Bachelor of Science majoring in Geology and Earth Resources

Adelaide University

By studying a Major in Geology and Earth Resources, you’ll develop expert knowledge in Earth’s processes, history and evolution, and how and where natural resources form. Explore Earth’s mineral and energy resources – their nature, origin and formation, giving you unrivalled skills to predict their subsurface distribution. Go beyond textbooks with hands-on learning through fieldwork and laboratory work. Graduate ready to excel in a growing industry that is vital to our future. The Bachelor of Science majoring in Geology and Earth Resources will give you an in-depth understanding of Earth’s external and internal systems, and its naturally-occurring mineral and energy resources. Your Geology courses will explore the composition and formation of Earth, the dynamic processes that have shaped it and continue to govern its evolution, and the methods for identifying and analysing geological data. Your Earth Resources courses will cover mineralogy, ore deposit processes and the formation and storage of energy resources in sedimentary basins. You’ll gain practical skills throughout your studies through field mapping and the analysis of geochemical and geophysical datasets. You’ll graduate ready to find employment in the minerals, energy and engineering sectors, or in government agencies and research institutions.

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