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Universities United Kingdom University of Exeter Courses BSc Engineering Geology and Geotechnics

BSc Engineering Geology and Geotechnics
at University of Exeter

Exeter, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 31,200
Country Rank#16
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

Designed to prepare you to tackle important environmental and infrastructure challenges from an engineering perspective, including safe supply of critical raw materials and resources
BSc Engineering Geology and Geotechnics focusses on understanding the Earth, its processes and resources in order to design safe and sustainable ground engineering for environmental infrastructure
Gain technical experience through over 60 days of fieldwork as well as laboratory classes, optional industry placement and independent research possibilities
Study in Cornwall with access to incredible and unique local geology on your doorstep
Taught at Exeter’s Penryn campus by Camborne School of Mines, a combined geoscience and mining department with an international reputation for research-inspired teaching and excellent graduate prospects

Course Content
Year 1

Compulsory modules
- Dynamic Planet
- Earth and Environmental Chemistry
- Crystallography, Mineralogy and Gemstones
- Earth History and Palaeontology
- Field Geology and Geological Maps
- Surveying and Digital Mapping
- Quantitative Methods for GeoScientists
- CSM Professionalism Year 1
Year 2

Compulsory modules
- Structural Geology and Tectonics
- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
- Geological Mapping Techniques
- Geotechnics
- Magmatic and Metamorphic Rocks
- Magmatism and Metamorphism
- CSM Professionalism Year 2
Year 3

A key aspect of year three teaching is its flexibility: in addition to the core modules you get to tailor your geological development to the topics which interest you most. The optional modules you’ll be choosing from cover a selection of continually-evolving subjects tackling a variety of global environmental challenges. The ‘Engineering Geology field course’ provides an opportunity to examine an outstanding area of geology famous for its tectonic and mining history, and typically cycles between Spain and Cyprus.

Compulsory modules
- Surface Excavation Design
- GIS for Geologists
- Engineering Geology Field Course
- Hydrogeology
- Summer Vacation Project
- CSM Professionalism Year 3
Entry Requirement
For these we require minimum aggregate scores of 80%, or 70% for the West Bengal Board Standard XII. Other regional board standard XII exams can be considered on an individual basis, but we usually require an aggregate score of at least 85%.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£31200 per year

Career Prospect

The broad-based skills acquired during your degree will give you an excellent grounding for a wide variety of careers, not only those related to Engineering, Geology and Geotechnics but also in wider fields. Examples of roles recent graduates are now working as include:

Chartered Surveyor
Engineering Project Manager
Project Engineer
Engineering Professional
Estimator, Valuer or Assessor
Environment Professional
Financial Accounts
IT Operations Technician
Laboratory Technician
Physical Scientist

Cost Of Studying At University of Exeter

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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BSc Engineering Geology and Geotechnics at University of Exeter