Programme structure: Geology (MSci) - what's running in 2021/22

This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type II: Advanced Study in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

All units taken in this year are must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Independent Field Project	EASC30022	30	Mandatory	AYEAR
Geology Fieldwork	EASC30006	10	Mandatory	AYEAR
Applied Geophysics	EASC20042	10	Mandatory	TB-1B
Global Tectonics and Geodynamics	EASC30053	20	Mandatory	TB-2
Basins and Reservoirs	EASC30072	10	Mandatory	TB-1B
40 credit points from the optional unit lists below (maximum of 20cp of non-core options permitted):
Core options recommended for this programme:
Mineral Resources	EASC30075	10	Optional	TB-2C
Igneous Petrology	EASC30057	10	Optional	TB-2D
Physical Volcanology	EASC30062	10	Optional	TB-1A
Macroevolution	EASC30066	10	Optional	TB-2C
Non-core options (choice is subject to timetabling constraints):
Environmental Radioactivity	EASC30050	10	Optional	TB-2D
Global Seismology	EASC30063	10	Optional	TB-2C
Hydrogeology	EASC30065	10	Optional	TB-1A
Marine Micropalaeontology	EASC30067	10	Optional	TB-1A
Oceans and Climates	EASC30071	20	Optional	TB-1
Volcanic Hazards	EASC30076	10	Optional	TB-1B
BSc		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).