Forurensninger i geomiljøet

After completing the course, you will be able to

• explain the differences in the behaviour of various environmental contaminants
• discuss the potential threat of contaminants to soil and groundwater
• apply the theories presented in the course to predict contaminant transport and risk
• analyse a real contamination case and evaluate potential solutions
• present your findings in the form of a short paper

Students admitted at UiO must apply for courses in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may apply to take this course as a single course student.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

The course will have lectures once a week (2 hours) and a weekly seminar/exercises (2 hours). Exercises will be assigned as homework. Presentations and discussions on scientific papers will be part of the course. There is a mandatory project report (approx. 10 pages) that must be submitted and approved before the final exam.

Mandatory exercises will be given and must be approved before the final examination.

Attendance at the first lecture is compulsory. Students who fail to meet are considered to have withdrawn from the course unless they have previously given notice to the course responsible.

We reserve the right to change the teaching form and examination of the course in semesters where 5 or fewer students have been admitted.

• Mandatory exercises and the final report must be approved before you can sit the final exam.
• A final oral exam counts 100% towards the final grade.

Mandatory assignments are valid for 5 semesters starting from the semester they were approved the first time.

It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.

It will also be counted as 1 of the 3 attempts to sit the exam for this course if you sit the exam for the following course:

• GEO4160

Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.

Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass, the original examination.

• 10 credits overlap with GEO4160
• 5 credits overlap with GEO4350