Engineering Geology and Geotechnics

Course Overview - Engineering Geology and Geotechnics


- Designed to prepare you to tackle important environmental and infrastructure challenges from an engineering perspective, including safe supply of critical raw materials and resources


- BSc Engineering Geology and Geotechnics focusses on understanding the Earth, its processes and resources in order to design safe and sustainable ground engineering for environmental infrastructure


- Gain technical experience through over 60 days of fieldwork as well as laboratory classes, optional industry placement and independent research possibilities

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

23/09/2024

Campus

University of Exeter - Penryn Campus, Cornwall

Course Address
Penryn Campus
Penryn
Cornwall
TR10 9FE

Application Details

Course Code

F644

Institution Code

E84

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

A level

A,B,B

Excluding General Studies. Grade B in Geology OR Grade B in two other Science subjects required.

UCAS Tariff

Scottish Higher

A,A,B,B,B

Grade B in Geology OR Grade B in two other Science subjects required.

Access to HE Diploma

D:24,M:21

24 L3 credits at Distinction grade and 21 L3 credits at Merit Grade. This must include 12 L3 credits in an acceptable Geology subject or 24 L3 credits at Merit Grade or above in another two Science Subjects (please contact us for further guidance on our equivalencies and specific module requirements). Please also see our GCSE requirements.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

32

Applicants will be considered with IB 32 OR 655 in three Higher Level subjects. All applicants will be required to have HL Grade 5 in Geology OR HL Grade 5 in two other Science subjects.

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

DDM

BTEC Extended Diploma (2016) Applicants studying one of the following new BTEC Extended Diplomas will be considered without GCE AL requirements: Applied Science, Engineering

Scottish Advanced Higher

B,B,B

Grade B in Geology OR Grade B in two other Science subjects required.

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Fees and funding

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands £9,250
EU, International £29,700

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