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Earth and Planetary Science with a Year Abroad MSci

Imperial College London

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UCAS CODE: F520

Course options

  • Qualification

    Master of Science - MSci

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    28-SEP-24

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary


This course is accredited from the Geological Society of London and the Royal Astronomical Society. As well as your main Imperial degree, you will also receive the award of the Associateship of Royal School of Mines (ARSM) on completion of this course.

Find out how solid planetary bodies are explored using geological and geophysical principles.This degree focuses on planets, moons, asteroids, and comets, along with geological and geophysical processes in the Solar System. You will also learn about geosciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, and computing as part of an interdisciplinary degree.During the first two years, you'll take core subjects alongside students from other Earth Science degrees.As part of our courses, you'll engage in fieldwork, which allows you to put knowledge into practice and develop valuable skills.Some students have the option to work in the field mapping the geology of areas such as the Greek Cyclades, French Massif Central, Pyrenees, French Alps, and North West Scotland.The third year consists of an agreed programme of study at an approved university in either Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland or the USA. We currently have exchange agreements with:- Australian National University, Australia- University of British Columbia, Canada- University of Strasbourg, France - University of Utrecht, Netherlands- University of Barcelona, Spain- ETH Zurich, Switzerland- MIT, USA- University of California, USA This is an integrated year abroad so the grades you achieve will count directly towards your Imperial degree. In your fourth and final year, you'll complete your studies at Imperial where you will undertake a research project.The planetary sciences are extremely popular due to the abundance of active and upcoming missions, requiring students to know the fundamentals of geosciences but also to be familiar with current knowledge and research problems.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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£ 40,940per year

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A level : AAA

A in MathematicsA in Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Geology or PhysicsA Other (General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted)*If you are made an offer you will be required to achieve a pass in the practical endorsement in all science subjects that form part of the offer. The practical endorsement is part of the reformed English linear A-levels.

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University information

Imperial College London

  • University League Table

    6th

  • Campus address

    Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Kensington and Chelsea, SW7 2AZ, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    4th out of 33 1

    6th out of 48 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 221
    171 75%

    6th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    92.0 92%

    3rd

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.29 86%

    2nd

  • Entry standards

    / Max 231
    210 92%

    7th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    100.0 100%

    1st

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.46 69%

    47th

    1

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