MGeol Geology
Entry requirements
A level: AAB preferably including at least two from: Geology, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Use of Maths, Computer Science, Environmental Science, or Geography
About this course
MGeol in Earth and Environmental Sciences, covering geology and the geosciences. Core topics include Fieldwork, Data Analysis, and Research Methods. A first-year field trip to the Isle of Arran, Scotland introduces practical geological skills. Optional modules, UK and overseas field trips, an Independent Field-Based Project, and a Dissertation are available in later years.
Modules
- Hot Topics
- Masters Research Project (Geology)
- Advanced Field Course
- Evolutionary Palaeobiology
- Crustal Dynamics
- Mineral Resources for net-zero Carbon 2
- Understanding Ecosystems and Environments of the Distant Past
- Remote Sensing of the Environment
- Fundamentals of Data Science
- Tutorials
- Evolution of the Earth System
- Palaeobiology and the Stratigraphic Record
- Natural Resources and Energy for the 21st Century
- Geological Maps and Structures
- Introductory Field Course
- From Core to Crust
- Our Dynamic Planet
- Geological Fieldwork: Methods and Applications
- Mapping Earth’s History: structural and stratigraphic field techniques
- Climate Change: Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation
- Data Analysis
- Introduction to Geochemistry
- Structure and Tectonics
- Magmatic and Metamorphic Processes
- Depositional Processes and Environments
- Mineral Resources for Net-Zero Carbon 1
- Major Events in the History of Life
- Independent Field-Based Project
- Dissertation
- Environmental Geoscience
- The Forensic, Archaeological and Geological Application of Microfossils
- Ore Genesis
- Igneous Petrogenesis
- Sustainability Enterprise Partnership Project
- Mineral Exploration, Economics and Sustainability
- Stable Isotopes in the Environment
- Diversity and Evolution of Vertebrates
- Key Events in the Evolution of Planet Earth Viewed Through the Geological Lens of Wales - a field course
- Volcanology (Tenerife)
- Natural Hazards