MSci Geoscience with a Year in Industry
Royal Holloway, University of London
Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBC (Required subjects: A-level including B in a science subject We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)) IB: 6,5,5 at Higher level or 32 points overall. Including a 5 HL in an acceptable Science subject
About this course
MSci in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Core topics include fieldwork, programming, data analysis, statistics, research methods, and project management. Fieldwork in the first two years includes trips to Devon, Pembrokeshire, Scotland and Almeria, with a year 3 trip to Tenerife or Cyprus. The second year includes a four-week independent geological mapping exercise, and the programme concludes with an independent research project.
Modules
- Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
- Earth Scientists Toolkit
- Evolving Earth
- Dynamic Planet
- Human Interaction with the Earth
- Academic Integrity
- Stratigraphy and Past Sedimentary Environments
- Geological Evolution and Deep Time Synthesis
- Igneous and Metamorphic Geology
- Geochemistry
- Earth Scientists Mapping Toolkit
- Earth Scientists Practical Toolkit
- Earth Scientists Digital Toolkit
- Sedimentary Basin Analysis
- Geohazards
- Applied Geophysics
- Structural Analysis and Remote Sensing
- Topics in Palaeobiology
- Independent Geological Field Mapping
- Techniques in Earth Sciences
- Earth Scientists Independent Project
- Advanced Topics in Sedimentology
- Hydrogeology
- Volcanology
- Planetary Geology and Geophysics
- Advanced Techniques in Tectonic and Structural Interpretation
- Modern Climate Change
- Applied Geology (Industrial Placement)
- Independent Geoscience Project
- Formation and Evolution of the Continents
- Evolution of the Modern Earth
- Field and Research Skills
- Research Proposal and Critical Review