BSc Geology and Physics
Entry requirements
A level: BBC. Mathematics and Physics are required. IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL with Mathematics and Physics 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. Mathematics and Physics are required. O4 in English and Mathematics is also required.
About this course
BSc in Physics and Earth and Environmental Sciences, combining geology with physics. Core topics include Microelectronics, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Project Management. This is a joint degree programme combining approximately 50% geology and 50% physics courses of study.
Modules
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- The Nature of The Environment Through Geological Time
- The Physical Universe A
- Calculus 1
- Algebra
- Earth's Materials
- The Physical Universe B
- Calculus II
- Petrology & Mineralogy
- Light Science
- Dynamical Phenomena
- An Introduction to Field Geology
- Geophysics
- Practical Optics and Electronics
- Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
- Earth’s Life, Environments and Climate Through Time
- Principles of Petroleum Geology
- Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology
- Field and Mapping Techniques 1
- Energy and Matter
- Introduction to the Solid State
- Structural Geology & Tectonics
- Sedimentology
- Quantum Mechanics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Project A
- Geochemistry and Geofluids
- Modelling Theory
- Case Studies in Physical Sciences
- Statistical Physics and Stochastic Systems