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Geography & Geosciences - pathways
School of Geography & Geosciences
Head of School Tobeappointed
Degree ProgrammesSingleHonoursDegrees(M.A.) DevelopmentStudies GeographySingleHonoursDegrees(B.Sc.) Geography GeoscienceJointHonoursDegrees(M.A.): Geographyand ArtHistory,Economics,EnglishT, FrenchW,Hebrew,International
Relations, Italian,ManagementS,MediaevalHistory,MiddleEastStudies,ModernHistory, Psychology, ScottishHistory, SocialAnthropology,SpanishW,TheologicalStudies.
JointHonoursDegrees(B.Sc.) Geographyand Environmental Biology,Management,Management Science,
Mathematics,Statistics. Geoscienceand Chemistry,ComputerScience,EnvironmentalBiology,Management,
ManagementScience.MajorDegreeProgrammes(M.A): GeographywithSocialAnthropologyorSpanish.MajorDegreeProgrammes(B.Sc.): GeographywithFrenchWMinorDegreeProgrammes(M.A.): RussianW,Psychology,SocialAnthropologyorSpanishwithGeography.MinorDegreeProgrammes(B.Sc.) MathematicswithGeography.
For all students already in the Honours classes, please refer to the 1999-2000 Course Catalogue for the relevant programmes.
Wavailablealsoas‘withIntegratedYearAbroadDegrees’STimetableclashexists,thereforethiscombinationissubjecttoarrangementwithbothDepartments.
TTimetableclashmeansthat2000levelEnglishmustbetakenintheFirstyeartodothiscombination
Programme PrerequisitesForallProgrammesinGeography: PassesinallofGE2001,GE2002,GG2003,GG2004,includingpassesat11orbetterin40creditsworthofthesemodules.Entrytohonourswithpassesat11orbetterinGE2001andGE2002onlymaybepermittedatthediscretionoftheHeadofSchool.
ForallProgrammesinGeoscience: Passesat11orbetterinGG2003,GG2004,GS2001,andGS2002
DevelopmentStudies: Passesat11orbetterinGE2001,GE2003,SA2001,SA2002.
JointHonoursEnvironmentalBiologyandGeography: Passesat12orbetterinoneofBL2001orBL2003ANDoneofBL2004orBL2005,ANDat11orbetterinGE2002,GG2003,GG2004.
JointHonoursEnvironmentalBiologyandGeoscience: Passesat12orbetterinoneofBL2001orBL2003ANDBL2004orBL2005,ANDat11orbetterinGG2003,GG2004,GS2001andGS2002
AllotherJointHonourswithGeoscience: Passesat11orbetterinGG2003,GG2004,GS2001,andGS2002andhonoursentryintheothersubject
Programme RequirementsGeography
SingleHonoursDegree: GE3001-GE3005, pluseitherGE3006orGE3007,pluseitherGE3008orGG3011,plus GE3018andGE3019,plus120additional3000levelcredits,atleast90ofwhichmustbefromGE3025-GE3072and/orGG3021-GG3073,GG3082,GG3087,GG3089.
JointHonoursDegree: Anythreeof:GE3001,GE3002,GE3003,GE3004,GE3005,eitherGE3006orGE3007,GE3008,GG3011,plusGE3018,plus60additional3000 levelcredits fromGE3025 -GE3072and/orGG3021 -GG3069.
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Geography & Geosciences - pathways & 1000 Level modules
GS1001 Planet Earth and its MaterialsCredits: 20.0 Semester: 1
Description: Themoduleprovidesanintroductiontothefundamentalsofthescienceofgeology.Theplatetectonicdiscoveriesofthelast25yearsprovideaframeworkforthemodulewhichcovers:(i)Introductiontogeologyandplatetectonics;(ii)mineralogy;(iii)igneousgeology;(iv)metamorphicgeology;(v)sedimentarygeology;(vi)geologicalmaps;and(vii)introductoryinformationtechnologyingeoscience.
ClassHour: 9.00am
Teaching: Fourlecturesandone2hourlaboratory.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
Re-Assessment: 2HourExamination=50%,OralExaminationifcontinuousassessmentmarkisseriouslydeficient.
GS1002 Earth Environments & ResourcesCredits: 20.0 Semester: 2
Description: TheinterplaybetweentheEarth’sinternalprocessesandexternalform,theevolutionoftheEarthandofitslifeforms,andhumanusesofEarthmaterialsarethethemesofthismodule.Themodulecovers:(i)Earthstructureandinterior;(ii)palaeontology;(iii)Earthhistory;(iv)Earthresources;(v)geologicalmaps;(vi)additionalinformationtechnologyingeosciences;(vii)groupprojectexercise.
ClassHour: 9.00am
Teaching: Fourlecturesandone2hourlaboratory.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
Re-Assessment: 2HourExamination=50%,OralExaminationifcontinuousassessmentmarkisseriouslydeficient.
GE2001 Geographical Change in the Modernising WorldCredits: 20.0 Semester: 1
Prerequisites: GE1001(orGG1001)andGE1002(orGG1002)
Anti-requisites: GG2001andGG2002
Description: Thismoduleexplorestheextraordinarycharacterofthemodernworldfromabroadlygeographicalperspective.Itaimstoshowthatthevariedanduneventransitionfromthe‘traditional’worldtothe‘modern’world,andthecomplexmake-upofthetwentiethcenturyworld,cannotbeproperlyunderstoodwithoutanunderstandingofitsgeography.Themoduletacklescultural,economicandpoliticalprocessesofchangespanningthelast500years,anditfocusesonthehumangeographyofcapitalism,imperialism,modernisationandglobalisation.
ClassHour: 9.00amWednesday,ThursdayandFriday(lectures),2.00-3.00pmor3.00-4.00pm,or4.00- 5.00pm,or 5.00-6.00pmMonday(seminar)
Teaching: Threelecturesperweek,plusethreeseminarsandafieldcourseduringthesemester
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=60%,2HourExamination=40%
Re-Assessment: 2HourExamination=40%,OralExaminationifcontinuousassessmentisseriouslydeficient.
