Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS)

The Department of Earth Sciences offers MSc programmes in Geophysics, Tectonics, Sedimentology, and Hydrogeology, as well as PhD degrees in Geophysics, with opportunities for research in interdisciplinary Earth science domains. The lists of the main courses are presented below:

Programmes

✔MSc, PhD, and Direct-PhD Programmes in Geophysics

Geophysics-Seismology PhD programme

Geophysics-Seismology PhD programmes
Courses	Credit
Required Courses	11
Elective Courses	6-8
Dissertation	24
Total	41-43
Upon completion of coursework, students are required to take the comprehensive exam before proceeding to their research thesis.

Required Course	Credit	field	laboratory
Advanced English	2	❌	❌
Inversion methods in solving geophysical problems	2	❌	❌
Advanced seismotectonics	2	✔	❌
Advanced seismology	2	❌	❌
Seminar 1	1	❌	❌
Seminar 2	1	❌	❌
Seminar 3	1	❌	❌

Elective Course	Credit	field	laboratory
Numerical computation	2	❌	❌
Advanced geodynamics	2	❌	❌
Satellite geodesy and image processing for geophysical applications	2	❌	❌
Geodetic theory	2	❌	❌
Magmatism and plate tectonics	1	❌	❌
Data science and artificial intelligent	1	❌	❌
Hydrogeology	1	❌	❌
Geodesy	1	❌	❌
Geotectonics	1	❌	❌
Climate change	1	❌	❌
Tectonics of Iran	1	❌	❌

Geophysics-Gravimetry PhD programme

Geophysics-Gravimetry PhD programmes
Courses	Credit
Required Courses	11
Elective Courses	6-8
Dissertation	24
Total	41-43
Upon completion of coursework, students are required to take the comprehensive exam before proceeding to their research thesis.

Required Course	Credit	field	laboratory
Advanced English	2	❌	❌
Inversion methods in solving geophysical problems	2	❌	❌
Advanced seismotectonics	2	✔	❌
Geodetic theory	2	❌	❌
Seminar 1	1	❌	❌
Seminar 2	1	❌	❌
Seminar 3	1	❌	❌

Elective Course	Credit	field	laboratory
Numerical computation	2	❌	❌
Advanced geodynamics	2	❌	❌
Satellite geodesy and image processing for geophysical applications	2	❌	❌
Satellite gravimetry and applications	2	❌	❌
Magmatism and plate tectonics	2	❌	❌
Data science and artificial intelligent	2	❌	❌
Hydrogeology	2	❌	❌
Geodesy	2	❌	❌
Geotectonics	2	❌	❌
Climate change	2	❌	❌
Tectonics of Iran	2	❌	❌

Geophysics-Seismology Direct PhD programme

Geophysics-Seismology Direct PhD programmes
Courses	Credit
Required Courses	22
Elective Courses	9-12
Dissertation	24
Total	55-58
Upon completion of coursework, students are required to take the comprehensive exam before proceeding to their research thesis.

Required Course	Credit	field	laboratory
Mathematics in geophysics	3	❌	❌
General geology	3	✔	❌
Time series and digital filters	2	❌	❌
Geophysics lab	2	❌	✔
Advanced English	2	❌	❌
Seismology I	2	❌	❌
Gravimetry and geomagnetism	3	❌	❌
Inversion methods in solving geophysical problems	2	❌	❌
Tectonophysics	2	❌	❌
Theory of elastic wave propagation	2	❌	❌
Advanced seismotectonics	2	✔	❌
Advanced seismology	2	❌	✔
Seminar 1	1	❌	❌
Seminar 2	1	❌	❌
Seminar 3	1	❌	❌

