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Earth Science
SCQF Level 08 (15 courses)
Code
Availability
Course Name
Period
Credits
EASC08001
SV1
Earth Dynamics
20
GESC08002
SV1
Earth Modelling and Prediction
20
EASC08026
SS1
Earth Modelling and Prediction 2
20
EASC08022
Earth Science Fundamentals for Geophysicists
Not delivered this year
10
EASC08024
SV1
Environmental Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface
20
EASC08023
SV1
Evolution of the Living Earth
20
EASC08021
SV1
Geomaterials
20
EASC08025
SS1
Geophysical Data Science
10
EASC08020
SV1
Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle
20
EASC08008
SV1
Introduction to Geophysics
20
EASC08017
Introduction to the Geological Record
Not delivered this year
20
EASC08027
SV1
Introduction to the Geological Record
20
EASC08011
SV1
Natural Hazards
20
EASC08004
SV1
Oceanography
20
EASC08016
SV1
Physics of the Earth
20
SCQF Level 09 (9 courses)
Code
Availability
Course Name
Period
Credits
EASC09036
SS1
Field Course in Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Geoscience
20
EASC09051
SS1
Field Skills for Geology and Physical Geography
20
EASC09056
SV1
Global Environmental Change- Foundations
20
EASC09054
SV1
Mathematical and computational methods in Geophysics
20
EASC09057
Mountain Building and Destruction: Spain virtual field trip
Not delivered this year
0
EASC09058
SS1
Replacement 4th-year Environmental Geoscience field course
10
EASC09053
Research Methods in Physical Geography (RMPG)
Not delivered this year
20
EASC09055
SS1
Research Training for Geophysics
20
EASC09052
SV1
Structural Analysis of Rocks and Regions (SARR)
20
SCQF Level 10 (48 courses)
Code
Availability
Course Name
Period
Credits
EASC10073
Advances in Metamorphism
Not delivered this year
10
EASC10048
SV1
Applied Environmental Geochemistry
10
EASC10101
SV1
Applied Hydrogeology and Near Surface Geophysics
20
EASC10123
SV1
Changing Marine Biogeochemical Cycles
20
EASC10043
SS1
Dissertation in Geology and Physical Geography
40
EASC10084
Earth Surface Processes
Not delivered this year
10
EASC10102
Earth's Atmospheric Composition
Not delivered this year
20
EASC10127
SV1
Earth's Atmospheric Composition
20
EASC10086
SS1
Environmental Geoscience 4th Year Field Course
10
EASC10009
SS1
Environmental Geosciences Projects
40
EASC10049
SV1
Environmental Problems and Issues
10
EASC10121
SV1
Evolution of the Modern Earth and Cyprus Excursion for Geologists
20
EASC10120
SV1
Evolution of the Modern Earth and Cyprus Excursion for Geology and Physical Geography
20
EASC10105
SS1
Field Skills for Geology
20
EASC10080
SV1
Formation and Evolution of Continents
10
EASC10089
SS1
Frontiers in Research
10
EASC10124
SV1
Geological Evolution of the British Isles
10
EASC10011
SV1
Geology Dissertation
40
EASC10036
SV1
Geomagnetism
10
EASC10109
SV1
Geophysical Imaging and Inversion
20
EASC10116
SV1
Geophysical Investigation of Earth Resources
20
EASC10110
SV1
Geophysical Measurement and Modelling
20
EASC10111
SS1
Geophysics International Field Course
10
EASC10122
SS1
Geophysics Professional Placement
60
EASC10065
SV1
Geophysics Project
40
EASC10052
Geophysics Project 1
Not delivered this year
20
EASC10053
Geophysics Project 2
Not delivered this year
20
EASC10087
SV1
Geoscience Outreach and Engagement
20
EASC10015
SV1
Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality
10
EASC10093
Hydrocarbons and Geophysical Exploration
Not delivered this year
10
EASC10082
SV1
Hydrogeology 1: Applied Hydrogeology
10
EASC10126
SV1
Hydrogeology 2: Simulation of Groundwater Flow and Transport
10
EASC10095
SV1
Igneous Petrogenesis
10
EASC10107
SV1
Igneous, Metamorphic and Ore Processes
20
EASC10083
Marine Systems and Policies (UG)
Not delivered this year
10
EASC10119
SS1
Nuclear Waste Management: Principles, Policies and Practice
10
EASC10094
SV1
Ore Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry
10
EASC10106
SV1
Palaeontology and Sedimentology
20
EASC10108
SV1
Petroleum Systems
20
EASC10112
Planetary Geochemistry
Not delivered this year
10
EASC10115
SV1
Planetary Interiors
20
EASC10125
Planetary Science
Not delivered this year
10
EASC10128
SV1
Planetary Science
20
EASC10103
SS1
Practical Geochemistry and Data Analysis
20
EASC10022
Topics in Global Environmental Change
Not delivered this year
10
EASC10100
SS1
Topics in Palaeobiology and Evolution
10
METE10006
SS1
Atmospheric Science Field Skills
10
GESC10001
SS1
Self-Designed Learning (10 credits; SCQF level 10; GeoSciences)
10
SCQF Level 11 (6 courses)
Code
Availability
Course Name
Period
Credits
EASC11006
SS1
Geophysics Professional Placement
60
EASC11002
Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality
Not delivered this year
20
EASC11004
SS1
Hydrocarbons
10
EASC11008
SV1
Natural Hazards and Risk
20
EASC11005
SS1
Scientific Computing Skills
20
PGGE11193
Lake District Field Excursion MSc
Not delivered this year
10
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
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