University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Currently accredited degree programmes
1st degrees (currently accredited)
- BSc (Hons) Geology
- BSc (Hons) Geology with Placement Year
- MSci (Hons) Geology
- MSci (Hons) Geology with an International Year
- MSci (Hons) Geology with Placement Year
- BSc (Hons) Geology and Physical Geography
- BSc (Hons) Geology and Physical Geology with Placement Year
- MSci (Hons) Geology and Physical Geology
- MSci (Hons) Geology and Physical Geology with Placement Year
- MSci (Hons) Geology and Physical Geography with an International Year
- MSci (Hons) Geology and Physical Geography with Placement Year
- BSc (Hons) Palaeontology and Geology
- BSc (Hons) Palaeontology and Geology with Placement Year
- MSci (Hons) Palaeontology and Geology
- MSci (Hons) Palaeontology and Geology with an International Year
- MSci (Hons) Palaeontology and Geology with Placement Year
- BSc (Hons) Environmental and Engineering Geoscience
- BSc (Hons) Environmental and Engineering Geoscience with Placement Year
Date reaccreditation (begins – expires): January 2022 – January 2028
Formerly accredited degree programmes
1st degrees (formerly accredited)
For students graduating from July 2005 to July 2007:
- BSc Geology with Biology
For students graduating from July 2005 to July 2015:
- BSc Resource & Applied Geology
For students graduating from July 2006 to July 2016:
- MSci Resource & Applied Geology
- MSci Resource & Applied Geology (International Study)
For students graduating from July 2005 to July 2020:
- BSc Environmental Geoscience, continuing from July 2016 as:
- BSc Environmental Geology
For students graduating from July 2006 to July 2022:
- MSci Environmental Geoscience, continuing from July 2017 as:
- MSci Environmental Geology
- MSci Environmental Geoscience (International Study), continuing from July 2017 as:
- MSci Environmental Geology with an International Year
For students graduating from July 2005 onwards:
- BSc Geology
- BSc Geology and Geography, continuing from July 2017 as:
- BSc Geology and Physical Geography
For students graduating from July 2006 onwards:
- MSci Geology
- MSci Geology (International Study) continuing as:
- MSci Geology with an International Year
For students graduating from July 2016 onwards:
- BSc Palaeobiology and Palaeoenvironments continuing from July 2021 as:
- BSc Palaeontology and Geology
For students graduating from July 2017 onwards:
- MSci Palaeobiology with Palaeoenvironments continuing after July 2023 as:
- MSci Palaeontology and Geology
- MSci Palaeobiology and Palaeoenvironments with an International Year continuing after July 2023 as:
- MSci Palaeontology and Geology with an International Year
For students graduating from July 2021 onwards:
- MSci Geology and Physical Geography with an International Year
For students graduating from July 2026 onwards:
- BSc Geology with Placement Year
- BSc Geology and Physical Geography with a Placement Year
- BSc Palaeontology and Geology with Placement Year
- BSc Environmental and Engineering Geoscience
For students graduating from July 2027 onwards:
- MSci Geology with Placement Year
- MSci Geology and Physical Geography with a Placement Year
- MSci Palaeontology and Geology with Placement Year
- BSc Environmental and Engineering Geoscience with Placement Year
(Note 1: To be accredited, all awards should be designated as ‘Honours’ with effect from 2027 Graduation Year.)
Masters (not yet accredited)
- Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management (MSc)
- Environmental Health (MSc)
- Hydrogeology (MSc)
- River Environments and their Management (MSc)
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