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Degree Programme Table: Geology and Physical Geography (MEarthSci) (UTGEOPHG)

Jump to: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5

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

Notes:
The year is made of 100 credits of in-class courses and 20 credits of field course.

Students can take either: (1) 40 credits of options in S1 or (2) 20 credits of option in S1 and 20 credits of options in S2. The S1/S2 balance of in-class courses will be 60/40 with option (1) or 40/60 with option (2).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Structural Analysis of Rocks and Regions (SARR)
EASC09052 20 credits
Field Skills for Geology and Physical Geography
EASC09051 20 credits
Palaeontology and Sedimentology
EASC10106 20 credits
Research Design for Physical Geography
GEGR10131 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) N-N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10-10

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Topics in Global Change
ENVI10001 20 credits
Key Methods in Physical Geography
GEGR09018 20 credits
Catchment Water Resources
GEGR10023 20 credits
Glacial Processes and Geomorphology
GEGR10075 20 credits
People, landscape change and settlement: the last 15,000 years
GEGR10107 20 credits
Development and Decolonization in Latin America
GEGR10114 20 credits
Space, place and sensory perception
GEGR10116 20 credits
Writing Landscape
GEGR10118 20 credits
Ice and Climate
GEGR10119 20 credits
Environmental Justice
GEGR10123 20 credits
Land and Landscape: Explorations in Society and Nature
GEGR10125 20 credits
Capital, Land and Power
GEGR10127 20 credits
The Blue Humanities: Studying the Sea
GEGR10128 20 credits
Eroding Landscapes: Mountains, Hills and Rivers
GEGR10136 20 credits
Principles of Geographical Information Science
GEGR10137 20 credits
The Geography of Health
GEGR10138 20 credits
Volcanoes, Environment and People
GEGR10139 20 credits
Geographies of Food
GEGR10140 20 credits
Queer Geographies: Spatialising Sexuality and Gender
GEGR10141 20 credits
Problematising Environment and Society
GEGR10142 20 credits
Global Hydrology
GEGR10146 20 credits
Black Geographies
GEGR10147 20 credits
Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
PGGE11233 20 credits
GIS and Spatial Analytics for Health
PGGE11272 20 credits
Social Movements and the Environment
PGGE11276 20 credits
AND

Earth Science Level 9 and 10 courses for GPG

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Not all course combinations are possible due to timetabling.
Mathematical and computational methods in Geophysics
EASC09054 20 credits
Global Environmental Change- Foundations
EASC09056 20 credits
Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality
EASC10015 10 credits
Topics in Global Environmental Change
EASC10022 10 credits
Geomagnetism
EASC10036 10 credits
Applied Environmental Geochemistry
EASC10048 10 credits
Environmental Problems and Issues
EASC10049 10 credits
Global Environmental Change
EASC10050 10 credits
Hydrogeology 2: Simulation of Groundwater Flow and Transport
EASC10077 10 credits
Formation and Evolution of Continents
EASC10080 10 credits
Hydrogeology 1: Applied Hydrogeology
EASC10082 10 credits
Earth Surface Processes
EASC10084 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
Applied Hydrogeology and Near Surface Geophysics
EASC10101 20 credits
Earth's Atmospheric Composition
EASC10102 20 credits
Practical Geochemistry and Data Analysis
EASC10103 20 credits
Palaeontology and Sedimentology
EASC10106 20 credits
Igneous, Metamorphic and Ore Processes
EASC10107 20 credits
Petroleum Systems
EASC10108 20 credits
Geophysical Imaging and Inversion
EASC10109 20 credits
Geophysical Measurement and Modelling
EASC10110 20 credits
Planetary Geochemistry
EASC10112 10 credits
Geophysical Investigation of Earth Resources
EASC10116 20 credits
Natural Hazards and Risk
EASC10117 20 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

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation in Geology and Physical Geography
EASC10043 40 credits
Evolution of the Modern Earth and Cyprus Excursion for Geology and Physical Geography
EASC10120 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 50 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) N-N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10-10

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Topics in Global Change
ENVI10001 20 credits
Key Methods in Physical Geography
GEGR09018 20 credits
Catchment Water Resources
GEGR10023 20 credits
Glacial Processes and Geomorphology
GEGR10075 20 credits
People, landscape change and settlement: the last 15,000 years
GEGR10107 20 credits
Development and Decolonization in Latin America
GEGR10114 20 credits
Space, place and sensory perception
GEGR10116 20 credits
Writing Landscape
GEGR10118 20 credits
Ice and Climate
GEGR10119 20 credits
Environmental Justice
GEGR10123 20 credits
Land and Landscape: Explorations in Society and Nature
GEGR10125 20 credits
Capital, Land and Power
GEGR10127 20 credits
The Blue Humanities: Studying the Sea
GEGR10128 20 credits
Eroding Landscapes: Mountains, Hills and Rivers
GEGR10136 20 credits
Principles of Geographical Information Science
GEGR10137 20 credits
The Geography of Health
GEGR10138 20 credits
Volcanoes, Environment and People
GEGR10139 20 credits
Geographies of Food
GEGR10140 20 credits
Queer Geographies: Spatialising Sexuality and Gender
GEGR10141 20 credits
Problematising Environment and Society
GEGR10142 20 credits
Global Hydrology
GEGR10146 20 credits
Black Geographies
GEGR10147 20 credits
Principles and Practice of Remote Sensing
PGGE11233 20 credits
GIS and Spatial Analytics for Health
PGGE11272 20 credits
Social Movements and the Environment
PGGE11276 20 credits
AND

