B.Sc. Geophysics & Geology

You will study a common first year introducing you to the foundations of physics, geophysics, mathematics and earth dynamics on which the rest of your programme will be based.

You will take more advanced maths and physics courses, three further geology courses (including a field trip to the Lake District) and a specialist geophysics course. In addition, you will choose an option course from a wide selection in the schools of Physics & Astronomy, GeoSciences or elsewhere.

Your specialist geology and geophysics courses will continue, with an emphasis on geology. You will take part in field trips in both Scotland and Spain. You will also have the choice of two option courses in Earth sciences.

You will continue your specialised studies with a focus on seismology and the Earth’s planetary evolution, and will take part in a geophysics field course along with students from universities in France and Germany. You will complete independent geophysics project work or a geology mapping exercise for your honours dissertation. Option courses will be available in Earth sciences.

Courses include:

• Computational Modelling for Geosciences
• Earth and Planetary Structure
• Environmental Techniques and Applications
• Environmental Techniques and Applications
• Exploration Geophysics
• Exploration Geophysics
• Field Course in Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Geoscience
• Field Skills for Earth Surface Scientists
• Field Skills for Geologists
• Fields and Waves
• Geochemistry
• Geology 3rd Year Field Courses
• Geophysical Inverse Theory
• Global Tectonics
• Helmsdale 3rd Year Field Excursion and Interpretation Exercise
• Hydrocarbons
• Hydrocarbons and Geophysical Exploration
• Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
• Introduction to Geophysical Fields and Waves
• Mathematical Methods for Geophysicists
• Measurement Techniques in Geophysics
• Metamorphic Petrology and Structure
• Quantitative Methods in Earth Sciences
• Quaternary Environmental Change
• Sedimentology
• Spain Fieldcourse: Mountain Building and Destruction
• Structural Geology
• Antarctica: Development of a Continent and its context in Rodian and Gondwana
• Applied Environmental Geochemistry
• Aquatic Systems
• Cyprus Excursion and Synoptic Practical for Geology and Physical Geographers
• Cyprus Excursion and Synoptical Practical for Geologists
• Dissertation in Geology and Physical Geography
• Dynamic Stratigraphy
• Earth Surface Processes
• Earth and Planetary Structure
• Earth's Atmospheric Composition
• Environmental Geoscience 4th Year Field Course
• Environmental Geoscience Fieldwork and Synoptic Practical Examination
• Environmental Geosciences Projects
• Environmental Problems and Issues
• Evolution of the Modern Earth
• Evolution of the Modern Earth
• Exploration Seismology
• Formation and Evolution of Continents
• Frontiers in Geophysics
• Frontiers in Research
• Geology Dissertation
• Geology and Landscapes
• Geomagnetism
• Geophysical Techniques for Terrestrial Environmental Applications
• Geophysics Project
• Geophysics Project 1
• Geophysics Project 2
• Geoscience Outreach
• Geoscience Outreach and Engagement
• Global Environmental Change
• Global Geophysics
• Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality
• Astrophysics
• Atomic and Molecular Physics
• Cosmology
• Data Acquisition and Handling
• Electromagnetism and Relativity
• Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics
• Lagrangian Dynamics
• Lagrangian Dynamics
• Mathematical Physics Honours Project
• Mathematics Skills
• Methods of Mathematical Physics
• Methods of Theoretical Physics
• Modelling and Visualisation in Physics
• Nuclear and Particle Physics
• Numerical Recipes
• Physics Non-compulsory year abroad (full year) - Level 10, 30 Credits
• Physics Non-compulsory year abroad (full year) - Level 10, 60 Credits
• Physics Skills
• Physics Year Abroad level 10
• Principles of Quantum Mechanics
• Quantum Physics
• Relativity, Nuclear and Particle Physics
• Science Education Placement: Physics
• Senior Honours Project (Physics & Astronomy) Semester 1
• Senior Honours Project (Physics & Astronomy) Semester 2
• Soft Condensed Matter Physics
• Solid State Physics
• Stellar Evolution
• Symmetries of Quantum Mechanics
• Team Review Project