DPT: Geology (BSc Hons) (UTGEOLG)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: September

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

**For academic year 2020-21, the School of GeoSciences will not be undertaking field courses with international destinations.
All UK field destinations will be vetted for suitability according to risk to students, staff, and host communities. This is to ensure that we protect the safety of our students, staff and the host communities. Alternatives will be provided to ensure key learning outcomes can still be met in any eventuality of not being able to run a physical field experience.
We currently do not know if we can run residential field courses on the UK mainland in academic year 2020-21. We will follow advice from the University and the Scottish and UK Governments, and this will clearly develop over the next 6-12 months. Field courses which involve local day trips may be more feasible if appropriate social distancing measures can be implemented.
In all eventualities, alternatives will be provided that enable you to meet the learning outcomes of all courses affected**

Compulsory courses

Earth Dynamics

Must be taken during Semester 1

Evolution of the Living Earth

Must be taken during Semester 1

Introduction to the Geological Record

Must be taken during Semester 2

Course options

Earth Modelling and Prediction is a compulsory course for students with GCE A-level Maths at Grade D or below, or Higher Maths at Grade C or below (or no Maths GCE A-level or Higher).

Students with sufficient qualifications can take the course but not for credit.

Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1

Earth Modelling and Prediction

AND

Students can take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year (combined)

Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

Course option Group A must be taken by 2nd year direct entry students.

**For academic year 2020-21, the School of GeoSciences will not be undertaking field courses with international destinations.
All UK field destinations will be vetted for suitability according to risk to students, staff, and host communities. This is to ensure that we protect the safety of our students, staff and the host communities. Alternatives will be provided to ensure key learning outcomes can still be met in any eventuality of not being able to run a physical field experience.
We currently do not know if we can run residential field courses on the UK mainland in academic year 2020-21. We will follow advice from the University and the Scottish and UK Governments, and this will clearly develop over the next 6-12 months. Field courses which involve local day trips may be more feasible if appropriate social distancing measures can be implemented.
In all eventualities, alternatives will be provided that enable you to meet the learning outcomes of all courses affected**

Compulsory courses

Geomaterials

Must be taken during Semester 1

Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle

Must be taken during Semester 2

Introduction to Geophysics

Must be taken during Semester 2

Earth Modelling and Prediction 2

Must be taken during Semester 1

Course options

Compulsory course for direct entry to second year students only.

Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1

Earth Dynamics

AND

Compulsory course for direct entry to second year students only.

Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1

Evolution of the Living Earth

AND

Compulsory course for direct 2nd year entry students only.

Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2

Introduction to the Geological Record

AND

Direct entry Year 2 students must choose 60 credits of elective courses from this list.

AND

Students on the 4 year BSc should take 40 credits from this list in their second year.

Students can take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year (combined)

Year 3 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: August

**For academic year 2020-21, the School of GeoSciences will not be undertaking field courses with international destinations.
All UK field destinations will be vetted for suitability according to risk to students, staff, and host communities. This is to ensure that we protect the safety of our students, staff and the host communities. Alternatives will be provided to ensure key learning outcomes can still be met in any eventuality of not being able to run a physical field experience.
We currently do not know if we can run residential field courses on the UK mainland in academic year 2020-21. We will follow advice from the University and the Scottish and UK Governments, and this will clearly develop over the next 6-12 months. Field courses which involve local day trips may be more feasible if appropriate social distancing measures can be implemented.
In all eventualities, alternatives will be provided that enable you to meet the learning outcomes of all courses affected**