The principal challenge facing the world’s growing population is how to maintain sustainable access to the natural resources – water, energy and food – that are necessary for us to enjoy a good quality of life, while protecting the environment.

The science and engineering behind understanding and solving this challenge lie at the heart of earth science, an interdisciplinary subject which encompasses physics, chemistry, mathematics and other sciences.

Our dynamic and friendly Department brings together ground-breaking research and innovative teaching in geology, geophysics, mineral and energy resources, environmental science, planetary science and computational modelling.

We are based within the Royal School of Mines building and have excellent teaching and learning resources, including an international online database of rocks and minerals (the Rock Library) and industry-standard geology and geophysics software packages.

Our location gives us easy access to one of the finest fossil and mineral collections in the world, hosted at the Natural History Museum, just minutes away from the South Kensington Campus. Museum staff, who are world experts in geochemistry, mineralogy, mineral resources and palaeontology, also contribute to our teaching.

Courses

Three-year courses (195 ECTS):

• BSc Geology (UCAS code F600)
• BSc Geophysics (F662)

Four-year courses (270 ECTS):

• MSci Geology (F640)
• MSci Geology with a Year Abroad (F601)
• MSci Geology and Geophysics (F661)
• MSci Petroleum Geoscience (F663)
• MSci Geophysics (F660)
• MSci Geophysics with a Year Abroad (F664)