BSc Geology
Course Overview
This BSc Geology degree provides a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic processes that have shaped our planet over billions of years, preparing you to tackle critical global challenges. You will study at a world-leading research institution with access to exceptional facilities and field trips to world-famous sites. Graduating with an accredited degree, you will be equipped with highly sought-after expertise for a successful career across the geological industry.
Key Program Highlights
- Accredited by The Geological Society of London, ensuring the highest standard of education
- Study at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS) with access to over 150 laboratories and Europe's largest Earth sciences library
- Participate in field trips and residential courses to iconic geological sites in the UK and abroad
- Develop expertise to address critical issues like climate change, natural hazards, and responsible resource management
- Gain valuable industry connections and transferable skills for a high-demand career in geology
Course Overview
This BSc Geology degree provides a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic processes that have shaped our planet over billions of years, preparing you to tackle critical global challenges. You will study at a world-leading research institution with access to exceptional facilities and field trips to world-famous sites. Graduating with an accredited degree, you will be equipped with highly sought-after expertise for a successful career across the geological industry.
Key Program Highlights
- Accredited by The Geological Society of London, ensuring the highest standard of education
- Study at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS) with access to over 150 laboratories and Europe's largest Earth sciences library
- Participate in field trips and residential courses to iconic geological sites in the UK and abroad
- Develop expertise to address critical issues like climate change, natural hazards, and responsible resource management
- Gain valuable industry connections and transferable skills for a high-demand career in geology
Requirements
Modules
- Coevolution of Life and Earth
- Dynamic Earth
- Earth Materials
- Earth and Ocean System
- Fieldwork for Geoscientists
- How to be Scientifically Literate
- Introduction to Environmental Biogeochemistry
- Exploration Geophysics and Remote Sensing
- Geochemistry
- Geohazards
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- Key Skills and Fieldwork for Geologists
- Palaeobiology
- Sediment in the Environment
- Structural Geology and GIS
- Earth Resources for the Green Transition
- Independent Mapping Project
- The Evolving Earth
- Biogeochemical Cycles in the Earth System
- Earthquake and Volcano Seismology
- Environmental Radioactivity and Radiochemistry
- Environmental and Engineering Geology
- Palaeoclimate Change
- Seafloor Exploration and Surveying
- Volcanic and Mantle Processes
