📖Program Curriculum
The module details given below are indicative they are intended to provide you with an idea of the range of subjects that are taught to our current students. The modules that will be available for you to study in future years are prone to change as we regularly review our teaching to ensure that it is up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. The information presented is therefore not intended to be construed and/or relied upon as a definitive list of the modules available in any given year.
Year 1
Compulsory Modules
Fundamentals of Physical Geography
Minerals and Rocks
Earth Structure
Academic Professional and Fieldwork Skills
People and the Environment
Climate Change: The Scientific and Societal Context
Stratigraphy and Palaeontology
Optional Modules
Geoscience Data Interpretation Analysisand Visualisation
Year 2
Compulsory Modules
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Environmental Impact Assessment:practical geographical and environmental skills
Earth's Changing Landscapes
Employability Training: Engaging with the Workplace
Field Skills
Reconstructing Past Environments
Geographical and Environmental Field Skills
Optional Modules
Geoscience and Society
Year 3
Compulsory Modules
Geology and Physical Geography -Independent Project
Optional Modules
Glaciers and Glacial Geomorphology
Natural Hazards
Global Environmental Change
Economic Geology
Applied GIS
Reservoir Geology and Geophysics
Advanced Fieldwork in Geography
Structure and Geodynamics
Hydrological and Engineering Geology
Micropalaeontology: Principles and Applications
Coastal Environments
Advanced Topics in Sedimentology
Geological Communication Skills
The Science of Soil
Inspirational Landscapes