This BSc degree will provide you with the opportunity to learn in a School which has a strong research focus with sophisticated analytical equipment routinely used on site. Research active staff are involved in programme design and delivery and there are a variety of modules on offer based on academic research as well as applied studies including placement opportunities. This programme involves a common first term allowing you to experience aspects of Earth sciences and geography before finally deciding upon which honours degree course you wish to pursue. The generic nature of the course will provide you with professional skills appropriate for a range of career pathways or advanced training options. We currently offer two overseas fieldtrips on each programme with travel and accommodation costs covered by your tuition fees The School has links with local consultancy companies and exploration companies worldwide and we have a thriving Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) chapter that links us to this international society and lets us attract specialist visiting lecturers and arrange field visits to working quarries and mines such as in Ireland and Scandanavia

You will be required to have a high school certificate with grades of at least 4.0/5.0 in addition to a recognised one year International Foundation Programme to qualify for our undergraduate courses.