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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
ES1001 Understanding Planet Earth 20 AND
ES1002 Earth's Resource Challenges 20 AND
View list 20 credits from Level 1000 options
AH1001 Art in Europe and Beyond to 1600 20
AH1003 Art in Europe and Beyond 1600-1800 20
AN1003 Ancient Empires 20
AN1004 Cities and Communities in the Ancient Mediterranean 20
AR1001 Arabic for Beginners 1 20
AR1002 Arabic for Beginners 2 20
AS1001 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 20
AS1002 The Physical Universe 20
AS1101 Astrophysics (Direct Entry) 5
BL1101 Biology 1 20
BL1102 Biology 2 20
CH1202 Introductory Chemistry for Second Year Direct Entry Students 10
CH1301 The Impact of Chemistry 20
CH1401 Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20
CH1402 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 1 20
CH1601 Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20
CL1004 Myth and Community in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture 20
CL1005 Images of Augustan Rome 20
CN1011 Beginners Chinese Language 1 20
CN1012 Chinese Language and Textual Practices 1 20
CN1021 Beginners Chinese Language 2 20
CN1022 Chinese Language and Textual Practices 2 20
CO1001 The Nineteenth-Century Novel 20
CO1002 Drama in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries 20
CS1002 Object-Oriented Programming 20
CS1003 Programming with Data 20
CS1006 Programming Projects 20
CS1007 Computer Systems Fundamentals 20
DI1001 God and the World: Introducing Theology 20
DI1003 The Art of Biblical Literature: Introducing the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 20
DI1004 Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language 20
DI1005 New Testament Greek 1 20
DI1006 Jesus and the Gospels 20
DI1009 Introduction to World Religions 20
DI1013 Science, Religion, and the Mind 20
DI1014 The Good Life: Christian Ethics and Human Flourishing 20
DI1201 From Adam to Apocalypse: The Bible and Western Culture 20
EC1001 Macroeconomics 20
EC1002 Microeconomics 20
EC1003 Mathematics for Economists 20
EC1008 Finance 20
EN1003 Culture and Conflict: An Introduction to Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature 20
EN1004 Empires and Revolutions: Literature 1680-1830 20
ES1001 Understanding Planet Earth 20
ES1002 Earth's Resource Challenges 20
ES1006 Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe 20
FM1001 Key Concepts in Film Studies 20
FM1002 Global Film History and Historiography 20
FR1001 French Language and Literature 1 20
FR1002 French Language and Literature 2 20
GG1001 Climate, Capital, Community: Fundamentals of Global Geography 20
GG1002 Worlds of Crisis and Hope 20
GK1001 Greek Language for Beginners 20
GK1002 Greek Literature for Beginners 20
GK1005 Greek Language and Literature 1 20
GK1006 Greek Pastoral and Passion 20
GM1001 First Level German A 1 20
GM1002 First Level German A 2 20
GM1003 First Level German B 1 20
GM1004 First Level German B 2 20
ID1004 Great Ideas 2 20
ID1007 Ancient Origins, Modern Worlds 20
IT1001 Introduction to Italian Language 20
IT1002 Italian Language (Elementary) 20
IT1013 Italian Geographies 10
IT1015 Italian Language Intermediate 1 20
IT1016 Italian Language Intermediate 2 20
LT1001 Elementary Latin 1 20
LT1002 Elementary Latin 2 20
LT1003 World of Latin 1 20
LT1004 World of Latin 2 20
ME1003 The Fall of Rome and the Origins of Europe (400-1000) 20
ME1006 The Kingdom of the Scots, c.900-1707 20
MN1001 Organisations and Society 20
MN1002 Organisations and Analysis 20
MO1007 The Early Modern Western World (c. 1450 - c. 1770) 20
MO1008 Themes in Late Modern History (c. 1776 - 2001) 20
MT1001 Introductory Mathematics 20
MT1002 Mathematics 20
MT1003 Pure and Applied Mathematics 20
MT1007 Statistics in Practice 20
MU1003 Understanding Music 20
MU1004 Making Music 1 20
MU1005 Words and Music 20
MU1006 An Introduction to Ethnomusicology: Why, and How, Human Beings Are Musical 20
PH1011 Physics 1A 20
PH1012 Physics 1B 20
PH1013 The Physics of Sustainable Energy 20
PH1503 Physics Skills 1B 20
PR1001 Persian for Beginners 1 20
PR1002 Persian for Beginners 2 20
PY1010 Mind and World 20
PY1011 Moral and Political Controversies 20
PY1012 Reasoning 20
PY1013 The Enlightenment 20
