GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY

“After looking at many geography courses I chose Derby as I really liked the range of modules offered. All of the staff were incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about the subjects they lectured in.”Emma LiversageBSc (Hons) Geography graduate

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WELCOME The ever-increasing demands on our planet have created a series of global challenges for both our environment and our resource requirements. These can only be solved through the development of a multidisciplinary workforce, which includes talented geologists and geographers.

With 125 years of experience of teaching geoscience we can help you to develop the skills, knowledge and aptitudes to make a positive contribution to a sustainable global economy, environment and society. Whether you are interested in our geology, human and physical geography or environmental hazards courses, we are here to support your journey to meet your goals and achieve your potential.

A cornerstone of our provision is practical field-based learning. Our excellent location at the edge of the Peak District National Park provides easy access to world-class field sites; this is complemented by a range of international residential trips that have recently included Tenerife, the USA and Morocco.

As a student with us, you will have the opportunity to engage with our diverse range of researchers exploring globally important issues such as plate tectonic modelling, enhanced prediction of volcanic activity, unravelling global climate change, finding rare earth minerals, sustainable development and conservation strategies.

Join us and be part of the solution.

Dr Andrew RamseyHead of Discipline, Environmental Sciences

CONTENTS

Studying geography and geology with us ......4

Expert teaching .................................................6

Careers ..............................................................8

Our courses ...................................................... 10

Research .......................................................... 20

Postgraduate study ......................................... 22

Contact us ........................................................ 23

Get ready to expand your knowledge and horizons with our inspirational teaching and fieldwork in the UK and overseas.

Where you will studyYou’ll study at Kedleston Road in Derby, our main site. Here you’ll find everything you need close at hand, from a library with quiet and group study zones, to places to eat, a Sports Centre and bookshop.

Our specialist laboratories include one of the best map collections at any UK university, and modern laboratories including a dedicated student laboratory for your studies. We house thousands of rock, mineral and fossil samples from across the world. You’ll have access to industry-standard specialist equipment and software including drone technology, field spectrometers, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Geographic Information System (GIS), as well as the British Geological Survey and Ordnance Survey’s databases.

On course for success Whether you are interested in the science behind environmental hazards or have a passion for investigating the human face of global

development, our courses offer you relevant and exciting teaching to prepare you for your future.

Our key focus is fieldwork: innovative research and keeping pace with the latest breakthroughs are always at the heart of your studies. And with one of only a handful of geography degrees in the country accredited by The Institute of Environmental Sciences and the Royal Geographical Society, you can be sure that your teaching will be of the highest standard.

“The facilities are amazing – there is a map library dedicated to geosciences. We also have access to a range of equipment such as maps, total stations, GPS, and can use the equipment to support our coursework or independent studies.”Hannah ReidBSc (Hons) Geography

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STUDYING GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY AT DERBY

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We promise you a first-rate learning experience; many of our lecturers have a wealth of experience in their chosen profession, so you’re getting industry-relevant teaching to help you shine in your chosen career. Many are also involved in research, bringing the latest theories into the classroom.

Dr Katy ChamberlainLecturer in Geology

Before she came to Derby Katy spent time in Japan, investigating the link between plutonic and volcanic rocks, and in Durham, where she studied volcanic activity at Ascension Island, an important strategic airbase and key location in the Atlantic Ocean. For her PhD in New Zealand, she studied the timescales associated with and assembly of magma chambers that fed super-eruptions. She encourages her students to become independent thinkers: “I like my students to have the confidence to work on their own projects but check in with them regularly. I enjoy the interaction and the probing questions that come from them. They should test us and question us.”

Katy’s global experiences make her best placed to lead on many fieldtrips for students and she’s a firm believer that “teaching in the field is the best learning environment because you have the opportunity to put theory into practice.”

Oliver TomlinsonSenior Lecturer in Geography

Oliver has 30 years’ experience of teaching and has been at Derby since 1984. His subject specialisms include cartography, surveying, photogrammetry, terrestrial remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems.

He says: “Many of these fields are at the forefront of technology and constantly evolving and maintaining my subject knowledge is one of the things I enjoy about my role. It is critical we keep abreast of the technologies used for research and embed them into our teaching so students graduate with current and appropriate subject skills for the graduate workplace – whether that be the use of smartphones for spatial data collection in the field or unmanned aerial vehicles for deriving point cloud models.

“Luckily geography is a ‘living’ discipline and every day the news is full of great examples that can be discussed in the classroom. I love it when someone has one of those ‘lightbulb’ moments when something suddenly makes sense.”

UNIVERSITY OF EXPERT TEACHING

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We’re serious about getting you started in your career, whether you’ve already decided what you want to do or need to find inspiration.

With opportunities for internships, volunteering and placements, our hands-on approach to study will ensure you’re ready for the world of work.

Industry insightPractitioners from a wide range of geography-related fields visit us to deliver guest lectures. They will offer insights into current developments within the profession and share their career experiences with you.

