Course Content
Year 1
Core modules in this year include:
- Analysis of the Earth and Environment - 20 credits
- Biodiversity & Vertebrate Anatomy – 20 credits
- Earth Materials – 20 credits
- How the Earth Works – 20 credits
- Quantitative Methods – 20 credits
- Science for Earth Systems – 20 credits
- Sedimentology and Palaeontology – 20 credits
Year 2
Core modules in this year include:
- Early Vertebrate Evolution – 20 credits
- Invertebrate and Analytical Palaeontology – 20 credits
- Micropalaeontology, Palaeobotany, and Palaeoenvironments – 20 credits
- Palaeontological Techniques – 20 credits
- Professional Skills for Palaeontologists – 20 credits
- Sedimentary Processes and Facies Analysis – 20 credits
- SEGG Tutorial Programme L5 – 0 credits
Placement year (optional)
- work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years
Year 3
Core modules in this year include:
- Research Project - 40 credits
Optional modules in this year include:
- Analytical Methods for Earth and Environmental Scientists – 20 credits
- Applications of Palaeontology and Sedimentology – 20 credits
- Dinosaurs and Mammals – 20 credits
- Introduction to Teaching – 20 credits
- Oceans, Climates and Environments – 20 credits
- The Fossil Record – 20 credits