GE2002 Ideas and Approaches in GeographyCredits: 20.0 Semester: 2
Prerequisite: EitherGE2001orGG2003
Co-requisite: (OnlyforstudentswithoutGE2001)GG2004
Anti-requisite: GG2002
Description: Thismodule investigatesways inwhich geographical ideas and approaches can be used tounderstandthecomplexitiesofthecontemporaryworld.Usingregionalandappliedapproaches,itinvestigatesthecomplexinterdependenciesbetweenhumanandphysicalenvironmentsatvariousscales.Italsosituatestheseideasandapproacheswithincontemporarythoughtbyexaminingsomeenduringthemeswhichhavefascinatedgeographersforcenturies.
ClassHour: 9.00amWednesday,ThursdayandFriday(lectures),2.00-3.00pmor3.00-4.00pm,or 4.00- 5.00pm,or5.00-6.00pmMonday(seminar)
Teaching: Threelecturesperweek,plustwoseminarsandapracticalduringthesemester
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
Re-Assessment: 2HourExamination=50%,OralExaminationifcontinuousassessmentisseriouslydeficient.
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Geography & Geosciences - 1000 & 2000 Level modules
MajorDegrees: GE3003,GE3004,plus any fourof:GE3001,GE3002,GE3005, eitherGE3006orGE3007,GE3008,GG3011,plusGE3018,plus90additional3000 levelcredits fromGE3025 -GE3072and.orGG3021 -GG3073,GG3082,GG3087,GG3089.
MinorDegrees: 80creditsfromGEorGG3000levelmodules,atleast60creditsofwhichmustbefromGE3025-GE3072and/orGG3021-GG3073.
JointHonoursEnvironmentalBiologyandGeography: BL3000;andanythreeofBL3021–BL3027;andanytwoofBL3121–BL3126;andBL3300;GG3018,andanytwoofGE3001–GE3008,GG3011,plus75creditsfromGE3025–GE3072and/orGG3021–GG3073,GG3082,GG3087,GG3089.
Development Studies
GE3004,GE3007orGE3008,GE3019,GE3025,plusaminimumof105creditsfromGE3018,GE3026,GE3036,GE3045,GE3060,GE3061,GE3071,GE3072,andaminimumof80creditsfromSA3008,SA3009,SA3012,SA3014,SA3016,SA3017,SA3021,SA3024,SA3027,SA3032andSA3033.
Geoscience
SingleHonoursDegree: GS3002,GS3003,GS3004,GS3005,GS3006,GS3007,GS3008,GG3011,GG3081,andGG3082,and90creditsfromthegroupGG3021,GG3023,GG3036,GG3041,GG3042,GG3052,GG3056,GG3057,GG3058,GG3059,GG3067,GG3068,GG3069,GG3083,GG3084,GG3085,GG3086,GG3087,GG3088,GG3089.
JointHonoursChemistryandGeoscience:GG3081,GG3084,GS3004,GS3005,GS3009,GS3010,and30creditsfromthegroupGG3082,GG3083,GG3084,GG3087,GG3088.
JointHonoursEnvironmentalBiologyandGeoscience: BL3000, BL3021, BL3022, BL3023;Three fromBL3121–BL3126;GS3004,GS3005,GS3009,GS3010and60creditsfromthegroupGG3023,GG3067,GG3068,GG3069,GG3082,GG3083,GG3084,GG3087,GG3088.All otherGeoscience JointHonoursDegrees:GS3004,GS3005,GS3009,GS3010and60creditsfromthegroupGG3023,GG3067,GG3068,GG3069,GG3082,GG3087,GG3088.
InthecaseofstudentswhospendpartoftheHonoursProgrammeabroadonarecognisedExchangeScheme,theProgrammeRequirementswillbeamendedtotakeintoaccountcoursestakenwhileabroad.
ModulesGE1001 The Foundations of Geography
Credits: 20.0 Semester: 1
Description: ThismoduleprovidesageneralintroductiontoHumanandPhysicalGeography.SomebasicconceptsofHumanGeography-spaceandplace,locationandscale,distanceanddifference-areintroducedandusedtoexaminethenatureofthehumanenvironment.BothcontemporaryandhistoricalexamplesallowanexplorationoftheseissuesinaBritishsetting,inanurbansettingandinrelationtoworldgeographies.ThePhysicalGeographycomponentintroducesthecharacteristicsofglobalenvironmentalsystems:thelithosphere,atmosphere,hydrosphereandbiosphere.Thesecomponentsareillustratedinthecourseoftwoone-dayfieldtrips.
ClassHour: 11.00am
Teaching: Fivelectures,onelaboratoryeachweekand2fielddaysduringthesemester.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,2HourExamination=33%
Re-Assessment: 2HourExamination=33%,OralExaminationifcontinuousassessmentisseriouslydeficient.
GE1002 Global Environmental Problems
Credits: 20.0 Semester: 2
Description: Thismoduleexplorestheinterrelationshipsbetweenhumanactivityandthephysicalenvironmentinthecontextoftheexaminationofsomepressingglobalproblems.Thescientific,political,socialandeconomicdimensionsofsuchissuesaspopulationgrowth,globalwarming,desertification,foodsupplyandtheexploitationofnaturalresourcesareexamined,andthepotentialforsustainabledevelopmentisconsidered.Themoduleillustratesthecloseinterrelationshipbetweenhumanandphysicalgeographyandtheneedforabroadknowledgeofbothifwearetounderstandthenatureoftheglobalenvironmentalproblemsthatcurrentlyconfrontsociety.
ClassHour: 11.00am
Teaching: Fivelecturesandonelaboratory.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,2HourExamination=33%
Re-Assessment: 2HourExamination=33%,OralExaminationifcontinuousassessmentisseriouslydeficient.
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Geography & Geosciences - 2000 Level modules
GG2003 Earth Surface Processes I : Environmental Systems
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 1
Prerequisites: EitherGE1001(orGG1001)andGE1002(orGG1002),orGS1001andGS1002
Anti-requisite: GG2001
Description: Thismodulefocusesonthefundamentalphysicalandchemicalprocessesoperatingattheearth’ssurfaceandnearsubsurface.Thecoursepresentstheenvironmentalcontextofearthsurfaceprocessesintermsofthemajorcomponentsofatmospheric,hydrosphericandbiosphericprocesses.Topicscoveredincludeunitsandbasicconcepts,hydrometeorology,surfaceandgroundwaterhydrology,rockweatheringandsoilformation,biogeographicalprocesses,physicaloceanographyandthecausesandconsequencesofenvironmentalchange.