RU1001 Elementary Russian Language 1 20
RU1002 Elementary Russian Language 2 20
RU1005 Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1 20
RU1006 Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2 20
SA1001 Anthropology in the World 20
SA1002 Ways of Thinking 20
SD1000 What is Sustainable Development? 20
SD1004 Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges & Opportunities 20
SP1001 Spanish Language and Texts 1 20
SP1002 Spanish Language and Texts 2 20
SP1003 Spanish for Beginners 1 20
SP1004 Spanish for Beginners 2 20
VP1010 Vertically Integrated Project: Biodiversity Literacy 30
VP1016 Vertically Integrated Project: Biodiversity Literacy 5
VP1017 Vertically Integrated Project: Biodiversity Literacy 10
VP1018 Vertically Integrated Project: Biodiversity Literacy 15
VP1019 Vertically Integrated Project: Biodiversity Literacy 20
VP1020 Vertically Integrated Project: Creating Accessible Online Mathematics and Statistics Resources 30
VP1026 Vertically Integrated Project: Creating Accessible Online Mathematics and Statistics Resources 5
VP1027 Vertically Integrated Project: Creating Accessible Online Mathematics and Statistics Resources 10
VP1028 Vertically Integrated Project: Creating Accessible Online Mathematics and Statistics Resources 15
VP1029 Vertically Integrated Project: Creating Accessible Online Mathematics and Statistics Resources 20
VP1030 Vertically Integrated Project: Dolphin Acoustics at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science 30
VP1036 Vertically Integrated Project: Dolphin Acoustics at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science 5
VP1037 Vertically Integrated Project: Dolphin Acoustics at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science 10
VP1038 Vertically Integrated Project: Dolphin Acoustics at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science 15
VP1039 Vertically Integrated Project: Dolphin Acoustics at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science 20
VP1040 Vertically Integrated Project: Explaining Climate Impacts: Using Filmmaking to Explain Climate Change 30
VP1046 Vertically Integrated Project: Explaining Climate Impacts: Using Filmmaking to Explain Climate Change 5
VP1047 Vertically Integrated Project: Explaining Climate Impacts: Using Filmmaking to Explain Climate Change 10
VP1048 Vertically Integrated Project: Explaining Climate Impacts: Using Filmmaking to Explain Climate Change 15
VP1049 Vertically Integrated Project: Explaining Climate Impacts: Using Filmmaking to Explain Climate Change 20
VP1050 Vertically Integrated Project: Beauty and the Biz 30
VP1056 Vertically Integrated Project: Beauty and the Biz 5
VP1057 Vertically Integrated Project: Beauty and the Biz 10
VP1058 Vertically Integrated Project: Beauty and the Biz 15
VP1059 Vertically Integrated Project: Beauty and the Biz 20
VP1060 Vertically Integrated Project: History, Mathematics, and the Public 30
VP1066 Vertically Integrated Project: History, Mathematics, and the Public 5
VP1067 Vertically Integrated Project: History, Mathematics, and the Public 10
VP1068 Vertically Integrated Project: History, Mathematics, and the Public 15
VP1069 Vertically Integrated Project: History, Mathematics, and the Public 20
VP1070 Vertically Integrated Project: Housing in St Andrews 30
VP1076 Vertically Integrated Project: Housing in St Andrews 5
VP1077 Vertically Integrated Project: Housing in St Andrews 10
VP1078 Vertically Integrated Project: Housing in St Andrews 15
VP1079 Vertically Integrated Project: Housing in St Andrews 20
VP1080 Vertically Integrated Project: Looking after Eden 30
VP1086 Vertically Integrated Project: Looking after Eden 5
VP1087 Vertically Integrated Project: Looking after Eden 10
VP1088 Vertically Integrated Project: Looking after Eden 15
VP1089 Vertically Integrated Project: Looking after Eden 20
VP1090 Vertically Integrated Project: Mathematical Software 30
VP1096 Vertically Integrated Project: Mathematical Software 5
VP1097 Vertically Integrated Project: Mathematical Software 10
VP1098 Vertically Integrated Project: Mathematical Software 15
VP1099 Vertically Integrated Project: Mathematical Software 20
VP1100 Vertically Integrated Project: Monuments: Conflict and Movement 30
VP1106 Vertically Integrated Project: Monuments: Conflict and Movement 5