Elective Course	Credit	field	laboratory
Engineering seismology	2	❌	❌
Scientific programming	2	❌	❌
Numerical computation	2	❌	❌
Advanced geodynamics	2	❌	❌
Satellite geodesy and image processing for geophysical applications	2	❌	❌
Hydrogeology	2	❌	❌
Geotectonics	2	❌	❌
Climate change	2	❌	❌
Tectonics of Iran	2	❌	❌
Magmatism and plate tectonics	2	❌	❌
Seismic exploration	2	❌	❌
Global positioning system	2	❌	❌
Geodesy	1	❌	❌
Geoelectrics	2	❌	❌
Data science and artificial intelligent	2	❌	❌

Geophysics-Seismology MSc programme

Geophysics-Seismology MSc programmes
Courses	Credit
Required Courses	14
Elective Courses	8-10
Thesis	6
Total	28-30

Required Course	Credit	field	laboratory
General geology	3	✔	❌
Mathematics in geophysics	3	❌	❌
Time series and digital filters	2	❌	❌
Seismology I	2	❌	✔
Gravity and geomagnetic methods	3	❌	❌
Tectonophysics	2	❌	❌
Theory of elastic wave propagation	2	❌	❌
Advanced English	2	❌	❌
Seminar 1	1	❌	❌

Elective Course	Credit	field	laboratory
Geophysics lab	3	❌	✔
Application of surveying in geophysics	2	❌	❌
Scientific programming	2	❌	❌
Advanced seismology	2	❌	❌
Seismic exploration	2	❌	❌
Advanced seismotectonics	2	✔	❌
Engineering seismology	2	❌	❌
Advanced geodynamics	2	❌	❌
Hydrogeology	2	❌	❌
Geodesy	2	❌	❌
Geotectonics	2	❌	❌
Climate change	2	❌	❌
Tectonics of Iran	2	❌	❌
Magmatism and tectonics	2	❌	❌
Geoelectrics	2	❌	❌
Data science and artificial intelligent	2	❌	❌

Geophysics-Gravimerty MSc programme

Geophysics-Gravimerty MSc programmes
Courses	Credit
Required Courses	14
Elective Courses	8-10
Thesis	6
Total	28-30

Required Course	Credit	field	laboratory
General geology	3	✔	❌
Mathematics in geophysics	3	❌	❌
Time series and digital filters	2	❌	❌
Seismology I	2	❌	❌
Gravity and geomagnetic methods	3	❌	❌
Modeling methods in gravimetry	2	❌	❌
Satellite gravimetry and applications	2	❌	❌
Advanced English	2	❌	❌
Seminar 1	1	❌	❌

Elective Course	Credit	field	laboratory
Geophysics lab	3	❌	✔
Application of surveying in geophysics	2	❌	❌
Geology of mines	3	❌	✔
Magnetic modeling methods	2	❌	❌
Airborne magnetic exploration	2	❌	❌
Seismic exploration	2	❌	❌
Scientific programming	2	❌	❌
Advanced seismotectonics	2	✔	❌
Tectonophysics	2	❌	❌
Advanced geodynamics	2	❌	❌
Hydrogeology	2	❌	❌
Geodesy	2	❌	❌
Geotectonics	2	❌	❌
Climate change	2	❌	❌
Tectonics of Iran	2	❌	❌
Magmatism and tectonics	2	❌	❌
Geoelectrics	2	❌	✔

Geophysics-Exploration seismology MSc programme

Geophysics-Exploration seismology MSc programmes
Courses	Credit
Required Courses	14
Elective Courses	8-10
Thesis	6
Total	28-30

Required Course	Credit	field	laboratory
General geology	3	✔	❌
Mathematics in geophysics	3	❌	❌
Time series and digital filters	2	❌	❌
Seismology I	2	❌	❌
Theory of elastic wave propagation	2	❌	❌
Gravity and geomagnetic methods	3	❌	❌
Seismic reflection processing	2	❌	❌
Advanced English	2	❌	❌
Seminar 1	1	❌	❌

