University of Leeds: Geology and Geophysics

Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Study Abroad University: University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Major: Geology & Geophysics

Purdue Semester: Spring

Purdue Year: Sophomore

Purdue Course Curriculum for that semester

• EAS 319 Exploring Earth through Time 
• EAS elective
• Physics or Biology lab-science sequence
• General Educ. or EAS Elective
• Free Elective

Study Abroad course replacement options

• SOEE 1040 Earth History & Palaeo  
• or  SOEE 2145  Palaeocology, Palaeobiology and Evolution

Possible EAS electives:

• SOEE 1510 Practical Geology 
• SOEE 1530 Sedimentology, Stratigraphic Principles & Maps
• SOEE 2075 Basin Evolution
• SOEE 2050 Deformation Processes
• SOEE 2450 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology 
• SOEE 2460 Contaminated Land Studies:  Integrating Business Skills & Science in Consultancy
• SOEE 3135 Engineering Geology
• SOEE 3190 Earth Obs from Space
• SOEE 3281 Phys & Chem Hydrogeo
• SOEE 3520 Geology into Schools
• SOEE 3560 Field Class: Petroleum Reservoir Architect.

Select from the Liberal Arts area for General Education electives or from Science for options

Information about university

Leeds is a top-ten UK research-led university in the prestigious Russell Group (universities committed to the highest levels of academic excellence in both teaching and research), with a student population over 33,000. The City of Leeds is the commercial center of the West Yorkshire urban area with a population over 1.5 million. Located within two hours of London and three hours from Edinburgh, Leeds has an acclaimed nightlife and vibrant music scene and is surrounded by culture, history, and national parks. Get more information on the University of Leeds study aboard programs.