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Degree Programme Table: Geophysics (MEarthPhys) (UTMEPGEOPH1F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5

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
Physics of the Earth

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC08016 20 credits
Dynamics and Vector Calculus

Must be taken during Semester 2

PHYS08043 20 credits
Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC08020 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 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

Classical Physics

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Compulsory for direct entry to second year students.
Classical Physics
PHYS08055 10 credits
AND

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

Group B

Select exactly 60 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

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

Select exactly 40 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
Mathematical and computational methods in Geophysics

Must be taken during Semester 1

EASC09054 20 credits
Structural Analysis of Rocks and Regions (SARR)

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC09052 20 credits
Petroleum Systems

Must be taken during Full Year

EASC10108 20 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
Geomagnetism

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC10036 10 credits
Geophysics International Field Course

Must be taken during Full Year

EASC10111 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Geophysics Project 1

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Geophysics Project 1
EASC10052 20 credits
AND

Geophysics Project 2

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Geophysics Project 2
EASC10053 20 credits
OR

Geophysics Project

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Full Year
Geophysics Project
EASC10065 40 credits
AND

Group B

Select between 40 and 60 credits in this group.

Geophysics Group B Options

Select between 40 and 60 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
OR

Group C

Select between 0 and 20 credits in this group.

Level 10 courses in the School of Geosciences

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Geosciences
OR

Level 11 courses in the School of Geosciences

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in the School of Geosciences

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

Course options

Earth Science Level 10 and 11 courses

Select exactly 30 credits from Earth Science Level 10 and 11 courses
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