Geophysical Sciences

Leeds University Business School

Postgraduate

In Leeds

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Our Geophysical Sciences BSc draws on the expertise and active research of one of the UK’s largest teams of academic geophysicists.
During your degree you'll study modules covering all aspects of geophysics, such as exploration for hydrocarbons and mineral deposits, monitoring natural hazards, investigating the interior of the Earth, and measuring the movement and deformation of the Earth's tectonic plates.
Besides its broad range of geophysics content, this degree stresses analytic and numeracy skills that are highly valued by geophysics companies, research institutions, and financial and government departments.
There's a strong emphasis on applying your knowledge in the real world through practical hands-on learning and field trips, in national and international destinations.
Extending this degree
You can convert your 3-year degree into a 4-year degree by spending an additional year on an industrial placement or overseas, before returning to Leeds to complete your final year of study. Read "Study abroad and work placements".
We also offer an Integrated Masters (combining bachelor and Masters level study), where you spend a year studying abroad at a partner university and return to Leeds to study Masters-level modules in your final year. Read Geophysical Sciences (International) MGeol, BSc.
A top 10 university for Earth and Marine Sciences
Leeds is one of the Top 10 Universities in the country for Earth and Marine Sciences (The Guardian League Table 2016).
If you study in our School of Earth and Environment you’ll join one of the largest and most vibrant schools in the country.
Excellent relationships with industry
We attract industry sponsorship and maintain excellent relationships with major companies in the sector, such as BP and GETECH. Their developing commercial requirements inform and influence the development of our course content.
Enhancing your experience.
We want to help you make the most of your time at Leeds

Facilities

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Leeds (North Yorkshire)
Maurice Keyworth Building, The University Of Leeds, LS2 9JT

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About this course

Entry requirements
A-level: AAB , including mathematics and physics.
Offers exclude general studies.
GCSE: English and Mathematics at grade C or above, or an equivalent appropriate English language and Mathematics qualification.
Select alternative qualification
Access to HE Diploma
BTEC
Cambridge Pre-U
International Baccalaureate
Irish Highers (Leaving Certificate)
Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers


Read more about UK and Republic of Ireland accepted qualifications or contact the School’s Undergraduate Admissions Team.
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Subjects

  • Geology
  • Mathematics
  • Geophysics
  • International
  • University
  • Industry
  • Programming
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • GCSE Physics

Course programme

Your degree is designed around a combination of compulsory core modules and a choice of optional modules that allow you to tailor your study towards the topics that interest you most.

In your first year you’ll study compulsory modules only, training you in the fundamental skills in geology, maths, physics, geophysics and computer programming that you will use throughout your degree. Students who don’t have A-level Further or Pure Maths will also study a module “Intermediate Mathematics for Environmental and Geophysical Scientists”. Students with this A-level study a discovery module (see “Broadening” below).

In your second year compulsory modules train you in the key geophysics techniques used in resource exploration and the study of tectonic plates. You will also study advanced mathematical and computer programming needed to understand and process geophysical data. Optional modules allow you to specialise in topics from exploration geophysics, natural hazards or physics.

Your final year includes a project that allows you to do research with a member of staff on a topic in their area of expertise. In compulsory modules you will study the global structure and dynamics of our planet, and attend seminars from visiting researchers from around the world. Optional modules allow you to pursue interests in, for example, volcanic systems, or the petroleum and energy sector.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Introductory Physics (Geophysics) 15 credits
  • Vibrations and Waves (Geophysics) 10 credits
  • Fundamentals of Geophysics 10 credits
  • Geophysics Tutorial Module 5 credits
  • Computers and Programming in Geosciences 10 credits
  • Advanced Mathematics for Environmental and Geophysical Scientists 10 credits
  • Geology 1 for Geophysicists 20 credits
  • Geology 2 30 credits
Optional modules
  • Intermediate Mathematics for Environmental and Geophysical Scientists 10 credits
Discovery modules
  • Natural Hazards 10 credits

Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Mathematics for Geophysical and Environmental Sciences 3 10 credits
  • Deformation Processes 10 credits
  • Time Series Analysis and Digital Signal Processing 10 credits
  • Tectonophysics 10 credits
  • Numerical Methods and Statistics 10 credits
  • Applied Geophysics 30 credits
  • Mathematics for Geophysical and Environmental Sciences 4 10 credits
Optional modules
  • Fluid Dynamics 1 10 credits
  • Quantum Physics and Relativity (Geophysics) 10 credits
  • Electromagnetism (Geophysics) 10 credits
  • Sedimentary Processes 10 credits
  • Introductory Oceanography 10 credits
  • Climate Change: Science and Impacts 10 credits

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