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Bachelor of Science (Honours) Earth Sciences and Geography


BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences and Geography (Earth Sciences Element): First Year
Code Module name Credits
Understanding Planet Earth 20 AND
Earth's Resource Challenges 20 AND
View list 20 credits from Level 1000 options
Art in Europe and Beyond to 1600 20
Art in Europe and Beyond 1600-1800 20
The Greeks in a Wider World 20
Rome and the Mediterranean 20
Arabic for Beginners 1 20
Arabic for Beginners 2 20
Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 20
Astrophysics (Direct Entry) 5
Biology 1 20
Biology 2 20
Introductory Chemistry for Second Year Direct Entry Students 10
The Impact of Chemistry 20
Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20
Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 1 20
Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20
Myth and Community in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture 20
Images of Augustan Rome 20
Beginners Chinese Language 1 20
Chinese Language and Textual Practices 1 20
Beginners Chinese Language 2 20
Chinese Language and Textual Practices 2 20
The Nineteenth-Century Novel 20
Drama in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries 20
Programming Projects 20
Computer Systems Fundamentals 20
God and the World: Introducing Theology 20
Old Testament: Torah and Prophets 20
Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language 20
New Testament Greek 1 20
Jesus and the Gospels 20
Introduction to Practical Theology and Theological Ethics 20
From Adam to Apocalypse: The Bible and Western Culture 20
Macroeconomics 20
Microeconomics 20
Mathematics for Economists 20
Finance 20
Culture and Conflict: An Introduction to Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature 20
Empires and Revolutions: Literature 1680-1830 20
French Language and Literature 1 20
French Language and Literature 2 20
Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment 20
A World in Crisis? 20
Greek Language for Beginners 20
Greek Literature for Beginners 20
Greek Language and Literature 1 20
Greek Pastoral and Passion 20
First Level German A 1 20
First Level German A 2 20
First Level German B 1 20
First Level German B 2 20
Great Ideas 1 20
Introduction to Italian Language 20
Italian Language (Elementary) 20
Italian Language Intermediate 1 10
Italian Language Intermediate 2 10
Italian Geographies 10
Italian Histories 10
Elementary Latin 1 20
Elementary Latin 2 20
World of Latin 1 20
World of Latin 2 20
The Fall of Rome and the Origins of Europe (400-1000) 20
Scotland and the English Empire 1070 - 1500 20
Organisations and Society 20
Organisations and Analysis 20
The Early Modern Western World (c. 1450 - c. 1770) 20
Themes in Late Modern History (c. 1776 - 2001) 20
Introductory Mathematics 20
Statistics in Practice 20
Understanding Music 20
Making Music 1 20
Words and Music 20
An Introduction to Ethnomusicology: why, and how, human beings are musical 20
Physics 1A 20
Physics 1B 20
Mathematics for Physicists 1A 20
Physics Skills 1A 20
Physics Skills 1B 20
Mind and World 20
Moral and Political Controversies 20
Reasoning 20
The Enlightenment 20
Elementary Russian Language 1 20
Elementary Russian Language 2 20
Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1 20
Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2 20
Anthropology in the World 20
Ways of Thinking 20
What is Sustainable Development? 20
Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges & Opportunities 20
Spanish Language and Texts 1 20
Spanish Language and Texts 2 20
Spanish for Beginners 1 20
Spanish for Beginners 2 20
Persian for Beginners 1 20
Persian for Beginners 2 20
Understanding Planet Earth 20
Earth's Resource Challenges 20
Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe 20
Key Concepts in Film Studies 20
Global Film History and Historiography 20
Academic English and Study Skills 1 20
Fundamentals of Psychology 1 20
Fundamentals of Psychology 2 20
Object-Oriented Programming 20
Programming with Data 20
Vertically Integrated Project 10
Vertically Integrated Project 15
Vertically Integrated Project 20
Mathematics 20
Pure and Applied Mathematics 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences and Geography (Geography Element): First Year
