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Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) Pre-2021 - Geological Sciences Major

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Program requirements

The program requirements (course list and program rules (PDF, 218KB)) set out the courses and rules you must follow to successfully complete this program.

You must also comply with UQ’s University Policies and Procedures.

What do the different requirements mean?

  • Compulsory - all students must complete this course
  • Prerequisite for major - a course required for this major
  • Required for Major - a course required for this major
  • Recommended - a course which complements the major, but can be substituted for an elective
  • Elective - an elective course from the course list, or as permitted by the program rules

Year 1
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 SCIE1100 Advanced Theory and Practice in Science
ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture
MATH1050 Mathematical Foundations1, 2		 Please refer to course list
2 [ STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data3
OR
STAT1301 Advanced Analysis of Scientific Data3 ]

[ SCIE1200 Introduction to Science Research
OR
SCIE2011 Perspectives in Science4 ]		 Please refer to course list

1. MATH1050 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Maths C or equivalent. 
2. Available in Semester 1 and 2.
3. Students who intend to major in Mathematics should take STAT1301.  Other students with an interest in advanced mathematics and at least a high achievement in Maths C or a 6 in MATH1050 are encouraged to take STAT1301.
4. Entry is by application and is restricted to 40 places.

Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 ERTH2020 Introduction to Geophysics
ERTH2050 Field Geology2		 ERTH2003 Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Paleoenvironments
ERTH2005 Mineralogy
2 ERTH2004 Structural Geology
ERTH2006 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology		 Please refer to course list

2. Available in Semester 1 and 2.

Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 ERTH3001 Ore Deposits & Exploration Geology
ERTH3104 Tectonics and Crustal Evolution

Choose at least 8 units from:

[ ERTH3103 Sedimentary Environments4
ERTH3110 Marine Geoscience and Palaeoceanography
ERTH3203 Energy Resources
ERTH3205 Geochemistry and Geochronology
PHYS3071 Computational Physics

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2

ERTH3021 Exploration & Mining Geophysics
ERTH3050 Field Geology: Mapping in the Outback3
ERTH3060 Advanced Structural Geology
ERTH3212 Geology for Coral Reefs
ERTH3250 Hydrogeology
ERTH3301 Ore Body Modelling ]


SCIE3230 Introduction to Research in Geological Sciences3		 -

3. Field trip course, conducted during the July inter-semester break. Students may obtain permission to enrol in semester 2.​
4. ERTH3103 is offered in odd years only.

Year 4
Semester Required for Major Recommended
1 ERTH6501 Geology Honours Thesis6 
ENVM4008 Science and the Environment5		 Please refer to course list
2 ERTH6501 Geology Honours Thesis6 -

6. This is a full year course. Those that start in semester 2 enrol into ERTH6502 Geology Honours Thesis