MSc Exploration Geophysics

Year 1

(Award available for year: Master of Science)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

- Demonstrate in-depth, specialist knowledge and mastery of techniques relevant to applied geophysics, and/or to demonstrate sophisticated understanding of concepts, information, and techniques at the forefront of geophysical exploration as applied to resource exploration and environmental & engineering site investigation.
- Exhibit mastery in the exercise of generic and subject-specific skills intellectual abilities.
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research, advanced scholarship, or professional practice in industry, academia, or government service.
- Take a proactive and self‐reflective role in working, and develop a professional relationship with others.
- Formulate proactively ideas and hypotheses, and to develop, implement and apply techniques with which to evaluate them.
- Evaluate critically and creatively current issues, research, and advanced scholarship in exploration geophysics.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- The skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in industry or area of professional practice.
- Evaluating their own achievement and that of others.
- Self-direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations.
- Independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development.
- Critical engagement in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms.

Assessment

Achievement for the degree of Master (taught programme) will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:

- evidencing an ability to conduct independent in-depth enquiry within the discipline;
- demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to a complex specialist area;
- evaluating and criticising received opinion;
- making sound judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.