Geosciences
The Geosciences are at the core of many of today's global issues, such as natural resources and their exploration/exploitation, climate change, geohazards and environmental problems. As a prospective student, you will be a part of the Department of Geosciences' aim to develop a new generation of highly skilled geoscientists who will have a rigorous scientific education in the natural and earth sciences, field and computational proficiency, as well as hands-on experience with modern equipment and facilities. Geoscience graduates have a holistic understanding of how the Earth works and how to solve real-world problems.
Physics
The course design reflects the need to provide as wide a base as the human resources of the department permit. It provides a sound basis in the subject during the first three years, with some specialisation in chosen areas offered during the final year. You will be equipped with the necessary knowledge, experience and skills to pursue careers as scientists within the industry, administration, education and, of course, research.
Geosciences
The Course shall consist of two parts, namely, Part One comprising the first three years and Part Two comprising the fourth year.
- Part One shall consist of study-units to which 180 credits are assigned and indicated in the programme of study and divided as follows:
- Part Two shall consist of study-units to which 60 credits are assigned divided as follows:
- 40 credits in one area of study, of which 18 credits are assigned to a dissertation, and
- 20 credits in the other area of study,
First Year: in addition to the compulsory and elective study-units outlined in the programme of studies of the chosen areas (not less than 26 credits in each of the two areas), students are required to register for optional study-units to bring their total for the year to 60 credits,
Second Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study,
Third Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study.
At the end of Part One, students who obtain 180 credits as specified in paragraph (1) but who either opt not to proceed with the Course leading to the Honours Degree, or having proceeded, do not successfully complete the Course, shall be eligible for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).
provided that in the case of Mathematics, the dissertation may be substituted by one or more additional taught study-units.
Physics
The Course shall consist of two parts, namely, Part One comprising the first three years and Part Two comprising the fourth year.
- Part One shall consist of study-units to which 180 credits are assigned and indicated in the programme of study and divided as follows:
- Part Two shall consist of study-units to which 60 credits are assigned divided as follows:
- 40 credits in one area of study, of which 18 credits are assigned to a dissertation, and
- 20 credits in the other area of study,
First Year: in addition to the compulsory and elective study-units outlined in the programme of studies of the chosen areas (not less than 26 credits in each of the two areas), students are required to register for optional study-units to bring their total for the year to 60 credits,
Second Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study,
Third Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study.
At the end of Part One, students who obtain 180 credits as specified in paragraph (1) but who either opt not to proceed with the Course leading to the Honours Degree, or having proceeded, do not successfully complete the Course, shall be eligible for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).
provided that in the case of Mathematics, the dissertation may be substituted by one or more additional taught study-units.
Communication and Academic Skills Programme
The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.
Geosciences
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GSC1100 | Geology 1 - Fundamentals of Geology | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY1105* | Fundamentals of Experimental Physics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit PHY1105 is not available for students following Geosciences and Physics.   | |||||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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CHE0305 | Introduction to Chemistry | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC1201 | Introduction to Oceanography | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC1300 | Introduction to Science of the Atmosphere | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR0210** | Data Treatment and Probability | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
** Study-unit SOR0210 is not available for students following Geosciences and Mathematics or Geosciences and Statistics and Operations Research.   | |||||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GSC1400 | IT Skills for Geoscientists (GIS) | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC1401 | Thermal Physics of the Earth’s Atmosphere | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC1402 | Earth Observations from Space | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOR0220*** | Elementary Statistical Theory | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
*** Study-unit SOR0220 is not available for students following Geosciences and Mathematics or Geosciences and Statistics and Operations Research.   |
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GSC2100 | Geology 2 – Structural Geology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC2200 | Dynamics of Oceans and Atmosphere | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GSC2101 | Fundamentals of Geophysics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC2102* | Earth Surface Processes; Hydrology and Hydrogeology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC2400 | IT Skills for Geoscientists (Matlab) | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MAT2803** | Laplace and Fourier Transforms | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY1135*** | Introduction to Computational Physics | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit GSC2102 is not available for students following Geosciences and Mathematics or Geosciences and Statistics and Operations Research.** Study-unit MAT2803 is not available for students following Geosciences and Mathematics or Geosciences and Statistics and Operations Research.*** Study-unit PHY1135 is not available for students following Geosciences and Physics.   | |||||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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GSC2300 | Atmospheric Physical and Chemical Processes | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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GSC3101 | Seismology | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3102 | Marine Geology and Ocean Surveying | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GSC3100 | Applied Geophysics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3401 | Time Series Analysis, DSP and Inverse Theory | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3406* | Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Global Warming | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3225** | Fluid Mechanics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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GSC2102*** | Earth Surface Processes; Hydrology and Hydrogeology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3110 | Geoenvironmental Hazards and Related Risks | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3500 | Geosciences Placement | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit GSC3406 is available for students who have successfully completed study-unit GSC1401 or equivalent, or for students who have received permission by a tutor following a brief interview.