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MSc Courses

The table below lists all master courses in the field of hydrology and climate. A complete list of all master courses provided by the Department of Geography can be found on studying page of the main GIUZ website.

ID	Course	Semester	ETCS
GEO 471	VB Hydrological Field Measurements and Calculations (does not take place in 2026) GEO 471.1 Hydrological field measurements and calculations GEO 471.2 Hydrological field measurements and calculations, field days The following field activities are part of the course: Two snow field course days in the Alptal (or at a different location), a field half-day in or around Zurich to study infiltration patterns, a field day in Alptal (May) for runoff- and other hydrological measurements. The number of participants is limited to 20 students.	every second FS	6
GEO 475	VB Hydrological Modelling and Programming GEO 475.1 Hydrological Modelling (lecture) GEO 475.2 Exercise Hydrological Modelling GEO 475 is about hydrological models, opportunities and limitations of models and the implementation of smaller model calculations in programming languages such as Matlab and R.	HS	6
GEO 820	GEO 820 Stable isotopes in ecology and soil science	FS	3
GEO 511	GEO 511 Master Thesis GEO 511.1 Master Thesis Colloquium Physical Geography see also: Potential MSc topics General information on MSc theses	HS/FS	30
GEO 512	GEO 512 Master Exam	HS/FS	2