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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2022/2023

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Degree Programme Table: Geology (BSc Hons) (UTGEOLG)

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

Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, 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
Evolution of the Living Earth

Must be taken during Semester 1

EASC08023 20 credits
Introduction to the Geological Record

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC08027 20 credits

Course options

Earth Modelling and Prediction

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Earth Modelling and Prediction is a compulsory course for students with GCE A-level Maths at Grade D or below, or SQA Higher Maths at Grade C or below (or no GCE A-level Maths or SQA Higher Maths).

Students with sufficient qualifications can take the course but not for credit.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Earth Modelling and Prediction
GESC08002 20 credits
AND

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

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Students can take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year (combined)

Year 2 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Group A - Students continuing into Year 2 having completed the Year 1 of the Geology programme (and with GCE A-Level Maths at Grade C or above, or SQA Higher Maths at Grade B or above) MUST follow the Group A option pathway.

Group B - Direct entry students to Year 2 of the programme MUST follow the Group B option pathway.

Group C - Students with GCE A-level Maths at Grade D or below, or SQA Higher Maths at Grade C or below (or no GCE A-level Maths or SQA Higher Maths) MUST follow Group C course option pathway.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Geomaterials

Must be taken during Semester 1

EASC08021 20 credits
Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC08020 20 credits
Introduction to Geophysics

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC08008 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

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

Select exactly 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
OR

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Earth Dynamics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Earth Dynamics
EASC08001 20 credits
AND

Evolution of the Living Earth

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Evolution of the Living Earth
EASC08023 20 credits
AND

Introduction to the Geological Record

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Introduction to the Geological Record
EASC08027 20 credits
OR

Group C

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Earth Modelling and Prediction 2

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Earth Modelling and Prediction 2
EASC08026 20 credits
AND

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

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Year 3 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Field Skills for Geology

Must be taken during Full Year

EASC10105 20 credits
Practical Geochemistry and Data Analysis

Must be taken during Full Year

EASC10103 20 credits
Igneous, Metamorphic and Ore Processes

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC10107 20 credits
Structural Analysis of Rocks and Regions (SARR)

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC09052 20 credits
Palaeontology and Sedimentology

Must be taken during Semester 1

EASC10106 20 credits

Course options

Petroleum Systems

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Full Year
Petroleum Systems
EASC10108 20 credits
OR

Applied Hydrogeology and Near Surface Geophysics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Applied Hydrogeology and Near Surface Geophysics
EASC10101 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Geology Dissertation

Must be taken during Semester 2

EASC10011 40 credits
Formation and Evolution of Continents

Must be taken during Semester 1

EASC10080 10 credits
Frontiers in Research

Must be taken during Full Year

EASC10089 10 credits
Evolution of the Modern Earth and Cyprus Excursion for Geologists

Must be taken during Full Year

EASC10121 20 credits

Course options

Courses from School(s) N - Geology Options - Level(s) 10-11

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality
EASC10015 10 credits
Hydrogeology 1: Applied Hydrogeology
EASC10082 10 credits
Geoscience Outreach and Engagement
EASC10087 20 credits
Ore Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry
EASC10094 10 credits
Igneous Petrogenesis
EASC10095 10 credits
Topics in Palaeobiology and Evolution
EASC10100 10 credits
Nuclear Waste Management: Principles, Policies and Practice
EASC10119 10 credits
Changing Marine Biogeochemical Cycles
EASC10123 20 credits
Geological Evolution of the British Isles
EASC10124 10 credits
Hydrogeology 2: Simulation of Groundwater Flow and Transport
EASC10126 10 credits
Planetary Science
EASC10128 20 credits
Topics in Global Change
ENVI10001 20 credits
Remote Sensing and Global Climate Change
GEGR10055 20 credits
Glacial Processes and Geomorphology
GEGR10075 20 credits
Volcanoes, Environment and People
GEGR10103 20 credits
Ice and Climate
GEGR10119 20 credits
Eroding Landscapes: Mountains, Hills and Rivers
GEGR10136 20 credits
Self-Designed Learning (10 credits; SCQF level 10; GeoSciences)
GESC10001 10 credits
Seismic Reflection Interpretation
PGGE11144 10 credits
Subsurface Reservoir Quality
PGGE11226 20 credits
Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
PGGE11233 20 credits
Spatial Modelling and Analysis
PGGE11236 20 credits
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