Code Module name Credits
Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment 20 AND
A World in Crisis? 20 AND
View list 20 credits from Level 1000 options
Art in Europe and Beyond to 1600 20
Art in Europe and Beyond 1600-1800 20
The Greeks in a Wider World 20
Rome and the Mediterranean 20
Arabic for Beginners 1 20
Arabic for Beginners 2 20
Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 20
Astrophysics (Direct Entry) 5
Biology 1 20
Biology 2 20
Introductory Chemistry for Second Year Direct Entry Students 10
The Impact of Chemistry 20
Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20
Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 1 20
Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20
Myth and Community in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture 20
Images of Augustan Rome 20
Beginners Chinese Language 1 20
Chinese Language and Textual Practices 1 20
Beginners Chinese Language 2 20
Chinese Language and Textual Practices 2 20
The Nineteenth-Century Novel 20
Drama in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries 20
Programming Projects 20
Computer Systems Fundamentals 20
God and the World: Introducing Theology 20
Old Testament: Torah and Prophets 20
Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language 20
New Testament Greek 1 20
Jesus and the Gospels 20
Introduction to Practical Theology and Theological Ethics 20
From Adam to Apocalypse: The Bible and Western Culture 20
Macroeconomics 20
Microeconomics 20
Mathematics for Economists 20
Finance 20
Culture and Conflict: An Introduction to Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature 20
Empires and Revolutions: Literature 1680-1830 20
French Language and Literature 1 20
French Language and Literature 2 20
Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment 20
A World in Crisis? 20
Greek Language for Beginners 20
Greek Literature for Beginners 20
Greek Language and Literature 1 20
Greek Pastoral and Passion 20
First Level German A 1 20
First Level German A 2 20
First Level German B 1 20
First Level German B 2 20
Great Ideas 1 20
Introduction to Italian Language 20
Italian Language (Elementary) 20
Italian Language Intermediate 1 10
Italian Language Intermediate 2 10
Italian Geographies 10
Italian Histories 10
Elementary Latin 1 20
Elementary Latin 2 20
World of Latin 1 20
World of Latin 2 20
The Fall of Rome and the Origins of Europe (400-1000) 20
Scotland and the English Empire 1070 - 1500 20
Organisations and Society 20
Organisations and Analysis 20
The Early Modern Western World (c. 1450 - c. 1770) 20
Themes in Late Modern History (c. 1776 - 2001) 20
Introductory Mathematics 20
Statistics in Practice 20
Understanding Music 20
Making Music 1 20
Words and Music 20
An Introduction to Ethnomusicology: why, and how, human beings are musical 20
Physics 1A 20
Physics 1B 20
Mathematics for Physicists 1A 20
Physics Skills 1A 20
Physics Skills 1B 20
Mind and World 20
Moral and Political Controversies 20
Reasoning 20
The Enlightenment 20
Elementary Russian Language 1 20
Elementary Russian Language 2 20
Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1 20
Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2 20
Anthropology in the World 20
Ways of Thinking 20
What is Sustainable Development? 20
Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges & Opportunities 20
Spanish Language and Texts 1 20
Spanish Language and Texts 2 20
Spanish for Beginners 1 20
Spanish for Beginners 2 20
Persian for Beginners 1 20
Persian for Beginners 2 20
Understanding Planet Earth 20
Earth's Resource Challenges 20
Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe 20
Key Concepts in Film Studies 20
Global Film History and Historiography 20
Academic English and Study Skills 1 20
Fundamentals of Psychology 1 20
Fundamentals of Psychology 2 20
Object-Oriented Programming 20
Programming with Data 20
Vertically Integrated Project 10
Vertically Integrated Project 15
Vertically Integrated Project 20
Mathematics 20
Pure and Applied Mathematics 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences and Geography (Earth Sciences Element): Second year
Code Module name Credits
* Dynamic Earth: The Earth System 30 AND
* Dynamic Earth: Earth Surface Processes 30 OR

