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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
BL1101 Biology 1 20
BL1102 Biology 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
CH1202 Introductory Chemistry for Second Year Direct Entry Students 10
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
MT1002 Mathematics 20
MT1003 Pure and Applied Mathematics 20
CH1301 The Impact of Chemistry 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
CH1401 Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20
PN1001 Fundamentals of Psychology 1 20
PN1002 Fundamentals of Psychology 2 20
PR1001 Persian for Beginners 1 20
PY1014 Philosophy 1: Topics in Mind, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Language, and Philosophy of Science 20
PY1015 Philosophy 2: Topics in Ethics, Political Philosophy, Metaethics, and Aesthetics 20
RU1005 Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1 20
RU1006 Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2 20
CH1402 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 1 20
SA1001 Anthropology in the World 20
SA1002 Ways of Thinking 20
SD1000 Sustainable Development: tackling global challenges 20
SD1004 Creating Sustainable Futures 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
CH1601 Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20
CL1004 Myth and Community in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture 20
CL1005 Images of Augustan Rome 20
RU1001 Elementary Russian Language 1 20
RU1002 Elementary Russian Language 2 20
FM1001 Key Concepts in Film Studies 20
CN1011 Beginners Chinese Language 1 20
AH1003 Art in Europe and Beyond 1600-1800 20
CN1012 Chinese Language and Textual Practices 1 20
CN1021 Beginners Chinese Language 2 20
CN1022 Chinese Language and Textual Practices 2 20
PR1002 Persian for Beginners 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
DI1014 The Good Life: Christian Ethics and Human Flourishing 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
AN1003 Ancient Empires 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
FM1002 Global Film History and Historiography 20
FR1001 French Language and Literature 1 20
AN1004 Cities and Communities in the Ancient Mediterranean 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 Language for Beginners 2 20
GK1005 Greek Language and Literature 1 20
GK1006 Greek Pastoral and Passion 20
GM1001 First Level German 1 20
GM1002 First Level German 2 20
GM1003 Beginners German 1 20
AR1001 Arabic for Beginners 1 20
GM1004 Beginners German 2 20
ID1007 Ancient Origins, Modern Worlds 20
AR1002 Arabic for Beginners 2 20
IT1001 Introduction to Italian Language 20
IT1002 Italian Language (Elementary) 20
IT1015 Italian Language Intermediate 1 20
IT1016 Italian Language Intermediate 2 20
AS1001 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 20
AS1111 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 for Direct Entrants 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 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
BL1101 Biology 1 20
BL1102 Biology 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
CH1202 Introductory Chemistry for Second Year Direct Entry Students 10
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
MT1002 Mathematics 20
MT1003 Pure and Applied Mathematics 20
CH1301 The Impact of Chemistry 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
CH1401 Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20
PN1001 Fundamentals of Psychology 1 20
PN1002 Fundamentals of Psychology 2 20
PR1001 Persian for Beginners 1 20
PY1014 Philosophy 1: Topics in Mind, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Language, and Philosophy of Science 20
PY1015 Philosophy 2: Topics in Ethics, Political Philosophy, Metaethics, and Aesthetics 20
RU1005 Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1 20
RU1006 Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2 20
CH1402 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 1 20
SA1001 Anthropology in the World 20
SA1002 Ways of Thinking 20
SD1000 Sustainable Development: tackling global challenges 20
SD1004 Creating Sustainable Futures 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
CH1601 Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20
CL1004 Myth and Community in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture 20
CL1005 Images of Augustan Rome 20
RU1001 Elementary Russian Language 1 20
RU1002 Elementary Russian Language 2 20
FM1001 Key Concepts in Film Studies 20
CN1011 Beginners Chinese Language 1 20
AH1003 Art in Europe and Beyond 1600-1800 20
CN1012 Chinese Language and Textual Practices 1 20
CN1021 Beginners Chinese Language 2 20
CN1022 Chinese Language and Textual Practices 2 20
PR1002 Persian for Beginners 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
DI1014 The Good Life: Christian Ethics and Human Flourishing 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
AN1003 Ancient Empires 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
FM1002 Global Film History and Historiography 20
FR1001 French Language and Literature 1 20
AN1004 Cities and Communities in the Ancient Mediterranean 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 Language for Beginners 2 20
GK1005 Greek Language and Literature 1 20
GK1006 Greek Pastoral and Passion 20
GM1001 First Level German 1 20
GM1002 First Level German 2 20
GM1003 Beginners German 1 20
AR1001 Arabic for Beginners 1 20
GM1004 Beginners German 2 20
ID1007 Ancient Origins, Modern Worlds 20
AR1002 Arabic for Beginners 2 20
IT1001 Introduction to Italian Language 20
IT1002 Italian Language (Elementary) 20
IT1015 Italian Language Intermediate 1 20
IT1016 Italian Language Intermediate 2 20
AS1001 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 20
AS1111 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 for Direct Entrants 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 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

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes 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.

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, ES3004, ES3008, ES3010, ES3013, ES3020 and ES3051
ES3002 Data Analysis in Earth Sciences 15
ES3003 GIS and Spatial Analysis for Earth Scientists 15
ES3004 Processes and Products in Sedimentary Systems 15
ES3008 Geochemistry 15
ES3010 Coding & Modelling in Earth Sciences 15
ES3013 Oceans and Atmosphere 15
ES3020 Global Climate Change 15
ES3051 Environmental Earth Sciences Field Excursion 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, GG4302, GG4328
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 and Blue Carbon 30
GG4257 Creating Sustainable Cities with Spatial Data Science 30
GG4258 Water in the Environment 30
GG4259 Glaciology 30
GG4302 Data Science in Society and Space 30
GG4328 Spatial Analysis for Social and Environmental Research 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 Biomineralisation & Aqueous Chemistry 15
ID4001 Communication and Teaching in Science 15
ES5307 Energy and 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 Biomineralisation & Aqueous Chemistry 15
ID4001 Communication and Teaching in Science 15
ES5307 Energy and 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 and Blue Carbon 30
GG4257 Creating Sustainable Cities with Spatial Data Science 30
GG4258 Water in the Environment 30
GG4259 Glaciology 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 ).