THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2021/2022

Information in the Degree Programme Tables may still be subject to change in response to Covid-19

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Year 1 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

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

**For academic year 2021-22, the School of GeoSciences hopes to be able to run residential UK and overseas field trips as normal. However, due to possible ongoing restrictions around travel, social distancing and other Covid-19 impact on Health & Safety requirements, our fieldtrips may be subject to change or cancellation. We will continue to follow advice from the University and the Scottish and UK Governments over the next 12 months and adjust our plans accordingly, with the ultimate aim of ensuring the safety of our students and staff above all else. In the event that a planned fieldtrip or field activity cannot go ahead as advertised, alternatives will be put in place to ensure that the learning outcomes of the affected courses can still be met**

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
**For academic year 2021-22, the School of GeoSciences hopes to be able to run residential UK and overseas field trips as normal. However, due to possible ongoing restrictions around travel, social distancing and other Covid-19 impact on Health & Safety requirements, our fieldtrips may be subject to change or cancellation. We will continue to follow advice from the University and the Scottish and UK Governments over the next 12 months and adjust our plans accordingly, with the ultimate aim of ensuring the safety of our students and staff above all else. In the event that a planned fieldtrip or field activity cannot go ahead as advertised, alternatives will be put in place to ensure that the learning outcomes of the affected courses can still be met**

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

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.
AND

Algebra and Calculus

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Compulsory for direct entry to second year students.
AND

Classical Physics

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Compulsory for direct entry to second year students.
OR

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Geophysical Data Science

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
AND

Linear Algebra and Several Variable Calculus

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
AND

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


Year 3 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
**For academic year 2021-22, the School of GeoSciences hopes to be able to run residential UK and overseas field trips as normal. However, due to possible ongoing restrictions around travel, social distancing and other Covid-19 impact on Health & Safety requirements, our fieldtrips may be subject to change or cancellation. We will continue to follow advice from the University and the Scottish and UK Governments over the next 12 months and adjust our plans accordingly, with the ultimate aim of ensuring the safety of our students and staff above all else. In the event that a planned fieldtrip or field activity cannot go ahead as advertised, alternatives will be put in place to ensure that the learning outcomes of the affected courses can still be met**

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: August

Notes:
**For academic year 2021-22, the School of GeoSciences hopes to be able to run residential UK and overseas field trips as normal. However, due to possible ongoing restrictions around travel, social distancing and other Covid-19 impact on Health & Safety requirements, our fieldtrips may be subject to change or cancellation. We will continue to follow advice from the University and the Scottish and UK Governments over the next 12 months and adjust our plans accordingly, with the ultimate aim of ensuring the safety of our students and staff above all else. In the event that a planned fieldtrip or field activity cannot go ahead as advertised, alternatives will be put in place to ensure that the learning outcomes of the affected courses can still be met**

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Geophysics Projects

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Geophysics Project

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Geophysics and Meteorology Group C Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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