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| MGeol Earth Sciences: Second year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| ^ | ES2001 | Dynamic Earth: The Earth System | 30 | AND | ^ | ES2002 | Dynamic Earth: Magma, Minerals and Metamorphism | 30 | AND | ^ | ES2003 | Dynamic Earth: Earth Surface Processes | 30 | AND | Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options |
Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year Exemption from either ES2002 or ES2003 may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Automatic entry to Honours requires
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| MGeol Earth Sciences: Second year (Direct Entry) | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| ^ | ES2001 | Dynamic Earth: The Earth System | 30 | AND | ^ | ES2002 | Dynamic Earth: Magma, Minerals and Metamorphism | 30 | AND | ^ | ES2003 | Dynamic Earth: Earth Surface Processes | 30 | AND | ^ | ES2004 | Practical and Field Skills for Earth Sciences (Direct Entrants) | 30 |
Further requirements Choose 120 credits in the academic year Exemption from either ES2002 or ES2003 may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Automatic entry to Honours requires
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Students who attain an average of grade 11.0 or above at the first sitting in the requisite 2000-level modules and who meet all other programme requirements will be given automatic offers of entry into Honours programmes*.*Apart from students on Integrated Masters degrees. Students permitted automatic entry to Honours will only be permitted to trail one module to a maximum of 30 sub-honours credits into Honours.
Some Schools permit qualified entry to Honours (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/teaching-and-learning/policies/honsentry.pdf )
| MGeol Earth Sciences: Third year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| ES3001 | Geological Mapping | 15 | AND | ES3002 | Analytical and Statistical Methods in Earth Sciences | 15 | AND | ES3003 | GIS and Spatial Analysis for Earth Scientists | 15 | AND | ES3004 | Processes and Products in Sedimentary Systems | 15 | AND | ES3007 | Structural Geology and Tectonics | 15 | AND | ES3008 | Geochemistry | 15 | AND | ES3009 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | 15 | AND | ES3012 | Advanced Geological and Environmental Field Methods | 15 |
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in academic year |
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| MGeol Earth Sciences: Fourth year | ||||||
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| Code | Module name | Credits | ||||
| View list | 15 credits from Module List: EG3020, ES3011 | AND | ||||
| View list | 15 credits from Module List: ES4001, ES4008 | AND | ||||
| View list | 30 credits from Module List ES4002, ES5050 | AND | ||||
| View list | 30 credits from Module List: ES4011 - ES4012 | AND | ||||
| View list | 30 credits from Module List: ES4007, ES5300, ES5009 - ES5010, ES5013, ID4001 | |||||
Further requirementsChoose 120 credits in academic year |
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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 St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/studyabroad/outgoingstudents/AcademicInformation ).