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Degree Programme Table: Geophysics and Meteorology (BSc Hons) (UTGEOME)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, 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 1 20




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




    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    METE08001 Meteorology: Atmosphere and Environment Semester 1 20
    EASC08016 Physics of the Earth Semester 2 20
    METE08002 Meteorology: Weather and Climate Semester 2 20
    PHYS08043 Dynamics and Vector Calculus Semester 2 20




    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 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.
     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 40 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 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     



    Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 7 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PHYS09021 Thermodynamics Semester 1 10
    EASC09054 Mathematical and computational methods in Geophysics Semester 1 20
    EASC10102 Earth's Atmospheric Composition Semester 2 20
    METE10006 Atmospheric Science Field Skills Semester 1 10
    EASC10110 Geophysical Measurement and Modelling Semester 2 20
    EASC10109 Geophysical Imaging and Inversion Semester 2 20
    EASC09055 Research Training for Geophysics Full Year 20




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




    Year 4, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    METE10002 Atmospheric Physics Semester 1 10
    METE10001 Atmospheric Dynamics Semester 1 10
    EASC10111 Geophysics International Field Course Full Year 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 8 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, as available
    EASC10065     Geophysics Project     (40 credits)

     



    AND   

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


    Select exactly 20 credits from Earth Science Level 10 and 11 courses, as available

     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select a minimum of 20 credits and a maximum of 30 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 10 credits from Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Level 9 courses, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 30 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Earth Science Level 10 and 11 courses, as available

     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: D  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 10 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 10 credits course level 10, during Semester 2
    METE10003     Physics of Climate     (10 credits)

    Notes:If METE10003 Physics of Climate is not taken in the Junior Honours year, then it MUST be taken in the Senior Honours year.
     




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