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Earth and Ocean science

  • 30-12-2012 08:49PM
    #1
    damoej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭


    Hi
    I am thinking about starting the Earth and Ocean sciences degree in sept 13.
    I was wondering if anyone could tell me what branch of maths would be most frequently throughout the 4 years as my maths are not very good
    All comments welcomed
    Thanks


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  • #2
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,038 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    damoej wrote: »
    Hi
    I am thinking about starting the Earth and Ocean sciences degree in sept 13.
    I was wondering if anyone could tell me what branch of maths would be most frequently throughout the 4 years as my maths are not very good
    All comments welcomed
    Thanks

    http://www.nuigalway.ie/eos/courses/degree/degree.html

    It doesn't seem that there is a huge amount of mathematics content as part of the degree.


  • #3
    franglan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭franglan


    Ficheall wrote: »
    http://www.nuigalway.ie/eos/courses/degree/degree.html

    It doesn't seem that there is a huge amount of mathematics content as part of the degree.

    EOS graduate 2011 here: not alot of maths involved in the course. Geophysics has a bit, you'll get away with ordinary level maths.


  • #4
    damoej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭damoej


    thank you for both your posts. I am also intrested franglan, if you have gained employment or what career path you have chosen


  • #5
    franglan
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    I work in the environmental management of two landfill sites in England. Other classmates work as Project Geologists, Exploration Geologists, Geophysicists and in other areas of earth science such as GIS, hydrology and contaminated land.


  • #6
    the keen edge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,533 ✭✭✭the keen edge


    franglan wrote: »
    I work in the environmental management of two landfill sites in England. Other classmates work as Project Geologists, Exploration Geologists, Geophysicists and in other areas of earth science such as GIS, hydrology and contaminated land.

    Hey Franglan is there much work in Ireland for EOS graduates, I'm in 3rd EOS.


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  • #7
    franglan
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    The issue in Ireland at the moment is that consultancies, county councils etc. are using the job bridge internship programme to employ graduates and because of this there is a lack of "proper" full time graduate positions. There is the odd job knocking around though but it's an employers market as there are probably 70 other applicants for every job. The UK jobs market is somewhat healthier. If you are figuring out what you are going to do your final year project on perhaps try and do it on something that you think you would like to work on in the future.


  • #8
    the keen edge
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    franglan wrote: »
    The issue in Ireland at the moment is that consultancies, county councils etc. are using the job bridge internship programme to employ graduates and because of this there is a lack of "proper" full time graduate positions. There is the odd job knocking around though but it's an employers market as there are probably 70 other applicants for every job. The UK jobs market is somewhat healthier. If you are figuring out what you are going to do your final year project on perhaps try and do it on something that you think you would like to work on in the future.

    Thanks for the reply franglan. I appreciate getting a graduates perspective.

    Sedimentary geology is what interests me most, I hope to do a mapping FYP.

    I'm sort of thinking about doing a Msc in Petroleum geology when I graduate and then somehow line myself up with a job in the Oil/Gas exploration that may hopefully kick off here in Ireland in the coming year.
    Do you know of any EOS grads that have gone down that career path?


  • #9
    franglan
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    the keen edge wrote: »
    Thanks for the reply franglan. I appreciate getting a graduates perspective.

    Sedimentary geology is what interests me most, I hope to do a mapping FYP.

    I'm sort of thinking about doing a Msc in Petroleum geology when I graduate and then somehow line myself up with a job in the Oil/Gas exploration that may hopefully kick off here in Ireland in the coming year.
    Do you know of any EOS grads that have gone down that career path?

    I don't know anyone who went into hydrocarbon exploration personally but your plan sounds good:-). My classmates who specialised in geology are working in Ireland either as exploration geologists in mines or prospecting in consultancies based in Ireland or abroad. Hopefully in the coming years fracking creates jobs for people like ourselves on both the geology and environmental side of things. This may take some time though.


  • #10
    franglan
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    Also if you have any questions or queries regarding future careers or study strike a chat on some of the postgrads?! Some of them are my old classmates and would be only too happy to offer their opinion. Two of my classmates are doing sedimentary based masters at present.


  • #11
    smiley1237
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    I noticed the syllabus changes quite a lot in second year. Seems as though you can ditch most of the basic science subjects in second, with all four disappearing in third year altogether, is that the case? I'm only wondering for if example, you wished to specialize in geology with intentions of pursuing employment in the oil industry, would you not need physics throughout the four years even though it doesn't seem to be an option after second year either? Also, would chemistry be of more importance than physics? Sorry for the stupid sounding question. All has me slightly confused.
    Cheers


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  • #12
    the keen edge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,533 ✭✭✭the keen edge


    smiley1237 wrote: »
    I noticed the syllabus changes quite a lot in second year. Seems as though you can ditch most of the basic science subjects in second, with all four disappearing in third year altogether, is that the case? I'm only wondering for if example, you wished to specialize in geology with intentions of pursuing employment in the oil industry, would you not need physics throughout the four years even though it doesn't seem to be an option after second year either? Also, would chemistry be of more importance than physics? Sorry for the stupid sounding question. All has me slightly confused.
    Cheers
    The thing to remember is that the programme is Earth and Ocean Science; it isn't a pure geology degree.
    I agree that it may be academically preferable to continue with modules from the fundamental subjects where tailoring a students undergrad degree to their chosen specialism is a consideration; those intending to pursue Petroleum Geology or Geoscience would benefit from further Physics modules; those with a Mineralogy bent may choose Chemistry modules.



    Regardless, all of the EOS modules are totally relevant and more than likely whichever branch of geology you choose to follow a Msc. will probably be required.

    With the wide scope of the programme reflecting the broadness of the Earth Sciences, this means that students don't find themselves having to commit to a particular specialism without receiving exposure to all earth science can offer.


  • #13
    damoej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭damoej


    could anyone tell me how many hours a week typically a first year earth and ocean science student will have . ive been told it could be 45 - 50 hours a week


  • #14
    Celestial12
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    damoej wrote: »
    could anyone tell me how many hours a week typically a first year earth and ocean science student will have . ive been told it could be 45 - 50 hours a week

    It's about twenty hours a week. I did undenominated Science but the hours should be the same.


  • #15
    Flomar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭Flomar


    damoej wrote: »
    could anyone tell me how many hours a week typically a first year earth and ocean science student will have . ive been told it could be 45 - 50 hours a week

    I just finished first year EOS and I think I had around 20 hours between lectures and labs, more if you throw in the odd tutorial and as biteen of shtudy! :)


  • #16
    matthew2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭matthew2008


    hoping to do general science in september and am specifically intrested in eos, does either of the group options offer a better advantage to progress in eos over the other one? id personally rather do eos, applied maths, physics and computers, but the other option is eos, biology, chem and maths!


  • #17
    Celestial12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 346 ✭✭Celestial12


    matthew2008 wrote: »
    hoping to do general science in september and am specifically intrested in eos, does either of the group options offer a better advantage to progress in eos over the other one? id personally rather do eos, applied maths, physics and computers, but the other option is eos, biology, chem and maths!
    No, neither offers any advantages over the other in terms of your progression in EOS. You will however be limited in the subjects that you can chose in second year regardless of which group you chose. If you don't do biology in first year then you won't be able to do any of the biological subjects in further years. There's also limitations if you don't do physics and/or chemistry. I did EOS this year but I was in group d. I decided against doing it next year. Go for whichever group you feel most comfortable with.:)


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