Geophysics University of Leeds

Overview

The Geophysics BSc programme from University of Leeds provides the tools to look inside the Earth in order to find resources, monitor natural hazards and track movement of the Earth’s surface.

Geophysics is the application of physics to understand processes such as the generation of Earth's magnetic field, motion of Earth's tectonic plates, and the movement and structure of the oceans and atmosphere.

During your degree you'll study all aspects of geophysics with a focus on the solid Earth, whilst gaining strong analytical, computational and numerical skills, which are highly valued by geophysics companies, research institutions, and financial and governmental departments. 

Career opportunities

Geophysics graduates are in demand among companies that value teamwork skills, independence, numeracy and scientific literacy.

Your main strengths as a Leeds graduate will be the breadth and depth of your core knowledge and skills in the Earth Sciences. You will have the ability to combine quantitative and analytical skills with a good overview and understanding of geophysical and geological problems.

Our graduates have secured positions including:

• Geophysicist, National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology

• Energy Officer, Energy Department, Prime Minister’s Office

• Project Leader, Schlumberger

• Software Developer, Cloudhouse

• Catastrophe Risk Analyst, Wills Re

• Graduate Operational Meteorologist, Met Office

• Geo-Environmental Engineer, PWA Geo-Environmental

• Graduate Geophysical Engineer, RSK Group

Our strong research tradition means that our graduates are also found working as researchers in government organisations and universities around the world.