ClassHour: 9.00amMonday&Tuesday,and2.00-4.00pm or4.00-6.00pmMonday
Teaching: Twolectureseachweek,pluspracticalwork.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=25%,2HourExamination=75%
Re-Assessment: 2HourExamination=75%,OralExaminationifcontinuousassessmentisseriouslydeficient.
GG2004 Earth Surface Processes II : Geomorphological and Sediment Systems
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 2
Prerequisite: GG2003
Anti-requisite: GG2001
Description: Thismoduleextendstheunderstandingofthephyscialandchemicalprocessesoperatingattheearth’ssurfaceandnearsubsurfacedevelopedinGG2003.Thecoursefocusesontheoperationofgeomorphologicalprocessesintheoverallcontextofsedimententrainment,transportationanddepositioninawiderangeofterrestrialandnearshoreenvironments.Topicscoveredincludeearthsurfacesedimenttransportsystems,physicalprocessesofsedimentationandtheoperationoftheseproecessesinsystemssuchasfluvial,glacial,coastal,hillslopeandperiglacialenvironments.
ClassHour: 9.00amMonday&Tuesday,and2.00-4.00pmor4.00-6.00pmMonday
Teaching: Twolectureseachweek,pluspracticalandfieldwork.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=25%,2HourExamination=75%
Re-Assessment: 2HourExamination=75%,OralExaminationifcontinuousassessmentisseriouslydeficient.
GS2001 Composition of the Earth
Credits: 20.0 Semester: 1
Prerequisites: GS1001andGS1002
Description: ThismoduledevelopsfromGS1001.Itofferslectures,laboratoriesandfieldclassescoveringcrystalsandminerals,useofthepetrologicalmicroscope,geochemistry,petrologyofallthemajorrocktypes,andtraining ingeoscience techniques includingmap interpretation. Muchemphasis isplacedon thedevelopmentoflaboratory,practicalandfieldworkskills.StudentswithasufficientlyhighgradeinHigherorA-levelGeologycanenterthemodulewithoutFirstYearprerequisites.
ClassHour: 10.00am
Teaching: 3lecturesand3hourslaboratoryworksupplementedwithanintroductorylecturetotheweek’s laboratoryclasseachweek.
Asssessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
Re-Assessment: 2HourExamination=50%,OralExaminationifcontinuousassessmentmarkisseriouslydeficient.
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Geography & Geosciences - 2000 & 3000 Level modules
GS2002 Structure and History of the Earth
Credits: 20.0 Semester: 2
Prerequisites: GS1001andGS1002
Description: ThismoduledevelopsfromGS1001.Itofferslectures,laboratoriesandfieldclassescoveringStructuralGeology,Geophysics,Geodynamics,Palaeontology,EarthHistory, andGeoscienceTechniques. Muchemphasisisplacedonthedevelopmentoflaboratory,practicalandfieldwork,combinedwithteamworkandpresentationalskillstraining.StudentswithasufficientlyhighgradeinHigherorA-levelGeologycanenterthemodulewithoutFirstYearprerequisites.
ClassHour: 10.00am
Teaching: 3lecturesand3hourslaboratoryworksupplementedwithanintroductorylecturetotheweek’slaboratoryclasseachweek.
Asssessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
Re-Assessment: 2HourExamination=50%,OralExaminationifcontinuousassessmentmarkisseriouslydeficient.
The prerequisite for each of the following Honours modules is entry to the Honours Programme(s) for which they are specified, save where a specific prerequisite is given.GE3001 Cartographic Methods in Geography
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 1
Availability: AvailableonlytostudentsinthefirstyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Anti-requisite: GG3001
Description: Thismoduleprovidesanintroductiontobasicmapdesignandproduction.Thecoursesyllabusbeginswith lectures outlining the ideas of generalisation, simplification and symbolisation.An introduction tocomputerisedmapproduction (e.g.usingAdobe Illustrator) isprovided.These themes form thebasis fora seriesofpracticalclasses,givingthestudenttheopportunitytoputtheseideasintopracticetoproduceboththematicandchoroplethmaps.
ClassHour: Friday9.00am-12.00noonand2.00-5.00pmduringweeks9-12.
Teaching: Twolecturesand12hoursofpracticalsintotal,over4weeks.
Assessment: PracticalExercises=100%
GE3002 Field Class in Geography
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 2
Availability: AvailableonlytostudentsinthefirstyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Anti-requisite: GG3002
Description: Animportantpartofgeographicalstudyistoputintopracticewhatislearnedintheclassroom.Tothatend,thismoduleisorganisedaroundaweek-longresidentialcourse,usuallyundertakenincontinentalEurope
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: Between5and12days.
Assessment: ProjectReport=100%
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Geography & Geosciences - 3000 Level modules
GE3003 Geography : Theory and Practice
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 2
Availability: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme;from2001-02
Prerequisite: GE3004
Anti-requisite: GG3003
Description: Thismodule extends theworkofGE3004andencourages students todiscuss the scopeanddiversityofgeographicalinquiryinpreparationforaGeneralEssayexaminationattheendoftheirtwohonoursyears.Themoduleinvolvesaseriesofstudent-ledseminarsthatwillaugmenttheunderstandingoftheoretical,methodologicalandappliedissuesgainedintherestofthehonoursprogramme.Allstudentsarerequiredtomakeatleastoneoralpresentationonatopicagreedbeforehandwiththecoursetutor.Discussionislikelytorangeacrossavarietyoftopicsincludinggeographyasexperimentalscience,geographyandlocalgovernment,researchandrelevantgeographies,andgeographicalunderstandingsoftopicalissues.Studentswillalsoberequiredtoattendseminarsonselectedtopicsgivenbyinvitedspeakers.
ClassHour: 11.00am-1.00pmFriday.
Teaching: 16hoursofseminarsintotal.
Assessment: 3HourExamination=100%
GE3004 Methodology in Geography
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 2
Anti-requisite: GG3004
Description: Acourseoflecturesandworkshopscoveringthemajorphilosophicalandmethodologicaldebateswhichhavearisenwithingeographyoverthelasttwodecades.Topicsrangefromanintroductiontothenatureofmethodologicalanalysis,throughaconsiderationofthemostrecentdevelopmentsinbothhumanandphysicalgeography,toadiscussionofunityanddiversity:apostmoderngeography?Studentsarerequiredtoparticipateactivelyintheworkshopsessionsanddiscussionisencouragedthroughout.
