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The Bsc (Hons) Ocean and Geophysics degree at Bangor University offers a comprehensive understanding of the Earth's oceans and their interaction with the Earth's crust. Students will learn about oceanography, geophysics, and marine science, as well as the practical skills needed to collect and analyze data in these fields. The course is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in theoretical and practical aspects of ocean and geophysics, preparing them for careers in research, industry, or government.
Students on this course will have the opportunity to participate in fieldwork and research expeditions, both nationally and internationally. The department has strong links with industry and academia, providing students with opportunities for work experience and networking. Graduates of this course have gone on to pursue successful careers in oceanography, geophysics, and related fields.
Bangor University is a world-leading institution for ocean and geophysics research, with expert faculty and state-of-the-art facilities. The university's location on the coast of North Wales provides an ideal setting for studying the ocean and its interactions with the environment. Students will benefit from the university's commitment to interdisciplinary research and collaboration, as well as its strong focus on sustainability and environmental stewardship.
This degree focuses on the role of the oceans in the Earth system and their influence on climate; past, present and future. The first two years aim at developing a general understanding of the Earth system and the role of the oceans within that system. There is particular focus on the roles of the shallow seas, which surround the continents, and on interactions between ice and the oceans. In the third year you will then specialise with modules including computer modelling of the ocean and a geophysical residential field work. This course therefore places a particular emphasis on gaining skills and knowledge of direct relevance to industry, particularly in relation to issues such as future climate change, sea level rise, marine pollution and exploitation of marine renewable energy. You will be able to investigate practical aspects of physical oceanography through computer modelling, laboratory experiments and fieldwork, which includes a programme on our research ship.
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The 20 hours is total hours. It is not per job. If you hold multiple part-time jobs then the total hours of all the work you are doing added together.
This course involves around 25 – 35 hours per week of lectures, practicals in the laboratory and the field, private study, tutorials and project work. You will also complete literature reviews, exercises, essays, practical and fieldwork write-ups, present and attend seminars and do much reading. In your third year you will work on a dissertation which will be individually supervised by an academic member of staff with the expertise relevant to your project. Your project may take the form of the development and application of numerical models for making predictions of, for example, ocean currents, or the analysis of data. Our assessment methods vary – most modules combine elements of continuous assessment and formal exam.
Module listings are for guide purposes only and are subject to change. Find out what our students are currently studying on the Ocean and Geophysics Bsc (Hons) Modules page.
Course content is for guidance purposes only and may be subject to change.
If you do not meet the English Language requirements to enter the International Incorporated Bachelors or the International Incorporated Masters, BUIC offers you a range of Pre-sessional English Programmes which you can take before you start these courses.
If you have an IELTS of 5.0 (with no component below 4.5), you will be offered a 6-week Pre-sessional English course immediately preceding your entry to the IYZ.
If you have an IELTS of 4.5 (with no component below 4.0), you will be offered a 12-week Pre-Sessional English course immediately preceding your entry to the IYZ.
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