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1st degrees (currently accredited)
- BSc (Hons) Geology
- BSc (Hons) Geology with Professional Placement Year
- BSc (Hons) Geology with a Year of Study Abroad
- MSci Geology
- BSc (Hons) Exploration Geology
- BSc (Hons) Exploration Geology with Professional Placement Year
- BSc (Hons) Exploration Geology with a Year of Study Abroad
- MSci Exploration Geology
- BSc (Hons) Environmental Geoscience
- BSc (Hons) Environmental Geoscience with Professional Placement Year
- BSc (Hons) Environmental Geoscience with a Year of Study Abroad
- MSci Environmental Geoscience
Date reaccreditation (begins - expires): March 2025 – March 2031
Formerly accredited degree programmes
1st degrees (formerly accredited)
For students graduating from July 2006 to July 2014:- MESci Earth Sciences
For students graduating from July 2011 to July 2022 :
- MESci Geology (International)
- MESci Exploration and Resource Geology (International)
- MESci Environmental Geoscience (International)
For students graduating from July 2000 onwards:
- BSc Geology
- BSc Environmental Geoscience
- BSc Exploration Geology, continuing from July 2004 as BSc Exploration and Resource Geology - continuing from July 2021 as BSc Exploration Geology
For students graduating from July 2006 onwards:
- BSc Exploration and Resource Geology (with placement year) - continuing from July 2021 as BSc Exploration Geology with Professional Placement Year
- BSc Environmental Geoscience (with placement year) - continuing from July 2021 as BSc Environmental Geoscience with Professional Placement Year
- MESci Geology - continuing from July 2021 as MSci Geology
- MESci Exploration and Resource Geology - continuing from July 2021 as MSci Exploration Geology
- MESci Environmental Geoscience - continuing from July 2021 as MSci Environmental Geoscience
For students graduating from July 2021:
- BSc Geology with Professional Placement Year
- BSc (Hons) Geology with a Year of Study Abroad
- BSc (Hons) Exploration Geology with a Year of Study Abroad
- BSc (Hons) Environmental Geoscience with a Year of Study Abroad
*In order to hold an accredited degree, all BSc graduates will be required to gain Honours degrees from and including the 2023 graduating cohort.
Masters (formerly accredited)
For students graduating from 2015 to 2025:
- MSc Applied Environmental Geology
Contact
For any questions regarding the Accreditation Scheme please email our Accreditation Officer Andy Saunders
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Last updated November 2025