Welcome to the Master of Advanced Studies in Earth Sciences course. You are joining our own cohort of fourth-year MSci students in a relatively intensive year of independent research, upper-level course work, research seminars and field work. As in your previous degree, the overarching goal is to understand how the planet works, but the approach to getting there will be quite different. You are now in the business of generating your own data, and critically assessing, and integrating, that of others. At the same time, you should be thinking beyond and between the boundaries of conventional undergraduate coursework, if only to exploit the rich veins of multi-disciplinary insight. The MASt course is designed to take you in this direction—a stepping stone to advanced PhD research, or any number of other career paths requiring analytical ability, intellectual dexterity and self-motivation.
MASt—Course Guide
A detailed guide to all aspects of the MASt course, including the Department, teaching, examinations, lab safety, and MASt research projects.
Field trip
Spain
Eight-day field course in SE Spain over the Easter break.
MASt Project
Useful project information is available in the MASt Project Guide.
Previous Part III Student Projects—Bullard-, dampt- and BPI-based projects are kept in the Bullard Library during Michaelmas Term—along will downtown projects.
Supervision and Workload hours
Recommended supervision norms from the Senior Tutors' Committee.
More information
If you have any questions, please contact the course coordinator.