Master of Science Programme in Geophysics

Degree Designation

M.Sc. (Geophysics)

Curriculum Structure

Plan A1

Plan A2

Required Courses

14

Elective Courses not less

36

18

36

36

than
Thesis
Total

Courses Description
Plan A1
Thesis

Credit

312-

Thesis

603

Research studies on geophysical topics under

supervision of a supervisor

36(0108-0)

Plan A2
Thesis
312-

Credit
Thesis

18(0-

601

Research studies on geophysical topics under

54-0)

supervision of a supervisor
Required Courses
312501

Physics of the Earth

Orbital motion, rotation, precession; origin of the

Credit
2(2-04)

earth; isotope dating of the earth; radioactivity;

tides; gravitational field of the earth; geomagnetic

field, field reversal; heat flow; seismology; earths
interior; crust, mantle, core; rock magnetism and
palaeomagnetism; plate tectonics; physics of
oceanography

312503

Gravity and Magnetics

Normal gravitational field of the earth; absolute and

relative gravity measurements; Free-Air and

Bouguer anomalies; density determination in the

laboratory and in the field; regional and local

gravity anomalies; the Earths magnetic field;

magnetic susceptibility and permanent

magnetization of rocks; International Geomagnetic

2(2-04)

Reference Field; vertical field and total field

measurement; airborne magnetic measurement;

time variation and correction of geomagnetic field;

interpretation; potential field inversion
312504

Geology for Geophysicist

General knowledge of minerals and rocks; rock

forming minerals; minerals and rock forming;
classification of igneous, sedimentary and

2(2-04

metamorphic rocks; rocks stratigraphy of Thailand;

geological processes of weathering, erosion,

transporation and sedimentation; surface and

subsurface water; coasts and oceans; Geological

structures and rock deformation; Faults; Joint;

Folds; Cleavage, foliation and lineation; Mountian

building integrated theory of continental drift;

seafloor spreading and plate tectonics; Application

to geophysical prospectings
312505

Electrics and Electromagnetics

Self potential; resistivity methods; electrical

sounding and mapping; induced polarization;

Maxwells equations; low frequency methods;

electromagnetic wave propagation; reflection and
transmission coefficients; Fresnel zones; ground

2(2-04

penetration radar; very-low frequency methods;

magnetotellurics; electromagnetic modeling

experiments; interpretation of geoelectric data

312-

Geophysical Data Processing and Inversion Method

506

Recording and retrieval of geophysical data; data

statistics; interpolation and automatic contouring;

2(2-04

different types of map displays; Fourier transforms;

time series analysis and frequency filtering;

convolution and deconvolution, cross-correlation

and auto-correlation; geophysical simulation;

introduction to the inverse problem; statistical

concepts; least squares and weighted least-

squares methods; generalized inverse, Backus-

Gilbert method; singular value decomposition; nonlinear problems; and inversion of geoelectric data

312507

Seismic Waves

Hookes law; elastic properties of rocks, elastic

waves in rocks; reflection and refraction of elastic

waves; seismic instruments and sources; reflection

method, normal incidence section, convolution and
deconvolution, data acquisition, data processing,

2(2-04

vibroseis, interpretation of seismic time sections;

refraction method; Vertical Seismic Profiling; and
seismic tomography
312-

Geophysical Fieldwork

508

Measurement of P- and S-wave velocities in rock

1(0-2-1)

samples; refraction and reflection seismic

acquisition; self potential measurement; electrical

mapping and sounding; very low frequency
methods; leveling and GPS measurement;

laboratory and fieldwork related to elective course

312-

Geophysical Laboratory

509

Mineral and rock identification; geological map and

cross-section; geological fieldwork techniques;

1(0-21

density and magnetic susceptibility measurement;

gravity and magnetic field measurement
312-

Seminar in Geophysics I

691

Seminar on current topics reflecting advanced or

new ideas in geophysics, obtained from journals

1(0-21

and other research reports; oral public

presentation; discussion; report writing

312-

Seminar in Geophysics II

1(0-2-

692

Seminar on current topics reflecting advanced or

new ideas in geophysics, obtained from journals

and other research reports; oral public

presentation; discussion; report writing

Elective Courses
312514

Geophysical Logging

Overview of well logging and application; logging in

hydrocarbon and groundwater exploration; depth
measurements; resistivity and self potential;

induction and other electrical devices; gamma ray

devices; neutron porosity and pulsed neutron
devices; nuclear magnetic logging; acoustic
logging; advanced logging methods; basic

Credit
2(2-04)

relationships of well log interpretation, log

interpretation, lithology logging and mapping
techniques, log interpretation case studies
312516

