Mineral Resources and Geological Hazards

• The main career opportunities for specialists in geology and mineral deposit modelling include:

1. Companies specializing in the exploration, assessment and exploitation of mineral deposits.
2. Companies specializing in the prevention, mitigation and restoration of the environmental impact deriving from mining activities.
3. Academic career at universities and research institutions (geological services). This official master's degree grants access to doctoral studies.

• The main career opportunities for specialists in geological hazards include tasks such as the following:

1. Analysis, mapping and assessment of geological hazards (floods, landslides, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanism, etc.) that affect and have an impact on the land and its occupation. Design of defence and geological risk mitigation and management proposals.
2. These professional tasks are carried out in public organizations such as geological services, civil protection services, natural disaster management units; or in companies, environmental, public works or natural resources engineering and consultancy agencies, and NGOs working in natural disaster mitigation and care.

This official master's degree grants access to doctoral studies and an academic career at universities or research institutions.