Geological Oceanography (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)

Course Overview - Geological Oceanography (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)

This degree focuses on the study of marine sediments within an Earth system science context. It is concerned with sedimentary processes (the origin, transport and deposition of particles in the marine environment), and with marine sediments and rocks, in particular those formed in the past 2 million year, but also further back in time. Geological Oceanographers are required to tackle issues such as climate and sea-level change, coastal erosion, marine pollution, waterway siltation and offshore engineering related to cable/pipelines routes, renewable energy infrastructure and oil and...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

22/09/2025

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Bangor University
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2DG

Application Details

Course Code

F62F

Institution Code

B06

Points of Entry

Foundation

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Scottish Higher

Accepted.

Access to HE Diploma

Accepted.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Accepted.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Diplomas and Certificate are accepted. We will also consider other BTEC qualifications in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Maths grade C/4 or equivalent required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

Accepted.

A level

Including: AS-levels, General Studies

T Level

T Level qualifications are accepted on a case by case basis.

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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,250

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