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Degree Programme Table: Geophysics and Geology (BSc Hons) - 4 Years (Full-time) (UTBSCGPHGE1F)

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

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
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
EASC08008 20 credits
Mathematics for Physics 1

Must be taken during Semester 1

PHYS08035 20 credits
Mathematics for Physics 2

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

PHYS08036 20 credits
The Dynamic Earth
GESC08003 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
The Geophysics and Geology degree is currently undergoing a restructure. The courses listed below are likely to change.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Physics of the Earth
EASC08016 20 credits
Geophysical Data Science
EASC08025 10 credits
Linear Algebra and Several Variable Calculus

Must be taken during Semester 1

PHYS08042 10 credits
Earth Materials: From atoms to planets
EASC08031 20 credits
Rock Forming Processes
EASC08032 20 credits
Field Skills for Earth Sciences
EASC08034 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

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

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

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
The Geophysics and Geology degree is currently undergoing a restructure. The courses listed below are likely to change.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Mathematical and computational methods in Geophysics
EASC09054 20 credits
Structural Analysis of Rocks and Regions (SARR)
EASC09052 20 credits
Petroleum Systems
EASC10108 20 credits
Geophysical Measurement and Modelling
EASC10110 20 credits
Research Training for Geophysics
EASC09055 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Earth Science Level 9 and 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Earth Science Level 9 and 10 courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
The Geophysics and Geology degree is currently undergoing a restructure. The courses listed below are likely to change.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Geophysics International Field Course
EASC10111 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Courses from Geophysics Projects or Dissertation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Geology Dissertation
EASC10011 40 credits
Geophysics Project
EASC10065 40 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Geophysics and Geology Group B Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Geophysical Imaging and Inversion
EASC10109 20 credits
Planetary Interiors
EASC10115 20 credits
Geophysical Investigation of Earth Resources
EASC10116 20 credits
Natural Hazards and Risk
EASC11008 20 credits
Modelling of Systems for Sustainability
INFR10088 20 credits
AND

Group C

Select exactly 30 credits in this group.

New collection

Select exactly 30 credits of the following courses
Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality
EASC10015 10 credits
Geomagnetism
EASC10036 10 credits
Applied Hydrogeology and Near Surface Geophysics
EASC10101 20 credits
Palaeontology and Sedimentology
EASC10106 20 credits
Igneous, Metamorphic and Ore Processes
EASC10107 20 credits
Evolution of the Modern Earth and Cyprus Excursion for Geologists
EASC10121 20 credits
Geological Evolution of the British Isles
EASC10124 10 credits
Global Hydrology
GEGR10146 20 credits
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