2026-2027

Bachelor in Geology

Schedule

regular course
ECTS Credits 180

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Programme
Opportunities

Overview

Starting in your first year, in addition to a solid foundation in the sciences, you’ll take an introductory course in geology, as well as courses in cartography and spatial analysis.

From the very beginning, you’ll participate in field trips, which allow you to directly observe rocks, soils, and landscapes in the field.

You’ll deepen your knowledge of your field through courses in crystallography, petrology, geological surveying, paleontology, and more…

Throughout your program, you’ll gain hands-on field experience (mapping surveys, geophysical prospecting, hydrogeological mapping, etc.) and learn to use computer tools for data processing (computer-aided mapping, geochemical modeling, hydrogeological modeling, processing of structural and geophysical data, etc.).

You will gain practical experience through courses in hydrogeology, mineral resource management, geophysical prospecting, and more.

You're off to a good start

You are passionate about natural phenomena and want to unlock the secrets of the Earth;
you have a knack for sketching or drawing simplified versions of what you observe;
you enjoy mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology without necessarily having taken advanced courses in high school;
you enjoy fieldwork and being in touch with nature;
you can adapt to living and traveling conditions that aren’t always comfortable, but are exhilarating.

Teaching Methods

Lectures, exercise sessions, laboratory practicals, field trips, and study abroad programs…every effort is made to ensure a thorough understanding of concepts and the development of practical skills.

Organized in small groups, practical work and lab sessions allow you to absorb the material and delve deeper into concepts under the supervision of a teaching assistant.

27 field days! Field trips and internships are essential for a natural science like geology. That’s why, in addition to exercises and lab work, you’ll participate in field days in real-world settings to apply your discipline.

Through exposure to scientific literature and presentations in English, you will develop written and oral communication skills in the international language of science.

As part of your bachelor’s thesis, you will conduct original research (basic or applied) that involves obtaining new results (in the laboratory and/or in the field) and interpreting them.

International experience

Would you like to combine your studies with a unique cultural experience and/or language immersion?

This is possible thanks to the Erasmus program offered in the third year of the bachelor’s degree. You can spend this study abroad period in Flanders or elsewhere in Europe (for example, at KU Leuven or the UniLaSalle-Beauvais Institute).

You will also be required to read scientific articles, present papers in English, and conduct fieldwork at international sites or on objects (particularly in Italy, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain, Greece, or France).

These experiences enhance the global scope of your education and familiarize you with a wide variety of geological contexts and issues.

Support for Success

Succeeding in a year of university studies involves many challenges.

To help you overcome them, we support you in developing your academic, methodological, and interpersonal skills—with the help of many professionals.

Learn about resources to help you succeed in geology

After a bachelor's degree: a master's degree

A few months before completing your bachelor’s degree, a meeting with representatives from various master’s programs will help you determine the best next steps for your education.

The UNamur bachelor’s program in geological sciences naturally opens the door to the master’s program in geological sciences offered at universities in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, but it also allows you to consider continuing your studies abroad. Other master’s programs are also available: oceanography, environmental science, mining engineering, volcanology…

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General scientific training

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	Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
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	SPHYB167	Physics supplements	Louette Pierre	25h th. + 10h ex.	3
	SCHIB111_Géo²	General chemistry	Wouters Johan	40h th. + 15h ex.	5
	SPHYB113	Syllabus, webcampus, Teams.	Colaux Julien Colaux Julien	30h th. + 11h ex.	3
	SMATB110	Mathematical complements	De Vleeschouwer Martine	15h th. + 15h ex.	3
	SMATB111	Mathematics		30h th. + 15h ex.	3
	SPHYB124_Chimie et Géo²	General physics: Mechanics	HEUSKIN Anne-Catherine HEUSKIN Anne-Catherine	46h th. + 30h ex.	6
	SBIOB114	Elements of biology adapted to darwinian evolution	Messiaen Johan	15h th.	2
	SCHIB112_Géo²	General chemistry of solutions	Dehon Jérémy	25h th. + 10h ex.	3
	SCHIB206_Géologie	Introduction to scientific software	Leherte Laurence	6h th. + 18h ex.		2
	SCHIB201_Géologie	Physical chemistry: equilibrium	Liégeois Vincent Leherte Laurence	45h th. + 44h ex.		7
Sustainable development Image	SBIOB207	Functional and adaptive biology	Thoré Eli	40h th. + 25h ex.		5
English Friendly Courses Image	SBIOB205	Introduction to statistics	De Laender Frédérik	24h th. + 22.5h ex.		4
	SCHIB203_Géologie	Analytical chemistry	Mekhalif Zineb	30h th. + 51h ex.			5
	SBIOB328	Multivariate statistics and geostatistics	Lima Mendez Gipsi	22.5h th. + 22.5h ex.			4

