School of Geography & Geosciences Geography & Geosciences - Programme Requirements 2015/6 – February 2016 Including: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geography, Sustainable Development

School of Geography & Geosciences Geography & Geosciences - Programme Requirements 2015/6 – February 2016 Including: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geography, Sustainable Development

Geography&Geosciences-ProgrammeRequirements2015/6–February2016
SchoolofGeography&Geosciences
Including:EarthandEnvironmentalSciences,Geography,SustainableDevelopment
EntrytoHonours
(EarthandEnvironmentalSciences)
Studentswhoattainanaverageofgrade11.0oraboveatthefirstsittingoftherequisite2000-levelmodulesandwho
meetallotherprogrammerequirementswillbegivenautomaticoffersofentryintoHonoursprogrammes*.
*ApartfromstudentsonIntegratedMastersdegrees.
(GeographyandSustainableDevelopment)
Studentswhoattaingradesof11.0oraboveatthefirstsittingoftherequisite2000-levelmodulesandwhomeetall
otherprogrammerequirementswillbegivenautomaticoffersofentryintoHonoursprogrammes.
StudentspermittedautomaticentrytoHonourswillonlybepermittedtotrailonemoduletoamaximumof30subhonourscreditsintoHonours.
ThisSchoolalsoallows‘QualifiedEntrytoHonours’asdefinedin:Entry to Honours
BSc/MAHonours
Thegeneralrequirementsare480creditsoveraperiodofnormallyfouryears(andnotmorethanfiveyears)orparttime equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90
creditsareat4000levelandatleastafurther120creditsat3000and/or4000levels.
BSc/MAHonourswithIntegratedYearAbroad
Thegeneralrequirementsare540creditsoveraperiodofnormallyfiveyears(andnotmorethansixyears)orparttime equivalent, of which the final three years are an approved Honours programme of 300 credits, of which 60
creditsaregainedduringtheintegratedyearabroad,90creditsareat4000levelandatleastafurther120creditsat
3000and/or4000levels.
MGeolHonours
Thegeneralrequirementsare600creditsoveraperiodofnormallyfiveyears(andnotmorethansixyears)orparttime equivalent, of which the final three years form an approved Honours programme of 360 credits, of which 120
creditsareat5000levelandatleast210creditsareat3000and4000levels.
Study Abroad: In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad
scheme,theProgrammeRequirementswillbeamendedtotakeintoaccountoverseascourseswhichareapprovedby
therelevantStAndrewsSchoolintheLearningAgreement.
(seehttp://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/studyabroad/outgoingstudents/AcademicInformation/).
EarthSciences-SingleHonoursMGeol
FirstYear:
SecondYear:
40credits:ES1001andES1002
90credits:ES2001andES2002andES2003-withpassesatanaveragegradeof11or
better
ExemptionfromeitherES2002orES2003maybeconsideredonacase-by-casebasis.
ThirdYear:
120credits:ES3001andES3002andES3003andES3004andES3006andES3007and
ES3008andES3009withanoverallcredit-weightedmeangrade13.5orabove.
FourthYear:
30credits:ES3011andES4001;
30credits:ES4011orES4012;
30furthercreditsfrom:EG3020-EG3030,EG4020,ES4002,ES4011,ES4012,ES4006,
ES4007,ES5006–ES5010.
90credits:ES5003andES5004;
30furthercreditsfrom:ES5001,ES5006,ES5009,ES5010.
FifthYear:
StudentswhohavepassedThirdYearoftheBScEnvironmentalGeoscienceprogrammewithanoverall
credit-weightedmeangradeof13.5orabovemay,withthepermissionoftheDirectorofTeaching,optinto
FourthYearoftheMGeolprogramme.
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EarthSciences-SingleHonoursMGeol
Directentrytosecondyearforapprovedcandidateswith120advancedstandingcredits
SecondYear:
ThirdYear:
FourthYear:
FifthYear:
120credits:ES2001andES2002andES2003andES2004-withpassesatanaverage
gradeof11orbetter
120credits:ES3001andES3002andES3003andES3004andES3006andES3007and
ES3008andES3009,withanoverallcredit-weightedmeangrade13.5orabove.
30credits:ES3011andES4001;
30credits:ES4011orES4012;
30furthercreditsfrom:EG3020-ES3030,EG4020,ES4011,ES4012,ES4006,ES4007,
ES5006–ES5010.