VP1107 Vertically Integrated Project: Monuments: Conflict and Movement 10
VP1108 Vertically Integrated Project: Monuments: Conflict and Movement 15
VP1109 Vertically Integrated Project: Monuments: Conflict and Movement 20
VP1110 Vertically Integrated Project: Mutual Aid Clinic 30
VP1116 Vertically Integrated Project: Mutual Aid Clinic 5
VP1117 Vertically Integrated Project: Mutual Aid Clinic 10
VP1118 Vertically Integrated Project: Mutual Aid Clinic 15
VP1119 Vertically Integrated Project: Mutual Aid Clinic 20
VP1120 Vertically Integrated Project: The Beautiful Game 30
VP1126 Vertically Integrated Project: The Beautiful Game 5
VP1127 Vertically Integrated Project: The Beautiful Game 10
VP1128 Vertically Integrated Project: The Beautiful Game 15
VP1129 Vertically Integrated Project: The Beautiful Game 20
VP1130 Vertically Integrated Project: Using Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making 30
VP1136 Vertically Integrated Project: Using Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making 5
VP1137 Vertically Integrated Project: Using Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making 10
VP1138 Vertically Integrated Project: Using Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making 15
VP1139 Vertically Integrated Project: Using Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making 20
VP1140 Vertically Integrated Project: Bacteriophage Discovery 30
VP1146 Vertically Integrated Project: Bacteriophage Discovery 5
VP1147 Vertically Integrated Project: Bacteriophage Discovery 10
VP1148 Vertically Integrated Project: Bacteriophage Discovery 15
VP1149 Vertically Integrated Project: Bacteriophage Discovery 20
VP1150 Vertically Integrated Project: Work-Life Balance for All? 30
VP1156 Vertically Integrated Project: Work-Life Balance for All? 5
VP1157 Vertically Integrated Project: Work-Life Balance for All? 10
VP1158 Vertically Integrated Project: Work-Life Balance for All? 15
VP1159 Vertically Integrated Project: Work-Life Balance for All? 20
VP1160 Vertically Integrated Project: The Science of Race and Racism 30
VP1166 Vertically Integrated Project: The Science of Race and Racism 5
VP1167 Vertically Integrated Project: The Science of Race and Racism 10
VP1168 Vertically Integrated Project: The Science of Race and Racism 15
VP1169 Vertically Integrated Project: The Science of Race and Racism 20
VP1170 Vertically Integrated Project: Peacehub: Global Mediation Database 30
VP1176 Vertically Integrated Project: Peacehub: Global Mediation Database 5
VP1177 Vertically Integrated Project: Peacehub: Global Mediation Database 10
VP1178 Vertically Integrated Project: Peacehub: Global Mediation Database 15
VP1179 Vertically Integrated Project: Peacehub: Global Mediation Database 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 module catalogue 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
GG1001 Climate, Capital, Community: Fundamentals of Global Geography 20 AND
GG1002 Worlds of Crisis and Hope 20 AND
View list 20 credits from Level 1000 options
AH1001 Art in Europe and Beyond to 1600 20
AH1003 Art in Europe and Beyond 1600-1800 20
AN1003 Ancient Empires 20
AN1004 Cities and Communities in the Ancient Mediterranean 20
AR1001 Arabic for Beginners 1 20
AR1002 Arabic for Beginners 2 20
AS1001 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 20
AS1002 The Physical Universe 20
AS1101 Astrophysics (Direct Entry) 5
BL1101 Biology 1 20
BL1102 Biology 2 20
CH1202 Introductory Chemistry for Second Year Direct Entry Students 10
CH1301 The Impact of Chemistry 20
CH1401 Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20
CH1402 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 1 20
CH1601 Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20
CL1004 Myth and Community in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture 20
CL1005 Images of Augustan Rome 20
CN1011 Beginners Chinese Language 1 20
CN1012 Chinese Language and Textual Practices 1 20
CN1021 Beginners Chinese Language 2 20
CN1022 Chinese Language and Textual Practices 2 20
CO1001 The Nineteenth-Century Novel 20
CO1002 Drama in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries 20
CS1002 Object-Oriented Programming 20
CS1003 Programming with Data 20
CS1006 Programming Projects 20
