THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

Draft Edition - Due to be published Thursday 9th April 2026

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Earth Science

SCQF Level 08 (17 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
EASC08031 SV1 Earth Materials: From atoms to planets Semester 1 20
GESC08002 Earth Modelling and Prediction Not delivered this year 20
EASC08028 SS1 Earth Science Data Analysis 1 Semester 2 20
EASC08033 SS1 Earth Science Data Analysis 2 Semester 1 20
EASC08029 SV1 Earth Sciences for Society Semester 1 20
EASC08024 SS1 Environmental Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface Semester 1 20
EASC08034 SS1 Field Skills for Earth Sciences Blocks 4-5 (Sem 2) 20
EASC08035 SS1 Field Skills for Earth Sciences and Physical Geography Semester 2 20
EASC08030 SS1 Geology and Landscapes Semester 2 20
EASC08025 SS1 Geophysical Data Science Semester 1 10
EASC08036 SV1 Introduction to Climate Change Semester 2 20
EASC08008 SV1 Introduction to Geophysics Semester 2 20
EASC08037 SV1 Introduction to Meteorology Semester 1 20
EASC08011 SV1 Natural Hazards Semester 1 20
EASC08004 SV1 Oceanography Semester 2 20
EASC08016 SV1 Physics of the Earth Semester 2 20
EASC08032 SS1 Rock Forming Processes Semester 2 20

SCQF Level 09 (9 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
EASC09036 SS1 Field Course in Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Geoscience Semester 2 20
EASC09051 Field Skills for Geology and Physical Geography Not delivered this year 20
EASC09063 SV1 Global Environmental Change Semester 1 20
EASC09056 Global Environmental Change- Foundations Not delivered this year 20
EASC09054 SV1 Mathematical and computational methods in Geophysics Semester 1 20
EASC09055 SS1 Research Training for Geophysics Full Year 20
EASC09061 SV1 Sedimentology, Climate and Tectonics Semester 1 20
EASC09052 Structural Analysis of Rocks and Regions (SARR) Not delivered this year 20
EASC09062 SV1 Structural Geology and Tectonics Semester 2 20

SCQF Level 10 (48 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
EASC10130 SS1 Advanced Field Skills for Earth Science Semester 2 20
EASC10048 Applied Environmental Geochemistry Not delivered this year 10
EASC10101 SV1 Applied Hydrogeology and Near Surface Geophysics Semester 1 20
EASC10123 Changing Marine Biogeochemical Cycles Not delivered this year 20
EASC10129 SV1 Co-evolution of Life and Earth Semester 1 20
EASC10138 SS1 Dissertation in Earth Science and Physical Geography Full Year 40
EASC10043 SS1 Dissertation in Geology and Physical Geography Full Year 40
EASC10136 SS1 Earth Sciences Research Project Full Year 40
EASC10102 Earth's Atmospheric Composition Not delivered this year 20
EASC10127 SV1 Earth's Atmospheric Composition Semester 2 20
EASC10086 SS1 Environmental Geoscience 4th Year Field Course Semester 1 10
EASC10009 SS1 Environmental Geosciences Projects Full Year 40
EASC10049 Environmental Problems and Issues Not delivered this year 10
EASC10121 SS1 Evolution of the Modern Earth and Cyprus Excursion for Geologists Full Year 20
EASC10120 SS1 Evolution of the Modern Earth and Cyprus Excursion for Geology and Physical Geography Full Year 20
EASC10105 Field Skills for Geology Not delivered this year 20
EASC10080 SV1 Formation and Evolution of Continents Semester 1 10
EASC10135 SS1 Geological Evolution and Resources of Britain and Ireland Full Year 40
EASC10124 SV1 Geological Evolution of the British Isles Semester 1 10
EASC10011 SS1 Geology Dissertation Full Year 40
EASC10036 SV1 Geomagnetism Semester 2 10
EASC10109 SV1 Geophysical Imaging and Inversion Semester 2 20
EASC10116 SV1 Geophysical Investigation of Earth Resources Full Year 20
EASC10110 SV1 Geophysical Measurement and Modelling Full Year 20
EASC10111 SS1 Geophysics International Field Course Semester 1 10
EASC10122 SS1 Geophysics Professional Placement Full Year 60
EASC10065 SS1 Geophysics Project Full Year 40
EASC10087 Geoscience Outreach and Engagement Not delivered this year 20
EASC10015 SV1 Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality Semester 1 10
EASC10082 SV1 Hydrogeology 1: Applied Hydrogeology Semester 1 10
EASC10126 SV1 Hydrogeology 2: Simulation of Groundwater Flow and Transport Semester 2 10
EASC10107 SV1 Igneous, Metamorphic and Ore Processes Semester 2 20
EASC10133 SS1 Integrating Earth Science and Physical Geography: Processes and Applications Semester 2 20
EASC10119 SS1 Nuclear Waste Management: Principles, Policies and Practice Semester 2 10
EASC10134 SV1 Ore Deposits and Crustal Processes Semester 2 20
EASC10094 SV1 Ore Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry Semester 2 10
EASC10106 Palaeontology and Sedimentology Not delivered this year 20
EASC10108 Petroleum Systems Not delivered this year 20
EASC10112 Planetary Geochemistry Not delivered this year 10
EASC10115 Planetary Interiors Not delivered this year 20
EASC10128 SV1 Planetary Science Semester 2 20
EASC10103 SS1 Practical Geochemistry and Data Analysis Full Year 20
EASC10131 SS1 Sustainable Subsurface Energy Semester 1 20
EASC10100 SS1 Topics in Palaeobiology and Evolution Semester 2 10
EASC10137 SV1 Topics in Palaeontology and Evolution Semester 2 20
EASC10132 SV1 Volcanic and Magmatic Processes Semester 1 20
METE10006 SS1 Atmospheric Science Field Skills Semester 1 10
GESC10001 SS1 Self-Designed Learning (10 credits; SCQF level 10; GeoSciences) Semester 2 10

SCQF Level 11 (4 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
EASC11009 SS1 Exploring the Subsurface Semester 1 10
EASC11006 SS1 Geophysics Professional Placement Full Year 60
EASC11008 SV1 Natural Hazards and Risk Full Year 20
EASC11005 SS1 Scientific Computing Skills Semester 1 20
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Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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