Earth History and Palaeontology (Certificate in Higher Education): 2-Year, Part-Time

Studying palaeontology allows you to gain an understanding of the deep history of our planet and the origin and evolution of life on Earth. Our Earth History and Palaeontology Certificate in Higher Education will develop your key knowledge and research skills in this field. You will receive basic training in earth sciences with a specialisation in stratigraphy, sedimentology and palaeontology.

Our teaching philosophy is based around flexibility, allowing you to fit your study around your lifestyle. We embrace new technology and methods to make learning accessible to all and have been running remote as well as face-to-face lectures for more than 20 years. This means you can attend classes with our internationally distinguished researchers in our world-class laboratories in London or you can watch live streams/recorded lectures at home using our cutting-edge online teaching platform. You are free to mix both these methods to find the best balance for you. This includes the option to study 100% online from anywhere in the world and receive a University of London qualification.

While not compulsory, there are opportunities to participate in residential field trips as part of the certificate. Currently, we take students to Pembrokeshire, North-West Scotland or Greece and Morocco and the Canary Islands. You may also attend weekend field classes as part of individual modules.

On successful completion of the certificate, there is an option to continue studying on one of our degree programmes.