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass and have an average grade 7 or better in modules marked *
BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences and Geography (Geography Element): Second year
Code Module name Credits
Geographies of Global Change 30
(Re)constructing environments, people and places 30

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

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BSc Honours

The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 or 5000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 or 5000 levels.

BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences and Geography (Earth Sciences Element): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list 30 credits from Module List: ES3001-ES3003, ES3006, ES3008, ES3011 and ES3020
Carbon Capture Methods 15
Data Analysis in Earth Sciences 15
GIS and Spatial Analysis for Earth Scientists 15
Advanced Field Skills in Earth & Environmental Sciences 15
Geochemistry 15
Global Biogeochemical Cycles 15
Global Global Climate 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences and Geography (Geography Element): Third year
Code Module name Credits
Developing a Geography Research Proposal 10 AND
View list Between 20 and 30 credits from Module List: GG3206 - GG3212, GG3215 AND
Quantitative Methods for Social Scientists 10
Qualitative Methods for Human Geographers 10
Survey Design 10
Spatial Analysis with GIS 10
GG3210 Remote Sensing 10
Research Design and Methods for Physical Geography 10
Data Analysis for Physical Geography 10
Secondary and Archival Data 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list 30 credits from Module List: GG3100, GG3221-GG3301
GG3100 Quaternary Science: Principles and Practice 20
GG3221 Geographies of Identity and Power 20
HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa 20
GG3227 Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies 20
GG3229 Environmental Management in Scotland 20
Migration and Transnationalism 20
GG3237 Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border 20
GG3238 Development: voice, power and identity in global times 20
European Population Trends 20
GG3240 Ice and climate 20
GG3241 Quaternary Palaeoecology 20
Health and Social Inequalities Across the Life Course 20
Glaciers and Glaciation 20
GG3264 Oceans and Climate 20
Coastal Processes 20
Biogeography and the Earth System 20
Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality 20
GG3274 Socio-Ecological Systems 20
GG3275 Geomorphology: Landscapes, Landforms and Earth Surface Processes 20
Volcanic ash: dispersal, impacts and applications 20
Cultural geographies of climate activism 20
Critical Dimensions of Environmental Management 20
Risk Governance In Practice 20
Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences and Geography (Earth Sciences Element): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
Research Dissertation 45 AND
View list 15 credits from Module List: ES4002, ES4007, ES4008, ES4020, ES5010, ES5011 and ID4001 OR
Research Review, Essay and Seminar 15
Subsurface Modelling and Geophysics for Earth Scientists 15
Environmental Excursion 15
Special Topics in Climate Science 15
Advanced Geochemistry 15
Environmental Pollution 15
Communication and Teaching in Science 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list 60 credits from Module List: ES4002, ES4007, ES4008, ES4020, ES5010, ES5011 and ID4001
Research Review, Essay and Seminar 15
Subsurface Modelling and Geophysics for Earth Scientists 15
Environmental Excursion 15
Special Topics in Climate Science 15
Advanced Geochemistry 15
Environmental Pollution 15
Communication and Teaching in Science 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences and Geography (Geography Element): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
((( View list 20 credits from Module List: GG4301, GG4222 - GG4229, GG4201 AND
GG4301 Advanced Study for Joint or Major Honours in Geography 10
Advanced Qualitative Analysis 20
Advanced Quantitative Analysis 20
Advanced Topics in Physical Sciences 20
Advanced Topics in Remote Sensing 20
Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science (GISci) 20
Advanced Debates in Geography 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list 40 credits from Module List: GG3100, GG3221 - GG3302 ) OR
GG3100 Quaternary Science: Principles and Practice 20
GG3221 Geographies of Identity and Power 20
HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa 20
GG3227 Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies 20
GG3229 Environmental Management in Scotland 20
Migration and Transnationalism 20
GG3237 Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border 20
GG3238 Development: voice, power and identity in global times 20
European Population Trends 20
GG3240 Ice and climate 20
GG3241 Quaternary Palaeoecology 20
Health and Social Inequalities Across the Life Course 20
Glaciers and Glaciation 20
GG3264 Oceans and Climate 20
Coastal Processes 20
Biogeography and the Earth System 20
Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality 20
GG3274 Socio-Ecological Systems 20
GG3275 Geomorphology: Landscapes, Landforms and Earth Surface Processes 20
Volcanic ash: dispersal, impacts and applications 20
Cultural geographies of climate activism 20
Critical Dimensions of Environmental Management 20
Risk Governance In Practice 20
Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) 10
Special Topic for Honours in Geography (Senior Honours) 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
( Joint Honours Research Dissertation in Geography 30 AND
View list 20 credits from Module List: GG4301, GG4222 - GG4229, GG4201 AND
GG4301 Advanced Study for Joint or Major Honours in Geography 10
Advanced Qualitative Analysis 20
Advanced Quantitative Analysis 20
Advanced Topics in Physical Sciences 20
Advanced Topics in Remote Sensing 20
Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science (GISci) 20
Advanced Debates in Geography 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) 10 OR
Special Topic for Honours in Geography (Senior Honours) 10 ) OR
( Single Honours Research Dissertation in Geography 50 AND
View list 10 credits from Module List: GG3100, GG3221 - GG3302, GG4301, GG4222-GG4229, GG4201 )
GG3100 Quaternary Science: Principles and Practice 20
GG3221 Geographies of Identity and Power 20
HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa 20
GG3227 Colonial and Postcolonial Geographies 20
GG3229 Environmental Management in Scotland 20
Migration and Transnationalism 20
GG3237 Political and Cultural Geographies of the Border 20
GG3238 Development: voice, power and identity in global times 20
European Population Trends 20
GG3240 Ice and climate 20
GG3241 Quaternary Palaeoecology 20
Health and Social Inequalities Across the Life Course 20
Glaciers and Glaciation 20
GG3264 Oceans and Climate 20
Coastal Processes 20
Biogeography and the Earth System 20
Scrutinising Segregation: Geographies of Diversity and Inequality 20
GG3274 Socio-Ecological Systems 20
GG3275 Geomorphology: Landscapes, Landforms and Earth Surface Processes 20
Volcanic ash: dispersal, impacts and applications 20
Cultural geographies of climate activism 20
Critical Dimensions of Environmental Management 20
Risk Governance In Practice 20
Special Topic for Joint or Major Honours in Geography (Junior Honours) 10
Special Topic for Honours in Geography (Senior Honours) 10
GG4301 Advanced Study for Joint or Major Honours in Geography 10
Review Essay 20
Advanced Qualitative Analysis 20
Advanced Quantitative Analysis 20
Advanced Topics in Physical Sciences 20
Advanced Topics in Remote Sensing 20
Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science (GISci) 20
Advanced Debates in Geography 10
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant 58吃瓜 School in the Learning Agreement (see ).