Bachelor's degreeEarth System and Global Changes L-34
| Study location | Italy, Bari |
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| Type | Bachelor's Degree, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 3 years (180 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | Bachelor's degree |
| Course code | 7754/PDS0-2024/2024 |
| Tuition fee | For information please refer to the Regolamento tasse e contributi |
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| Entry qualification | High school diploma issued after at least 12 years of documented studies. If the country where the qualification has been obtained requires a test for the academic suitability, you must also present the successful examination (E.g. YKS in Turkey, Selectividad in Spain, Prova de Aferiçao o Prova Geral de Acesso ao Ensino Superior in Portugal, etc.). If the qualification was obtained at the end of a school period of less than 12 years, we invite you to consult Ministerial Provisions for the access of international students with the relevant Attachment 1. Open access course. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. |
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| Language requirements | English Please consult the Regulation of the course that you can find on the course description (scheda corso) at the following link |
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Overview
The course in Earth System and Global Changes aims at providing a solid, multi-disciplinary, background in Earth Sciences, taking into account the processes acting on solid Earth, the atmosphere and the hydrosphere, and the complex relationships among these elements. The goal is to build experts that could respond to the several challenges posed to humanity by the global changes, including but not limited to the climatic changes. The course in Earth System and Global Changes will allow the student to: i) acquire knowledge and competences to build a solid geological background, useful to both enter the job market and/or to allow an aware choice toward the most suitable Master Course, aimed to complete the educational path;ii) acquire the expertise needed to a proper understanding of the geological evolution of the territory iii) acquire the expertise needed to critically evaluate the geological processes, their interaction with the global climatic changes, and/or their trigger or amplification in response to climate changes; iv) acquire thorough knowledge on the components of the geological hazard, and on the related impacts on the society as well, aimed at shifting the actions of risk mitigation from the present policy of emergency management toward activities of land planning and prevention, v) acquire the expertise needed to a correct information of both population and decision-makers;
Program structure
https://www.uniba.it/it/corsi/earth-system-and-global-changes/studiare/piano-di-studi
Career opportunities
The main professional opportunity for graduates in Earth System and Global Changes is definitely represented by a potential employment as technician expert in the analysis of the geological and geo-hydrological hazards and risks, of both anthropogenic and natural origin, in the analysis of the environmental risks in terms of pollution of surface and deep waters, soils, in the analysis and sustainable use of the geological resources, of their composition, distribution and sustainability, and of the impacts on terrestrial and marine ecosystems. At the level of the European Community, it must be stressed that bodies as the European Research Council and the European Environment have declared a strong interest for a professional of this type. Taking into account the potential area of interest for the course of study (that is, the Mediterranean Basin), it must be recalled that the figure of geologist may result of extreme utility also for multinational companies interested on themes of green economy (es.: ENI Green Power and many others) and of circular economy, as well as for small to medium firms working in the field of geology and the environment, research of the geological resources (in primis, the hydric resources) and of risk mitigation, at both the national and international levels.