ClassHour: 2.00-4.00Thursday.
Teaching: 20hoursoflecturesandworkshopsintotal.
Assessment: Essay=100%
GE3005 Data Analysis in Geography
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 1
Availability: AvailableonlytostudentsinthefirstyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Anti-requisite: GG3005
Description: Thismoduleisdesignedtogivestudentsanintroductiontothehandling,presentationandanalysisofnumericaldatawithinthecontextofGeography.Topicswillinclude:(i)understandingdatatypes;(ii)datapresentationandbasicdescriptivestatistics;(iii)probability;(iv)hypothesistestingusingparametricandnon-parametricstatistics;(v)correlationandregression;(vi)anintroductiontotheanalysisofspatialdata.TheuseoftheMINITABstatisticalsoftware;isdesignedtoallowthesetechniquestobeemployedwithlargedatasets.
ClassHour: 2.00-5.00pmFriday.
Teaching: Onelectureandonetwo-hourpracticalclasseachweekover6weeks.
Assessment: 3HourExamination=100%
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Geography & Geosciences - 3000 Level modules
GE3006 Survey : Physical
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 2
Availability: AvailableonlytostudentsinthefirstyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Anti-requisite: GG3006
Description: Thisisapracticalclassinwhichstudentsareintroducedtotheprinciplesandpracticeofbasictopographicsurvey,theinterpretationofaerialphotographsandcomputerprocessingoffieldsurveydata.Basedonalocalfieldarea,instructionisprovidedintheuseoflevels,theodolitesandEDMsforsimplefieldsurvey.Datacollectedfromthefieldsurveyexercisewillbeanalysedusing3Dcomputersoftwaremodels.Instructionisalsoprovidedonthetheoryandpracticeofderivingmapsfromaerialphotographs.
ClassHour: 2.00-5.00pmFriday.
Teaching: 20hoursoflectures,laboratoriesandfieldinstructionintotal.
Assessment: ProjectReport=100%
GE3007 Survey : Social
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 2
Availability: AvailableonlytostudentsinthefirstyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Anti-requisite: GG3007
Description: Thismoduleintroducesstudentstothetechniquesofsocialsurveydesign:problemidentification;questionnaireconstruction;interviewing;sampling;datacodingandanalysis;reportwritingandevaluation.Studentswillberequiredtoconductasmallfieldsurveyandpresentbothaverbalandwrittenreportontheirfindings.DatawillbeanalysedusingthecomputerpackageSPSSforWindows.Themodulewillbeofparticularusetothosestudentscontemplatingadissertationtopicinhumangeography.
ClassHour: 2.00-5.00pmFriday.
Teaching: 20hoursoflecturesandpracticalworkintotal.
Assessment: ProjectReport=100%
GE3008 Qualitative Methods in Geography
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 1
Availability: AvailableonlytostudentsinthefirstyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Description: Thismoduleintroducesstudentstothebasicdifferencesbetweenquantitativeandqualitativefieldtechniquesandtothetheoreticalandepistemologicalargumentsthatinformthechoicetouseoneortheotherorboth.Itdiscussesarangeofqualitativefieldmethodsandofferspracticalexperimentationwithseveral.Studentsdesignandundertakeaqualitativeresearchprojectonacontemporarylocalissue.Thisinvolvesindependentfieldworkandanalysisoftheinformationcollectedwhichiswrittenupinanassessedreport.
ClassHour: 2.00-4.00pmThursday.
Teaching: 20hoursoflectures,laboratoriesandfieldworkintotal.
Assessment: ProjectReport=100%
GE3018 Dissertation in Geography
Credits: 30.0 Semester: 1
Prerequisite: AvailableonlytostudentswhointendanHonoursDegreeinGeography.
Anti-requisite: GG3018
Description: Studentsselectatopicconnectedwithoneofthe3000-leveloptionmodulesinGeography,mountaresearchprogrammetoinvestigatethetopic,andwriteadissertationonthework.Thetopicisselectedduringthesecondsemesterofthejuniorhonoursyear;dataarecollectedduringthefollowingvacationandthedissertationiswrittenduringthefirstsemesterofthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.Eachstudentissupervisedbyamemberoftheteachingstaffwhowillensurethatthetopicchosenisviableandadvisestudentsondatacollectionandanalysis.Thedissertationisabout10,000wordsinlength.
Teaching: Onelectureplusindividualsupervision.
Assessment: Dissertation=100%
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Geography & Geosciences - 3000 Level modules
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2000-01
Anti-requisite: GG3035
Description: Theaimofthismoduleistoprovideanunderstandingofurbandevelopmentandurbanproblemsin thedevelopedcountriesofEuropeandNorthAmerica. Thismodulewilldocument thechangingcharacterofdevelopedworldcitiesandseekanexplanationofthesechangesintheinterrelationshipsbetweentheprocessesofeconomicgrowth,socialdevelopmentandpoliticalcontrol.
ClassHour: 11.00am-1.00pmTuesday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3037 Population Studies ICredits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2000-01
Anti-requisite: GG3037
Description: Thefirst part of thismodule aims to equip students to execute andunderstand a variety ofmeasuresandconceptswhicharethebasisofalldemographicresearch,including:measuresofmortalityandfertility;periodandcohortanalysis;stableandstationarypopulations;naturalfertility.ThesecondpartexaminesthemajortransformationofEuropeanpopulationsfrom1750onwards,withparticularattentiongiventoScotland.Studentsareencouragedtoexplorethemanydebatessurroundingtheexplanationofthisimportantepisodeinordertoenhancetheirunderstandingofthecomplexinterrelationshipsbetweensocialanddemographicvariables.
ClassHour: 2.00-4.00pmTuesday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsandonelaboratoryintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3038 Population Studies IICredits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisite: GE3037
Anti-requisites: GG3038,GE3071
Description: ThismodulebuildsupontheexpertiseacquiredinGE3037PopulationStudiesI(whichisapre-requisite)andappliesittoanalysisofcontemporarypopulationissues,including:the‘povertytrap’;mortality,fertilityandeconomic-development;fertility,employmentandattitudestomarriage;recenttrendsinmortality;ageingandthefutureofEuropeanpopulations.Thefinalsectionofthemoduleisdevotedtoaconsiderationofpopulationpoliciesinvariouspartsoftheworld,includingChinaandSingapore.ItendsbyaskingwhetherEuropeneedsapopulationpolicy.
