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Programme structure: Geology (BSc) - what's running in 2019/20

Please note: Due to alternative arrangements for teaching and assessment in place from 18 March 2020 to mitigate against the restrictions in place due to COVID-19, information shown for 2019/20 may not always be accurate.

Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.

EASC10001 and EASC10002 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
Geology 1 EASC10001 40 Mandatory TB-4
Environmental Geoscience 1 EASC10002 40 Mandatory TB-4
Computing for Earth Scientists EASC10007 10 Mandatory TB-2
Introduction to Field Skills in Earth Sciences EASC10008 10 Mandatory AYEAR
See below for information about the remaining 20cp
Students who do not have both Maths and Chemistry at A-level (or equivalent) are required to take the following unit:
Physics and Chemistry for Earth Scientists EASC10006 20 Optional TB-4
Students who have both Maths and Chemistry at A-level (or equivalent) may choose one unit (20cp) from the following list:
Physics and Chemistry for Earth Scientists EASC10006 20 Optional TB-4
Mathematics 1A20 MATH11004 20 Optional TB-1
Big Ideas in Science CHEM10001 20 Optional TB-4
A 20cp University Wide Language Programme (UWLP) open unit offered by the School of Modern Languages OPEN 20 Optional
A 20cp Bristol Futures (UNIV) open unit, excluding UNIV10001 Sustainable Development OPEN 20 Optional
Certificate of Higher Education   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).

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