Note - you only need to make one application for A-levels. You can specify the additional A-Levels you wish to study when you fill out the application form
The course provides knowledge of the main aspects of geology as a science through three overarching concepts which link all topics studied:
* a scientific understanding of the Earth, its evolution and its sustainable development
* the central paradigms in geology: uniformitarianism (“the present is the key to the past”); the extent of geological time; and plate tectonics
* the cycling of matter and the flows of energy into, between and within the solid Earth, the Earth's surface, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere and the biosphere.
Fundamentals of Geology
Interpreting the Geological Record
Geological Themes
There are three exams in the second year.
There will be fieldwork in Wales in Year 1 - a £200 payment will need to be made to facilitate this. In Year 2, there may be the possibility of fieldwork in Tenerife, which will cost £400.
Further Study
You could consider degrees such as a:
Careers
Note - you only need to make one application for A-levels. You can specify the additional A-Levels you wish to study when you fill out the application form
Aiming for a career in financial services, Yikai Shen chose to study A-levels in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Business at Derby College before continuing his education at Imperial College, London.
A British education is recognised throughout the world as the best. My biggest challenge at College was obviously the language but I worked hard and gained a lot of support from tutors at the College.
Derby is a very nice city and I settled in well. I made a lot of good friends and everyone was very welcoming