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UCAS CODE F612
OverviewTake your first step towards becoming a professional Chartered Engineering Geologist or Chartered Geotechnical Engineer on this BEng (Hons) Engineering Geology and Geotechnics degree course.You’ll learn the fundamentals of geological science and develop the technical expertise to work on the design and construction of tunnels, roads, dams, and surface and underground mine excavations.Taking this course makes you eligible for the Engineering Geology and Geotechnics Industrial Bursary
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Overview
Take your first step towards becoming a professional Chartered Engineering Geologist or Chartered Geotechnical Engineer on this BEng (Hons) Engineering Geology and Geotechnics degree course.
You’ll learn the fundamentals of geological science and develop the technical expertise to work on the design and construction of tunnels, roads, dams, and surface and underground mine excavations.
Taking this course makes you eligible for the Engineering Geology and Geotechnics Industrial Bursary Scheme. If you're accepted onto this scheme, you'll get a bursary of £1,750 in years 1, 2 and 4, and do a 44-week paid work placement after year 2 and an 8-week paid work placement after year 1 (see below for more details).
Graduates from this course have high levels of employability, and play a key role across many sectors, including construction, mining and quarrying, and offshore and onshore renewable energy. The knowledge, technical skills and and confidence you'll develop on this course, which includes the option of a year working in industry, will open doors to excellent career prospects and opportunities to work for consultants and contractors across the globe.
Accredited by
This course is accredited by The Geological Society and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IMMM).
What you'll experience
On this course, you'll:
Learn at a University where geology and geotechnics have been taught for more than 50 years
Have the opportunity to apply for the Engineering Geology and Geotechnics Industrial Bursary Scheme, which if granted gives you a bursary during academic study years, and access to valuable paid work placements (see below for more details)
Learn from staff with industry and academic experience, including experience with the British Geological Survey, Atkins and ACOM
Develop fundamental knowledge of geological science, engineering, mathematics and materials
Develop knowledge, practical skills and techniques that you will use throughout your career
Get out of the classroom to put what you learn into practice, collecting samples and analysing results
Have the opportunity to go on field trips to locations such as the Isle of Wight, Dorset, Norfolk, the Cotswolds, north Scotland, the French Alps
Get the chance to take an optional paid placement year in the UK or overseas
You'll also get access to the University's XRF, gamma spectrometry, crystal growth, low temperature physics, geochemistry and palaeontology labs
Careers and opportunities
This degree offers a fast track towards a career as a professional Chartered Engineering Geologist or Chartered Geotechnical Engineer when you do additional training. After you complete the course, you'll be in high demand on engineering projects in global locations such as Australia, New Zealand, Dubai, Canada and Hong Kong as well as in the UK.
What can you do with an Engineering Geology and Geotechnics degree?
Recent graduates have been involved with:
major site investigations for international projects
investigation and stabilisation of old mine workings
coastal engineering
flood alleviation projects
dam site investigation and design
major tunnelling projects in the UK and overseas
development of deep mines in South Africa and Australia
Grades / Points required
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Grades / Points required
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Grades / Points required
DMM - DDM
Details
112-128 Tariff points to include a minimum of 2 Science subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science/Studies, Geography, Geology or relevant Technology subject).
112-128 Tariff points to include a minimum of 2 Advanced Highers in Science subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science/Studies, Geography, Geology or relevant Technology subject).
112-128 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent, in Science subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science/Studies, Geography, Geology or relevant Technology subject).
112-128 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma (Science or Engineering).
Cambridge Pre-U score of 48-54, to include a minimum of 2 Principal Subjects in Science subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science/Studies, Geography or relevant Technology subject).
GCSE English and Science at grade C or above. GCSE Mathematics at grade B/GCSE English and Science at grade 4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at grade 5.
25-26 points from the IB Diploma, to include 3 Higher Level subjects, with two Higher Levels in Science subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology Environmental Science/Studies, Geography, Geology or relevant Technology subject). 4 points from Standard Level English and Mathematics (if not passed at GCSE grade C or above).
To include a minimum of two Higher Levels in Science subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science/Studies, Geography, Geology or relevant Technology subject).
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
Must be in a Science or relevant Technology based subject.
Previous study
Previous study
The most common A-levels taken by students who end up studying this subject at uni.
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£9,250
per year
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£9,250
per year
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£9,250
per year
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£9,250
per year
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£9,250
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£9,250
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£17,600
per year
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