About this course
At Southampton, Geophysics is a wide-ranging degree, which combines many of the sciences. We have strong links with industry, excellent facilities and offer many fieldwork opportunities. You'll graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career in anything from oil and gas exploration to offshore surveys. You'll spend a year abroad at one of our partner institutions and boost your employability.
Geophysics is the science of applying physical principles to help us understand our world. It works at the intersection of many different science disciplines, including:
mathematics
physics
astronomy
geography
archaeology
At Southampton, you'll learn about current geophysics and gain a range of geophysical, geological and mathematical skills. These include practical field skills and computer programming.
This wide-ranging course is one of only a few in the UK that combines terrestrial and marine geophysics.
You can shape the course to your personal interests or career plans by choosing options that explore subjects like:
climate change
physical oceanography
hydrocarbons
our unique seafloor surveying module
You'll spend a semester at one of our partner universities abroad, including the USA, Norway, Netherlands and Australia. You can experience a new culture, teaching approach and different modules.
As part of this course you can:
study in a world-leading research institution, National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS)
access superb, industry-standard facilities, including the National Oceanographic Library and 150 laboratories
develop your mapping skills, geophysical survey experience, data acquisition and analytical techniques on residential field courses in the UK and abroad
benefit from our many links to geophysical and geological companies
Accreditation by The Geological Society of London means that our teaching is of the highest quality and has been approved by an independent body of academics and industrialists.
Course locations
- Waterfront (National Oceanography Centre Southampton), Southampton
- Highfield, Southampton
Awarding body
This qualification is awarded by the University of Southampton.
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