BSc Courses

The table below lists all bachelor courses in the field of hydrology and climate. A complete list of all bachelor courses provided by the geography department can be found on studying page of the main GIUZ website.

ID	Course	Semester	ETCS
1st and 2nd semester (compulsory modules):
GEO 111	GEO 111 Physische Geographie I GEO 111.1 Grundzüge und Sphären GEO 111.2 Übungen zu Grundzüge und Sphären GEO 111.3 Besprechungen zu den Übungen zu Grundzügen und Sphären	HS	5
GEO 121	GEO 121 Physische Geographie II GEO 121.1 Atmosphäre und Klima GEO 121.2 Hydrologie GEO 121.3 Übungen und Exkursionen zu Physische Geographie II	FS	5
5th and 6th (compulsory and/or optional modules):
GEO 344	GEO 344 Vertiefung Hydrologie (Hydrologische Prozesse) The course GEO 344 corresponds to the former course GEO 735 / GEO 351.5 and cannot be done twice. IMPORTANT: The seats in GEO 344 are limited. If you are interested in this course, please send a short document of motivation until 30 June 2024 by this link (200 words max) : https://www.uzh.ch/zi/cl/umfragen/index.php/718595	HS	3
GEO 820	GEO 820 Stable isotopes in ecology and soil science	FS	3
ESS 371	ESS 371 Wasser und Mensch	HS	3
GEO 386	GEO 386 Bachelor Thesis	FS	12
ESS 388	ESS 388 Bachelor Thesis	FS	12
ESS 389	ESS 389 Practical Part Bachelor Thesis This course has to be booked together with ESS388. Please contact Ilja van Meerveld in the fall term if you are interested in doing a practical BSc thesis	FS	3
For all semesters:
GEO 866	GEO 866 self study about water in Switzerland This course can be taken autonomously during the semester breaks. The introductory lecture takes place towards the end of the semester (December and May) and the written exam at the beginning of the following semester. The course consists of a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). You can find more information here: MOOC "Water in Switzerland"	HS/FS	2