Geological sciences

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	Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
					1	2	3
	SGOLB111	Geological fieldwork	Collinet Max	21h ex.	2
	SGOLB131	General geology 1	Collinet Max	30h th. + 7h ex.	4
	SGOLB132	General geology 2	Collinet Max	15h th. + 26h ex.	3
Sustainable development Image	UNAM0043_Bloc1	Global change and the Anthropocene	Yans Johan Dendoncker Nicolas Yans Johan Linard Catherine Houssiau Laurent Henry Sabine	24h th.	3
	SCHIB209_Géologie	Tools and methods applied to Chemistry and Geology	Leherte Laurence	15h th. + 10h ex.		2
	SGOLB218	Mapping of sedimentary rocks	Collinet Max	12h th. + 24h ex.		2
	SGOLB219	Sedimentary rock mapping course	Collinet Max	42h ex.		3
	SGOLB217	Introduction to mineralogy and petrography	Collinet Max	15h th. + 44h ex.		5
	SGOLB202	Physical geography and geomorphology	Collinet Max	30h th. + 23h ex.		5
	SGOLB203	Introduction to sedimentology	Yans Johan	20h th. + 19h ex.		4
	SGOLB210	Paleontology	Smith Thierry	24h th. + 40h ex.		5
	SCHIB207_Géologie et Physique	Introduction to crystallography	Wouters Johan Yans Johan	15h th. + 15h ex.		3
Sustainable development Image	SGOLB303	Environment and geology	Poulain Amael Storme Jean-Yves	20h th. + 30h ex.			4
	SGOLB301	Structural geology	Collinet Max	15h th. + 20h ex.			3
Sustainable development Image	SGOLB313	Geophysics	Louette Pierre Collinet Max	15h th. + 23h ex.			3
	SGOLB302	Sedimentology	Clausen Sébastien	20h th. + 30h ex.			4
	SGOLB304	Micropaleontology	Yans Johan	15h th. + 12h ex.			3
Sustainable development Image	SGOLB306	Metallogeny	Yans Johan	25h th. + 20h ex.			4
	SGOLB307	Magmatic and metamorphic petrology	Collinet Max Yans Johan	20h th. + 36h ex.			6
	SGOLB308	Geochemistry and mineralogy	Collinet Max Yans Johan	15h th. + 15h ex.			3
Sustainable development Image	SGOLB309	Mapping of endogene rocks	Yans Johan	40h th. + 80h ex.			6
	SGOLB311	Personal works	Collinet Max Yans Johan	50h ex.			6

Geographical sciences

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	Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
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	SGOGB102	Cartographic representations	Linard Catherine Linard Catherine	30h th. + 20h ex.	4
	SGOGB101	Fundamentals of Geography - Territorial Analysis	Dendoncker Nicolas	15h th. + 20h ex.	3
	SGOGB110	Fundamentals of Geography - Land in Geography	Dendoncker Nicolas	21h ex.	2
Sustainable development Image	SGOLB106	Geography and Geology of Belgium	Yans Johan Dendoncker Nicolas	30h th. + 14h ex.	4
	SGOGB201	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	Linard Catherine	15h th. + 20h ex.		4
	SGOGB301	Modelling and analysis of geographic information	Linard Catherine	20h th. + 30h ex.			4

IT

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Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
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SBIOB120	Data management in life sciences, basic principles	De Laender Frédérik	8h th. + 12h ex.		2
SBIOB220	Data Analysis in Life Sciences	Lima Mendez Gipsi	12h th. + 15h ex.		2

Humanities

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	Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
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	SSPSB101	Philosophical questions	Sartenaer Olivier	22h th. + 7h ex.	2
Service learning Image	SSPSB102_Bloc1	Religious Studies: Anthropology, Metaphysics and Science	Cazalis Roland Leyens Stéphane	30h th.	2

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Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
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SSPSB204	Logic and argumentation	Sartenaer Olivier Sartenaer Olivier	22.5h th.		2
SSPSB202	History of science	Sartenaer Olivier	22.5h th.		2
SSPSB203	Psychology	Ravez Laurent	22.5h th.		2
SSPSB307	Formal logic	Sartenaer Olivier	15h th.			2
SSPSB308	Philosophy of science	Sartenaer Olivier	15h th.			2
SSPSB309	Ethical	LAURENT Nathanaël Leyens Stéphane	15h th.			2

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Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
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SCDLB103	Introduction to Scientific English (level B1 and above)	Tréfois Cindy	30h th.	3
SCDLB203	English : Communicating Sciences Effectively (level B1 and above)	Tréfois Cindy	30h th.		3
SCDLB303	English : Debating Science (level B2 minimum)	Tréfois Cindy	30h th.			3

