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Master in Geology (Honours) Earth Sciences


MGeol (Hons) Earth Sciences: First year
Code Module name Credits
ES1001 Understanding Planet Earth 20 AND
ES1002 Earth's Resource Challenges 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
MGeol (Hons) Earth Sciences: Second year (Direct Entry)
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
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Exemption from either ES2002 or ES2003 may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass and have an average grade 15 or better in modules marked ^
MGeol (Hons) Earth Sciences: Second year
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
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Exemption from either ES2002 or ES2003 may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass and have an average grade 15 or better in modules marked ^

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.

Qualified entry to Honours is not available for Integrated Masters programmes.

Students who do not meet the requirements for automatic entry to Honours in an Integrated Masters programme may be eligible for automatic or qualified entry to Honours in a related BSc programme.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/teaching-and-learning/policies/honsentry.pdf )

MGeol (Hons) Earth Sciences: Third year
Code Module name Credits
ES3001 Geoscience Field Techniques 15 AND
ES3002 Data Analysis in Earth Sciences 15 AND
ES3003 GIS and Spatial Analysis for Earth Scientists 15 AND
ES3004 Processes and Products in Sedimentary Systems 15 AND
ES3006 Advanced Field Skills in Earth & Environmental Sciences 15 AND
ES3007 Structural Geology and Tectonics 15 AND
ES3008 Geochemistry 15 AND
ES3009 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology 15 AND

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
MGeol (Hons) Earth Sciences: Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list 15 credits from Module List: ES3020, ES3011 AND
ES3020 Global Climate 15
ES3011 Global Biogeochemical Cycles 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 module catalogue entry for each individual module above
ES3006 Advanced Field Skills in Earth & Environmental Sciences 15 AND
View list 60 credits from Module List: ES4001, ES4002, ES4013 AND
ES4001 Field Excursion and Map Interpretation 15
ES4002 Research Review, Essay and Seminar 15
ES4013 Field Mapping Skills 30
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 module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list 30 credits from Module List: ES4011 - ES4012 AND
ES4011 Work Placement in Earth Sciences 30
ES4012 Research Placement in Earth Sciences 30
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 module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list 15 credits from Module List: ES4007, ES4009, ES4020, ID4001
ES4007 Petroleum Exploration and Geophysics 15
ES4009 Geodynamics 15
ES4020 Special Topics in Climate Science 15
ID4001 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 module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year
MGeol (Hons) Earth Sciences: Fifth year
Code Module name Credits
ES5003 Research Dissertation 60 AND
View list 60 credits from Module List: ES5001, ES5005, ES5010, ES5011, ES5013, ES5014, ES5300, ES5302, ES5050
ES5001 Expedition Field Course 15
ES5005 Isotope Geochemistry: Theory, Techniques, and Applications 15
ES5010 Advanced Geochemistry 15
ES5011 Water in the Environment 15
ES5013 Advanced Petrogenesis 15
ES5300 Core to Crust Ore Genesis - High Temperature 15
ES5302 Core to Crust Ore Genesis - Low Temperature 15
ES5050 Earth's Greatest Hits 15
ES5014 The Chemistry of the Solar System 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 module catalogue 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 St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/academic ).