ClassHour: 2.00-4.00pmTuesday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3045 Southern AfricaCredits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2001-02
Anti-requisite: GG3045
Description: Thismoduleoffersanintroductoryexplorationofaspecificworldregion,southernAfrica.Usingrecentlydevelopedtheoreticalframeworkslike‘NewRegionalGeography’,themoduleprovidesanassessmentofthearea’shistoricaldevelopmentaswellasananalysisofcontemporarysocial,economicandpoliticalissues.Themoduleisdeliveredthroughbothlecturesandseminarsandwillrequirestudentstoproducearesearchproposalastheircontinuousassessmenttask.
ClassHour: 11.00am-1.00pmMonday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
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GE3019 Review Essay in Geography
Credits: 20.0 Semester: 2
Prerequisite: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Anti-requisite: GG3019
Description: Thismoduleinvolvesthestudentinisolatingaparticulargeographicaltopic,notdirectlyinvolvedinaselectedoptionmodule,conductingabibliographicsearchonthattopicandthenpresentingacriticalreviewofthecontentofthematerialobtainedfromareadingoftherelevantbooksandjournalarticles.Thetopicchosenarisesfromastudent’sownparticularinterestsbutisfinalisedindiscussionswithatutor.Thefinalreportisabout7,000wordsinlength.
Teaching: Onelectureplusindividualsupervision.
Assessment: Essay=100%
GE3025 Development Studies I
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2001-02
Anti-requisite: GG3025
Description: Thismoduleexaminesthedevelopmentprocessin‘thirdworld’countriesanditsassociationwitheconomicgrowth,socialdevelopmentandpoliticalchange.Thecoursecovers:thedimensionsofdevelopment;theglobalstructureofunevendevelopment;theoreticalandhistoricalperspectivesondevelopment;North-Southrelations.
ClassHour: 11.00am-1.00pmTuesday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3026 Development Studies II
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisite: GE3025
Anti-requisite: GG3026
Description: ThismodulebuildsonthetheoreticalandconceptualanalysisofGE3025.Itisdesignedtoallowstudentstoexamineavarietyofthirdworlddevelopmentpoliciesandpractices.Followinganintroductorylecture,studentswillevaluatearangeofissuesoftopicalconcerninruralandurban‘thirdworld’environments.Studentswillberesponsiblefordevelopinganunderstandingoftheirselectedtopicsandwillberequiredtomakeapresentationtotheclass,forgroupdiscussion,ononeoftheirchosentopics.
ClassHour: 11.00am-1.00pmTuesday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3029 Geography and Gender
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2001-02
Anti-requisite: GG3029
Description: Thismodulere-examinessomeoftheareasofenquirycommonlycoveredbygeographers,butseekstohighlightthegenderdimensionsoftheseissues.Themodulereviewsthetheoreticalpositionsunderpinningdifferentfeminismsandconsiderswhethertheremightbeaspecificallyfeministmethodology.Studentsdeterminethedirectionofthelatterpartofthemodulethroughtheirchoiceandpresentationofgroupseminars.
ClassHour: 2.00pmTuesdayand10.00amWednesday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3035 Cities, Society and Space
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GE3046 The European Union and Central and Eastern Europe: the background to integration
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Prerequisite: EntrytoHonoursGeographyoroneofIR1003orIR1004.
Anti-requisite: GG3046
Description: Themodulewillintroducestudentstothetheoryoftheintegratedspaceeconomy,andtotheeconomicgeographyofEurope,withspecialreferencetothelinksbetweenthecountriesofcentralandeasternEuropeandtheEuropeanUnion.Itwillalsointroducestudentstosomeofthesourcesofdataaboutthoselinks.
ClassHour: 12.00noonWednesdayand12.00noonThursday.
Teaching: Twoclasseseachweek.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3047 The European Union and Central and Eastern Europe: prospects for integration
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Prerequisite: GG3046
Anti-requisite: GG3047
Description: ThismodulewillexaminetheprocessesofchangewhichareoccurringintheEuropeanspaceeconomyandassessthepossibilitiesforthecloserintegrationofthecountriesofcentralandeasternEuropewiththeEuropeanUnionintheperioduptotheyear2020.
ClassHour: 12.00noonWednesdayand12.00noonThursday.
Teaching: Twoclasseseachweek.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3048 The Growing Awareness of Landscape I
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisite: EntrytoHonoursGeographyoroneofAH2001orAH2002.
Anti-requisite: GG3048
Description: Thismoduleseekstoanswerthequestion‘Whydowethinkthatsomelandscapesarebeautifulandothersugly?’Followinganintroductiontolandscapeaesthetics, thecourseproceedsbychartingthechangingdefinitionsofbeautifullandscapeswithinthepost-RenaissanceWesternEuropeantradition.Topicscoveredinclude:landscapesoftheRenaissance;theageofgeometry;picturesquelandscapesinEngland;theEnglishdiscoveryoftheScottishHighlands;industriallandscapesinthenineteenthcentury;changingviewsoftheruralscene1800-1950;andUtopianplanningandtwentiethcenturylandscapes.
ClassHour: 10.00amTuesdayand4.00pmTuesday.
Teaching: Twoclasseseachweek.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3051 Environmental Management in Scotland
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2000-01
Anti-requisite: GG3051
Description: ThismodulefocusesoncurrentenvironmentalmanagementissuesinScotland. Itprovidesapresentationoftheprimarysystemsofland&resourcemanagement(eg.forestry,agriculture&crofting,wildlife,freshwaterresources,conservation),andexamplesofthewaysinwhichthesesystemsinteract.Theaimistoleavestudentswithan informedconceptual framework for evaluatingmanagementproposals and their implications forenvironmental,economicandsocialchange.Aparticularfocus,employingtopicalcasestudiesandafieldvisit,istheconflictsthatariseasinterestgroupswithcontrastingphilosophies&valuesystemscompetetodeterminethefutureofScotland’snaturalheritagewithinanewpoliticalframework.
ClassHour: 9.00amMondayand11.00amWednesday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesorseminarsandaone-dayfieldvisit.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
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GE3060 Geographies of Imperialism and Colonialism I
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2000-01
Anti-requisite: GG3060
Description: ThismodulewillsurveymodernEuropeanimperialismandcolonialismfromabroadlygeographicalperspective.Emphasiswillbeplacedontheissuesofpossession:onthevariouswaysinwhichEuropeansimagined,explored,represented,andwentabouttaking,settlingandcontrollingnon-Euorpeanspace.Argumentsandexampleswillbedrawnfromdifferentpartsoftheimperialworld.
