Direct entry to second year Geology BSc (Hons)

Program Overview

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Direct entry to second year Geology BSc (Hons) 2025 entry

Overview

It is possible for students applying for the single Honours BSc in Geology to enter directly into the second year of study, meaning they will complete their degree in three years instead of four.

Entry Requirements

Standard Entry Grades

• GCE A-Levels: AAA, including A in Geology and A in one of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics, and Physics.
• IB points: 38 (HL 6,6,6), including HL6 in three of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental systems and societies (ES&S), Geography, and Physics.

General Entry Requirements

• SQA qualifications: SQA National 5 (B) in English and one SQA National 5 (B) from the following: Biology, Chemistry, Computing science, Geography, Applications of Mathematics, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology.
• GCSE qualifications: GCSE (5) in English language or English literature, and one GCSE (5) from the following: Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology.

Other Qualifications

We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry on to our programmes. Please see our entry requirements for more information.

Course Details

• Practical and Field Skills for Earth Sciences (Direct Entrants): provides basic practical and fieldwork skills that are not taught at secondary school and which characterise University-taught, accredited Earth Science programmes.
• Direct entry students will have the opportunity to study abroad during their second year of study.

Fees

Not specified.

Careers

The School is proactive about developing career opportunities, and career activities are provided for all students from first year onwards. Assessment styles imitate real workplace scenarios and many modules in Honours years are supported by visits to and by industry partners, and provide training in industry-standard software packages. As a result, graduates are well prepared for a wide range of career options and graduate employment prospects are consistently among the best in the UK.

Recent employers of graduates include:

• Accenture
• BHP Billiton
• BP
• British Geological Survey
• The Civil Service
• Fugro
• Gemfields
• Geotechnics Ltd
• Hinkley Point C nuclear power station
• JBA Consulting
• JP Morgan
• The Met Office
• National Museums Scotland
• Norsk Hydro
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Scottish Natural Heritage.

Many graduates undertake further study, both at MSc and PhD level. Recent PhD destinations include:

• Boulder
• Caltech
• Cambridge
• Durham
• ETH Zurich
• MIT
• Oxford
• Penn State
• Stanford.

The Careers Centre offers one-to-one advice to all students as well as a programme of events to assist students to build their employability skills.

What to Do Next

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Contact

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UCAS Code

F600

Start Date

September 2025

End Date

September 2028

Duration

Three years full time

School

School of Earth and Environmental Sciences