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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2023/2024

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Degree Programme Table: Earth Science and Physical Geography (MEarthSci Hons) - 5 Years (Full-time) (UTMESESPGE1F)

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
Geology and Landscapes
EASC08030 20 credits
Earth Science Data Analysis 1
EASC08028 20 credits
Physical Geography
GEGR08010 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 and Physical Geography degree is currently undergoing a restructure. The courses listed below are likely to change.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Geomorphology
GEGR08002 20 credits
Geomaterials
EASC08021 20 credits
Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle
EASC08020 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Earth Modelling and Prediction 2

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Earth Modelling and Prediction 2 is a compulsory course for students with GCE A-level Maths at Grade C or below, or Advanced Higher Maths at Grade D or below (or no Maths GCE A-level or Higher or Advanced Higher).

Selected courses must be taken in Semester 1.
Earth Modelling and Prediction 2
EASC08026 20 credits
AND

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

Select between 40 and 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Student who are required to take the 20 credit course Earth Modelling and Prediction 2 should take a total of 40 credits of course from this list.

Students who are NOT required to take EMP2 should take a total of 60 credits from this list.

Students can take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year (combined)
OR

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Geology and Physical Geography - Compulsory Courses for 2nd Year Direct Entry

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
COMPULSORY COURSES FOR 2ND YEAR DIRECT ENTRY STUDENTS.

Earth Dynamics and Evolution of the Living Earth must be taken in Semester 1.
Introduction to the Geological Record must be taken in Semester 2.
Earth Sciences for Society
EASC08029 20 credits
Geology and Landscapes
EASC08030 20 credits
The Dynamic Earth
GESC08003 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

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

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
Encountering Cities
GEGR10102 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
Geographies of the Border
GEGR10126 20 credits
The Blue Humanities: Studying the Sea
GEGR10128 20 credits
Geographies of Mobility
GEGR10129 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
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: 2023/24, Starting in: August

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation in Geology and Physical Geography
EASC10043 40 credits
Frontiers in Research
EASC10089 10 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
Encountering Cities
GEGR10102 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
Geographies of the Border
GEGR10126 20 credits
The Blue Humanities: Studying the Sea
GEGR10128 20 credits
Geographies of Mobility
GEGR10129 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
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 30 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
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: 2023/24, Starting in: August

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

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
OR

Geography Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Geography Level 10 courses
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