CS1007 Computer Systems Fundamentals 20
DI1001 God and the World: Introducing Theology 20
DI1003 The Art of Biblical Literature: Introducing the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 20
DI1004 Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language 20
DI1005 New Testament Greek 1 20
DI1006 Jesus and the Gospels 20
DI1009 Introduction to World Religions 20
DI1013 Science, Religion, and the Mind 20
DI1014 The Good Life: Christian Ethics and Human Flourishing 20
DI1201 From Adam to Apocalypse: The Bible and Western Culture 20
EC1001 Macroeconomics 20
EC1002 Microeconomics 20
EC1003 Mathematics for Economists 20
EC1008 Finance 20
EN1003 Culture and Conflict: An Introduction to Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature 20
EN1004 Empires and Revolutions: Literature 1680-1830 20
ES1001 Understanding Planet Earth 20
ES1002 Earth's Resource Challenges 20
ES1006 Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe 20
FM1001 Key Concepts in Film Studies 20
FM1002 Global Film History and Historiography 20
FR1001 French Language and Literature 1 20
FR1002 French Language and Literature 2 20
GG1001 Climate, Capital, Community: Fundamentals of Global Geography 20
GG1002 Worlds of Crisis and Hope 20
GK1001 Greek Language for Beginners 20
GK1002 Greek Literature for Beginners 20
GK1005 Greek Language and Literature 1 20
GK1006 Greek Pastoral and Passion 20
GM1001 First Level German A 1 20
GM1002 First Level German A 2 20
GM1003 First Level German B 1 20
GM1004 First Level German B 2 20
ID1004 Great Ideas 2 20
ID1007 Ancient Origins, Modern Worlds 20
IT1001 Introduction to Italian Language 20
IT1002 Italian Language (Elementary) 20
IT1013 Italian Geographies 10
IT1015 Italian Language Intermediate 1 20
IT1016 Italian Language Intermediate 2 20
LT1001 Elementary Latin 1 20
LT1002 Elementary Latin 2 20
LT1003 World of Latin 1 20
LT1004 World of Latin 2 20
ME1003 The Fall of Rome and the Origins of Europe (400-1000) 20
ME1006 The Kingdom of the Scots, c.900-1707 20
MN1001 Organisations and Society 20
MN1002 Organisations and Analysis 20
MO1007 The Early Modern Western World (c. 1450 - c. 1770) 20
MO1008 Themes in Late Modern History (c. 1776 - 2001) 20
MT1001 Introductory Mathematics 20
MT1002 Mathematics 20
MT1003 Pure and Applied Mathematics 20
MT1007 Statistics in Practice 20
MU1003 Understanding Music 20
MU1004 Making Music 1 20
MU1005 Words and Music 20
MU1006 An Introduction to Ethnomusicology: Why, and How, Human Beings Are Musical 20
PH1011 Physics 1A 20
PH1012 Physics 1B 20
PH1013 The Physics of Sustainable Energy 20
PH1503 Physics Skills 1B 20
PR1001 Persian for Beginners 1 20
PR1002 Persian for Beginners 2 20
PY1010 Mind and World 20
PY1011 Moral and Political Controversies 20
PY1012 Reasoning 20
PY1013 The Enlightenment 20
RU1001 Elementary Russian Language 1 20
RU1002 Elementary Russian Language 2 20
RU1005 Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1 20
RU1006 Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2 20
SA1001 Anthropology in the World 20
SA1002 Ways of Thinking 20
SD1000 What is Sustainable Development? 20
SD1004 Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges & Opportunities 20
SP1001 Spanish Language and Texts 1 20
SP1002 Spanish Language and Texts 2 20
SP1003 Spanish for Beginners 1 20
SP1004 Spanish for Beginners 2 20
VP1010 Vertically Integrated Project: Biodiversity Literacy 30
VP1016 Vertically Integrated Project: Biodiversity Literacy 5
VP1017 Vertically Integrated Project: Biodiversity Literacy 10
VP1018 Vertically Integrated Project: Biodiversity Literacy 15
VP1019 Vertically Integrated Project: Biodiversity Literacy 20
VP1020 Vertically Integrated Project: Creating Accessible Online Mathematics and Statistics Resources 30
VP1026 Vertically Integrated Project: Creating Accessible Online Mathematics and Statistics Resources 5
VP1027 Vertically Integrated Project: Creating Accessible Online Mathematics and Statistics Resources 10
VP1028 Vertically Integrated Project: Creating Accessible Online Mathematics and Statistics Resources 15
VP1029 Vertically Integrated Project: Creating Accessible Online Mathematics and Statistics Resources 20
VP1030 Vertically Integrated Project: Dolphin Acoustics at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science 30