ClassHour: 3.00-5.00pmMonday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3061 Geographies of Imperialism and Colonialism II
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisite: GG3060orGE3060
Anti-requisite: GG3061
Description: ThismodulewillillustratesomeofthegeneralargumentsaboutmodernEuropeanimperialismandcolonialismadvancedinGG3060/GE3060.Thethemesconsideredinclude:NorthAmericaand‘noblesavage’,Africaand‘thewhiteman’sburden’,andAsiaandthediscourseofOrientalism.Thismoduleconcludeswithadiscussionofwhetherwenowliveina‘postcolonial’age.
ClassHour: 3.00-5.00pmMonday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3062 Geographies of European Modernity
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2001-02
Anti-requisite: GG3062
Description: ThismodulewillanalysesomeofthemaindimensionsofEuropeanmodernityfromabroadlygeographicalperspective.Itconsiderstherelationsbetweencapitalism,urbanismandthenation-state,analysesthespatialfacetsofmodernpower,andreflectsonthecourseandlegaciesoftheEuropeanEnlightenment.EmphasisisplacedonBritain,butexamplesarealsodrawnfromotherpartsofEurope.
ClassHour: 3.00-5.00pmMonday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3070 Migration and Health
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2001-02
Anti-requisite: GG3034
Description: Thismodulehasthreeelements.Thefirstintroduceshumanmigration,discussingtheoreticalapproachestomigration,thevaryingtypesofmobilitythatexist,andtherelationshipbetweenmigrationandissuessuchasemployment,genderandthefreedomtomigrate.Thesecondintroducesthegeographyofhealth,focussingonsocio-economicandspatialinequalitiesinhealthprovisionandoutcomes.Thethirdintegratesthesethemes;topicsincludetheroleofmigrationinthespreadofdisease,adaptationtonewenvironmentsandaccesstohealthcareprovision.Themodulewillcomplementcoursesonpopulationstudiesofferedelsewhereinthehonoursdegreeprogramme.
ClassHour: 10.00am-12.00noonThursday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
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GE3071 Population: Developing AreasCredits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisite: GE3037
Anti-requisite: GE3038
Description: ThismoduleallowsstudentstobuildupontheskillsandunderstandingacquiredinGE3037andtoapplythesetotheanalysisofpopulationissuesindevelopingareas.Startingfromaglobalviewoftheproblemsofpopulationgrowth,studentstheninvestigatethedynamicsofbothmortalityandfertilitychangeinvariouspartsofthethirdworldduringthelatetwentiethcentury.Thisisfollowedbyaconsiderationof(1)theimplicationsofthesetrendsforeconomicdevelopmentand(2)theappropriateness,aswellastheeffectiveness,ofparticularpopulationpolicies.Themoduleisseminar-based,withstudentstakingresponsibilityforseminarpresentationanddiscussion.
ClassHour: 2.00-4.00pmTuesday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GE3072 HIV/AIDS in AfricaCredits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GE3045orGE3025;orGE3071
Description: Thismodule addresses the uneven global geography of theHIV/AIDS pandemic and itsconcentrationinAfrica.Itexamineswhysocialscientific,notjustbiomedical,researchisvitalandeplorestheregionallyspecificdimensionsofthevirus’srapidspreadinthiscontext.Themodulealsoinvestigatesthesocial,politicalandeconomic implicationsofHIV/AIDSforAfrica’sdevelopment. It concludesby looking towards future localandglobalinitiativesthatmighthelpreducetransmissionandeasethehumansufferingcausedbyHIV/AIDSinAfrica.Themoduleconsistsofanintroductoryandconcludinglectureandaprogrammeofstudent-ledseminars.
ClassHour: 3.00-5.00pmMonday.
Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3011 Introduction to Geographical Information SystemsCredits: 10.0 Semester: 1
Availability: AvailableonlytostudentsinthefirstyearoftheirHonoursProgramme.
Description: Thismoduleaimstointroducehowtoacquire,store,analyseanddisplayspatialdigitaldataandtoprovidestudentswiththeskillsnecessarytoperformstandarddatamanipulationonanumberofdatasetswithavarietyofvisualisationtechniques.Topicswillinclude:1)anoverviewofthesoftwareandhardwareavailableforhandlingdigitaldata;2)thestructureandformatsofdigitaldataandhowtointerpolateandmanipulatedata;3)2Dand3Dspatialanalysis,includingproducingcontouredandshadedreliefmapsofvariousdatasets;and4)overlayingmultipledatasetson2Dand3Ddata.ThemodulewillendwithasmallindividualprojectthatbeginsbybuildingaG.I.S.projectplanandincorporatesadatasetchosenfromoneofanumberofprovidedsourcesincludingbothhumanandphysicalgeographyandgeoscience.
ClassHour: 9.00am-12.00noonFriday.
Teaching: Onelectureandonetwo-hourpracticalclasseachweekover6weeks.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
GG3021 Applied Biogeography Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004
Description: Theaimofthismoduleistoexamine(i)thecumulativeandcatastrophicimpactofhumanactivitiesonselectedecosystems,and(ii)someoftheconservationmeasurespossibletoreverse,neutraliseorpreventhumandegradationofaquaticandterrestrialecosystems.
ClassHour: 9.00amTuesdayand9.00amWednesday.
Teaching: Twoclasseseachweek.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3023 Biogeography : Palaeoecology
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Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004
Description: Thismoduleaimstoexaminethechangeswhichhaveoccurredtovegetationandsoilsoverlongtimescales.Althoughthecoursewillbeginwithanexaminationoffactorssuchasthebeginningoflifeandevolution,thegreaterpartofthecoursewillconcentrateonvegetationandsoilchangeswhichtookplaceduringtheQuaternaryperiod.Thetheoreticalmaterialwillbereinforcedthroughalaboratorystudyofpollensampledfromacorecollectedfromalakeorpeatbog.
ClassHour: 9.00-11.00amTuesday.
