Modules for course F7F6 | BSC/OGP
BSc Ocean and Geophysics
These were the modules for this course in the 2018–19 academic year.
You can also view the modules offered in the years: 2019–20; 2020–21.
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Year 1 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- OSX-1000: Tutorial 1 (20) or
OSC-1000: Tiwtorial 1 (20) - ONS-1001: Environmental data & analysis (20) or
ONC-1001: Dadansoddi Data Amgylcheddol (20) - DXX-1005: Earth Systems and Processes (20)
- OSX-1005: Introducing the Oceans (20)
Semester 2
- OSX-1000: Tutorial 1 or
OSC-1000: Tiwtorial 1 - ONS-1001: Environmental data & analysis or
ONC-1001: Dadansoddi Data Amgylcheddol - OSX-1003: Earth, Climate & Evolution (20)
- OSX-1005: Introducing the Oceans
20 credits from:
- FXX-0010: Essential Chemistry (10) (Semester 1)
- FXX-1005: Chem. in Biol. and Environ. (10) (Semester 2)
- ICP-1016: Mathematics for Computing (10) (Semester 2)
- FXX-1101: Foundation of Chemistry 1 (10) (Semester 1)
- Students without A level Chemistry must take FXX-0010.
Year 2 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- OSX-2004: Estuary & Shelf Sea Processes (20)
- OSX-2006: Tides, Waves and Sampling (20)
- OSX-2007: Ship-based field course (20)
- OSX-2011: Ice and Oceans (20)
Semester 2
Year 3 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
Semester 2
- OSX-3000: Dissertation (20)
- OSX-3006: Particle Dynamics (20)
- OSX-3021: Oceans, Atmosphere and Climate (20)
Optional Modules
40 credits from:
- Ocean Physics Route:
- OSX-3012: Palaeoceanography (20) (Semester 1)
- OSX-3016: Ocean Modelling (20) (Semester 1)
40 credits from:
- Geophysics Route:
- OSX-3007: Coastal Processes Field Study (20) (Semester 1)
- OSX-3017: Applied Geophysics (20) (Semester 1)