Examine the interactions between the geology, biology, chemistry and physics of Earth’s surface, oceans and atmosphere and gain a deep understanding of Earth’s environment and how it can be influenced by human activities.
Learn with experts whose research feeds directly into your studies at the cutting edge of scientific developments. Recent options have included Soils and the Critical Zone, Environmental Impact Assessments, Oceans and Climates, and Environmental Radioactivity.
By your final year you’ll be conducting your own independent research and exploring the questions that matter most to you.
We have a friendly community and a programme of student-run projects, informal seminars and social events. Field trips are a huge part of why our school community is so tight knit, giving you the chance to get to know your course mates and key staff, while honing your practical skills. You will gain plenty of hands-on experience, with over 40 days of fieldwork both in the UK and overseas, the cost of which is included in your tuition fee.
The skills developed throughout your studies are highly valued by employers – from scientific and technical skills including coding, modelling, lab skills, and data analysis – to transferable skills such as communication, creativity and resilience.
Course Details - Modules
Modules are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
The Geological Society
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
F640
Institution code:
B78
Campus Name:
Main Site
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Standard offer: AAB including a core science/mathematics subject and another science-related subject, or ABB in three core science/mathematics subjects.
Contextual offer: ABC including AB (in any order) in a core science/mathematics subject and another science-related subject.
Please visit http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.
Standard Higher: AAABB
Access to HE Diploma in Applied Science, Biology combined with Chemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Bioscience, Life Science, or Science. The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include:
at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above; and
at least 15 credits at Distinction from units in any one of Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics; and
at least 15 credits at Distinction from units in any one of Biology, Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics.
Mature students are welcome to contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course.
Standard higher: AB in a core science/mathematics and another science-related subject.
Standard offer: 34 points overall with 17 at Higher Level, including 6, 5 (in any order) at Higher Level in a core science or mathematics subject and another science-related subject, or 32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level, including 6, 5, 5 in three core science/mathematics subjects
Contextual offer: 31 points overall with 15 at Higher Level, including 6, 5 (in any order) at Higher Level in a core science or mathematics subject and another science-related subject
Please visit http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.
DDD in Applied Science or Engineering, plus B in A-level Mathematics (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations), Physics or Chemistry
Requirements are as for A-levels, where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.
Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B, and M3 is C.
European Baccalaureate offer: 80% overall, with 8.5, 8.0 (in any order) in a core science/mathematics subject and another science-related subject.
Core science/mathematics subjects include: Biology; Chemistry; Further Mathematics; Mathematics; and Physics.
Science-related subjects also include: Computer Science; Environmental Science; Geography; Geology; Marine Science; and Psychology.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