Teaching: One2hourclasseachweekandtwofull-dayfieldexcursions.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3036 Periglacial GeomorphologyCredits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004
Anti-requisites: GG3056,GG3057
Description: Thismoduleinvestigateslandformdevelopmentinpastandpresentperiglacialenvironments,withemphasisongeomorphicprocessesandenvironmentalcontrols.Topicsinclude:(i)permafrostandfrostactionprocesses;(ii)periglacialweathering;(iii)nivationandcryoplanation;(iv)theroleofrunningwaterinpermafrostenvironments;(v)solifluction;(vi)protalusrampartsandrockglaciers;(vii)patternedgroundanditssignificance;(viii)theperiglaciationofuplandScotland.Studentsmayberequiredtoattendaone-dayfieldcourse.
ClassHour: 10.00amTuesdayand4.00pmTuesday.
Teaching: Twolectureseachweekandonefielddayexcursion.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3041 Quaternary Geomorphology of Scotland ICredits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004
Description: ThiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothechronologyandsignificanceofQuaternaryeventsinScotland,andofthetechniquesusedtoestablishpastenvironmentalconditions.Topicscoveredinclude:(i)pre-Quaternarylandscapeevolution;(ii)theQuaternarytimescale;(iii)pre-Devensianglacialsandinterglacials;(iv)theDevensianglacialstage;(v)theLochLomondStadial:glaciation,periglaciationandclimate;(vi)sea-levelchanges;(vii)Holocenelandscapechanges.
ClassHour: 10.00am-12.00noonThursday.
Teaching: Twolectureseachweek.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3042 Quaternary Geomorphology of Scotland IICredits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004,GG3041
Description: TheaimofthiscourseistoexploretheroleofclimaticchangeduringtheQuaternaryinproducingthecomplexnaturalenvironmentofScotlandtoday.KnowledgeofQuaternaryhistoryisimportantinthatitprovidesdirectevidenceoftherateatwhichnaturalprocessescanoccur.ThegeomorphologicalevolutionofselectedareasofScotlandwillbeexaminedbyaseriesofregionalstudiesoftheirLateQuaternaryhistory.AllstudentswillselectaparticularregionandwillwriteareportontheQuaternarygeomorphologyoftheareaandpresenttheresultsoftheirinvestigations,inseminarformat,totheremainderoftheclass.
ClassHour: 10.00am-12.00noonThursday.
Teaching: Twolectureseachweek.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3052 Coastal Environments and Sea Level Change
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Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004
Description: Processesaffectingcoastal lowlandsareconsideredatdifferent scales from theglobal to theepicontinental seaand to the local scale. The roleof sea-level changesoverdifferent timeperiods is assessed asa fundamental factor inunderstanding thehistoryandevolutionofcoasts.Examplesare takenfromlandformsofunconsolidatedsediments,particularlysanddunes,saltmarshes,deltas,lagoonandtidalflats.CasestudieswillbegivenfromBrazil,Bangladesh,India,SouthernChinaandNorth-westEurope.
ClassHour: 11.00am-1.00pmMonday.
Teaching: Sixteenhoursplusafieldclass.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3056 Glaciers and Glacial Processes I
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004
Description: Thismodulefocusesonglaciersinalltheirdiversityofformanddynamics-howtheyform,flow,andfluctuate,thecomplexwaysinwhichtheyinteractwiththeworld’sclimatesystem,andtheprocessesbywhichtheymodifythelandscapethrougherosion.
ClassHour: 10.00amMondayand2.00pmMonday.
Teaching: Sixteenhoursoflecturesorseminars.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3057 Glaciers and Glacial Processes II
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004,GG3056
Description: Thismodule,buildingonthefoundationslaidinGG3056,focusesontheinteractivelinksbetweenglacialprocesses,andthelandforms,landscapesandsedimentsthatthoseprocessesproduce,whetherundertheice,onlandaroundglaciers,orinaquaticsettingsaroundicemargins.Athemerunningthroughthecourseisthewayinwhichstudiesoftheproductsofglacialactioncanilluminateglacialprocesses,andtheconverse-howstudiesofglacialprocessesfacilitatetheinterpretationofglaciallandformsandsediments.
ClassHour: 10.00amMondayand2.00pmMonday.
Teaching: Sixteenhoursoflecturesorseminars.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3058 Quaternary Environmental Reconstruction I
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004
Description: ThismodulewilldevelopanunderstandingofthetheoryandpracticeofQuaternaryenvironmentalreconstruction.Itwillconsiderthetypesofevidenceusedinsuchreconstructionsandthemethodsusedtocollect,analyse and interpret such evidence. The critical roleof long-term recordsof environmental change through theQuaternarywillalsobeintroduced.
ClassHour: 12.00noonWednesdayand12.00noonThursday.
Teaching: Twoclasseseachweek.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3059 Quaternary Environmental Reconstruction II
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Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004GG3058
Description: Thismodule,basedupontheknowledgegainedinGG3058,willillustratetheapplicationofthemethodsusedforQuaternaryenvironmentalreconstructionbyconsideringanumberofcriticalcasestudies.Thesewillincludebothregionalandthematicexamples.TheQuaternaryhistoryofspecificregionsofBritainandcurrentdevelopmentsinQuaternarysciencewarealsoexamined.
ClassHour: 12.00noonWednesdayand12.00noonThursday.
Teaching: Twoclasseseachweek.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3067 Oceans and Climate Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GG2003&GG2004andentryintoeitherHonoursGeographyorHonoursGeoscience
Description: Theaimofthemoduleistoprovideanunderstandingoftheroleplayedbyoceansintheglobalclimatesystem.Particularobjectivesare:(1)tofosterunderstandingofchangesinoceanicandclimaticcirculation,thepossiblemechanismsforsuchchanges,andwiderimplicationsintermsofpast,presentandfutureglobalandregionalclimates;and(2)toprovidepracticalexperienceofsomeresearchmethodsemployedtodetermineoceanographicchanges.
ClassHour: 11.00am-1.00pmMonday.
Teaching: Twoclasses.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3068 Atmospheric Pollution Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisites: GG2003&GG2004andentryintoeitherHonoursGeographyorHonoursGeoscience
Description: Theaimofthemoduleisexaminehumanimpactontheatmosphere,andtheimplicationsthatatmosphericchangehasforhumansocieties.Themoduleexploresarangeofairpollutionissues,including:urbanandindoorairquality;longrangeairpollution(e.g.acidrain,GulfWarfires,Indonesianforestfires);radioactiveairpollution(includingtheeffectsofatmosphericbombtestingandtheChernobylreactoraccident);stratosphericozonedestruction;naturalandanthropogenicclimatechange.Themoduleexaminesthebasicphysicsandchemistryoftheformation,transport,anddepositionofatmosphericpollutants,andconsidersthehumanandenvironmentalimplicationsofairpollution.Themoduleconcludeswithaconsiderationofthewaysinwhichhumandamagetotheatmospherecanbecontrolled.Priorknowledgeofphysics,chemistryandmeteorologyishelpfulbutnotessential.
