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Currently Accredited First Degree Programmes

This list shows all currently accredited degree programmes, with the date accreditation was granted and the date it will expire unless an application for re-accreditation is submitted.

Note: Students are usually deemed to have graduated with an accredited degree if they are in their 1st or 2nd year of study when accreditation is first granted, although there may be exceptions to this rule. In addition, there are some programmes that have been accredited in the past that are not shown on this list. Graduates who wish to check whether their degree is accredited or not should see the list at Have I got an Accredited Degree?


University of Aberdeen, School of Geosciences

Website: www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): October 2007 – October 2013
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology & Petroleum Geology
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Geoscience
  • B.Sc. (Joint Hons.) Geography & Geoscience

University of Birmingham, School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences

Website: www.gees.bham.ac.uk

Date Reccreditation (begins - expires): January 2010 – January 2016
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. Geology
  • M.Sci. Geology
  • M.Sci. Geology (International Study)
  • B.Sc. Resource & Applied Geology
  • M.Sci. Resource & Applied Geology
  • M.Sci. Resource & Applied Geology (International Study)
  • B.Sc. Environmental Geoscience
  • M.Sci. Environmental Geoscience
  • M.Sci. Environmental Geoscience (International Study)
  • B.Sc. Geology & Geography


University of Brighton, School of the Environment

Website: www.brighton.ac.uk/set

Date Accreditation (begins - expires): February 2006 – February 2012
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geology
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geography & Geology (Accredited pathway)

University of Bristol, Department of Earth Sciences

Website: www.gly.bris.ac.uk

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): December 2007 – December 2013
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geology
  • M.Sci. (Hons) Geology 
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Environmental Geoscience
Date Accreditation (begins – expires): December 2007 – December 2013
Programmes:
  • M.Sci. (Hons) Geology with year in North America/Europe
  • M.Sci. (Hons) Environmental Geoscience
  • M.Sci. (Hons) Environmental Geoscience with year in North America/Europe


University of Cambridge, Department of Earth Sciences

Website: www.esc.cam.ac.uk

Date Accreditation (begins - expires): May 2010 – May 2016
Programmes:
  • B.A. Geological Sciences
  • M.Sci. Geological Sciences


Cardiff University, School of Earth, Ocean & Planetary Sciences

Website: www.cardiff.ac.uk/earth

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): March 2006 – March 2012
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. Geology
  • M.E.Sci. Geology
  • B.Sc. Exploration and Resource Geology
  • B.Sc. Exploration and Resource Geology (with placement year)
Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): April 2006 – April 2012
Programmes:
  • M.E.Sci. Exploration and Resource Geology
  • B.Sc. Environmental Geoscience
  • B.Sc. Environmental Geoscience (with placement year)
  • M.E.Sci Environmental Geoscience
  • M.E.Sci Earth Sciences


Durham University, Department of Earth Sciences

Website: www.dur.ac.uk/earth.sciences

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): January 2010 – January 2016
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology (Accredited pathway)
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Environmental Geosciences
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Geophysics with Geology (Accredited pathway)
  • M.Sci. (Hons.) Geosciences (Accredited pathway)
  • B.Sc. (Joint Hons. in Natural Sciences) Earth Sciences and * (Geological Sciences route) (Accredited pathway)
  • MSci. (Joint Hons. in Natural Sciences) Earth Sciences and * (Geological Sciences route) (Accredited pathway)
* – Archaeology, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics.


University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences

Website: www.geos.ed.ac.uk

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): June 2008 – June 2014
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology
  • M.E.Sci. (Hons.) Geology
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology & Physical Geography
  • M.E.Sci. (Hons.) Geology & Physical Geography


University of Exeter, Camborne School of Mines

Website: www.exeter.ac.uk/cornwall/academic_departments/csm

Date Accreditation (begins - expires): April 2008 – April 2014
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. Applied Geology
  • B.Sc. Engineering Geology & Geotechnics

Keele University, School of Physical & Geographical Sciences

Website: www.keele.ac.uk/eesg

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): November 2007 – November 2013
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology
  • M.Geoscience
  • B.Sc. (Dual Hons.) Geology (with Applied Environmental Science, Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Forensic Science, Physical Geography, Physics)


Kingston University, School of Geological Sciences

Website: www.kingston.ac.uk/esg

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): June 2006 – June 2012
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geology
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Applied & Environmental Geology

University of Leeds, School of Earth & Environment

Website: www.see.leeds.ac.uk

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): February 2007 – February 2013
Programmes:
  • B.Sc Geological Sciences
  • B.Sc Geological Sciences (with Industrial Placement)
  • M.Geol. Geological Sciences (International)
  • B.Sc. Geophysical Sciences
  • B.Sc. Geophysical Sciences (with Industrial Placement)
  • M.Geophys. Geophysical Sciences (International)
  • B.Sc. Geography/Geology (Route C)

University of Leicester, Department of Geology

Website: www2.le.ac.uk/departments/geology

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): March 2005 – March 2011
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. Geology
  • M.Geol. Geology
  • B.Sc. Applied & Environmental Geology
  • M.Geol. Applied & Environmental Geology
  • B.Sc. Geology with Geophysics
  • M.Geol. Geology with Geophysics
  • B.Sc. Geology with Palaeobiology
  • M.Geol. Geology with Palaeobiology
  • B.Sc. Geography & Geology