VP1036 Vertically Integrated Project: Dolphin Acoustics at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science 5
VP1037 Vertically Integrated Project: Dolphin Acoustics at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science 10
VP1038 Vertically Integrated Project: Dolphin Acoustics at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science 15
VP1039 Vertically Integrated Project: Dolphin Acoustics at the Interface of Biology and Computer Science 20
VP1040 Vertically Integrated Project: Explaining Climate Impacts: Using Filmmaking to Explain Climate Change 30
VP1046 Vertically Integrated Project: Explaining Climate Impacts: Using Filmmaking to Explain Climate Change 5
VP1047 Vertically Integrated Project: Explaining Climate Impacts: Using Filmmaking to Explain Climate Change 10
VP1048 Vertically Integrated Project: Explaining Climate Impacts: Using Filmmaking to Explain Climate Change 15
VP1049 Vertically Integrated Project: Explaining Climate Impacts: Using Filmmaking to Explain Climate Change 20
VP1050 Vertically Integrated Project: Beauty and the Biz 30
VP1056 Vertically Integrated Project: Beauty and the Biz 5
VP1057 Vertically Integrated Project: Beauty and the Biz 10
VP1058 Vertically Integrated Project: Beauty and the Biz 15
VP1059 Vertically Integrated Project: Beauty and the Biz 20
VP1060 Vertically Integrated Project: History, Mathematics, and the Public 30
VP1066 Vertically Integrated Project: History, Mathematics, and the Public 5
VP1067 Vertically Integrated Project: History, Mathematics, and the Public 10
VP1068 Vertically Integrated Project: History, Mathematics, and the Public 15
VP1069 Vertically Integrated Project: History, Mathematics, and the Public 20
VP1070 Vertically Integrated Project: Housing in St Andrews 30
VP1076 Vertically Integrated Project: Housing in St Andrews 5
VP1077 Vertically Integrated Project: Housing in St Andrews 10
VP1078 Vertically Integrated Project: Housing in St Andrews 15
VP1079 Vertically Integrated Project: Housing in St Andrews 20
VP1080 Vertically Integrated Project: Looking after Eden 30
VP1086 Vertically Integrated Project: Looking after Eden 5
VP1087 Vertically Integrated Project: Looking after Eden 10
VP1088 Vertically Integrated Project: Looking after Eden 15
VP1089 Vertically Integrated Project: Looking after Eden 20
VP1090 Vertically Integrated Project: Mathematical Software 30
VP1096 Vertically Integrated Project: Mathematical Software 5
VP1097 Vertically Integrated Project: Mathematical Software 10
VP1098 Vertically Integrated Project: Mathematical Software 15
VP1099 Vertically Integrated Project: Mathematical Software 20
VP1100 Vertically Integrated Project: Monuments: Conflict and Movement 30
VP1106 Vertically Integrated Project: Monuments: Conflict and Movement 5
VP1107 Vertically Integrated Project: Monuments: Conflict and Movement 10
VP1108 Vertically Integrated Project: Monuments: Conflict and Movement 15
VP1109 Vertically Integrated Project: Monuments: Conflict and Movement 20
VP1110 Vertically Integrated Project: Mutual Aid Clinic 30
VP1116 Vertically Integrated Project: Mutual Aid Clinic 5
VP1117 Vertically Integrated Project: Mutual Aid Clinic 10
VP1118 Vertically Integrated Project: Mutual Aid Clinic 15
VP1119 Vertically Integrated Project: Mutual Aid Clinic 20
VP1120 Vertically Integrated Project: The Beautiful Game 30
VP1126 Vertically Integrated Project: The Beautiful Game 5
VP1127 Vertically Integrated Project: The Beautiful Game 10
VP1128 Vertically Integrated Project: The Beautiful Game 15
VP1129 Vertically Integrated Project: The Beautiful Game 20
VP1130 Vertically Integrated Project: Using Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making 30
VP1136 Vertically Integrated Project: Using Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making 5
VP1137 Vertically Integrated Project: Using Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making 10
VP1138 Vertically Integrated Project: Using Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making 15
VP1139 Vertically Integrated Project: Using Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making 20
VP1140 Vertically Integrated Project: Bacteriophage Discovery 30
VP1146 Vertically Integrated Project: Bacteriophage Discovery 5
