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Degree Programme Table: Geophysics (BSc Hons) (UTGEOPY)

Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
    Director of Studies.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 6 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    EASC08001 Earth Dynamics Semester 1 20
    PHYS08016 Physics 1A: Foundations Semester 1 20
    PHYS08017 Physics 1B: The Stuff of the Universe Semester 2 20
    EASC08008 Introduction to Geophysics Semester 2 20
    PHYS08035 Mathematics for Physics 1 Semester 1 20
    PHYS08036 Mathematics for Physics 2 Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.




    Year 2, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    EASC08015 Stratigraphy and Sedimentology Semester 1 20
    PHYS08022 Physics 2A: Forces, Fields & Potentials Semester 1 20
    EASC08016 Physics of the Earth Semester 2 20
    PHYS08037 Mathematics for Physics 3 Semester 1 20
    PHYS08038 Mathematics for Physics 4 Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 20 credits from Earth Science Level 8 courses, as available

    Notes:A booklet giving details of appropriate course combinations will be given to students to facilitate advance planning
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits from Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Level 8 courses, as available

    Notes:A booklet giving details of appropriate course combinations will be given to students to facilitate advance planning
     




    Year 3, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 11 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    EASC09027 Global Tectonics Semester 2 10
    EASC09002 Structural Geology Semester 1 10
    EASC09003 Hydrocarbons Semester 2 10
    EASC09021 Mathematical Methods for Geophysicists Semester 1 10
    EASC09038 Geophysical Inverse Theory Semester 2 10
    EASC09024 Measurement Techniques in Geophysics As available 10
    EASC09040 Exploration Geophysics Semester 2 10
    EASC09041 Helmsdale 3rd Year Field Excursion and Interpretation Exercise As available 10
    EASC09035 Computational Modelling for Geosciences As available 10
    EASC09019 Earth and Planetary Structure As available 10
    EASC09033 Fields and Waves Semester 1 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 10 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 10 credits from Earth Science Level 9 courses, as available

    Notes:A booklet giving details of appropriate course combinations will be given to students to facilitate advance planning
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 10 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule Q, as available

    Notes:A booklet giving details of appropriate course combinations will be given to students to facilitate advance planning
     




    Year 4, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    EASC10040 Transferable Skills for Geophysicists Semester 1 10
    EASC10035 Seismology Semester 1 10
    EASC10036 Geomagnetism Semester 1 10
    EASC10037 Global Geophysics Semester 1 10
    EASC10038 Exploration Seismology Semester 2 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 6 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    METE10004    Meteorology Project 1   20  
    METE10005    Meteorology Project 2   20  
    EASC10052    Geophysics Project 1   20  
    EASC10053    Geophysics Project 2   20  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, as available
    EASC10065     Geophysics Project     (40 credits)

     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 10 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 10 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule N, as available

    Notes:A booklet giving details of appropriate course combinations will be given to students to facilitate advance planning
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 10 credits course level 09, as available
    PHYS09018     Electromagnetism     (10 credits)

     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule N, as available

    Notes:A booklet giving details of appropriate course combinations will be given to students to facilitate advance planning
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    EASC11003    Controlled Source Electro-Magnetic (CSEM) Methods   10  
    ENVI11002    Introduction to Three Dimensional Climate Modelling   10  

     




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