University of Liverpool, Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences

Website: www.liv.ac.uk/earth

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): December 2005 – December 2011
Programmes:
  • M.E.Sci. Geology
  • M.E.Sci. Geology & Geophysics
  • M.E.Sci. Geophysics North America
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geology
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geophysics with Geology
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geology & Physical Geography
Date Accreditation (begins - expires): February 2007 – February 2013
Programme:
  • M.E.Sci. Geology (North America)

Date Accreditation (begins - expires): July 2008 – July 2014
Programme:
  • M.E.Sci. Geology & Physical Geography 

University of London, Birkbeck College, School of Earth Sciences

Website: www.bbk.ac.uk/es

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): January 2010 – January 2016
Programme:
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geology

University of London, Imperial College, Department of Earth Science & Engineering

Website: www3.imperial.ac.uk/earthscienceandengineering

Date Accreditation (begins - expires): June 2006 – June 2012
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. Geology
  • M.Sci. Geology
  • M.Sci. Geology with year abroad
  • M.Sci. Geology & Geophysics
  • M.Sci. Geology & Geophysics with year abroad
  • M.Sci. Environmental Geoscience
  • M.Sci. Geophysics with year abroad


University of London, Royal Holloway, Department of Geology

Website: www.gl.rhul.ac.uk

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): March 2005 – March 2011
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. Geology
  • M.Sci. Geoscience
  • M.Sci. Geoscience w. Internat. Year
  • B.Sc. Environmental Geology
  • M.Sci. Environmental Geoscience
  • B.Sc. (J.H.) Physical Geography & Geology
  • B.Sc. (C.H.) Science Communication (Geology)
Date Accreditation (begins - expires): October 2008 – March 2011
Programme:
  • B.Sc. Planetary Geology

University College London, Department of Earth Sciences
Website: www.es.ucl.ac.uk

Date Accreditation (begins - expires): September 2008 - September 2014
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. Geology
  • M.Sci. Geology
  • M.Sci. International (Geology)
  • B.Sc. Environmental Geoscience
  • M.Sci. Environmental Geoscience
  • M.Sci. International (Environmental Geoscience)
  • B.Sc. Geophysics
  • M.Sci. Geophysics
  • M.Sci. International (Geophysics)

University of Manchester, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

Website: www.seaes.manchester.ac.uk

Date Accreditation (begins - expires): January 2010 – January 2016
Programme:
  • M.EarthSci. Geology with Planetary Science
Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): January 2010 – January 2016
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geology
  • B.Sc.(Hons) Environmental & Resource Geology
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geochemistry
  • M.EarthSci. Earth Sciences

University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences

Website: www.earth.ox.ac.uk

Date Accreditation (begins - expires): June 2006 – June 2012
Programmes:
  • B.A. Geology,
  • M.E.Sc. Earth Sciences

University of Plymouth, School of Earth, Ocean & Environmental Sciences

Website: www.plymouth.ac.uk/seoes

Date Accreditation (begins - expires): March 2006 – March 2012
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geology
  • M.Geol. Geology
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology major (with Ocean Science, Computing)
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geology major with Geography (Accredited pathway)
Date Accreditation (begins - expires): April 2006 – April 2012
Programmes:
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Applied Geology
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Physical Geography and Geology

University of Portsmouth, School of Earth, Environmental and Physical Sciences

Website: www.port.ac.uk/departments/academic/sees

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): March 2008 – March 2014
Programme:
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Palaeobiology & Evolution
  • B.Eng. (Hons.) Engineering Geology & Geotechnics
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology
Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): April 2008 – April 2014
Programme:
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Geological Hazards
Date Accreditation (begins – expires): September 2009 – September 2015
  • B.Eng. (Hons.) Engineering Geology & Geotechnics (sandwich)

University of St Andrews, School of Geography & Geoscience

Website: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/gg

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): January 2010 – January 2016
Programme:
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Geoscience


University of Southampton, School of Ocean & Earth Science

Website: www.southampton.ac.uk/soes

Date Reaccreditation (begins - expires): March 2006 – March 2012
Programmes:
  • M.Geol.
  • M.Geol. with yr in North America, continuing from June 2008 as M.Geol. with Study Abroad
  • B.Sc. Geology
  • B.Sc. Geology with Marine Biology
  • B.Sc. Geology with Oceanography
  • B.Sc. Geology with Physical Geography
  • M.Geophys.
  • M.Geophys. with yr in North America, continuing from June 2008 as M.Geophys. with Study Abroad
  • B.Sc. Geophysical Sciences

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King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Website: http://earthscience.kau.edu.sa

Date Accreditation (begins - expires): May 2008 – May 2014
Programme:
  • B.Sc. Engineering Geology
  • B.Sc. Environmental Geology
  • B.Sc. Geophysics
  • B.Sc. Hydrogeology
  • B.Sc. Mineral Resources & Rocks
  • B.Sc. Petroleum Geology & Sedimentology
  • B.Sc. Structural Geology & Remote Sensing

University of the West Indies, Petroleum Geoscience Unit, Department of Chemical Engineering

Website: http://sta.uwi.edu/admissions/programmes/fac_eng.asp

Date Accreditation (begins - expires): February 2010 – February 2016
Programme:
  • B.Sc. Petroleum Geoscience