90credits:ES5003andES5004;
30furthercreditsfrom:ES5001,ES5006,ES5009,ES5010.
EnvironmentalEarthSciences-SingleHonoursBSc
FirstYear:
SecondYear:
40credits:ES1001andES1002
90credits:ES2001andES2003-withpassesatanaveragegradeof11orbetter
ThirdYear:
90credits:ES3002andES3003andES3004andES3008andES3010andES3011;
30creditsfromtwoof:EG3020-EG3030.
90credits:ES4002andES4003andES4008;
45credits:ES4007orEG4020orES5010orID4001.
FourthYear:
EnvironmentalEarthSciences-SingleHonoursBSc
Directentrytosecondyearforapprovedcandidateswith120advancedstandingcredits
SecondYear:
ThirdYear:
FourthYear:
120credits:ES2001andES2002andES2003andES2004-withpassesatanaverage
gradeof11orbetter
90credits:ES3002andES3003andES3004andES3008andES3010;
30creditsfromtwoof:EG3020-EG3030.
90credits:ES4002andES4003andES4008;
45credits:ES4007orEG4020orES5010orD4001.
Geography-SingleHonoursBScorMA
FirstYear(2014/5orearlier):
20credits:GG1001orGG1002.
FirstYear:(2015/6orlater):
40credits:GG1001andGG1002.
SecondYear: 60credits:GG2011andGG2012-withpassesatgrade11orbetterinbothatthefirst
sittingor13.5inthere-assessment.
ThirdYear:
60credits:SG3201;
60creditsinthreeof:GG3220-GG3289,(EG3020+EG3031),SG3220-SG3289.
FourthYear:
50credits:GG4298;
50creditsinGG4201andtwoofSG4221-SG4229;GG4221-GG4229.
Between20and25furthercredits:GG3220-GG3289,SG4221-SG4229((ID4001or
ID4002)withGG3302)(EG3020–EG4020+EG3031orEG3032orEG4031as
appropriate)SG3220-SG3289.
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Geography-JointHonoursBScorMA
(BScHonours)
(MAHonours)
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Geographyandoneof:Biology ,
Geographyandoneof:Arabic,ArtHistory,ClassicalStudies
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Economics,Management,Mathematics, ComparativeLiterature,Economics,FilmStudies,French ,
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Statistics
Hebrew,InternationalRelations,Italian ,Management,
MediaevalHistory,MiddleEastStudies,ModernHistory,
Philosophy,Psychology,ScottishHistory,SocialAnthropology,
W
Spanish ,TheologicalStudies
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AlsoappliestoEnvironmentalBiologyandGeography(notavailabletoentrantsfrom2013/4)
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Availablealsoas'WithIntegratedYearAbroad’degree
GeographyelementofJointHonoursBScorMA:
FirstYear(2014/5orearlier):
FirstYear:(2015/6orlater):
SecondYear:
20credits:GG1001orGG1002.
40credits:GG1001andGG1002.
60credits:GG2011andGG2012-withpassesatgrade11orbetterinbothatthefirst
sittingor13.5inthere-assessment.
ThirdYear:
30credits:SG3202;
Upto60credits:GG3220-GG3289,GG3301,(EG3020+EG3031),SG3220-SG3289.
FourthYear:
30credits:GG4297
Furthercredits:GG3220-GG3289,GG3302,GG4220-GG4229,GG4301,(ID4001or
ID4002),(EG3020–EG4020+EG3031orEG3032orEG4031asappropriate),SG3220-
SG3289,SG4220-SG4229-toatotalofbetween90and150creditsinthesemodules
acrossThirdandFourthYears.
Intotal,240creditsarerequiredat3000and4000level,includingatleast90creditsintotalat4000levelin
eithersubject.
Geography‘with’…-HonoursMA
GeographywithPersian,SocialAnthropologyorSpanish
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Availablealsoas'WithIntegratedYearAbroad’degree
W
GeographyMajorelementofMAHonours‘with’degree:
FirstYear(2014/5orearlier):
20credits:GG1001orGG1002.
FirstYear:(2015/6orlater):
40credits:GG1001andGG1002.
SecondYear: 60credits:GG2011andGG2012-withpassesatgrade11orbetterinbothatthefirst
sittingor13.5inthere-assessment.
