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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    King's Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

This programme brings two hugely popular subjects together to help develop in-demand Geophysicists.Geology is the study of the Earth and how it works: its minerals, rocks, their structure and interactions above and below Earth's surface. It is also concerned with unravelling Earth history, including the history of life, and predicting future geologic events. Geophysics applies mathematics, the principles of physics, and modelling to study the Earth’s interior and investigates the Earth’s electromagnetic and gravitational fields.At first sight, these two subjects, may appear very different however they are not. A Geophysicist explores the same problems as a Geologist but by application of physical, numerical, and computer technology methods and particularly physics based techniques to the study of Earth’s interior and for the exploration of natural resources. If you have ever wondered how volcanoes or earthquakes happen, why Tyrannosaurus is extinct, why mountains form, how oil and gas forms and how to find and produce it, or how climate changes over time, ask a Geophysicist.

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£ 24,800per year

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University information

University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

  • University League Table

    30th

  • Campus address

    University of Aberdeen, Directorate of External Relations, King's College, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, City Of, AB24 3FX, Scotland

One of the top 30 universities in the UK (Complete University Guide league tables 2026).
Student population has over 130 nationalities and strong international global networks.
Experienced international student advisers with immigration expertise supporting students from application to graduation.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    18th out of 27 1

    39th out of 48 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 222
    172 78%

    6th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    82.0 82%

    16th

    6
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.61 90%

    1st

    9
  • Entry standards

    / Max 224
    171 77%

    18th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    79.0 79%

    37th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.17 79%

    24th

    19

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