Bachelor of Geology

James Cook University

Bachelor degree

36 months

Application deadlines: January 31, June 30

Processing time: 15 days

Full-time

Intakes: February, July

International tuition: A$36,600

Domestic tuition: A$9,359

Your JCU Bachelor of Geology degree focuses on providing you with in-depth academic knowledge of your specialist subjects, combined with real-world practice that ensures you are work-ready when you graduate. You'll experience a very enjoyable balance of classroom theory and getting your hands dirty on site. Honours An Honours degree is available for high-achieving students. It consists of extra study and the development of a personal research project and thesis. An Honours degree is usually essential for entry to research higher degrees.

This program can be done

On campus

Exams:

TOEFL iBT
PTE
IELTS
TOEFL PBT

Current Australia OP/Rank 16/64, GCSE A Levels 5.0 or equivalent. For more information on undergraduate entry requirements refer to pages 70-72 of the International Undergraduate Guide (https://www.jcu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/674852/Intl_UG_Guide_2019_Web.pdf). If your country is not listed contact International Admissions. An overall score of 6.5 in Academic IELTS (or equivalent) with no sub-score less than 7.0 for Speaking and Listening and no sub-score less than 6.0 for Reading and Writing.

JCU's Bachelor of Geology graduates can be found working throughout Australia and internationally, in rewarding and very well paid careers in hard rock mining, coal, oil and gas exploration, mine site remediation, environmental assessment, geochemistry, palaeontology or geotechnical fields. You could be a leader in locating new reserves of crude oil, gas, coal, minerals, uranium, precious metals or clean water. Your job may find you being responsible for finding feasible and sustainable ways to extract resources, or evaluate geologic natural hazards that may threaten communities. Employers include corporations in the diverse resources sector and government departments. With further studies, you might also choose to become a teacher or an academic.