ThirdYear:
Atleast30credits:SG3202-SG3203;
Furthercredits:GG3220-GG3289,GG3301,(EG3020+EG3031),SG3220-SG3289..-toa
totalofbetween80and100creditsinGG,EGand/orSGmodulesfortheYear.
FourthYear:
50credits:GG4298;
20creditsinoneof:SG4220-SG4229;GG4220-GG4229;
Furthercredits:GG3221-GG3289,GG3302,GG4201,GG4301,(ID4001orID4002),
(EG3020-EG4020+EG3031orEG3032orEG4031asappropriate), SG3221-SG4289,
SG4220-SG4229toatotalof180creditsinthesemodulesacrossThirdandFourthYears.
Intotal,240creditsarerequiredat3000and4000level,includingatleast90creditsat4000levelineither
subject.
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…'with'Geography-HonoursBScorMA
(BScHonours)
(MAHonours)
MathematicswithGeography
Psychology,Russian ,SocialAnthropologyorSpanish
withGeography
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W
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Availablealsoas'WithIntegratedYearAbroad’degree
GeographyMinorelementofBScorMAHonours‘with’degree:
FirstYear(2014/5orearlier):
FirstYear:(2015/6orlater):
SecondYear:
20credits:GG1001orGG1002.
40credits:GG1001andGG1002.
60credits:GG2011andGG2012-withpassesatgrade11orbetterinbothatthefirst
sittingor13.5inthere-assessment.
ExemptionfromGG2012maybegranted,withthepermissionoftheHeadofSchool,for
studentshavingpassesinGG1001andGG1002andpassesat11orbetterinGG2011and
ina2000-levelmoduleinacognatediscipline.Studentswhogainentrywithsucha
combinationmaybeexcludedfromHonoursoptionalmodulesforwhichtheyare
insufficientlyprepared.
Thirdand
FourthYears: 60creditsinthreeof:GG3221-GG3289,SG4220-SG4229;GG4220-GG4229,(EG3020-
EG4020+EG3031orEG3032orEG4031asappropriate), SG3221-SG3289.
Intotal,240creditsarerequiredat3000and4000level,includingatleast90creditsat4000level.
Geology-SingleHonoursBSc
FirstYear:40credits:ES1001andES1002
SecondYear: 60credits:ES2001andES2002-withpassesatanaveragegradeof11orbetter
.
ThirdYear:
FourthYear:
120credits:ES3001andES3002andES3003andES3004andES3006andES3007and
ES3008andES3009.
90credits:ES4001andES4002andES4003;
45creditsinthreeof:ES3011,ES4006,ES4007,EG4020,ES5006,ES5009,ID4001.
Geology-SingleHonoursBSc
Directentrytosecondyearforapprovedcandidateswith120advancedstandingcredits
SecondYear:
ThirdYear:
FourthYear:
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120credits:ES2001andES2002andES2003andES2004-withpassesatanaverage
gradeof11orbetter
120credits:ES3001andES3002andES3003andES3004andES3006andES3007and
ES3008andES3009
90credits:ES4001andES4002andES4003;
45creditsinthreeof:ES3011,ES4006,ES4007,EG4020,ES5006,ES5009,ID4001.
Geography&Geosciences-ProgrammeRequirements2015/6–February2016
Geology-JointHonoursBSc
GeologyandeitherBiologyorChemistry
GeologyandBiology-JointHonoursBSc
FirstYear:
80credits:BL1101andBL1102andES1001andES1002
SecondYear:
120credits:BL2102andBL2105andES2001andES2002-withpassesat11orbetterinall.
nd
(Includingparticipationonthe2 yearEarthSciencesfieldcourse).
ThirdYear:
80credits:BL3000andBL3320andES3001andES3004andES3008andES3011
40creditsintwoof:BL3307,BL3308,BL3315,BL3316,BL3309,BL3318,BL3319,PN3312,
PN3313.
FourthYear:
75credits:BL4220andES4002andID4442.
15credits:ES3009orES4007orID4001orES5010.
30furthercreditsintwoof:BL4249,BL4254-BL4256,BL4260,BL4262,BL4266,BL4268,
BL4270,BL4273,BL4274,BL4275,BL4278,BL4280,BL4286,BL4301,ID4001.
GeologyandChemistry-JointHonoursBSc
FirstYear:
100credits:CH1401andCH1402andCH1601andES1001andES1002.
SecondYear: 60credits:CH2501andCH2701-withanaverageofgrade11orbetter.
