Geology and Physical Geography with an International Year MSci (Hons)
Master
In Birmingham
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Master
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Birmingham
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Subjects
- Physical Geography
- Project
- International
- Geology
Course programme
Year 1
The first year provides you with a broad training in topics across the subject, through several compulsory modules. We don’t assume any prior knowledge; the chemistry, physics and maths that you require is taught in the context of individual modules, and applied to the problems that you’re investigating. Residential trips to Northern Ireland and South West Wales will train you in key skills in geological observation, data recording and interpretation.
Compulsory modules
- Earth History and Life
- Earth Systems
- Global Environmental Issues A
- Global Environmental Issues B
- Atoms to Volcanoes
- Earth Structures & Tectonics
- Geoscience Project
- Introductory Field and Research Skills
- SW Wales Field Course
Compulsory modules
The year two content builds on the first year, covering a range of specialised topics. Compulsory modules cover sedimentology, past environments, and a resources module, and you can also choose two or three options from diverse selection. The Year 2 field courses take you to North West Scotland, where you will focus on quaternary processes and geomorphology, and to Dorset and Cornwall, where you will cover a wide range of exercises, from palaeontology to structural geology.
- Sedimentology
- Field Skills and Project Planning for Independent Projects
- NW Scotland Field Skills
- Resource Geology OR Resources & Exploration
Optional modules
- Micropalaeontology and Palaeoenvironments
- Hydroclimatology: Climate and Water
- Ecological Systems
- Environmental Pollution
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- Continental Deformation
- Geological Natural Hazards
- Geomorphology and Palaeoenvironments
- Oceans Through Time
- Catchment Water and Soil Management
Your third year is spent at a partner institution overseas.
There you will have the opportunity to study a number of modules which will count towards your final degree. You will also complete an Independent Research Project - you may take advantage of the different geological environments to do this in your host country. The year abroad will deepen your learning by exposing you to a new environment with different opportunities.
Year 4Compulsory modules in Year 54 include your dissertation – a mapping project in an area of your choice, where you will undertake fieldwork the previous summer - and a field based module introducing a variety of new geological environments, processes and rock types
Compulsory modules
- Advanced Project
Select one of the following field based modules:
- Sustainable Resource Geology
- Sedimentary Basin Analysis
- Volcanology
Optional modules
You also take two optional modules from a wide variety of topics. Example optional modules may include:
- Palaeoclimates
- Evolution of Vertebrates
- Petroleum Geoscience
- Evolutionary Palaeobiology
- Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
- Inorganic Chemistry and Groundwater and Borehole Design, Construction and Maintenance
- Groundwater Organic Contaminant Pollution and Remediation
- Tectonic and Magmatic Processes
- Professional Placements for Earth Scientists
Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2020. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to compulsory modules after that date; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.
Geology and Physical Geography with an International Year MSci (Hons)