BSc (Hons) Geology (Including foundation year)
95% OF OUR PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE STUDENTS ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR COURSENATIONAL STUDENT SURVEY 2019
The foundation course in Geology is designed for applicants who do not meet the entry criteria for the BSc (Hons) Geology degree. You’ll start by completing a foundation year, which provides well structured support, allowing you to develop your scientific skills and knowledge and progress to the degree in Geology.
On this Geology course, you'll explore diverse topics, including how to describe, analyse and interpret rocks, how volcanoes are formed, how ice ages originate, how mountains form, how to search for oil and gas, and what Britain was like 500 million years ago. We pride ourselves on offering some of the most extensive fieldwork of any UK university Geology degree, at locations in the UK and overseas, which currently include Azores and Spain.
Geology is concerned with the Earth's origin, structure, composition and history, as well as the physical, chemical and biological processes that have formed it. By graduation, you'll understand relevant scientific principles and how to apply them to a huge range of geological questions and problems.
What you will study
In the first year, you will gain basic geological knowledge and scientific background. In years two and three, you will enjoy more detailed study and develop practical and transferable skills.
Foundation Year: Geology degree
- Foundation Physical Science - 20 credits
- Foundation Earth Science - 20 credits
- Key Skills and Professional Development - 20 credits
- Key Ideas in Geography - 20 credits
- Geo Field Techniques (Devon/Cornwall Field Excursion) - 20 credits
- Foundations of Mathematics - 20 credits
Year One: Geology degree
- The Dynamic Earth - 20 credits
- Rocks, Minerals and Fossils - 20 credits
- Basic Field Geology 1 (Pembrokeshire Field Excursion) - 20 credits
- Landform Systems - 20 credits
- Introduction to Data Analysis and GIS - 20 credits
- Geological Research Techniques - 20 credits
Year Two: Geology degree
- The Evolving Earth - 20 credits
- Sedimentology - 20 credits
- Structural Geology - 20 credits
- Petrology - 20 credits
- Geological Expedition (Almeria, Spain) - 20 credits
- Digital Mapping for Geology - 20 credits
Year Three: Geology degree
- Resource Geology - 20 credits
- Geophysical Methods - 20 credits
- Independent Geological Mapping and Research Project - 20 credits
- Volcanology - 20 credits
- Engineering and Mining Geology - 20 credits
- Hydrogeology - 20 credits
Careers
For many students, a degree is an important step in achieving their career ambitions. Our Geology degrees generate motivated and able graduates with a range of key skills. They are highly valued by employers for the scope of their knowledge, and have excellent communication and critical thinking skills. Laboratory work and field projects ensure our students have strong research and team working skills.
By the time you graduate, you will understand scientific principles and apply them to geological questions and problems. Graduates from our Geology degree have careers in the site investigation and environmental sectors, land reclamation and commissions in the technical branches of the armed services. A significant number of our graduates continue to taught postgraduate courses or research degrees.
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