60credits:ES2001andES2002-withpassesatgrade11orbetterinboth.
ThirdYear:
120credits:CH3431andCH3715andCH3521andCH3713and(CH3716ORCH3717)and
andES3001andES3004andES3006andES3008.
FourthYear:
30creditsinthreeof:CH4514,CH4714,CH4715,CH5711,CH5715,CH5717;
50credits:(ES4010withCH4448)orID4441;
25credits:CH5518andES3009;
15creditsinoneof:ES3011,ES4006,ES4007,ES5006,ES5009,ID4001.
Intotal,240creditsmustbeachievedat3000and4000levelwithatleast90oftheseat4000level.
Otherinformation:ThiscoursedoesnothaveRSCaccreditation
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SustainableDevelopment-SingleHonoursBScorMA
FirstYear(2014/5orearlier):
20credits:SD1001orSD1003.
FirstYear:(2015/6orlater):
40credits:GG1001andSD1000;
Sufficientcreditsfrom1000-levelmodulesinapartnersubject(seeaccompanyinglist1.).
topermitprogressionto2000-levelinthatsubject.(seeaccompanyinglist).
SecondYear:
60 credits: SD2001 and SD2002 – with passes at grade 11 or better in both at the first
sittingor13.5inthere-assessment;
Sufficient2000-levelcreditsinthepartnersubjectwithpass(es)attherequiredgradeto
permitentrytoHonoursinthatsubject(exceptionstothismayonlybemadewiththe
permissionoftherelevantDirectorofTeaching.)
ThirdYear:
Between30and60credits:SG3201-SG3204;
Upto60credits:SD3220-SD3295,SG3220-SG3295;
Furthercredits:3000-or4000-levelmodulesinthepartnersubject(orhonoursmodules
inaccompanyinglist2.),toatotalof120fortheYear.
FourthYear:
20credits:SG4221-SG4289;SD4221-SD4289
60credits:SD4299;
Furthercredits:3000-or4000-levelmodulesinpartnersubject(orhonoursmodulesin
accompanyinglist2.),toatotalof120fortheYear.
1. Partner Subjects agreed for 2015/16: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, English, Film Studies, Geography,
History, International Relations, Management, Mathematics & Statistics, Modern Languages, Psychology, Social
Anthropology(onlyforcertainmodulesandonlyifspaceavailable).
PartnersubjectsaredrawnfromthoseSchoolsanddepartmentsacrosstheUniversitywhichhaveagreedtopartner
with Sustainable Development and thus allow SD students to access Honours modules, provided they meet the
Honoursentryrequirementforthatsubject.SDstudentswillgainaccesstothesemodulesviatheSDHonoursAdviser
andtheHonoursAdviserforeachsubject,whowillbeabletoexplainanyrelevantexceptionstotheabove.
2. Honours Modules - agreed for 2015/6 - for which SD2001 and SD2002, and honours entry to Sustainable
Development is sufficient qualification: In addition to the Partner Subject arrangements above, the following
modulesareavailabletoallstudentswhohaveachievedHonoursentryinSustainableDevelopment(seeabove):
Biology:BL3000*;BL3308*;BL3309*;BL3316;BL3318;BL3320;BL4249;BL4254;BL4255;BL4258;BL4260;BL4262;
BL4266;BL4268;BL4270;BL4274;BL4275;BL4278;BL4280;BL4281;BL4282;BL4284;BL4285;BL4301;(*ThecorequisitesforthesemodulesmaybewaivedforSustainableDevelopmentstudents);
English:EN3202(available2015-2016butnot2016-2017);
FilmStudies:FM4110,FM4113(SDStudentswhodonothaveabackgroundinfilmmayaccessthesemodulessubject
toapprovalbymoduleconvenors.Ifinterested,theyneedtocontactDrTorchindirectly(lt40);
Geography&Geoscience:EG3020;EG3021;EG3031;EG3032;EG4020;EG4031;GG3226;GG3232;GG3234;GG3262;
GG3263;GG3264;SG3229;SG3272;SG3273;SG3274;
Interdisciplinary:ID4001;
Management:MN4227,MN4238,MN4266;
ModernHistory:MO3334,MO3338.
StudentsstillcompletingdegreeprogrammesasdefinedinpreviousCourseCataloguesshould
discusstheirmoduleselectionswiththeirHonoursAdviser(s).
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