University of Durham, Department of Earth Sciences
Currently accredited degree programmes
1st degrees (currently accredited)
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology (Accredited pathway)
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Environmental Geosciences
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Geophysics with Geology (Accredited pathway)
- M.Sci. (Hons.) Geoscience (Accredited pathway) (last cohort graduate in 2017)
- B.Sc. (Joint Hons. in Natural Sciences) Earth Sciences and * (Geological Sciences route) (Accredited pathway)
- M.Sci. (Joint Hons. in Natural Sciences) Earth Sciences and * (Geological Sciences route) (Accredited pathway)
* – Archaeology, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics.
Date reaccreditation (begins - expires): January 2016 – January 2022
Accredited for 6 years from January 2016:
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology with a Year Abroad (Accredited Pathway)
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Environmental Geosciences with a Year Abroad
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Geophysics with Geology with a Year Abroad (Accredited Pathway)
- M.Sci. Earth Sciences (Accredited Pathway)
Date reaccreditation (begins - expires): January 2016 – January 2022
Formerly accredited degree programmes
1st degrees (formerly accredited)
For students graduating from June 1998 to June 2004:
- B.Sc. (Joint Hons. in Natural Sciences) Geology and/with * (Accredited pathway)
* Biology, Applied Physics
For students graduating from June 1998 to June 2005:
- B.Sc. (Hons) Geology & Geophysics (Accredited pathway)
For students graduating from June 1998 to June 2010:
- B.Sc. (Joint Hons. in Natural Sciences) Earth Sciences with *1 (Geological Sciences route) (Accredited pathway)
For students graduating from June 1998 onwards:
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology, continuing (June 2005) as B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology (Accredited pathway)
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Environmental Geosciences (Accredited pathway), continuing (June 2013) as B.Sc.(Hons.) Environmental Geosciences
- B.Sc. (JH in Natural Sciences) Geology and/with 1, continuing (June 2005) as B.Sc. (Joint Hons. in Natural Sciences) Earth Sciences and *1 (Geological Sciences route) (Accredited pathway)
*1 – Philosophy, Physics (until June 2010); Archaeology (from 2010); Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics continuing.
For students graduating from June 2000 onwards:
- M.Sci. (Hons) Geological Sciences, continuing (June 2005) as M.Sci. (Hons.) Geoscience (Accredited pathway)
For students graduating from June 2005 onwards:
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Geophysics with Geology (Accredited pathway)