Year 3 (Junior Sophister) Geology Course 2013-2014

In the third (Junior Sophister) year, the programme aims to provide a good grounding in all major aspects of geology. Strong emphasis is placed on transferable skills of analysis and presentation and also on integration of information, the latter particularly through an important fieldwork programme. All modules are compulsory for sophister geologists with the exception of GL3313 for with a BC module (including language module) may be subsitituted.  Students obtaining an overall mark of 45% or more may proceed to the Senior Sophister year.

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• Module GL3301 Sedimentary petrology: from sediment to rock
• Module GL3306 Palaeontology, palaeoecology and evolution
• Module GL3317 Geological Structures and Mapping
• Module GL3318 Mineralogy
• Module GL3321 Geochemistry and analytical techniques
• Module GL3322 Crystalline Rocks 1: igneous processes
• Module GL3323 Crystalline Rocks 2: metamorphic processes and crustal melting
• Module GL3324 Geological Field Skills 1
• Module GL3325 Geological Field Skills 2
• Module GL3320 Microscopy and Crystalline Rocks - JS Earth Science Students Only
• Module GL3333 Stable Isotopes & Groundwater Quality - Environmental Science Students Only