BSc Physics with Geology
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. Core topics include Mathematical Modelling, Fieldwork, Statistics, Microelectronics, Research Methods, and Project Management. Practical components involve field-based observation, petrological microscopy, and laboratory work with geological samples and electronic components.
Modules
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- The Physical Universe A
- The Nature of The Environment Through Geological Time
- Calculus 1
- Algebra
- The Physical Universe B
- Earth's Materials
- Calculus II
- Petrology & Mineralogy
- Light Science
- Dynamical Phenomena
- An Introduction to Field Geology
- Geophysics
- Practical Optics and Electronics
- Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
- Linear Algebra i
- Analysis i
- Energy and Matter
- Quantum Mechanics
- Introduction to the Solid State
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Mathematical Methods in Physics
- Principles of Petroleum Geology
- Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology
- Structural Geology & Tectonics
- Sedimentology
- Advanced Practical Physics
- Structure of Matter and the Universe
- Project
- Case Studies in Physical Sciences
- Statistical Physics and Stochastic Systems
- Modelling Theory
- Structure of Matter and the Universe