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مصاريف
تاريخ البدء
2025-09-01
وسيلة الدراسة
مدة
48 months
حقائق البرنامج
تفاصيل البرنامج
درجة
الماجستير
تخصص رئيسي
Earth Sciences | Geology | Geoscience
التخصص
العلوم
توقيت
لغة الدورة
إنجليزي
دفعات
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2025-09-01-
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The Earth Sciences F644 Master's program at the University of Oxford provides a comprehensive understanding of Earth Sciences through a combination of coursework, research projects, and practical classes. Students can specialize in Geology, Environmental Geoscience, Geophysics with Geology, or Geoscience, culminating in an independent research project in their final year. Graduates are highly sought after in various sectors, including environmental, water, energy, and engineering geology, with high employability rates and competitive salaries.

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Earth Sciences F644 Analysis:


#Degree Overview:

The program is ideal for students with strong research aspirations, incorporating significant individual and group project work involving advanced quantitative investigations alongside key skill development.


#Outline:


Years 1 to 3:

Students choose modules from one of the following BSc routes:

  • Geology
  • Environmental Geosciences
  • Geophysics
  • Geoscience

Year 4:

  • Core Module:
  • Research Project:
  • Demonstrate advanced research skills through an individual and substantial research project within the Earth Sciences domain.
  • Optional Modules (in recent years):
  • Science Communication
  • Earth Science Field Seminar
  • Earth Sciences into Industry
  • Monitoring the Oceans: Geohazards & Climate Change
  • Polar Quaternary Environmental Processes
  • Volcanology and Magmatism
  • #Assessment:
  • Assessment methods incorporate a combination of:
  • Coursework
  • Class tests
  • End-of-year examinations
  • Dissertation in Year 3
  • Research project in Year 4
  • #Teaching:

Delivery methods encompass:

  • Lectures
  • Practical classes
  • Tutorials
  • Optional fieldwork

Balance shifts throughout the program:

  • Year 1: Lectures and practicals dominate.
  • Year 2: Emphasis on self-directed learning; research methods practice begins.
  • Year 3: Research based dissertation, potentially involving field or laboratory work depending on chosen BSc route.
  • Year 4: Collaborative research project with academic mentor; seminars presented to students and staff; industry-focused project development with guidance.
  • #Careers:

Earth Sciences graduates are highly valued with diverse career paths including:

  • Environmental, water, energy, engineering geology sectors
  • Research and industry roles

High-profile employers include:

  • ATKINS
  • ARUP
  • Centrica
  • Environment Agency

Graduate Employability Statistics (2020-21):

  • 91% in paid employment or further study within 15 months of graduation
  • 100% of employed graduates in high skilled employment
  • Average salary of £26,825
  • Source: HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey
  • #Other:
  • Program structure offers flexibility to tailor learning towards individual interests via optional modules.
  • Year abroad possibility for program extension.

The tuition fees for 2025/26 academic year have not yet been finalised, they will be displayed here once approved. The tuition fees shown for home students are for one complete academic year of full time study and are set according to the academic year of entry. Fees for subsequent years of your course may rise in line with an inflationary uplift as determined by the government. The tuition fees shown for overseas and EU students are for one complete academic year of full time study, are set according to the academic year of entry, and remain the same throughout the duration of the programme for that cohort (unless otherwise stated).

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