** Study-unit PHY3225 is not available for students following Geosciences and Physics.*** Study-unit GSC2102 is not available for students following Geosciences and Physics.   | |||||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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CHE2070 | Introductory Environmental Chemistry | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3402 | Environmental Management Concepts | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIN1063*** | Academic Reading and Writing in English | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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BIO2050 | Science, Society and Ethics | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3105 | Continuum Mechanics for Geoscientists | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3200 | Fundamentals of Chemical and Biological Oceanography | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3201 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3301 | Instrumentation for Environmental Measurements | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3303 | Gaussian Dispersion Theory and Modelling | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3400 | Forensic Geosciences | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
*** Study-unit LIN1063 is not available for students following Geosciences and Physics or Geosciences and Statistics and Operations Research.   |
Students are required to register for 18 ECTS credits assigned to a project study-unit and 22 ECTS credits in elective study-units for a total of 40 ECTS credits.
If Geosciences is chosen as the other area of study:Students are required to register for GSC3404 (Research Seminar) and 12 ECTS credits in elective study-units for a total of 20 ECTS credits.
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GSC3403* | Independent Research Project | 18 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
GSC3404** | Research Seminar | 8 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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GSC3101 | Seismology | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3102 | Marine Geology and Ocean Surveying | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3107 | Practical Geophysical Exploration | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit GSC3403 is compulsory only for students taking Geosciences as their main area of study.** Study-unit GSC3404 is compulsory only for students taking Geosciences as their other area of study.   | |||||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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GSC3108 | Global Geodynamics and Earth Deformation Processes | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3110 | Geoenvironmental Hazards and Related Risks | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3500 | Geosciences Placement | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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BIO2050 | Science, Society and Ethics | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3105 | Continuum Mechanics for Geoscientists | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3200 | Fundamentals of Chemical and Biological Oceanography | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3201 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3202 | Machine Learning and Computer Vision for the Environmental Sciences | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3301 | Instrumentation for Environmental Measurements | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3303 | Gaussian Dispersion Theory and Modelling | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GSC3400 | Forensic Geosciences | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Physics
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY1105 | Fundamentals of Experimental Physics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PHY1197 | Introduction to Classical Mechanics and Waves | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY1125 | Mathematics for Physicists 1 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY1135 | Introduction to Computational Physics | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY1193 | Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY1145 | Electricity and Magnetism and Optics | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY2145 | Electromagnetism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY2230 | Experimental Physics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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CHE1750* | Health and Safety in the Chemistry Laboratory | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY2195 | Classical and Relativistic Mechanics | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY2210 | Mathematics for Physicists 2 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit CHE1750 is only available for students following Chemistry and Physics.   | |||||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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LIN1063** | Academic Reading and Writing in English | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY2140 | Quantum Mechanics | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3110 | Physical Optics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
** Study-unit LIN1063 is not available for students following Chemistry and Physics.   |
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY3111 | Advanced Experimental Physics | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PHY3145 | Statistical Mechanics | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3515 | Gravitation and Cosmology | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY3130 | Atomic Physics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3225 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY3155 | Solid State Physics | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY3200* | Physics Project | 18 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PHY3208 | Short Review Paper and Philosophy of Science | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3209* | Seminar | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3232 | Nuclear and Particle Physics | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Stream A: Space Sciences. | |||||
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PHY3289 | Advanced Astrophysics and Cosmology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Stream B: Electromagnetics. | |||||
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PHY3277 | Bioelectromagnetism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3279 | Applied Electromagnetism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Elective Stream A: Space Sciences. | |||||
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PHY3287 | Computational Astronomy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Stream C: Quantum Physics. | |||||
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PHY3227 | Quantum Optics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Elective Stream C: Quantum Physics. | |||||
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PHY3229 | Modern Quantum Theory | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. and Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc.(Hons.) under the auspices of the Faculty of Science.