📖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
Minerals and Rocks
Earth Structure
Academic Professional and Fieldwork Skills
Geoscience Data Interpretation Analysis and Visualisation
The Earth System
Climate Change: The Scientific and Societal Context
Stratigraphy and Palaeontology
Optional Modules
Science & Society
Year 2
Compulsory Modules
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Palaeoclimatology and Quaternary Studies
Employability Training: Engaging with the Workplace
Field Skills
Reconstructing Past Environments
Near-Surface Geophysics
Geoscience and Society
Year 3
Compulsory Modules
Applied Geophysics - Independent Project
Reservoir Geology and Geophysics
Frontiers in Applied Geophysics
Hydrological and Engineering Geology
Optional Modules
Natural Hazards
Economic Geology
Advanced Topics in Sedimentology
Structure and Geodynamics
The Science of Soil




