DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES
When the University of
Aveiro was created, in the middle of the 70's, several key
areas were sellected for priority development, such as
Natural and Environmental Sciences. The
Interdisciplinary Group of Environmental Studies (Physics,
Chemistry, Biology and Geology) launched the first courses
in these fields and created the group of Mineral Economy and
Mineral Resources, which focused its research on the
Vouga Basin. Several main research topics were selected for
development: Geoeconomy, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Mineral
Resources, Marine and Coastal Geology. The development of the Geology
branch, at the end of the 70's,
originated, in accordance with the development model of the
University, the creation of the Geosciences Department,
the first of its kind in Portugal with an integrated and
multidisciplinary approach of the various areas related to
Earth Sciences, including Engineering Sciences and
Geophysics.
In 1978/79 the Teaching of Biology and Geology
course was initiated,
followed, in 1980/81 by Geological Engineering.
The MSc course in Geochemistry started in 1981,
starting the post
graduate teaching in the Department. This expanded in the
90's, with the creation of the MSc Course on Industrial
Rocks and Minerals (1994), the participation in the MSc
Course in Sciences of Costal Zones and the Sea (created in 1989)
and the MSc Course in Teaching of Geology and Biology
(created
in 1996).
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