Elective Course	Credit	field	laboratory
Geophysics lab	3	❌	✔
Application of surveying in geophysics	2	❌	❌
Seismic reflection data interpretation	2	❌	✔
Seismology I	2	❌	❌
Advanced seismotectonics	2	✔	❌
Scientific programming	2	❌	❌
Tectonophysics	2	❌	❌
Hydrogeology	2	❌	❌
Geodesy	2	❌	❌
Geotectonics	2	❌	❌
Climate change	2	❌	❌
Geoelectrics	2	❌	✔
Geology of mines	3	❌	✔
Data science and artificial intelligent	2	❌	❌

Geophysics-Geomagnetics MSc programme

Geophysics-Geomagnetics MSc programmes
Courses	Credit
Required Courses	14
Elective Courses	8-10
Thesis	6
Total	28-30

Required Course	Credit	field	laboratory
General geology	3	✔	❌
Mathematics in geophysics	3	❌	❌
Time series and digital filters	2	❌	❌
Seismology I	2	❌	❌
Gravity and geomagnetic methods	3	❌	❌
Modelling methods in geomagnetism	2	❌	❌
Airborne geomagnetic exploration	2	❌	❌
Advanced English	2	❌	❌
Seminar 1	1	❌	❌

Elective Course	Credit	field	laboratory
Geophysics lab	3	❌	✔
Application of surveying in geophysics	2	❌	❌
Geology of mines	3	❌	✔
Modeling methods in gravimetry	2	❌	✔
IP and EM exploration methods	2	❌	✔
Seismic exploration	2	❌	❌
Scientific programming	2	❌	❌
Tectonophysics	2	❌	❌
Advanced seismotectonics	2	✔	❌
Hydrogeology	2	❌	❌
Geodesy	2	❌	❌
Geotectonics	2	❌	❌
Climate change	2	❌	❌
Geoelectrics	2	❌	✔
Data science and artificial intelligent	2	❌	❌

Geophysics-Geoelectric MSc programme

Geophysics-Geoelectric MSc programmes
Courses	Credit
Required Courses	14
Elective Courses	8-10
Thesis	6
Total	28-30

Required Course	Credit	field	laboratory
General geology	3	✔	❌
Mathematics in geophysics	3	❌	❌
Time series and digital filters	2	❌	❌
Geoelectrics	2	❌	✔
Gravity and geomagnetic methods	3	❌	❌
IP and EM exploration methods	2	❌	✔
Hydrogeology	2	❌	❌
Advanced English	2	❌	❌
Seminar 1	1	❌	❌

Elective Course	Credit	field	laboratory
Geophysics lab	3	❌	✔
Application of surveying in geophysics	2	❌	❌
Geology of mines	3	❌	✔
Modeling methods in gravimetry	2	❌	✔
Modelling methods in geomagnetism	2	❌	❌
Seismology I	2	❌	❌
Seismic exploration	2	❌	❌
Tectonophysics	2	❌	❌
Scientific programming	2	❌	❌
Advanced seismotectonics	2	✔	❌
Climate change	2	❌	❌
Geodesy	2	❌	❌
Data science and artificial intelligent	2	❌	❌

✔MSc Programme in Tectonics and Structural geology

Structural geology and tectonics

MSc program

Courses

Credit

Required Courses

10

Elective Courses

14-16

Thesis

6

Total

30-32

Required Course

Credit

field

laboratory

Mathematics

2
❌ ❌

Global tectonics

3
❌ ❌

Advanced structural geology (1)

3
✔ ✔

Physics of the Earth

2
❌ ❌

Advanced structural geology (2)

