THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 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

Physics and Mathematics for Direct Entry

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

Linear Algebra and Several Variable Calculus

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

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

OR

Group B

Select exactly 60 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: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly credits in this group.

Geophysics Group A Options

Select between 40 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly credits in this group.

Level 10 courses in the School of Geosciences

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Geosciences
OR

Group C

Select between 0 and 20 credits in this group.

Level 11 courses in the School of Geosciences

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in the School of Geosciences

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