Resource and Exploration Geology

Designed to prepare you to tackle important environmental challenges including climate change, natural hazards, and especially the supply of critical raw materials and resources bsc resource and exploration geology focusses on our understanding of the earth, its processes, systems and resources study in cornwall and benefit from spectacular, world-famous, geology on your doorstep gain technical experience through over 60 days of fieldwork as well as laboratory classes, optional industry placement and independent research possibilities taught at exeter’s penryn campus by camborne school of mines. this combined geoscience and mining department has an international reputation for research-inspired teaching and excellent graduate prospects

Our graduates enjoy excellent career opportunities in a range of subjects, including mineral and petroleum exploration, hydrogeology, geophysics, geotechnics, and environment-related industries. graduates also go on to roles outside of geology, utilising the array of transferable skills they have developed. recent graduates work in fields as diverse as the uk civil service, arup geotechnics, the national trust, the ministry of defence and geomarine ltd. the broad-based skills acquired during your degree will give you an excellent grounding for a wide variety of careers, not only those related to resource and exploration geology but also in wider fields. examples of roles recent graduates are now working as include: chartered surveyor engineering project manager project engineer engineering professional estimator, valuer or assessor environment professional financial accounts it operations technician laboratory technician physical scientist

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Exeter has partnerships with the following companies: