Geology

What you will learn

You will learn how to identify key environmental indicators, such as rock, mineral and fossil assemblages, alongside landscapes and geomorphology, that are used by geologists to understand the key processes that have produced the Earth, and the effects of human interactions with the Earth.

You will also learn key aspects of biology, geography, physics, chemistry, planetary science, material science, mathematics, cartography, numerical modelling, computer science, sustainability and environmental protection.

How you will learn

You can choose to study this BSc Geology through attendance on campus in our state-of-the-art laboratories and lecture spaces, or entirely by distance learning via online video streams, digital lecture notes and our electronic library. You will also have the option to attend residential field classes in places such as Wales, Scotland, Greece and Morocco, and we also provide virtual online field courses as an alternative.

All lectures offer full digital lecture notes with diagrams, photographs and video content and are live-streamed and recorded so they are useful for revision purposes and learning online in different time zones. Exams are online to allow assessment of both on-campus and distance-learning students.

This course is available to study full- or part-time. If you choose to study this course on campus, it has an evening timetable with classes taking place in the evening.

Highlights

Careers and employability

On this BSc Geology we teach you key research methods and approaches vital for future employment. On successfully graduating, you'll have gained an array of transferable skills, including the ability to:

Graduates have gone on to be employed in universities, environmental protection industries, resources industries, renewal energy industries, government departments, civil protection agencies, NGOs, charities, museums, local environment projects, environmental tourism, research councils and teaching.