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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2023/2024

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Degree Programme Table: Earth Sciences (MEarthSci Hons) - 5 Years (Full-time) (UTMESESCIE1F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5

Year 1 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
The Dynamic Earth
GESC08003 20 credits
Earth Sciences for Society
EASC08029 20 credits
Geology and Landscapes
EASC08030 20 credits
Earth Science Data Analysis 1
EASC08028 20 credits

Course options

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: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
The Earth Sciences degree is currently undergoing a restructure. The courses listed below are likely to change.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Geomaterials
EASC08021 20 credits
Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle
EASC08020 20 credits
Introduction to Geophysics
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.

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

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: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
The Earth Sciences degree is currently undergoing a restructure. The courses listed below are likely to change.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Field Skills for Geology
EASC10105 20 credits
Practical Geochemistry and Data Analysis
EASC10103 20 credits
Igneous, Metamorphic and Ore Processes
EASC10107 20 credits
Structural Analysis of Rocks and Regions (SARR)
EASC09052 20 credits
Palaeontology and Sedimentology
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: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
The Earth Sciences degree is currently undergoing a restructure. The courses listed below are likely to change.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Geology Dissertation
EASC10011 40 credits
Formation and Evolution of Continents
EASC10080 10 credits
Frontiers in Research
EASC10089 10 credits
Evolution of the Modern Earth and Cyprus Excursion for Geologists
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
Applied Hydrogeology and Near Surface Geophysics
EASC10101 20 credits
Petroleum Systems
EASC10108 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
Planetary Science
EASC10128 20 credits
Topics in Global Change
ENVI10001 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
Modelling of Systems for Sustainability
INFR10088 20 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

Year 5 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
The Earth Sciences degree is currently undergoing a restructure. The courses listed below are likely to change.

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
Research Methods and Transferable Skills
GESC11005 10 credits
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

Course options

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

Select exactly 20 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
Applied Hydrogeology and Near Surface Geophysics
EASC10101 20 credits
Petroleum Systems
EASC10108 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
Planetary Science
EASC10128 20 credits
Topics in Global Change
ENVI10001 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
Modelling of Systems for Sustainability
INFR10088 20 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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