Prospective students
Whatever your ambitions, we offer you a wide range of study options to suit your individual needs, from two-year Certificate courses through to PhD research. Many of our courses are also available to study via online/distance learning.
Our courses
Undergraduate courses
- Geology (BSc with Distance Learning option) - part-time course
- Geology (BSc) - full-time course
- Earth Science (BSc with Distance Learning option)
- Environmental Geology (BSc with Distance Learning option)
- Planetary Science with Astronomy (BSc)
Postgraduate courses
- Earth Sciences (MRes / Postgraduate Diploma)
- Environment Geology (Graduate Certificate with Distance Learning option)
- Geology (Graduate Certificate with Distance Learning option
Studying for a research degree (MPhil/PhD)
Online/distance learning courses
- Earth History and Palaeontology (Certificate of Higher Education with Distance Learning option)
- Environment Geology (Graduate Certificate with Distance Learning option)
- Forensic Geology (Certificate of Higher Education with Distance Learning option)
- Geology (Certificate of Higher Education with Distance Learning option)
- Geology (Graduate Certificate with Distance Learning option)
- Mineralogy and Volcanology (Certificate of Higher Education with Distance Learning option)
- Planetary Geology (Certificate of Higher Education with Distance Learning option)
Certificates of Higher Education
- Earth History and Palaeontology (Certificate of Higher Education with Distance Learning option)
- Forensic Geology (Certificate of Higher Education with Distance Learning option)
- Geology (Certificate of Higher Education with Distance Learning option)
- Mineralogy and Volcanology (Certificate of Higher Education with Distance Learning option)
- Planetary Geology (Certificate of Higher Education with Distance Learning option)
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Choosing the right course
- Why study with us?
- Which course is for me?
- Progression routes
- Online / distance learning
- Fieldwork opportunities: We place a high value on fieldwork. We are one of the few departments that meets that Geological Society's recommendation of a minimum 100 days' fieldwork for our BSc programme.
- Information for international students
- What do our graduates go on to do?
Student support
- Student support and study facilities
- Academic funding
- Excellent research facilities
- An example of our online support - find out how to use a compass
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