Overview

You’ll gain the skills needed to help communities manage natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, as well as those required to locate precious minerals and natural resources including crude oil and diamonds.

You’ll graduate with a diverse set of transferrable skills that will make you a highly employable candidate for employers in a range of fields.

Career opportunities

Graduates from the Geology programme at Royal Holloway University of London are well placed to progress to postgraduate study or a rewarding career in a variety of fields and our recent alumni have secured positions in fields including environmental consultancy, geoscience and petroleum geology, among others.

Geologists develop knowledge and a set of transferrable skills that prove attractive to a wide range of employers, with exciting career opportunities worldwide in fields such as mineral exploration and mining. Our jobs fairs, skills workshops and visits from industry representatives provide students with excellent career opportunities.

Accreditation

Accredited by the Geological Society of London.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Global Tectonics

Igneous and Metamorphic Geology

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Earth Structures

Scientific and Geological Field Skills

Stratigraphy and the History of Life

Regional Geology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-04 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

61

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TOEFL^® IBT

88

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Egham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Geology View 136 other Bachelors in Geology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

61

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TOEFL^® IBT

88

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Levels: ABB-BBB

A-level in at least one science-based subject such as Mathematics, Physics, Geology, Chemistry, Geography or Biology.

At least five GCSEs at grade A*-C or 9-4 including English and Mathematics.

All teaching at Royal Holloway is in English. You will therefore need to have good enough written and spoken English to cope with your studies right from the start.

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

28900 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 28900 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

9535 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9535 GBP per year during 36 months.

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