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Degree Programme Table: Geophysics and Meteorology (MEarthPhys) (UTMEPGEOME1F)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Earth Dynamics

Must be taken during Semester 1

EASC08001 20 credits
Physics 1A: Foundations

Must be taken during Semester 1

PHYS08016 20 credits
Physics 1B: The Stuff of the Universe

Must be taken during Semester 2

PHYS08017 20 credits
Introduction to Geophysics

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC08008 20 credits
Mathematics for Physics 1

Must be taken during Semester 1

PHYS08035 20 credits
Mathematics for Physics 2

Must be taken during Semester 2

PHYS08036 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Meteorology: Atmosphere and Environment

Must be taken during Semester 1

METE08001 20 credits
Physics of the Earth

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC08016 20 credits
Meteorology: Weather and Climate

Must be taken during Semester 2

METE08002 20 credits
Dynamics and Vector Calculus

Must be taken during Semester 2

PHYS08043 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Earth Science Fundamentals for Geophysicists

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Compulsory for direct entry to second year students.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Earth Science Fundamentals for Geophysicists
EASC08022 10 credits
AND

Algebra and Calculus

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Compulsory for direct entry to second year students.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Algebra and Calculus
PHYS08041 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Modern Physics

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Modern Physics
PHYS08045 10 credits
AND

Linear Algebra and Several Variable Calculus

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Linear Algebra and Several Variable Calculus
PHYS08042 10 credits
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Classical Physics

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Compulsory for direct entry to second year students.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Classical Physics
PHYS08055 10 credits
OR

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

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

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Thermodynamics

Must be taken during Semester 1

PHYS09021 10 credits
Mathematical and computational methods in Geophysics

Must be taken during Semester 1

EASC09054 20 credits
Earth's Atmospheric Composition

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC10102 20 credits
Atmospheric Science Field Skills

Must be taken during Semester 1

METE10006 10 credits
Geophysical Measurement and Modelling

Must be taken during Full Year

EASC10110 20 credits
Geophysical Imaging and Inversion

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC10109 20 credits
Research Training for Geophysics

Must be taken during Full Year

EASC09055 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Atmospheric Physics

Must be taken during Semester 1

METE10002 10 credits
Atmospheric Dynamics

Must be taken during Semester 1

METE10001 10 credits
Geophysics International Field Course

Must be taken during Full Year

EASC10111 10 credits
Physics of Climate

Must be taken during Semester 2

METE10003 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Geophysics Projects

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Geophysics Project 1
EASC10052 20 credits
Geophysics Project 2
EASC10053 20 credits
OR

Geophysics Project

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Geophysics Project
EASC10065 40 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Geophysics and Meteorology Group C Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Planetary Interiors
EASC10115 20 credits
Geophysical Investigation of Earth Resources
EASC10116 20 credits
Natural Hazards and Risk
EASC10117 20 credits

Year 5 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Project Design and Literature Analysis

Must be taken during Semester 1

GESC11001 20 credits
Geoscience Research Project

Must be taken during Full Year

GESC11002 40 credits
Frontiers in Earth Science

Must be taken during Semester 2

GESC11003 10 credits
Scientific Computing Skills

Must be taken during Semester 1

EASC11005 20 credits
Introduction to Three Dimensional Climate Modelling

Must be taken during Semester 1

ENVI11002 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Geosciences Level 10 and 11 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Geosciences Level 10 and 11 courses
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