BSc Exploration Geology with a Year of Study Abroad
About this course
BSc in Earth and Environmental Sciences, specialising in exploration geology. Core topics include data analysis, research methods, and fieldwork techniques. The four-year programme includes an optional year abroad at a partner university and a summer placement with exploration organisations. Students complete a dissertation in their final year, with placement-based or field-based options.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (with 1 science subject) or BBB (with 2 science subjects)
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What students say
Based on about 37 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 97%
- Learning opportunities: 96%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 75 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 97%
- Left higher education: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 22 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 20%
- Natural and social science professionals: 15%
- Conservation and environment professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 120 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 11%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 8%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 23%
- Wales: 26%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 90 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 97%
- Access course: 2%
- Foundation course: 1%
Modules
- World of Dynamic Environments
- Exploring Planet Earth
- Earth Science Fieldwork
- Earth Materials
- Life and Earth History
- GIS and Geological Maps (Geoscience)
- Applied Geological Fieldwork, Data Analysis and Professional Skills
- Sedimentary facies and environments
- Petrology and Volcanology
- Structural Geology and Geophysical Investigation
- Applied Environmental and Resource Geology
- Year of Study Abroad
- Mineral Deposit Exploration and Evaluation
- Exploration Geology Dissertation
- Exploration Geology Placement Dissertation
- Advanced Geoscience Fieldwork
- Advanced Environmental Geology
- Petroleum, Geoenergy and Basin Analysis
- Geodynamics
- Hazards, Risk and Resilience
- Advanced petrology and geochemistry
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Exploration Geology with a Year of Study Abroad at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £25,000 after 3 years, £29,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £35,000. The £29,500 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for Earth sciences.
What do graduates of BSc Exploration Geology with a Year of Study Abroad at Cardiff University do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Exploration Geology with a Year of Study Abroad at Cardiff University?
97% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Exploration Geology with a Year of Study Abroad at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 125 UCAS points.
Does BSc Exploration Geology with a Year of Study Abroad at Cardiff University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Exploration Geology with a Year of Study Abroad at Cardiff University?
97% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.