BSc Geology
Entry requirements
A level: AAB, including two of the following subjects: Biology Chemistry Environmental Science Geography Geology Mathematics Physics. IB: 36 (HL 6,6,5), including HL6 in two of the following subjects: Biology Chemistry Environmental systems societies (ES&S) Geography Mathematics Physics.
About this course
BSc (Honours) in Geology, an Earth and Environmental Sciences degree focused on the origin and evolution of our planet and its biosphere. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, and Research Methods. The course includes a final-year research dissertation involving independent field and laboratory work, alongside applied training structured around industry requirements. The first year establishes a foundation in geological and environmental sciences through modules such as Understanding Planet Earth and Earth's Resource Challenges. The second year examines interior and surface processes via Dynamic Earth: Magma, Minerals and Metamorphism and Dynamic Earth: The Earth System, which features an independent field mapping course. Subsequent study covers advanced options spanning Geochemistry, GIS and Spatial Analysis for Earth Scientists, Global Climate Change, and Subsurface Modelling and Geophysics for Earth Scientists. A compulsory Research Dissertation forms the final-year individual project.
Modules
- Advanced Field Skills in Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Coding and Modelling in Earth Sciences
- Data Analysis in Earth Sciences
- Geochemistry
- GIS and Spatial Analysis for Earth Scientists
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- Processes and Products in Sedimentary Systems
- Structural Geology and Tectonics
- Field Excursion and Map Interpretation
- Research Review
- Research Dissertation : an individual research project on an area of Earth Sciences which will allow you to pursue a topic of personal interest in depth. You will present your project both orally and in dissertation form
- Metallogeny (formation of ores)
- Evolution and dynamics of the silicate Earth
- Oceans and atmosphere
- Global Climate Change
- Global Resource Challenges
- Subsurface Modelling and Geophysics for Earth Scientists
- Communication and Teaching in Science
- Earth's Resource Challenges
- Understanding Planet Earth
- Dynamic Earth: Magma, Minerals and Metamorphism
- Dynamic Earth: The Earth System