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

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

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.


    • 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 2015/16, Starting month: August


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    EASC08016 Physics of the Earth Semester 2 20
    PHYS08043 Dynamics and Vector Calculus Semester 2 20
    EASC08020 Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 7 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 10 credits course level 08, during Semester 1
    EASC08022     Earth Science Fundamentals for Geophysicists     (10 credits)

    Notes:Compulsory for direct entry to second year students.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, during Semester 1
    PHYS08041     Algebra and Calculus     (20 credits)

    Notes:Compulsory for direct entry to second year students.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 10 credits course level 08, during Semester 1
    PHYS08055     Classical Physics     (10 credits)

    Notes:Compulsory for direct entry to second year students.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:Compulsory for direct entry to second year students.
     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 10 credits course level 08, during Semester 1
    PHYS08045     Modern Physics     (10 credits)

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 10 credits course level 08, during Semester 1
    PHYS08042     Linear Algebra and Several Variable Calculus     (10 credits)

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     



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


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    EASC09002 Structural Geology Semester 1 10
    EASC09021 Mathematical Methods for Geophysicists Semester 1 10
    EASC09038 Geophysical Inverse Theory Semester 2 10
    EASC09024 Measurement Techniques in Geophysics Semester 1 10
    EASC09040 Exploration Geophysics Semester 2 10
    EASC09041 Helmsdale 3rd Year Field Excursion and Interpretation Exercise As available 10
    EASC09035 Computational Modelling for Geosciences Semester 1 10
    EASC09019 Earth and Planetary Structure Semester 2 10
    EASC09033 Fields and Waves Semester 2 10
    PHYS09054 Fourier Analysis Semester 1 10
    EASC10093 Hydrocarbons and Geophysical Exploration Semester 2 10




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



    Select exactly 10 credits from Earth Science Level 9 and 10 courses, as available

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 10 credits from Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Level 9 courses, as available

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2015/16, 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 2 10
    EASC10038 Exploration Seismology Semester 2 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 7 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


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

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, during Semester 1
    EASC10052     Geophysics Project 1     (20 credits)

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, during Semester 2
    EASC10053     Geophysics Project 2     (20 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, during Full Year
    EASC10065     Geophysics Project     (40 credits)

     


    AND   

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

    Select exactly 10 credits from Earth Science Level 10 and 11 courses, as available

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 10 credits from Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Level 9 courses, as available

     


    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 Earth Science Level 10 and 11 courses, as available

     
    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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