Petrophysics

1(1-0-

Rocks and sediments, porous media; fluids;

homogeneity-heterogeneity; bulk properties-

directional dependent properties; isotropy

anisotropy; density, magnetic properties, natural

radioactivity, pore space properties, permeability
and permeability anisotropy, seismic properties,

seismic attenuation, seismic anisotropy, thermal

properties, electrical properties, mechanical

properties; relationships between various physical

properties
312611

Seismology

Earthquake

recording;

plate

tectonics,

Earth

interiors; type of seismic waves, seismic wave

motion, travel time and ray paths; seismograph;

seismic parameters; earthquake prediction; seismic

2(2-04

maps; seismic activities in Thailand; seismological

station,

network

seismogram
312613

station;

interpretation

Rock Magnetism and Palaeomagnetism

Geomagnetism; ferromagnetic minerals; origin of

of

2(2-0-

natural remanent magnetization; palaeomagnetic

sampling; measurement and display of natural
remanent magnetization; demagnetization by

4
)

thermal and alternating magnetic field; stability of

palaeomagnetism; statistics of palaeomagnetic

data; palaeomagnetic poles; special topics in rock

magnetism; application to geological dating;
palaeogeography; and regional tectonics

312617

Advanced Seismic Waves

Reflection seismic acquisition and processing;

Fourier analysis; equations of motion; elastic and
acoustic wave equations; ray theory; Kirchoff

2(2-04

migration; downward continuation of wave fields;

plane wave decomposition, ray tracing; finite
difference methods
312619

Environmental Geophysics

Definition of near-surface and engineering

geophysics problems; detection of shallow

structures; archeological artifacts;

archaeomagnetism; investigation of structural

2(2-04

foundations of old buildings; bridges, highways,

railway embankments, cavity detection; mapping of
groundwater level and other hydrogeological

problems; detection of buried cables, drainage and

pipes; mapping of soil and groundwater pollution
and leakage from waste dumps
312623

Geohazards

Introduction to and overview of natural hazards;

geological processes leading to geoha-zards;

earthquakes, tsunamis, sinkholes, landslides, rock

2(2-04

falls, saltwater intrusion; accumulation of hazardous

elements and minerals and their release into the

environment; hazard analysis and maps; statistical

analysis of hazards; forecasting and prediction;
physical models and modeling
312625

Petroleum Geology and Reservoir Geophysics

Introduction to petroleum geology; depositional

systems; subsurface environment; generation and
migration of petroleum; the reservoir, traps and
seals, sequence stratigraphy; basin analysis,
formation evaluation; integrated reservoir

characterization; 3D and 4D seismic interpretation

2(2-04

312631

Nuclear Techniques in Geophysics

2(2-0-

Atom, nuclear stability, isotope, radiations;

primordial and terrestrial radionuclides; Naturally

Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM); decay

series, decay equilibrium; radiation detections;

gamma ray spectrometry; alpha ray spectrometry;

Nuclear logging; Solid-State Nuclear Track Detector
(SSNTD); radon detection; isotopic dating of rocks

312632

Hydrogeophysics

Geophysical methods for hydrogeological study;

hydrogeological parameters; water cycle; aquifers;

physical properties and characteristic of aquifers;

contamination
groundwater
exploration

monitoring

and

contaminations;

using

resistivity

remediation

2(2-04

of

groundwater

method,

seismic

method, electromagnetic method and magnetic

resonance method; surveying procedures; data
processing and interpretation of the results
312-

Geophysics in Forensic Science and Archeology

2(2-0-

633

Basic physical and mathematical principles in

forensic science and archeology; magnetism and

electromagnetics; physical properties of materials in

4
)

forensic science and archeology; geophysical

techniques and detection methods for

investigations; survey methods and procedures;

magnetic, electromagnetic and ground penetrating

radar methods; data processing and interpretation
of results
312634

Geological Resources
Resources;

hydrological

cycle;

hydrocarbon

formation, lignite, coal, oil and gas; economic

minerals associated with igneous; metamorphic and

2(2-04

sedimentary rocks;

geological resources in SE Asia; development of

geological resources
312635

Geoinformatics and Geostatistics

Introduction to geoinformatics; structure and

character of spatial information; acquisi-tion,

classification, and qualification of geospatial
information; processing and presentation of
geoinformation; introduction to geographic
information systems (GIS); introduction to

geostatistics; uni, bi, and spatial description of

2(2-04

geodata; probabilistic and deterministic models;

estimations; regressionkriging; validation;

uncertainty; geostatistical modeling software and

applications.
312-

Special Topics in Geophysics I

641

Current geophysical topics

312-

Special Topics in Geophysics II

642

2(2-04

Current geophysical topics

2(2-04