Stage 3
Students are required to take 20 credits in stage 3. Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the first options list below. The remaining 10 credits can be chosen from either the first or the second options list below.
- School
- School of Earth Sciences
- Attendance
- Full Time
- Level
- Undergraduate
- NFQ Level
- 8
- Award
- Bachelor of Science
- Mode of Delivery
- On Campus
- Programme Director
- Dr Conrad Childs
- Overall Programme Credits:
- 240
- Programme Credits:
- Stage 1
Core/Option: 55 Electives: 5
Stage 2
Core/Option: 50 Electives: 10
Stage 3
Core/Option: 50 Electives: 10
Stage 4
Core/Option: 50 Electives: 10 - Major/Minor Core & Option Credits:
- Stage 1: 10
Stage 2: 10
Stage 3: 20
Stage 4: 20
Curricular information is subject to change.
Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.
Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.
| Trimester | Credits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage 1 Core Modules - Geology |
GEOL10060 | Introduction to Earth Sciences | Autumn and Spring (separate) | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - - GeologyB) Min 1 of: Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules. |
GEOL10050 | Earth and Humanity | Autumn and Spring (separate) | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - - GeologyB) Min 1 of: Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules. |
GEOL10030 | Field Geology, Level 1 | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - - GeologyB) Min 1 of: Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules. |
GEOL10040 | Earth, Environment and Society | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - - GeologyB) Min 1 of: Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules. |
GEOL10070 | Understanding Earth Systems | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules - Geology |
GEOL20250 | Crystals to Sedimentary Rocks | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - - GeologyA) Min 1 of: Min 1 of: |
GEOL20180 | Geoscience perspectives on the UN Sustainable Development Goals | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - - GeologyA) Min 1 of: Min 1 of: |
GEOL20200 | Dynamic Earth | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - - GeologyA) Min 1 of: Min 1 of: |
GEOL10050 | Earth and Humanity | Autumn and Spring (separate) | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - - GeologyA) Min 1 of: Min 1 of: |
GEOL10030 | Field Geology, Level 1 | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - - GeologyA) Min 1 of: Min 1 of: |
GEOL10040 | Earth, Environment and Society | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - - GeologyA) Min 1 of: Min 1 of: |
GEOL10070 | Understanding Earth Systems | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - - GeologyA) Min 1 of: Min 1 of: |
GEOL20210 | Field Geology and Mapwork | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - - GeologyA) Min 2 of: Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the first options list below. The remaining 10 credits can be chosen from either the first of second (level 2) options list below. |
GEOL30010 | Applied Palaeontology | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - - GeologyA) Min 2 of: Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the first options list below. The remaining 10 credits can be chosen from either the first of second (level 2) options list below. |
GEOL30040 | Sedimentary Environments | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - - GeologyA) Min 2 of: Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the first options list below. The remaining 10 credits can be chosen from either the first of second (level 2) options list below. |
GEOL30240 | Igneous Petrology | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - - GeologyA) Min 2 of: Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the first options list below. The remaining 10 credits can be chosen from either the first of second (level 2) options list below. |
GEOL30340 | Low Temperature Geochemistry | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - - GeologyA) Min 2 of: Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the first options list below. The remaining 10 credits can be chosen from either the first of second (level 2) options list below. |
GEOL30380 | Geomaterials and Geoenergy | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - - GeologyB) Min 0 of: Level 2 options |
GEOL20180 | Geoscience perspectives on the UN Sustainable Development Goals | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - - GeologyB) Min 0 of: Level 2 options |
GEOL20200 | Dynamic Earth | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - - GeologyB) Min 0 of: Level 2 options |
GEOL20110 | Global Environmental Change | Autumn and Spring (separate) | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - - GeologyB) Min 0 of: Level 2 options |
GEOL20220 | Discovering Ireland’s Geology | Autumn and Spring (separate) | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - - GeologyB) Min 0 of: Level 2 options |
GEOL20240 | Medical Geology | Autumn and Spring (separate) | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - - GeologyB) Min 0 of: Level 2 options |
GEOL20210 | Field Geology and Mapwork | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - - GeologyA) Min 4 of: Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules. |
GEOL30010 | Applied Palaeontology | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - - GeologyA) Min 4 of: Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules. |
GEOL30040 | Sedimentary Environments | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - - GeologyA) Min 4 of: Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules. |
GEOL30350 | Geological Structures | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - - GeologyA) Min 4 of: Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules. |
GEOL40450 | Environmental Geoscience | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - - GeologyA) Min 4 of: Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules. |
GEOL40710 | Natural hazards and risk | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - - GeologyA) Min 4 of: Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules. |
GEOL40740 | Marine Geoscience | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - - GeologyA) Min 4 of: Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules. |
GEOL30320 | Geological Fieldwork (Stage 3) | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - - GeologyA) Min 4 of: Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules. |
GEOL30340 | Low Temperature Geochemistry | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - - GeologyA) Min 4 of: Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules. |
GEOL30380 | Geomaterials and Geoenergy | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - - GeologyA) Min 4 of: Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules. |
GEOL40490 | Quaternary Geology | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - - GeologyA) Min 4 of: Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules. |
GEOL40500 | Applied Geophysics | Spring | 5 |