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Degree Programme Table: Environmental Geoscience (BSc Hons) (UTENVGE)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

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


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    EASC08001 Earth Dynamics Semester 1 20
    EASC08017 Introduction to the Geological Record Semester 2 20
    EASC08023 Evolution of the Living Earth Semester 1 20
    EASC08018 Earth Modelling and Prediction 2 Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:Appropriate course combinations will be suggested to students by their Personal Tutor to facilitate advance planning.
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    EASC08004 Oceanography Semester 2 20
    EASC08021 Geomaterials Semester 1 20
    EASC08024 Environmental Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface Semester 1 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 60 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:It is highly recommended that students WITHOUT Chemistry at SQA Higher or A-Level take Introductory Chemistry for Biologists while those WITH Chemistry at SQA Higher or A-Level should include Chemistry 1A in their option courses.
     



    Year 3, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 9 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    EASC09036 Field Course in Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Geoscience Semester 2 20
    EASC09007 Quaternary Environmental Change Semester 1 10
    EASC09045 Environmental Techniques and Applications Semester 2 10
    EASC10082 Hydrogeology 1: Applied Hydrogeology Semester 1 10
    EASC10085 Geophysical Techniques for Terrestrial Environmental Applications Semester 2 10
    ECSC09005 Environmental Pollution Semester 2 20
    EASC10099 Aquatic Systems Semester 1 10
    EASC10098 Earth's Atmospheric Composition Semester 1 10
    EASC09050 Geochemistry Semester 1 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 10 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11067    Principles of Geographical Information Science (Block1)   10  
    EASC10083    Marine Systems and Policies (UG)   10  
    ECSC10012    Land Use and Water Resources   10  
    PGGE11172    Environmental Geochemistry   10  
    PGGE11053    Fundamentals for Remote Sensing   10  
    EASC09032    Field Skills for Earth Surface Scientists   10  
    EASC10015    Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality   10  
    EASC10091    Volcanology   10  
    EASC10093    Hydrocarbons and Geophysical Exploration   10  
    EASC10100    Topics in Palaeobiology and Evolution   10  

     


    Year 4, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    EASC10009 Environmental Geosciences Projects Semester 1 40
    EASC10048 Applied Environmental Geochemistry Semester 1 10
    EASC10050 Global Environmental Change Block 3 (Sem 2) 10
    EASC10049 Environmental Problems and Issues Semester 1 10
    EASC10086 Environmental Geoscience 4th Year Field Course Semester 2 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11067    Principles of Geographical Information Science (Block1)   10  
    ECSC10012    Land Use and Water Resources   10  
    PGGE11172    Environmental Geochemistry   10  
    PGGE11053    Fundamentals for Remote Sensing   10  
    EASC09032    Field Skills for Earth Surface Scientists   10  
    EASC10015    Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality   10  
    EASC10091    Volcanology   10  
    EASC10100    Topics in Palaeobiology and Evolution   10  

     


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