Optional internship

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	Code	Name	Staff	Th.+Ex.	Credits/Block
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	SBIOB003	Pluridisciplinary scientific field trip	Silvestre Frédéric Yans Johan Yans Johan Silvestre Frédéric	48h th. + 48h ex.		3	3

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Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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SPHYB167	Physics supplements	Louette Pierre	3		25h th. + 10h ex.
SCHIB111_Géo²	General chemistry	Wouters Johan	5	40h th. + 15h ex.
SPHYB113	Syllabus, webcampus, Teams.	Colaux Julien Colaux Julien	3		30h th. + 11h ex.
SMATB110	Mathematical complements	De Vleeschouwer Martine	3		15h th. + 15h ex.
SMATB111	Mathematics		3	30h th. + 15h ex.
SPHYB124_Chimie et Géo²	General physics: Mechanics	HEUSKIN Anne-Catherine HEUSKIN Anne-Catherine	6	46h th. + 30h ex.
SBIOB114	Elements of biology adapted to darwinian evolution	Messiaen Johan	2		15h th.
SCHIB112_Géo²	General chemistry of solutions	Dehon Jérémy	3		25h th. + 10h ex.

Geological sciences

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
					1	2
	SGOLB111	Geological fieldwork	Collinet Max	2		21h ex.
	SGOLB131	General geology 1	Collinet Max	4	30h th. + 7h ex.
	SGOLB132	General geology 2	Collinet Max	3		15h th. + 26h ex.
Sustainable development Image	UNAM0043_Bloc1	Global change and the Anthropocene	Yans Johan Dendoncker Nicolas Yans Johan Linard Catherine Houssiau Laurent Henry Sabine	3	24h th.

Geographical sciences

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
					1	2
	SGOGB102	Cartographic representations	Linard Catherine Linard Catherine	4		30h th. + 20h ex.
	SGOGB101	Fundamentals of Geography - Territorial Analysis	Dendoncker Nicolas	3	15h th. + 20h ex.
	SGOGB110	Fundamentals of Geography - Land in Geography	Dendoncker Nicolas	2	14h ex.	7h ex.
Sustainable development Image	SGOLB106	Geography and Geology of Belgium	Yans Johan Dendoncker Nicolas	4		30h th. + 14h ex.

Humanities

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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	SSPSB101	Philosophical questions	Sartenaer Olivier	2		22h th. + 7h ex.
Service learning Image	SSPSB102_Bloc1	Religious Studies: Anthropology, Metaphysics and Science	Cazalis Roland Leyens Stéphane	2	30h th.

Language

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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	SCDLB103	Introduction to Scientific English (level B1 and above)	Tréfois Cindy	3	15h th.	15h th.

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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	SCHIB206_Géologie	Introduction to scientific software	Leherte Laurence	2	6h th. + 18h ex.
	SCHIB201_Géologie	Physical chemistry: equilibrium	Liégeois Vincent Leherte Laurence	7	30h th. + 7.5h ex.	15h th. + 36.5h ex.
Sustainable development Image	SBIOB207	Functional and adaptive biology	Thoré Eli	5		40h th. + 25h ex.
English Friendly Courses Image	SBIOB205	Introduction to statistics	De Laender Frédérik	4	24h th. + 22.5h ex.

Geological sciences

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Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
				1	2
SCHIB209_Géologie	Tools and methods applied to Chemistry and Geology	Leherte Laurence	2	15h th. + 10h ex.
SGOLB218	Mapping of sedimentary rocks	Collinet Max	2	12h th. + 24h ex.
SGOLB219	Sedimentary rock mapping course	Collinet Max	3		42h ex.
SGOLB217	Introduction to mineralogy and petrography	Collinet Max	5		15h th. + 44h ex.
SGOLB202	Physical geography and geomorphology	Collinet Max	5		30h th. + 23h ex.
SGOLB203	Introduction to sedimentology	Yans Johan	4		20h th. + 19h ex.
SGOLB210	Paleontology	Smith Thierry	5	24h th. + 40h ex.
SCHIB207_Géologie et Physique	Introduction to crystallography	Wouters Johan Yans Johan	3		15h th. + 15h ex.

Geographical sciences

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
					1	2
	SGOGB201	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	Linard Catherine	4	15h th. + 20h ex.

IT

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Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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SBIOB120	Data management in life sciences, basic principles	De Laender Frédérik	2	8h th. + 12h ex.
SBIOB220	Data Analysis in Life Sciences	Lima Mendez Gipsi	2		12h th. + 15h ex.

