BSc Geology
Entry requirements
A level: BBC. Two Mathematics/Science subjects required. IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL with two Mathematics/Science subjects required. SL or HL in English and Mathematics are also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM. Main subjects to be Science or Mathematics. (Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B). GCSE at Grade C/4 or above is also required in English or English Language, Mathematics and either Chemistry, Physics or Dual Award Science. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3. Two Mathematics/Science subjects required. O4 in English and Mathematics is also required.
About this course
BSc in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Core topics include Fieldwork and Research Methods. The course includes multiple residential field trips and a final-year geological mapping project.
Modules
- The Nature of The Environment Through Geological Time
- Earth's Materials
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Petrology & Mineralogy
- Earth’s Life, Environments and Climate Through Time
- An Introduction to Field Geology
- Geophysics
- Field and Mapping Techniques 1
- Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology
- Sedimentology
- Field & Mapping Techniques 2
- Project / Dissertation
- Structural Geology & Tectonics
- Geological Mapping Project
- Integrative Geology Through Fieldwork
- Geoscience and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Planetary Geology