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BSc Geology with a Year of Study Abroad

Cardiff University

Institution
Cardiff University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Earth and environmental sciences
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
F607
Typical offer
A-level ABB

Entry requirements

A level: ABB (with 1 science subject) or BBB (with 2 science subjects)

About this course

BSc in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Fieldwork. The programme includes regular field trips in South Wales and an overseas field trip, a year of study abroad at a partner university subject to academic performance, and a geology dissertation in the final year.

Modules

  • World of Dynamic Environments
  • Exploring Planet Earth
  • Earth Science Fieldwork
  • Earth Materials
  • Life and Earth History
  • GIS and Geological Maps (Geoscience)
  • Geological Fieldwork, Data Analysis and Professional Skills
  • Sedimentary facies and environments
  • Petrology and Volcanology
  • Structural Geology and Geophysical Investigation
  • Applied Environmental and Resource Geology
  • Process Geomorphology & Hydrology
  • Year of Study Abroad
  • Geology Dissertation
  • Geodynamics
  • Advanced Geoscience Fieldwork
  • Advanced Environmental Geology
  • Petroleum, Geoenergy and Basin Analysis
  • Hazards, Risk and Resilience
  • Advanced petrology and geochemistry