VP1147 Vertically Integrated Project: Bacteriophage Discovery 10
VP1148 Vertically Integrated Project: Bacteriophage Discovery 15
VP1149 Vertically Integrated Project: Bacteriophage Discovery 20
VP1150 Vertically Integrated Project: Work-Life Balance for All? 30
VP1156 Vertically Integrated Project: Work-Life Balance for All? 5
VP1157 Vertically Integrated Project: Work-Life Balance for All? 10
VP1158 Vertically Integrated Project: Work-Life Balance for All? 15
VP1159 Vertically Integrated Project: Work-Life Balance for All? 20
VP1160 Vertically Integrated Project: The Science of Race and Racism 30
VP1166 Vertically Integrated Project: The Science of Race and Racism 5
VP1167 Vertically Integrated Project: The Science of Race and Racism 10
VP1168 Vertically Integrated Project: The Science of Race and Racism 15
VP1169 Vertically Integrated Project: The Science of Race and Racism 20
VP1170 Vertically Integrated Project: Peacehub: Global Mediation Database 30
VP1176 Vertically Integrated Project: Peacehub: Global Mediation Database 5
VP1177 Vertically Integrated Project: Peacehub: Global Mediation Database 10
VP1178 Vertically Integrated Project: Peacehub: Global Mediation Database 15
VP1179 Vertically Integrated Project: Peacehub: Global Mediation Database 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 module catalogue 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
^ ES2001 Dynamic Earth: The Earth System 30 AND
^ ES2003 Dynamic Earth: Earth Surface Processes 30

Further requirements

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

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in modules marked ^
BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences and Geography (Geography Element): Second year
Code Module name Credits
GG2013 Geography (I): Space, Time and Changing Landscapes 20 AND
GG2014 Geography (II): Nature, Culture and Power 20 AND
SD2100 Sustainable Scotland 20

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.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/glossary/honours-entry/ )

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 60 credits from Module List: ES3002, ES3003, ES3006, ES3008, ES3013 and ES3020
ES3002 Data Analysis in Earth Sciences 15
ES3003 GIS and Spatial Analysis for Earth Scientists 15
ES3006 Advanced Field Skills in Earth & Environmental Sciences 15
ES3008 Geochemistry 15
ES3020 Global Climate Change 15
ES3013 Oceans and Atmosphere 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 between 120 to 160 credits in academic year

BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences and Geography (Geography Element): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 120 credits from Module List: GG3205 - GG4296
GG3205 Developing a Geography Research Proposal 10
GG3206 Quantitative Methods for Social Scientists 10
GG3207 Qualitative Methods for Human Geographers 10
GG3208 Survey Design 10
GG3209 Spatial Analysis with GIS 10
GG3210 Remote Sensing 10
GG3211 Research Design and Methods for Physical Geography 10
GG3212 Data Analysis for Physical Geography 10
GG3213 Physical Geography Fieldclass 20
GG3214 Human Geography Field Course 20
GG3215 Secondary and Archival Data 10
GG3280 Geopolitics 30
GG3281 Quaternary Environmental Change 30
GG3283 Migration and Mobilities 30
GG4243 Geographies of Race, Racialisation and Racism 30
GG4244 Decolonial Geographies 30
GG4245 Biogeography and the Earth System 30
GG4246 Geographies of Disability 30
GG4247 Geographies of Health in sub-Saharan Africa 30
GG4248 The Nature of Political Ecology 30
GG4249 Placing Peru: A Decolonial Development Geography 30
GG4250 Diversity, Inequality and Place 30
GG4251 Volcanic Ash: Dispersal, Impacts and Applications 30
GG4252 Ice and Climate 30
GG4253 Cultural Geographies of Climate Activism 30
GG4254 Health and Social Inequalities Across the Life Course 30
GG4255 Geographies of Urban Housing 30
GG4256 Coastal Processes 30
GG4257 Urban Analytics: A Toolkit for Sustainable Urban Development 30
GG4258 Water in the Environment 30
GG4259 Glaciology 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

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year

Students must have at least 120 Geography honours credits in total by the end of their honours programme.

BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences and Geography (Earth Sciences Element): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
( ES4003 Research Dissertation 45 AND
View list 15 credits from Module List: ES4002, ES4007, ES4008, ES4020, ES5011, ES5307 and ID4001 ) OR
ES4002 Research Review 15
ES4007 Subsurface Modelling and Geophysics for Earth Scientists 15
ES4008 Environmental Excursion 15
ES4020 Special Topics in Climate Science 15
ES5011 Pollution and Aqueous Chemistry 15
ID4001 Communication and Teaching in Science 15
ES5307 Global Resource Challenges 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
View list 60 credits from Module List: ES4002, ES4007, ES4008, ES4020, ES5011, ES5307 and ID4001
ES4002 Research Review 15
ES4007 Subsurface Modelling and Geophysics for Earth Scientists 15
ES4008 Environmental Excursion 15
ES4020 Special Topics in Climate Science 15
ES5011 Pollution and Aqueous Chemistry 15
ID4001 Communication and Teaching in Science 15
ES5307 Global Resource Challenges 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

Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them.
BSc (Hons) Earth Sciences and Geography (Geography Element): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 120 credits from Module List: GG3205 - GG4399
GG3205 Developing a Geography Research Proposal 10
GG3206 Quantitative Methods for Social Scientists 10
GG3207 Qualitative Methods for Human Geographers 10
GG3208 Survey Design 10
GG3209 Spatial Analysis with GIS 10
GG3210 Remote Sensing 10
GG3211 Research Design and Methods for Physical Geography 10
GG3212 Data Analysis for Physical Geography 10
GG3213 Physical Geography Fieldclass 20
GG3214 Human Geography Field Course 20
GG3215 Secondary and Archival Data 10
GG4243 Geographies of Race, Racialisation and Racism 30
GG4244 Decolonial Geographies 30
GG4245 Biogeography and the Earth System 30
GG4246 Geographies of Disability 30
GG4247 Geographies of Health in sub-Saharan Africa 30
GG4248 The Nature of Political Ecology 30
GG4249 Placing Peru: A Decolonial Development Geography 30
GG4250 Diversity, Inequality and Place 30
GG4251 Volcanic Ash: Dispersal, Impacts and Applications 30
GG4252 Ice and Climate 30
GG4253 Cultural Geographies of Climate Activism 30
GG4254 Health and Social Inequalities Across the Life Course 30
GG4255 Geographies of Urban Housing 30
GG4256 Coastal Processes 30
GG4257 Urban Analytics: A Toolkit for Sustainable Urban Development 30
GG4258 Water in the Environment 30
GG4259 Glaciology 30
GG4260 Social Infrastructure and Urban (Re)development 30
GG4302 Data Science in Society and Space 30
GG4303 Advanced Qualitative Analysis 30
GG4304 Advanced Analysis in Physical Geography 30
GG4305 Environmental Geography: Advanced Analysis across Human and Physical Geography 30
GG4328 Spatial Analysis for Social and Environmental Research 30
GG4399 Research Dissertation in Geography 30
GG3280 Geopolitics 30
GG3281 Quaternary Environmental Change 30
GG3283 Migration and Mobilities 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

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Students must have at least 120 Geography honours credits in total by the end of their honours programme.

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 ).