Geoscience and Genetics and Environment

Geoscience and Genetics and Environment#

The stream leaders for this combination are:

Geoscience	Prof Paul Upchurch	p.upchurch@ucl.ac.uk
Genetics and Environment	Dr Hazel Smith	hazel.smith@ucl.ac.uk

Year 1

Term 1

Core modules


BIOS0019	Life Sciences Foundation	15 credits	T1
GEOL0007	The Earth	15 credits	T1
NSCI0010	Science and Society	0 credits	T1

Choose an additional foundation module


PHAS0011	Modern Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology	15 credits	T1
CHEM0005	Chemical Foundations	15 credits	T1~3
HPSC0009	Introduction to History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science	15 credits	T1
STAT0002	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	15 credits	T1

Select one module


NSCI0005	Mathematics for Natural Sciences A	15 credits	T1	[*]
NSCI0006	Mathematics for Natural Sciences B	15 credits	T1	[**]

[*] Choose if studying PHAS0011
[**] Choose if you will not be studying PHAS0011

Term 2

Core modules


BIOL0003	Introduction to Genetics	15 credits	T2
BIOL0006	Methods in Ecology and Evolution	15 credits	T2

Choose two modules


GEOL0006	Surface Processes	15 credits	T2
GEOL0004	Dynamic Earth	15 credits	T2
GEOL0015	Maps, Images and Structures	15 credits	T2
GEOL0008	Geochemistry	15 credits	T2

Year 2

Choose one module


NSCI0036	Programming for Scientists	15 credits	T2
NSCI0039	Science Communication	15 credits	T1
NSCI0038	Science for All	15 credits	T2

(Genetics and Environment)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules


BIOL0008	Fundamentals of Molecular Biology	15 credits	T1
BIOL0011	Evolutionary Genetics	15 credits	T2

Choose one module


BIOL0014	Fundamentals of Ecology	15 credits	T2
BIOL0013	The Biology of Development	15 credits	T2

Choose 0-15 credits


BIOL0030	Energy and Evolution	15 credits	T2
BIOL0060	Plant Biology	15 credits	T1
BIOL0012	Animal Biodiversity	15 credits	T1
BIOL0010	Introduction to Human Genetics	15 credits	T1
BIOL0029	Computational Biology	15 credits	T1
BIOL0007	Introduction to Field Ecology	15 credits	T3

Other GEE related 15 credit module speak with Stream Leader

(Geoscience)
Choose at least 45 credits

Core modules


GEOL0009	Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution	15 credits	T1

Choose 30-45 creduts


GEOL0001	Earth Materials	15 credits	T1
GEOL0003	History of Life	15 credits	T1
GEOL0010	Sedimentology and Stratigraphy	15 credits	T2
GEOL0013	Principles of Climate	15 credits	T2
GEOL0016	Structural Geology and Tectonics	15 credits	T1
GEOL0018	Numerical Methods for Earth Sciences	15 credits	T2
GEOL0073	Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing	15 credits	T2
GEOL0076	Introduction to Environmental Geoscience	15 credits	T1	[*]
GEOL0012	Global Geophysics	15 credits	T1
GEOL0017	Isotope Geology	15 credits	T2

[*] highly recommended

Year 3

Core modules


NSCI0004	Literature Project for Natural Sciences BSc/MSci Programme	15 credits	T1&2

(Genetics, Evolution and Environment)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Option modules (Group 1)

Major stream choose 45 credits; Minor stream choose 30-45 credits


BIOL0020	Sex, Genes and Evolution	15 credits	T1
BIOL0048	Behavioural Ecology for the Anthropocene	15 credits	T1
BIOL0042	Plant Evolution and Ecology	15 credits	T2
BIOL0025	Regulatory Genomics and Evolution	15 credits	T2
BIOL0022	Biology of Ageing	15 credits	T1

Option modules (Group 2)

Major stream choose 0-30 credits


BIOL0027	Diseases of Ageing	15 credits	T2
CELL0001	Mechanisms of Development	15 credits	T1
BIOL0032	Species Conservation and Biodiversity	15 credits	T2
BIOL0021	Advanced Human Genetics	15 credits	T1
CELL0013	Functional Genetics of Model Systems	15 credits	T2
ANTH0060	Primate Behaviour and Ecology	15 credits	T1
NEUR0022	Scientific Thinking forÂ Real-WorldÂ Problems	15 credits	T1

Other GEE related 15 credit module speak with Stream Leader

(Geoscience)
Major stream select 60-75 credits; Minor stream select 30-45 credits

Core modules


GEOL0021	Biodiversity and Macroevolutionary Patterns A	15 credits	T1

Option modules

Major stream choose 45-60 credits; Minor stream choose 15-30 credits


GEOL0011	Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology	15 credits	T1
GEOL0077	Introduction to Mineral Resources	15 credits	T2
GEOL0022	Ocean Physics and Climate Change	15 credits	T1
GEOL0023	Crustal Dynamics, Mountain Building and Basin Evolution	15 credits	T2
GEOL0024	Geological and Environmental Mapping	30 credits	T1
GEOL0069	Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observations (AI4EO)	15 credits	T2
GEOL0027	Groundwater Science	15 credits	T2	[*]
GEOL0031	Environmental Geochemistry	15 credits	T2
GEOL0045	Paleoclimate and Paleoenvironmental Change	15 credits	T2
GEOL0057	Geodynamics and Global Tectonics	15 credits	T2
GEOL0061	Statistics for Geoscientists	15 credits	T2
GEOL0068	Applied Geoscience for Mineral Resources and the Environment	15 credits	T2

[*] highly recommended

Year 4

Choose the relevant research project


BIOS0017	MSci Research Project in Life Sciences	60 credits	T1&2
GEOL0072	Independent MSci Project	45 credits	T1&2

(Genetics, Evolution and Environement)
Major stream choose 30-60 credits; Minor stream choose 0-30 credits

Option modules


BIOL0035	Vertebrate Life and Evolution	15 credits	T1
BIOL0050	Advanced Computational Biology	15 credits	T2
BIOL0034	Applications in Human Genetics	15 credits	T2
BIOS0021	Science Communications for Biologists	15 credits	T1
BIOS0002	Computational Methods in Biodiversity Research	15 credits	T1

Other GEE related 15 credit module speak with Stream Leader

(Geoscience)
Major stream select 45-75 credits; Minor stream select 0-30 credits

Option modules


GEOL0022	Ocean Physics and Climate Change	15 credits	T1
GEOL0031	Environmental Geochemistry	15 credits	T2
GEOL0039	Earth and Planetary System Science	15 credits	T1&2
GEOL0044	Palaeoceanography	15 credits	T1
GEOL0045	Paleoclimate and Paleoenvironmental Change	15 credits	T2
GEOL0061	Statistics for Geoscientists	15 credits	T2
GEOL0069	Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observations (AI4EO)	15 credits	T2
GEOL0036	Advanced Biodiversity and Macroevolutionary Studies	15 credits	T2	[*]

[*] highly recommended