MSci Environmental Geoscience
Entry requirements
A level: AAB (Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Geography, Mathematics, Further Mathematics or Physics preferred.) IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects to preferably include two sciences, with no higher level score below 5. Biology, Chemistry, Geology/Geography, Mathematics, Further Mathematics or Physics preferred)
About this course
MSci in Environmental Geoscience, an earth and environmental sciences degree studying interactions between geological systems and human activity. Core topics include Statistics and Mathematical Modelling. The course includes a compulsory independent project in the final year. The first year covers core foundations through Earth Materials, History of Life, Dynamic Earth, and Surface Processes, alongside optional choices such as Foundations of Physical Geoscience. The second year introduces Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Isotope Geology, Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing, and Introduction to Environmental Geoscience, with optional modules including Geomorphology and Principles of Climate. The third year focuses on Geological and Environmental Mapping, Groundwater Science, and Environmental Geochemistry, complemented by options like Field Geophysics and Ocean Physics and Climate Change. The fourth year features advanced study through Earth and Planetary System Science and the Independent MSci Project, alongside optional topics such as Seismic Risk Assessment and Prevention and Remediation of Environmental Contamination.
Modules
- Earth Materials
- History of Life
- Dynamic Earth
- Surface Processes
- The Earth
- Geochemistry
- Maps, Images and Structures
- Foundations of Physical Geoscience
- Mathematical Methods for Geoscience
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- Isotope Geology
- Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing
- Introduction to Environmental Geoscience
- Introduction to Mineral Resources
- Geomorphology
- Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution
- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
- Global Geophysics
- Principles of Climate
- Structural Geology and Tectonics
- Numerical Methods for Earth Sciences
- Geological and Environmental Mapping
- Groundwater Science
- Environmental Geochemistry
- Field Geophysics
- Biodiversity and Macroevolutionary Patterns A
- Ocean Physics and Climate Change
- Crustal Dynamics, Mountain Building and Basin Evolution
- Earth and Planetary Materials
- Tectonic Geomorphology
- Paleoclimate and Paleoenvironmental Change
- Geodynamics and Global Tectonics
- Statistics for Geoscientists
- Earth and Planetary System Science
- Independent MSci Project
- Seismic Risk Assessment
- Mining and Mineral Processing
- Prevention and Remediation of Environmental Contamination
- Advanced Biodiversity and Macroevolutionary Studies
- Physical Volcanology and Volcanic Hazard
- Palaeoceanography
- Geological, Geotechnical and Hydro-meteorological Hazards
- Meteorological and Hydrogeological Hazards