Placement opportunitiesPlacements will help you gain valuable experience to apply your learning. Student, Lauren Moore, spent a third year placement at consultants Envireau Water, where she worked at the sharp end. She was involved in ground and surface water sampling on a quarrying project, data analysis and an equipment audit, all the time building on her skills developed during the course.

Lauren says: “I feel I have enhanced my understanding that could benefit me in my future assignments. I enjoyed being able to throw myself into work that I have previously studied hypothetically.”

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Broad horizonsYou’ll be taught by academics who are connected with universities across the world. Our global network helps to shape your fieldwork and learning experiences.

Global Development and Environmental Hazards student Yvette Griffiths went to Mexico as part of her Development Management in the Voluntary Sector module. “While I was there with Ninth Wave, I took part in turtle conservation. I even got experience of how to be a volunteer co-ordinator, which led me to be being offered a job which I took up after

graduation.”

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Address global challengesThe content of our courses is aligned to the priorities of global initiatives, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In particular, our courses address the following Goals and equip you with vital skills needed to help secure a sustainable future:

• no poverty• clean water and sanitation• affordable and clean energy• sustainable cities and communities• climate action and industry• innovation and infrastructure

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UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHT FUTURES

Your career

Our graduates work in diverse roles such as conservation, agronomy, environmental consulting, data analysis, rail planning, water quality analysis, teaching and geographic information systems. Some have progressed to employment as surveyors, land managers, business analysts, transport officers and civil servants.

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Geography

Apply your natural curiosity to understand the environment and how Earth co-exists with the communities which inhabit it. We offer top teaching, excellent facilities and stimulating fieldwork to help guide you towards an inspiring career.

Choose this course for:

· Exciting fieldwork: secure vital practical experience through field-based studies in the UK and overseas. Past students have travelled to Crete and Morocco

• Work abroad: take the chance to spend a semester studying in the US or Canada to gain new perspectives on geography

• Study on your doorstep: we are next to the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site and the outstanding landscapes of the Peak District National Park

• Teaching excellence: learn from our expert, enthusiastic and supportive lecturers, many of whom are active researchers on global projects

• Raising the bar: benefit from high academic standards on one of the few BSc (Hons) Geography degrees in the country with accreditation from both The Institution of Environmental Sciences and the Royal Geographical Society

• Tailored to you: our range of optional modules allows you to specialise in either human, physical, environmental geography, or a mixture of them all

• Study options: you could study with a placement year; visit our website to find out more about the study routes available

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Your career

There are now a growing number of roles which involve planning for, mitigating and managing natural hazards as well as helping to reduce the impact of climate change, pollution and population pressure. You’ll also have the wide-ranging transferable skills, vision and self-reliance which will make you well suited to any organisation where environmental awareness and multi-disciplinary knowledge are valued.

Geography and Environmental Hazards

Environmental hazards bring increasing challenges in today’s world. Hazards such as earthquakes, floods and landslides cause dangers to the environment and loss of life. This course equips you with the skills and knowledge to build a rewarding career in this important field.

Choose this course for:

· Helping humanity: prepare for a rewarding career in managing and mitigating the devastating effects of hazards and disasters

• Fresh perspective: look at environmental hazards from the viewpoint of both physical and human geography

• Key research: gain an in-depth understanding of the processes that cause disasters and their impact on human health and livelihoods

• Exciting fieldwork: investigate active hazards on fascinating fieldtrips: in the past our students have travelled to the US and Crete

• Expert teaching: our experienced lecturers have an international profile for research in topics such as sustainable agriculture, arid environments, climate change and cultural heritage

• Research resources: study in our modern labs with excellent research facilities

• Study options: you could study with a placement year; visit our website to find out more about the study routes available

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When Rebecca stepped on to the volcanoA study trip to Tenerife inspired Geology and Environmental Hazards student Rebecca Winstanley to pursue a career in volcanology research.

After a recommendation from her tutor, Dr Katy Chamberlain, Rebecca successfully applied for a place on the International Training Course in Volcano Monitoring. This annual course, run by Geo Tenerife, is one week long and combines lectures from professional volcanologists with practical fieldwork.

“Our lectures covered a variety of volcano monitoring topics, from geophysical to geochemical, relating to the volcanologists’ research. Towards the end of the week we had to put all the skills we’d learned into practice to interpret past data from the island and work out whether it was at risk from an imminent volcanic eruption.”

Field days helped Rebecca visualise different aspects of volcanic eruptions, from the cone of the Trevejo volcano, which erupted in 1706, to the town of Garachico, whose old port was destroyed in the eruption.

These field visits were an opportunity to develop her practical skills: “The final field day we went up Mount Teide to take geochemical and geothermal measurements using infrared cameras and automated geochemical monitors. We then visited the lab where the Volcanology Institute of the Canaries (INVOLCAN) carries out its data analysis; we learned about some of the machines as well as the research they were currently undertaking on the island.”

