BSc (Hons) Resource and Exploration Geology

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BSc (Hons) Resource and Exploration Geology

OverviewDesigned to prepare you to tackle important environmental challenges including climate change, natural hazards, and especially the supply of critical raw materials and resourcesBSc Resource and Exploration Geology focusses on our understanding of the Earth, its processes, systems and resourcesStudy in Cornwall and benefit from spectacular, world-famous, geology on your doorstepGain technical experience through over 60 days of fieldwork as well as laboratory classes, optional industry placement and independent research possibilitiesTaught at Exeter’s Penryn campus by Camborne School of Mines. This combined geoscience and mining department has an international reputation for research-inspired teaching and excellent graduate prospectsAssessmentAssessment methods vary between modules and may include individual or group reports, presentations, practical write-ups and exams. More innovative assessment techniques are also used, and may include the use of websites, posters, social media, videos, science communication, and dragons-den style presentations. You must pass the first year in order to progress to the second year, but your first-year marks do not count towards your final degree classification.