Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2017 | Page 101

Geology
Key Information
Why study this course?

Geology is fundamental to modern day living. Geologists explore
for our society’s major resource needs including metals, minerals,
energy sources and groundwater.
The dual honours Geology course at Keele looks at rocks, minerals and
fossils, how they were formed, how they might have been deformed
or altered over geological time and what they can tell us about the
history of the Earth and its past environments. It also covers geological
processes such as earthquakes, volcanoes and plate tectonics, and how
these processes produce different geological materials. Geology is a
practical subject with applied problem-solving laboratory classes and
field courses where you will learn how to interpret and map geological
features, and explore for future geological resources.

Indicative modules

First year
• Introduction to Mineralogy
and Petrology
• Geology: Time and Space
• Geology: Planet Earth
• Introduction to Sedimentology
and Palaeontology
Second year
• Igneous and Metamorphic
Petrology
• Reconstructing Past
Environments
• Advanced Structural
Geology and Geological
Mapping Training
• Geoscience Field Techniques
Third year
• Independent Fieldwork Project
• Geological Communication
Skills*
• Volcanic and Magmatic
Processes*
• Structure and Geodynamics
• Natural Hazards
• Hydrological and Engineering
Geology
• Micropalaeontology
• Economic Geology
• Advanced Sedimentology
• Exploration Geophysics

What will this mean
for my future?

Career opportunities in geology
are excellent because industry
and modern society depends
on geologists to find natural
resources such as oil, gas, coal,
minerals, metals, aggregates
and water. Geologists are also
needed for designing foundations,
tunnels and other engineering
projects. You could go on to work
in mining, the oil and gas industry,
hydrogeology or geotechnical
engineering. Geologists are
also required for environmental
projects such as radioactive waste
disposal or carbon dioxide capture
and storage. Degrees studying
Geology combined with another
science subject are accredited by
the Geological Society of London.

*Major route only

For more course information please visit

keele.ac.uk/gge

Course type

Dual Honours, major, minor
For information on dual
honours combinations
please visit www.keele.
ac.uk/ugcourses or page 158

Course duration
Three years

Indicative entry
requirements
ABB to BBB

For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
Yes

100%
Overall Student
Satisfaction
(2015 NSS)

Jim Yates

Earth System Science,
graduated 2007
The excellent tuition from the lecturers
ensured I had a solid grounding
in geology, and volcanology and
mineral deposits. Without that strong
knowledge, breaking into the highly
competitive mining industry would’ve
been far more difficult. I am now an
Exploration Geologist for a Canadian
mining company.
Smart minds choose Keele

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