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Geological Society representative: Dr Stephan Lautenschlager ( [email protected]) Find Birmingham's University Geoscience UK representative(s)

Currently accredited degree programmes

1st degrees (currently accredited)

• BSc (Hons) Geology
• BSc (Hons) Geology with Placement Year
• MSci (Hons) Geology
• MSci (Hons) Geology with an International Year
• MSci (Hons) Geology with Placement Year
• BSc (Hons) Geology and Physical Geography
• BSc (Hons) Geology and Physical Geology with Placement Year
• MSci (Hons) Geology and Physical Geology
• MSci (Hons) Geology and Physical Geology with Placement Year
• MSci (Hons) Geology and Physical Geography with an International Year
• MSci (Hons) Geology and Physical Geography with Placement Year
• BSc (Hons) Palaeontology and Geology
• BSc (Hons) Palaeontology and Geology with Placement Year
• MSci (Hons) Palaeontology and Geology
• MSci (Hons) Palaeontology and Geology with an International Year
• MSci (Hons) Palaeontology and Geology with Placement Year
• BSc (Hons) Environmental and Engineering Geoscience
• BSc (Hons) Environmental and Engineering Geoscience with Placement Year

Date reaccreditation (begins – expires): January 2022 – January 2028

Formerly accredited degree programmes

1st degrees (formerly accredited)

For students graduating from July 2005 to July 2007:

• BSc Geology with Biology

For students graduating from July 2005 to July 2015:

• BSc Resource & Applied Geology

For students graduating from July 2006 to July 2016:

• MSci Resource & Applied Geology
• MSci Resource & Applied Geology (International Study)

For students graduating from July 2005 to July 2020:

• BSc Environmental Geoscience, continuing from July 2016 as:
• BSc Environmental Geology

For students graduating from July 2006 to July 2022:

• MSci Environmental Geoscience, continuing from July 2017 as:
• MSci Environmental Geology
• MSci Environmental Geoscience (International Study), continuing from July 2017 as:
• MSci Environmental Geology with an International Year

For students graduating from July 2005 onwards:

• BSc Geology
• BSc Geology and Geography, continuing from July 2017 as:
• BSc Geology and Physical Geography

For students graduating from July 2006 onwards:

• MSci Geology
• MSci Geology (International Study) continuing as:
• MSci Geology with an International Year

For students graduating from July 2016 onwards:

• BSc Palaeobiology and Palaeoenvironments continuing from July 2021 as:
• BSc Palaeontology and Geology

For students graduating from July 2017 onwards:

• MSci Palaeobiology with Palaeoenvironments continuing after July 2023 as:
• MSci Palaeontology and Geology
• MSci Palaeobiology and Palaeoenvironments with an International Year continuing after July 2023 as:
• MSci Palaeontology and Geology with an International Year

For students graduating from July 2021 onwards:

• MSci Geology and Physical Geography with an International Year

For students graduating from July 2026 onwards:

• BSc Geology with Placement Year
• BSc Geology and Physical Geography with a Placement Year
• BSc Palaeontology and Geology with Placement Year
• BSc Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

For students graduating from July 2027 onwards:

• MSci Geology with Placement Year
• MSci Geology and Physical Geography with a Placement Year
• MSci Palaeontology and Geology with Placement Year
• BSc Environmental and Engineering Geoscience with Placement Year

(Note 1: To be accredited, all awards should be designated as ‘Honours’ with effect from 2027 Graduation Year.)

Masters (not yet accredited)

• Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management (MSc)
• Environmental Health (MSc)
• Hydrogeology (MSc)
• River Environments and their Management (MSc)