Humanities

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SSPSB204	Logic and argumentation	Sartenaer Olivier Sartenaer Olivier	2		22.5h th.
SSPSB202	History of science	Sartenaer Olivier	2		22.5h th.
SSPSB203	Psychology	Ravez Laurent	2		22.5h th.

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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	SCDLB203	English : Communicating Sciences Effectively (level B1 and above)	Tréfois Cindy	3	15h th.	15h th.

Optional internship

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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	SBIOB003	Pluridisciplinary scientific field trip	Silvestre Frédéric Yans Johan Yans Johan Silvestre Frédéric	3		48h th. + 48h ex.

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SCHIB203_Géologie	Analytical chemistry	Mekhalif Zineb	5	30h th. + 51h ex.
SBIOB328	Multivariate statistics and geostatistics	Lima Mendez Gipsi	4	22.5h th. + 22.5h ex.

Geological sciences

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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Sustainable development Image	SGOLB303	Environment and geology	Poulain Amael Storme Jean-Yves	4		20h th. + 30h ex.
	SGOLB301	Structural geology	Collinet Max	3		15h th. + 20h ex.
Sustainable development Image	SGOLB313	Geophysics	Louette Pierre Collinet Max	3		15h th. + 23h ex.
	SGOLB302	Sedimentology	Clausen Sébastien	4	20h th. + 30h ex.
	SGOLB304	Micropaleontology	Yans Johan	3	15h th. + 12h ex.
Sustainable development Image	SGOLB306	Metallogeny	Yans Johan	4	25h th. + 20h ex.
	SGOLB307	Magmatic and metamorphic petrology	Collinet Max Yans Johan	6	20h th. + 36h ex.
	SGOLB308	Geochemistry and mineralogy	Collinet Max Yans Johan	3	15h th. + 15h ex.
Sustainable development Image	SGOLB309	Mapping of endogene rocks	Yans Johan	6		40h th. + 80h ex.
	SGOLB311	Personal works	Collinet Max Yans Johan	6	25h ex.	25h ex.

Geographical sciences

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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	SGOGB301	Modelling and analysis of geographic information	Linard Catherine	4		20h th. + 30h ex.

Humanities

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SSPSB307	Formal logic	Sartenaer Olivier	2	15h th.
SSPSB308	Philosophy of science	Sartenaer Olivier	2	15h th.
SSPSB309	Ethical	LAURENT Nathanaël Leyens Stéphane	2	15h th.

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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	SCDLB303	English : Debating Science (level B2 minimum)	Tréfois Cindy	3	15h th.	15h th.

Optional internship

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	Code	Name	Staff	Credits	Hours/Quarter
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	SBIOB003	Pluridisciplinary scientific field trip	Silvestre Frédéric Yans Johan Yans Johan Silvestre Frédéric	3		48h th. + 48h ex.

Careers in Geology

Geologists' professions

In geology, specializations in geochemistry, hydrogeology, mineral resources, and geophysics are currently in high demand.

In Europe, many engineering firms and government agencies hire geologists to conduct part of the environmental studies required for any new industrial facility (factory, barn, etc.) or civil engineering structure (bridge, highway, building, etc.) to conduct an impact study (foundation quality, risks of aquifer contamination, etc.). Geologists work with interdisciplinary teams, allowing them to broaden their areas of expertise.

Basic and applied research is conducted at universities, the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, the Walloon Region, in public works (major projects and site protection), and in certain extractive industries, cement plants, and glassworks. Industrial and mining research focuses as much on exploration as on the management and protection of extraction sites, the environment, and groundwater. Regardless of the chosen specialization, a geology degree remains highly valued in the industrial sector due to the quality of the foundational knowledge acquired in physics, chemistry, mathematics, and other fields.

Abroad, particularly in the context of technical assistance to developing countries, several career opportunities open up each year in the extractive industry, geological and hydrogeological exploration, as well as in higher education.

Complementary specializations at the master’s level can be completed in one or two years and remain in high demand, especially when they involve degrees or certificates earned abroad. Of particular note are mineral resources, hydrogeology, geochemistry, geophysics, and the environment.

In addition, the solid foundation in basic sciences allows geologists to teach chemistry, physics, biology, and geography in upper secondary school (grades 10, 11, and 12), a field currently in high demand.

A degree in geology opens the door to a wide range of specializations: from paleontology to the extraction of underground resources (including water), including the study of meteorites, all with ample opportunity to travel. For my part, I was fortunate enough to work as a geologist for two years at a gold mine in northern Quebec. My daily work focused on finding the right veins. I was able to rely on all the skills I acquired in Namur to quickly analyze and understand the deposit I was working on. These skills were, in fact, highly valued and sought after by my supervisors. Currently, I work in Belgium in the environmental sector, but opportunities for fieldwork abroad are still very much available if the urge strikes me again.
Pierre, former student