MSci Geology
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 Geology, an Earth and Environmental Sciences degree focused on the composition, history and evolution of the planet. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete an independent MSci project in the final year. The first year covers foundational concepts through Earth Materials, History of Life, and Dynamic Earth. The second year introduces core subjects such as Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, Global Geophysics, and Structural Geology and Tectonics. The third year advances into Crustal Dynamics, Mountain Building and Basin Evolution alongside Geological and Environmental Mapping. The final year centres on Earth and Planetary System Science and the Independent MSci Project. Optional modules across the course allow students to study topics such as Foundations of Physical Geoscience, Numerical Methods for Earth Sciences, Groundwater Science, and Mining and Mineral Processing.
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
- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- Global Geophysics
- Structural Geology and Tectonics
- Isotope Geology
- Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing
- Introduction to Mineral Resources
- Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution
- Principles of Climate
- Numerical Methods for Earth Sciences
- Introduction to Environmental Geoscience
- Crustal Dynamics, Mountain Building and Basin Evolution
- Geological and Environmental Mapping
- Geodynamics and Global Tectonics
- Statistics for Geoscientists
- Applied Geoscience for Mineral Resources and the Environment
- Biodiversity and Macroevolutionary Patterns A
- Ocean Physics and Climate Change
- Earth and Planetary Materials
- Groundwater Science
- Environmental Geochemistry
- Tectonic Geomorphology
- Paleoclimate and Paleoenvironmental Change
- Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observations (AI4EO)
- Volcanoes, Society and the Environment
- Earth and Planetary System Science
- Independent MSci Project
- Seismic Risk Assessment
- Mining and Mineral Processing
- Advanced Biodiversity and Macroevolutionary Studies
- Physical Volcanology and Volcanic Hazard
- Palaeoceanography
- Geological, Geotechnical and Hydro-meteorological Hazards
- Meteorological and Hydrogeological Hazards