Modelling
- Engineering Hydrogeology
- Comprehensive Study of Hydrogeological Objects
- Multiphase Fluid Flow in Porous Media
- Engineering-Geological Characteristics of Genetic Soil Types
- Geotechnical Calculations
- Engineering Geocryology
- Research Methods for Subsoils of Special Composition and Structure
- Engineering Surveys for Different Types of Constructions
- Hydrogeology of Mineral Resource Management
- Supplementary Chapters of Engineering Geodynamics
- Engineering Geophysics
- Corrosion and Corrosion Prevention of Engineering Constructions
- Supplementary Chapters of Hydrogeology
Our advantages
The programme is implemented with the help of the Council of the degree programme.
Main areas of research
- Hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater
- Pollution migration in the underground hydrosphere
- Groundwater resources and reserves
- Geotechnical calculations
- Engineering surveys for various types of construction
- Engineering geocryology
- Rock massifs and methods of their study
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International cooperation
Students can use the opportunity to take part in various student exchange programmes within the framework of international agreements of St Petersburg University with foreign partner universities.
Practical training and career opportunities
Our graduates gain the capacity for
- scientific research in academic institutions, research institutes, and higher educational establishments
- research, development and production, for instance in oil producing companies
- management in state ecological control bodies, in construction planning, and in research, development and production companies of the oil and gas industry
- project work in state and private project companies
- expert work in geological engineering and hydrology in state organisations and businesses
- academic work in establishments of higher, secondary and vocational education.
Key positions
- geologist
- geological engineer
- hydrologist
- research fellow
- university lecturer
- party chief
Organisations where our graduates work
- organisations within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation
- organisations within the Russian Federation Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Response
- organisations within the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation
- federal and regional agencies for mineral resources
- private companies or self-employment
- academic and departmental geological scientific research institutions
- organisations carrying out environmental monitoring and problem solving
- universities in Russia and abroad, and establishments of secondary and vocational education.