DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2015/2016

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Earth Science

SCQF Level 08 (15 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
EASC08001	SV1	Earth Dynamics	Semester 1	20
EASC08014		Earth Materials	Not delivered this year	20
GESC08002	SV1	Earth Modelling and Prediction	Semester 1	20
EASC08018	SS1	Earth Modelling and Prediction 2	Semester 2	20
EASC08022	SS1	Earth Science Fundamentals for Geophysicists	Semester 1	10
EASC08024	SS1	Environmental Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface	Semester 1	20
EASC08023	SV1	Evolution of the Living Earth	Semester 1	20
EASC08021	SV1	Geomaterials	Semester 1	20
EASC08007		Global Environmental Processes	Not delivered this year	20
EASC08020	SV1	Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle	Semester 2	20
EASC08008	SV1	Introduction to Geophysics	Semester 2	20
EASC08017	SV1	Introduction to the Geological Record	Semester 2	20
EASC08011	SV1	Natural Hazards	Semester 1	20
EASC08004	SV1	Oceanography	Semester 2	20
EASC08016	SV1	Physics of the Earth	Semester 2	20

SCQF Level 09 (26 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
EASC09035	SV1	Computational Modelling for Geosciences	Semester 1	10
EASC09019	SV1	Earth and Planetary Structure	Semester 2	10
EASC09012		Environmental Techniques and Applications	Not delivered this year	20
EASC09045	SV1	Environmental Techniques and Applications	Semester 2	10
EASC09020		Exploration Geophysics	Not delivered this year	20
EASC09040	SS1	Exploration Geophysics	Semester 2	10
EASC09036	SS1	Field Course in Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Geoscience	Semester 2	20
EASC09032	SV1	Field Skills for Earth Surface Scientists	Flexible	10
EASC09031	SV1	Field Skills for Geologists	Flexible	10
EASC09033	SV1	Fields and Waves	Semester 2	10
EASC09050	SV1	Geochemistry	Semester 2	10
EASC09029	SV1	Geology 3rd Year Field Courses	Semester 2	10
EASC09038	SV1	Geophysical Inverse Theory	Semester 2	10
EASC09027		Global Tectonics	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09041	SV1	Helmsdale 3rd Year Field Excursion and Interpretation Exercise	Semester 1	10
EASC09003		Hydrocarbons	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09008	SV1	Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology	Semester 1	10
EASC09022		Introduction to Geophysical Fields and Waves	Not delivered this year	20
EASC09021	SV1	Mathematical Methods for Geophysicists	Semester 1	10
EASC09024	SV1	Measurement Techniques in Geophysics	Semester 1	10
EASC09014		Metamorphic Petrology and Structure	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09047	SV1	Quantitative Methods in Earth Sciences	Semester 2	10
EASC09007	SV1	Quaternary Environmental Change	Semester 1	10
EASC09037	SV1	Sedimentology	Semester 1	10
EASC09042	SS1	Spain Fieldcourse: Mountain Building and Destruction	Semester 2	10
EASC09002	SV1	Structural Geology	Semester 1	10

SCQF Level 10 (50 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
EASC10073	SS1	Advances in Metamorphism	Semester 2	10
EASC10072		Antarctica: Development of a Continent and its context in Rodian and Gondwana	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10048	SV1	Applied Environmental Geochemistry	Semester 1	10
EASC10099	SV1	Aquatic Systems	Semester 1	10
EASC10069	SS1	Cyprus Excursion and Synoptic Practical for Geology and Physical Geographers	Semester 2	20
EASC10068	SS1	Cyprus Excursion and Synoptical Practical for Geologists	Full Year	20
EASC10043	SS1	Dissertation in Geology and Physical Geography	Full Year	40
EASC10097	SV1	Dynamic Stratigraphy	Semester 2	10
EASC10084	SV1	Earth Surface Processes	Semester 2	10
EASC10074		Earth and Planetary Structure	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10098	SS1	Earth's Atmospheric Composition	Semester 1	10
EASC10086	SS1	Environmental Geoscience 4th Year Field Course	Semester 2	10
EASC10059		Environmental Geoscience Fieldwork and Synoptic Practical Examination	Not delivered this year	20
EASC10009	SS1	Environmental Geosciences Projects	Semester 1	40
EASC10049	SV1	Environmental Problems and Issues	Semester 1	10
EASC10081		Evolution of the Modern Earth	Not delivered this year	20
EASC10090	SV1	Evolution of the Modern Earth	Semester 1	10
EASC10038	SV1	Exploration Seismology	Semester 2	10
EASC10080	SV1	Formation and Evolution of Continents	Semester 1	10
EASC10070	SV1	Frontiers in Geophysics	Semester 2	10
EASC10089	SS1	Frontiers in Research	Semester 2	10
EASC10011	SV1	Geology Dissertation	Semester 2	40
EASC10079	SS1	Geology and Landscapes	Semester 2	10
EASC10036	SV1	Geomagnetism	Semester 1	10
EASC10085	SS1	Geophysical Techniques for Terrestrial Environmental Applications	Semester 2	10
EASC10065	SV1	Geophysics Project	Full Year	40
EASC10052	SV1	Geophysics Project 1	Semester 1	20
EASC10053	SV1	Geophysics Project 2	Semester 2	20
EASC10058	SV1	Geoscience Outreach	Full Year	10
EASC10087	SS1	Geoscience Outreach and Engagement	Flexible	20
EASC10050	SV1	Global Environmental Change	Block 3 (Sem 2)	10
EASC10037	SV1	Global Geophysics	Semester 2	10
EASC10015	SV1	Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality	Semester 2	10
EASC10093	SV1	Hydrocarbons and Geophysical Exploration	Semester 2	10
EASC10082	SV1	Hydrogeology 1: Applied Hydrogeology	Semester 1	10
EASC10077	SV1	Hydrogeology 2: Simulation of Groundwater Flow and Transport	Semester 2	10
EASC10078		Hydrogeology 3: Field and Modelling Project	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10016		Igneous Geochemistry	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10095	SV1	Igneous Petrogenesis	Semester 2	10
EASC10083	SS1	Marine Systems and Policies (UG)	Semester 1	10
EASC10094	SV1	Ore Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry	Semester 2	10
EASC10096	SV1	Palaeontology	Semester 1	10
EASC10035	SV1	Seismology	Semester 1	10
EASC10021		Tectonic Geomorphology	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10022	SV1	Topics in Global Environmental Change	Block 3 (Sem 2)	10
EASC10100	SS1	Topics in Palaeobiology and Evolution	Semester 2	10
EASC10040	SV1	Transferable Skills for Geophysicists	Semester 1	10
EASC10091	SV1	Volcanology	Semester 2	10
METE10006	SS1	Atmospheric Science Field Skills	Semester 1	10
GESC10001		Self-Designed Learning (10 credits; SCQF level 10; GeoSciences)	Not delivered this year	10

SCQF Level 11 (6 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
EASC11003	SV1	Controlled Source Electro-Magnetic (CSEM) Methods	Semester 2	10
EASC11001		Helmsdale MSc Field Excursion	Not delivered this year	10
EASC11002	SS1	Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality	Semester 2	20
EASC11004		Hydrocarbons	Not delivered this year	10
EASC11005	SS1	Scientific Computing Skills	Semester 1	20
PGGE11193		Lake District Field Excursion MSc	Not delivered this year	10