The Department of Earth Sciences (DST), in accordance with the resolution of the academic bodies of May 29, 2020, bases its action for the academic year 2020-2021 on the precautionary and non-discriminatory principle and acts as follows:

- For the first semester 2020-21, all the teachings of the Master of Sciences in Exploration and Applied Geophysics (MSc) must be delivered remotely in telematic mode (Microsoft Teams platform): this is currently the most reasonable, viable and effective option, and it will allow to keep an academic calendar unchanged from the usual one.

- The DST and the MSc have developed a distance teaching plan for the first semester which will maintain all the basic training criteria, but will also be enriched with supplementary and complementary contents and experiences.

- A reception and tutoring project for support of freshmen has been prepared.

- Part of the practical activities and laboratories will be recovered in the presence between January and February, if necessary and health conditions allow. Lessons in the field will be held in the second semester, and participation will also be offered to students who were unable to participate in the 2019-2020 academic year.

- This plan will allow students to take the exams according to the usual academic calendar.

The DST and the MSc, as soon as the health condition allows, are able to immediately switch to the face-to-face teaching, while guaranteeing the telematic method as a necessary option for students who are unable to participate in face-to-face lessons.

The choice of the DST and the MSc is reasonable and clear and does not leave any ambiguity or margins of discretion, guaranteeing the choices of the students and their families and allowing a peaceful planning of the economic choices related to university attendance.

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