Earth Sciences Applicant Activity Hub
Joining us in September? Our whole department is looking forward to getting to know you. We’ve put together some activities and videos for you to access prior to joining us.
Get an introduction on what your education will look like in September. From practicals to fieldwork, we understand how important hands on experience is for our students and we've put measures in place to allow us to deliver this safely.
If you want to start your required reading early, here's our reading list!
Welcome to the Department
Find out more about what fieldwork involves by having a read of our field guide for our first year Devon Fieldtrip, as well as our guide to general field skills:
Prepare for fieldwork with some open access Geographical Information Systems software by following the handy introduction guide below. This uses an open source software called QGIS, which you can download for free by following this link:
https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html
You’ll also need the instruction manual, and to download the JPEG file of a geological map of the UK!
Get a feel for course subjects
If you find yourself with some time on your hands, and want to get a feel for the subjects you’ll be learning in your first year of your degree you can look through our selection of crib sheets complete with some introductory information, and a short fun practical exercise to ease you into the modules.
And even more fun...
But the final word should be a personal view from one of our students
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Be prepared
If you have any questions, you can chat with our current students to find out what it's like to study in the Department
Find out more about preparing for university life on the general pages of our Applicant Activity Hub
If you're joining us via an integrated foundation year, you may also find this page useful:
