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BSc (Hons) Geology

Keele University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Geology graduates are needed more than ever as modern society demands increasing amounts of energy, raw materials, and other resources such as water, the vast majority of which are discovered by geoscientists, and this is likely to continue into the foreseeable future. Geologists are also needed for civil engineering in designing foundations and tunnels and in environmental projects such as carbon dioxide sequestration. You could go on to work in the mining, oil and gas, hydrogeology, or geotechnical sectors. The single honors Geology degree is accredited by the Geological Society of London which and speeds your progression towards Chartered Geologist status.

General Eligibility

A LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

  • BBC

GCSE REQUIREMENT

  • English Language/Literature at C (or 4) OR equivalent qualification, please contact Admissions for advice

BTEC

  • DMM

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

  • 29 points 

ACCESS TO HE DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

  • Obtain Access to Higher Education Diploma with 112 UCAS Tariff points including a minimum of 15 Level 3 credits at Distinction. 

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

COMPULSORY MODULES

  • Minerals and Rocks

  • Earth Structure

  • Academic, Professional and Fieldwork Skills

  • Geoscience Data Interpretation, Analysis and Visualisation

  • The Earth System

  • Climate Change: The Scientific and Societal Context

  • Stratigraphy and Palaeontology

OPTIONAL MODULES

  • Science & Society

2 Year 2

COMPULSORY MODULES

  • Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

  • Paleoclimatology and Quaternary Studies

  • Employability Training: Engaging with the Workplace

  • Field Skills

  • Reconstructing Past Environments

  • Geoscience and Society

  • Geochemistry

3 Year 3

COMPULSORY MODULES

  • Economic Geology

  • Geoscience: Independent Field Project - ISP

OPTIONAL MODULES

  • Glaciers and Glacial Geomorphology

  • Natural Hazards

  • Global Environmental Change

  • Volcanic and Magmatic Processes

  • Reservoir Geology and Geophysics

  • Structure and Geodynamics

  • Hydrological and Engineering Geology

  • Micropalaeontology: Principles and Applications

  • Coastal Environments

  • Advanced Petrology and Structural Geology Field Course

  • Advanced Topics in Sedimentology

  • Geological Communication Skills

  • The Science of Soil

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component or equivalent.

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