Study plan Bachelor's Degree in Geology

Study guides

Timetables

There is only one shift, mainly in the mornings but which takes up some afternoons also, since there are both theory and practice sessions.

Table of credits for each course

	Basic training	Compulsory	Optional	Bachelor's Degree Final Project
1st year	50	10
2nd year	10	50
3rd year		48	12
4th year		12	42	6
Total	60	120	54	6

Period of study

Registration is annual but the course is organised into semesters. In the 1st and 2nd years, year-long and semester-long subjects are combined. In the 3rd and 4th years all subjects are semester-long.

Part-time or full-time

Full-time dedication. Part-time option available.

Specialisations

General training
Specialisation in Environmental Geology
Specialisation in Geotechnics and Geological Resources

Basic and compulsory training

1st year	2nd year
Life on Earth Mathematics for Geology Fieldwork on Regional Geology Fundamentals of Geology Chemistry of Earth Physics for Geology Planet Earth Crystallography	Geographical Information Systems and Image Processing Geological Mapping Stratigraphy Palaeontology I and II Geomorphology I and II Sedimentology Mineralogy
3rd year	4th year
Igneous Petrology Structural Geology I and II Geochemistry Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Petrology Geophysical Methods Fieldwork on Iberian Massif Geology	Fieldwork on Geology of the Pyrenees Practicum (*) Bachelor's Degree Final Project
(*) This subject can be recognised as having already been passed in the case of students from the CFGS (advanced professional training) courses: Management and Organisation of Natural Resources, Development of Urban Planning Projects and Topographical Operations, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Health, Development and Manufacture of Ceramic Products, Manufacture of Ceramic Products, and Manufacture and Transformation of Glass Products.

Optional subjects

In order to obtain a Specialisation, 30 of the 42 optional credits taken in the 4th year must correspond to the chosen Specialisation. If a Specialisation is taken, the 3rd-year optional subjects (12 credits) must be chosen from among those which do not belong to the Specialisation.

3rd and 4th years	Specialisation in Environmental Geology	Specialisation in Geotechnics and Geological Resources
Basin Analysis Mathematical Models Global Tectonics	Hydrogeology Current Geological Environments Environmental Geochemistry (***) Geological Register of Climate Change Analysis of Geological Risks Edaphology Environmental Management and Land-Use Planning (**)	Hydrogeology Mineral Deposits Geological Engineering I: Rock Mechanics Industry and Heritage Rocks (****) Geological Engineering II: Soil Mechanics and Geotechnics Petroleum Geology Economics and Business Management (*)

A Minor may also be obtained by taking 30 optional credits.
Minors are complementary courses in subject areas different to that of the degree being taken.
Students of the Bachelor's Degree in Geology may take the Minor on Human Evolution and Palaeontology, coordinated by the Faculty of Biosciences. This discipline has no government-regulated teaching and is a very attractive field for these students.

Minors and Specialisations are learning tracks included in the European Diploma Supplement (DS).

(*) This subject can be recognised as having already been passed in the case of students from the CFGS (advanced professional training) courses: Management and Organisation of Natural Resources, Development of Urban Planning Projects and Topographical Operations, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Health, Development and Manufacture of Ceramic Products, Manufacture of Ceramic Products, and Manufacture and Transformation of Glass Products.
(**) This subject can be recognised for students coming from CFGS (advanced professional training) in Management of Natural Resources and Development of Urban Planning Projects and Topographical Operations.
(***) This subject can be recognised for students coming from CFGS (advanced professional training) in Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Health.
(****) This subject can be recognised for students coming from CFGS (advanced professional training) in Development and Manufacture of Ceramic Products and Manufacture and Transformation of Glass Products.
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