Rebecca found that she was able to use what she’d learned on the course in her studies and to plan for her next steps: “The content related to my Independent Study project and helped broaden my knowledge. I also got to look at different aspects of volcanology, which I may have never considered, and that has helped me decide what I want to focus on in the future. The insight into research helped me to realise that’s what I’d like to do. I’m now completing a Masters by Research in Volcanology.”

Rebecca would happily recommend the course: “It’s a great opportunity to learn from some of the best volcanologists and to work with students from all over the world.” Photo: Rebecca Winstanley

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Your career

Our graduates are pursuing careers in the geotechnical and environmental sectors, as well as the petroleum and mining industries. You will be well-placed to take up roles in areas such as resources exploration and exploitation, engineering geology, environmental consultancy and monitoring, pollution control, and waste or water supply management.

Geology

Study our environment, its minerals and how Earth evolved. We offer practical experience in outstanding locations in the UK and abroad to help you prepare for a rewarding future exploring and safeguarding Earth’s limited resources.

Choose this course for:

· First-rate facilities: you will learn through laboratory-based practical sessions, use industry-standard geological equipment and have access to thousands of rock specimens

• Exciting fieldwork: study in the Peak District and further afield in the UK and overseas. You could find yourself investigating environments and hazards in Tenerife, the Pyrenees, Scotland and Wales

• Research resources: our labs house thousands of rock, mineral and fossil samples from around the world

• Academic excellence: our enthusiastic and forward-thinking teaching team has an international reputation in geology

• Study abroad: as part of their final year projects, past students have taken part in projects in Italy, Spain and France

• Inspirational guest lecturers: supplement your studies with our range of relevant and stimulating guest lectures

• Study options: you could study with a placement year; visit our website to find out more about the study routes available

• Professional recognition: accredited by The Geological Society so you can take your first step towards becoming a Chartered Geologist

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Your career

The scope of this course reaches from the local to the global, opening up many challenging and rewarding career opportunities worldwide. Prepare for jobs that involve planning for and managing natural hazards and helping to reduce the impact of climate change, pollution and population pressure.

Geology and Environmental Hazards

Volcanic activity, earthquakes and landslides are regular hazards that afflict our planet. We help you understand the processes behind these natural hazards, getting right to the science of why they occur and how to address them.

Choose this course for:

· Study at the sharp end: explore environmental hazards ranging from coastal erosion, drought and flooding, to volcanoes and earthquakes

· Research focus: you’ll benefit from research-informed teaching. Current research includes the impact of sea-level rise in West Africa, and volcanic hazards in South America

· Exciting fieldwork: explore active hazards in the UK and abroad to enhance your practical experience, which future employers will expect from you. Field-based study is integrated across all years of the course

· Fascinating landscapes: study some of the most outstanding geology in the British Isles, with the Peak District National Park on your doorstep

· Academic support: learn from friendly, supportive and expert staff whose research is breaking new ground in many aspects of geoscience such as volcanology, coastal change and sea level rise, shark evolution, glacial environments, and petroleum geoscience

· Career ready: we encourage you to develop highly specialised skills and knowledge to prepare you for careers critical to our global future

As a student at Derby you’ll be working with lecturers and tutors who are carrying out ground-breaking research.

You’ll benefit from this research as your lecturers bring the latest thinking to your studies, and in some cases you will have opportunities to get involved in research projects yourself.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYRESEARCH CENTRE

The Environmental Sustainability Research Centre is where students, academics, government agencies, industry and business can truly influence global debate. The vision of the Research Centre is to address local, national and global goals for sustainable development, environmental understanding and clean growth, through an applied and multi-disciplinary approach. There are two themes within the Centre:

Global Resilience (environmental hazards and climate change):

Research is broad-ranging and includes work on arid lands, soil microbiology, sustainable agriculture and fisheries, conservation of cultural sites, volcanology, tectonic hazards, coastal change, glacial environments and coral ecology.

Sustainable Resources (energy, material and biological resources):

Research in this area includes energies of the carbon transition, rare earth elements, freshwater ecosystems and conservation biology.

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DisclaimerThis guide was printed in September 2019. While we make every effort to ensure that the information is correct at the time of going to print, it has been produced well in advance of course starting dates. For this reason, information could change before you apply for a place to study. You are therefore advised to check up-to-date course details on our website, derby.ac.uk, or by contacting us on +44 (0)1332 591044 or marketing@derby.ac.uk

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NEXT STEPSVisit usWe offer open events through the year – these include Open Days and Campus Tours. We can also offer personal visits if you are unable to make any of our scheduled events.

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POSTGRADUATE STUDYIf you want to take your knowledge and skills to the next level, we offer a range of postgraduate courses. And if you study your undergraduate course at Derby, you could receive a discount on postgraduate study with us.

Our postgraduate courses• MSc Environmental Assessment and Control• MSc GeoEnergy• MSc Intelligence, Security and Disaster

Management• MSc Applied Acoustics

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