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Major in Geophysics (BSc) at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

This module is offered by the Department of Earth Sciences in the Faculty of Science at Western University, leading to a Bachelor of Science.

Faculty: Faculty of Science  |  Department: Earth Sciences  |  Duration: 3-4 years (Major is 6.0-7.0 credits, combined with another module or electives per Western's degree structure)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Module 6.0 courses: 0.5 course : Earth Sciences 2123F/G *. 0.5 course from: Earth Sciences 2201A/B, Earth Sciences 2206A/B . 2.0 courses : Earth Sciences 2200A/B, Earth Sciences 2222A/B, Earth Sciences 2220A/B, Earth Sciences 4451Z . 2.5 courses from: Earth Sciences 3320A/B, Earth Sciences 4321A/B, Earth Sciences 4420A/B, Earth Sciences 4421A/B, Earth Sciences 4423A/B, Earth Sciences 4424A/B, the...

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Entry requirements

Completion of first-year requirements. 1.0 course from: ( Physics 1201A/B, Physics 1401A/B, Physics 1501A/B ) and ( Physics 1202A/B, Physics 1402A/B, Physics 1502A/B ). 1.0 course from: ( Calculus 1000A/B, Calculus 1500A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1412A/B ) and ( Calculus 1301A/B, Calculus 1501A/B, Numerical and Mathematical Methods 1414A/B ). 0.5 course from: Any 1000-level course offered by the Faculty of Science and not already taken.

Full-time undergraduate programmes start in September (Fall/Winter, September to April). Part-time studies have a May start (Summer Evening, Intersession, Summer Distance) and a September start (Fall/Winter Day or Evening and Distance).

Applications open on the OUAC in late September 2026. The deadline for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies is January 15, 2027. Medicine (MD) closes October 1; Law (JD) and Dentistry (DDS) close November 1; Education (BEd) closes November 2; Compressed Time Frame BScN RPN Stream B closes December 1; Compressed BScN Regular Stream and RPN Stream A close February 15, 2027. Ivey AEO closes January 15, Music audition and interview registration February 1, Visual Arts digital portfolio February 15, SASAH February 28, Commercial Aviation Management supplementary application March 1, 2027. Part-time May start deadline is March 1 and part-time September start deadline is July 1, 2027. Applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), for up to three faculties or direct-entry programmes.

2026-27 application fees: Law $150; Medicine $135; Dentistry $375; Education (BEd/Dip.Ed.) $80; Ivey HBA $200; part-time application $100.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ouac.on.ca/

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