Earth Science Level 10 courses for GPG

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality
EASC10015 10 credits
Geomagnetism
EASC10036 10 credits
Applied Environmental Geochemistry
EASC10048 10 credits
Environmental Problems and Issues
EASC10049 10 credits
Global Environmental Change
EASC10050 10 credits
Formation and Evolution of Continents
EASC10080 10 credits
Hydrogeology 1: Applied Hydrogeology
EASC10082 10 credits
Earth Surface Processes
EASC10084 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
Applied Hydrogeology and Near Surface Geophysics
EASC10101 20 credits
Earth's Atmospheric Composition
EASC10102 20 credits
Practical Geochemistry and Data Analysis
EASC10103 20 credits
Palaeontology and Sedimentology
EASC10106 20 credits
Igneous, Metamorphic and Ore Processes
EASC10107 20 credits
Petroleum Systems
EASC10108 20 credits
Geophysical Imaging and Inversion
EASC10109 20 credits
Geophysical Measurement and Modelling
EASC10110 20 credits
Planetary Geochemistry
EASC10112 10 credits
Geophysical Investigation of Earth Resources
EASC10116 20 credits
Natural Hazards and Risk
EASC10117 20 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
Topics in Global Change
ENVI10001 20 credits
Modelling of Systems for Sustainability
INFR10088 20 credits
Polar Oceans: Science and Policy
PGGE11260 20 credits
AND

Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) Level 11 courses

Select between 0 and 30 credits from Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) Level 11 courses
AND

Option Courses

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Dinosaur Palaeobiology
ZLGY10026 10 credits

Year 5 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students wanting to achieve an MEarthSci should have taken 120 credits worth of level 11 courses by the end of their fifth year.

In order to progress into the 5th year of the MEarthSci, students must achieve an average of 60% or more over the 3rd and 4th year combined. Boards of Examiners will consider cases of progression for students who are borderline (i.e. achieve between 58% and 59.99% average across their 3rd and 4th years), taking into account the same factors for progression which are taken into account for other progression, award or classification decisions. Borderline criteria used by Boards of Examiners are published to students in advance.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Project Design and Literature Analysis
GESC11001 20 credits
Geoscience Research Project
GESC11002 40 credits
Frontiers in Earth Science
GESC11003 10 credits
MEarthSci field training
GESC11004 20 credits
Research Methods and Transferable Skills
GESC11005 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) Level 11 courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) Level 11 courses
OR

Option Courses

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Dinosaur Palaeobiology
ZLGY10026 10 credits
OR

Earth Science Level 10 courses for GPG

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Not all combinations of courses are possible due to timetabling.
Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality
EASC10015 10 credits
Geomagnetism
EASC10036 10 credits
Applied Environmental Geochemistry
EASC10048 10 credits
Environmental Problems and Issues
EASC10049 10 credits
Global Environmental Change
EASC10050 10 credits
Formation and Evolution of Continents
EASC10080 10 credits
Hydrogeology 1: Applied Hydrogeology
EASC10082 10 credits
Earth Surface Processes
EASC10084 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
Applied Hydrogeology and Near Surface Geophysics
EASC10101 20 credits
Earth's Atmospheric Composition
EASC10102 20 credits
Practical Geochemistry and Data Analysis
EASC10103 20 credits
Palaeontology and Sedimentology
EASC10106 20 credits
Igneous, Metamorphic and Ore Processes
EASC10107 20 credits
Petroleum Systems
EASC10108 20 credits
Geophysical Imaging and Inversion
EASC10109 20 credits
Geophysical Measurement and Modelling
EASC10110 20 credits
Planetary Geochemistry
EASC10112 10 credits
Geophysical Investigation of Earth Resources
EASC10116 20 credits
Natural Hazards and Risk
EASC10117 20 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
Topics in Global Change
ENVI10001 20 credits
Modelling of Systems for Sustainability
INFR10088 20 credits
Polar Oceans: Science and Policy
PGGE11260 20 credits
OR

Geography Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Geography Level 10 courses
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