2
✔ ✔

Petrofabrics

2
✔ ✔

Neotectonics and morphotectonics

2
✔ ✔

Advanced English

2
❌ ❌

Seminar 1

1
❌ ❌

Elective Course

Credit

field

laboratory

Tectonics of Iran

2
✔ ❌

Tectonics and sedimentation

2
✔ ❌

Magmatism and plate tectonics

2
✔ ❌

GIS and remote sensing

2
❌ ✔

Hydrogeology

2
❌ ❌

Climate change

2
❌ ❌

Applications of geochronology in geology

2
✔ ❌

Seismotectonics

2
✔ ❌

Applications of geophysical prospecting in sedimentary basins

2
❌ ❌

Data science and artificial intelligent

2
❌ ❌

✔MSc Programme in Sedimentology

Sedimentology and sedimentary rocks

MSc program

Courses

Credit

Required Courses

10

Elective Courses

16

Thesis

6

Total

32

Required Course

Credit

field

laboratory

Applied sedimentology

3
❌ ❌

Chemical and biochemical rocks

3
✔ ❌

Siliciclastic rocks

3
✔ ✔

Seminar 1

1
❌ ❌

Elective Course

Credit

field

laboratory

Advanced English

2
❌ ❌

Facies and siliciclastic sedimentary environments

2
✔ ❌

Facies and carbonate depositional environments

2
✔ ❌

Tectonics of Iran

2
✔ ❌

Sequence stratigraphy

2
✔ ❌

Sedimentary geochemistry

2
❌ ❌

Geology of hydrocarbon reservoirs

2
❌ ❌

Hydrogeology

2
❌ ❌

Environmental sedimentology

2
✔ ❌

Structural geology

2
✔ ❌

Organic geochemistry

2
❌ ❌

Applications of geophysical prospecting in sedimentary basins

2
❌ ❌

GIS and remote sensing

2
❌ ❌

Climate change

2
❌ ❌

Data science and artificial intelligent

2
❌ ❌

Application of geochronology in geology

2
✔ ❌

✔MSc Programme in Hydrogeology

Hydrogeology

MSc program

Courses

Credit

Required Courses

10

Elective Courses

16

Thesis

6

Total

32

Required Course

Credit

field

laboratory

Advanced Hydrogeology

2
❌ ❌

Karst Hydrology

3
✔ ✔

Groundwater Hydraulics

2
✔ ❌

Groundwater Modelling

2
❌ ✔

Seminar

1
❌ ❌

Elective Course

Credit

field

laboratory

Advanced hydrology

2
❌ ❌

Hydrogeochemistry

2
✔ ✔

Tracers

2
❌ ❌

Groundwater contamination

2
❌ ❌

Hydrogeology of igneous and metamorphic rocks

2
❌ ❌

Groundwater and geotechnical problems

2
❌ ❌

Management, planning and economy of water resources

2
❌ ❌

Meteorology and climatology

2
❌ ❌

Water supply

2
❌ ❌

Artificial recharge and underground dams

2
✔ ❌

Karst geomorphology

2
✔ ❌

Applied hydrogeology

2
❌ ❌

Advanced applied geophysics

2
❌ ❌

Groundwater exploration

2
❌ ❌

Artificial Intelligence

2
❌ ❌

Engineering Mathematics

3
❌ ❌

English Training/Advanced English

2
❌ ❌

Statistics and Probability

2
❌ ❌

✔MSc Programme in Geological Remote Sensing

Geological remote sensing

MSc program

Courses

Credit

Required Courses

10

Elective Courses

16

Thesis

6

Total

32

Required Course

Credit

field

laboratory

Geostatistics / geology (base dependent)

3
❌ ✔

Geospatial Information System (GIS)

3
❌ ✔

Physics of Remote Sensing (RS)

3
❌ ✔

Satellite image processing (Optical and Thermal)

3
❌ ✔

Application of RS in environmental sciences and water resource management

3
❌ ✔

Introduction to field spectroscopy

3
✔ ✔

Elective Course

Credit

field

laboratory

Advanced English

2
❌ ✔

Computer training and specialized software

2
❌ ✔

Creation of Digital Elevation Models and geo-database

2
❌ ✔

Application of satellite imagery in hydrology and basin physiography

2
❌ ✔

Radar microwave and the principles

2
❌ ✔

Research methods and reporting techniques

2
❌ ✔

Thermal remote sensing and the applications in geology

2
❌ ✔

Geology of Iran

3
❌ ❌

Geomorphology

2
❌ ❌

Marine geology

2
❌ ❌