项目概述 / Program Summary
With the Geology MSci, students will study the science of the planet’s evolution – understanding how it has been shaped over billions of years and what it will be like in the future. It truly is a global science.
From monitoring volcanic eruptions and investigating climate change, through to unravelling the disappearance of the dinosaurs or finding acceptable ways to dispose of nuclear waste, a Geology degree at the University of Birmingham will give students a broad-based knowledge of Earth sciences. The MSci Geology programme gives students the opportunity to develop independent research skills and follow their interest in the Earth sciences more fully. It is an ideal background for academic research or employment as a professional geoscientist.
This extensive fieldwork programme and flexible range of options allows students to specialise in the topics that interest them. Students may go on to work in the mining or oil industry, hydrogeology, pollution control or environmental protection; or they could opt to become a geophysicist, geotechnical engineer, work for the British Geological Survey, carry out research or go into teaching. A Geology degree from the University of Birmingham sets students up for a wide range of exciting careers.
Year 1 of the Geology BSc programme shares several modules with the Geology and Physical Geography programme, and it is possible to transfer between these courses in the first year. Students also have the option of transferring onto the four-year Geology MSci or Geology with an International Year MSci programme, depending on performance.
This Geology MSci course gives students a broad and comprehensive training in geology and allows them to develop your own specialist interests.
A varied fieldwork programme builds on a variety of lecture and laboratory based teaching, providing students with a range of practical scientific skills.
The first year of the course provides students with a strong foundation in geology through a range of exciting core modules. Students will build on this in the second year with a selection of core and optional modules, before undertaking the dissertation fieldwork. In the third year, students can choose from a wide range of modules.
The fourth year allows students to specialise further and develop key career skills through leading their own research project. This independent project accounts for half of the final year, and may involve links with industry. Students will develop their research plans with an academic member of staff. Several MSci students have published their research or presented it at conferences, and the MSci year provides excellent training for further research or a professional geoscience career.
Fieldwork is an essential element of the degree programmes, and Earth Sciences at the University of Birmingham has an outstanding reputation for providing its students with high quality field training.
The field courses help students to develop as an observational Earth scientist. Each field course is part of a compulsory assessed module. Current residential field course destinations include South West Wales, the Scottish Highlands, Dorset and Cornwall, southern Spain and Tenerife (for four-year programmes).
The first two years of field training culminate in the dissertation (mapping) project, which involves up to six weeks fieldwork in an area of the students' choice, in the summer between Year 2 and 3. Many students stay in the UK for this, but students have also recently undertaken projects in Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Romania, New Zealand and the USA. Students will also have the option to undertake their fieldwork with an industrial partner, leading to an industry-linked project. Your project may focus on an aspect of resource or applied geology. Recent partners include Tarmac, Hope Cement, Hanson and the British Geological Survey.
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