MSci Environmental Geoscience
About this course
MSci in Environmental Geoscience, an earth and environmental sciences degree focused on the physical, chemical, and biological processes shaping our planet. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Environmental Analysis, Engineering Design, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme is accredited by the Geological Society and features extensive practical training including substantial fieldwork. The first year establishes fundamental knowledge through compulsory modules such as Earth System Science, Earth and Environmental Chemistry, Field Geology and Geological Maps, and Quantitative Methods for Geoscientists. The second year advances core understanding via Remote Sensing for Environmental Management, Grand Geoenvironmental Challenges, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, and Geological Mapping Techniques, while offering optional modules like Waste and Society, Physical Ocean Processes, and Geotechnics. The third year continues with compulsory studies in GIS for Geologists, Contaminated Land Management and Remediation, Climate Change: Past and Future, Hydrogeology, International Field Class, and Dissertation Project, alongside optional topics such as Energy Resource Geology, Volcanology, Politics, Mining and Sustainable Development, Surveying and Digital Mapping, Evolution of a Liveable Planet, and Soil Mechanics with Mine Tailings Engineering.
Modules
- Earth System Science
- Earth and Environmental Chemistry
- Field Geology and Geological Maps
- Quantitative Methods for Geoscientists
- Dynamic Planet
- Crystallography, Mineralogy and Gemstones
- Earth History and Palaeontology
- CSM Professionalism Year 1
- Remote Sensing for Environmental Management
- Grand Geoenvironmental Challenges
- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
- Geological Mapping Techniques
- Geophysics
- Igneous and Metamorphic Geology
- CSM Professionalism Year 2
- Waste and Society
- Physical Ocean Processes
- Geotechnics
- GIS for Geologists
- Contaminated Land Management and Remediation
- Climate Change: Past and Future
- Hydrogeology
- International Field Class
- Dissertation Project
- CSM Professionalism Year 3
- Energy Resource Geology
- Volcanology
- Politics, Mining and Sustainable Development
- Surveying and Digital Mapping
- Evolution of a Liveable Planet
- Soil Mechanics with Mine Tailings Engineering