ClassHour: 10.00am-12.00noonWednesday.
Teaching: Twoclasses.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
GG3069 Climate and Weather Systems Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisites: GG2003&GG2004andentryintoeitherHonoursGeographyorHonoursGeoscience
Description: Thismodulecovers thebehaviourof theearth’satmosphereand its circulationat a rangeofscales,fromsmall-scaleprocessesoperatingwithinclouds,uptotheglobalclimatesystem.Itaimstostrikeabalancebetweendescription(usingawideselectionofsatelliteimages,photographs,andvideos)andexplanation(usingin-classdemonstrationsofphysicalprocesseswhereverpossible).Physicallawswillbeintroducedtodescribebasicconceptssuchasthebehaviourofgasesandthemotionoftheatmosphere.
ClassHour: 12.00noonMondayand12.00noonTuesday.
Teaching: Twoclasses.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%
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GG3073 Evolution of the Scottish Cultural LandscapeCredits: 15.0 Semester: 2Availability: 2000-01Prerequisites: either GG3021 or GG3023Description: ThemoduleexaminesthehumanimpactontheScottishphysicalenvironmentduringtheperiodsincethelastglacialstage.Aseriesofthemesareexplored(e.g.theevidenceforhumanimpactbeforetheelmdecline,thevalidityoftheoriesusedtoexplaintheelmdecline,earlyfarmingculturesandtheirimpact)andreadingsforthemodule concentrate on the palaeoecological and archaeological literature. From this studentswill appreciate thedifficultiesofinterpretingtheavailableevidenceandwillbeabletoidentifywaysinwhichthesedifficultiesmightbeovercome.ThemodulealsoemphasisesthelonghistoryofhumanactionwhichiscontainedwithinthepresentlandscapeofScotland.ClassHour: 9.00-11.00amThursday.Teaching: 16hoursoflectures,seminarsandfieldworkintotal.Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%GG3081 Earth Internal Processes Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1Availability: 2000-01Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonoursGeographyDescription: This is a coremodule inGeosciencedelivered early in the honours programmeproviding aframework for interpreting themajor processes actingwithin the earth’s crust andmantle.Themodule serves aspreparationforarangeofoptionalmodulesonrelatedthemes,andwillprovidesometheoreticalandpracticalpreparationforhonoursdissertationsinvolvingigneouspetrology,metamorphicpetrologyand/orstructuralgeology.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 19lectures,28hoursofpractical,twoormoredaysoffieldtraining.Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=100%GG3082 Sedimentary Environments and Depositional FrameworksCredits: 15.0 Semester: 2Availability: 2000-01Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,and admissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonoursGeographyDescription: ThismoduleprovidesatrainingincriticalexaminationandinterpretationoftheEarth’ssedimentaryrock record.Themodule teaches the skills and techniques for observing, recognising, recording, and assessingsedimentologicalandstratigraphicdata.Themajorsedimentarydepositionalenvironmentsand theircharacteristicstratalframeworksandfaciesarepresentedwithinabasinalsetting.Thepracticalskillsofsectionloggingandfaciesinterpretationaredevelopedprincipallyinthefieldsetting.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 13lectures,3seminars,atleast4daysoffieldstudy.Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,One-and-a-halfHourExamination=33%GG3083 Granites and BasaltsCredits: 15.0 Semester: 2Availability: 2000-01Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonours Geography,andGG3081Description: Theearth’scrustislargelycreatedbyacidandbasicmagmatism.Themoduleexploresthenatureofthatmagmatism,thepetrographyandgeochemistryoftherockscreated,andthepetrogenesisandevolutionofthemagma.Thepetrologicalcharacteristicsofthecontinentalcrustandoftheuppermantle,theprincipalsourcesofacidandbasicmagmas,areexaminedindetailfortheinfluencewhichthesehaveonthemagmascreatedbypartialmelting.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 18lectures,15hoursoflaboratorywork,18hoursoffieldstudy.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%GG3084 Composition of the Solid Earth
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Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2Availability: 2001-02Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonours Geography,andGG3081Description: The lithosphere is amajor geochemical system that operates on a rangeof scales from sub-microscopic(e.g.thebehaviourofatomsinindividualcrystals),tomesoscopic(e.g.themovementofatomsbetweencrystalsinrocks),tomacroscopic(e.g.thecreationofmagmaaboveasubductionzone).Thismoduledevelopsanunderstandingofaspectsof lithospherecomposition includingmineralcompositionanditsdetermination,mineralstructuresandhowtheyrespondtochangesinthephysicalandchemicalenvironment,thecompositionofthecrustandtherelationshipbetweenrocks,mineralsandfluids,payingparticularattentiontothecrustal-fluidprocessesleadingtothecreationoforedeposits.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: Totalof32hourslecturesandlaboratoryclasses.Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,One-and-a-halfHourExamination=33%GG3085 GeodynamicsCredits: 15.0 Semester: 1Availability: 2001-02Prerequisites:GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonoursGeography,andGG3081 Description:Astudyofthegeodynamicevolutionoftheearth’scrustandassociatedatmosphereandhydrospheresincetheArchaean.ThemodulecontrastsgeodynamicevolutionintheArchaean,Proterozoic,PalaeozoicandMesozoicusinganumberofcasestudies,includingexamplesvisitedinthefield.Themoduledevelopsskillsofgeodynamicinterpretation,fieldobservation,reportwritingandoralpresentation.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 12lectures,1laboratoryclass,2daysinthefieldAssessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,One-and-a-halfHourExamination=33%GG3086 Tectonics and Structural GeologyCredits: 15.0 Semester: 1Availability: 2001-02Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,and admission toHonoursGeoscience orHonoursGeography,andGG3081Description: Thismodule analyses deformation at different crustal depths andwithin different tectonicenvironments, as applied to sedimentary,metamorphic and igneous rocks. Scenarios are developedusing globalexamplesandparticularcasestudiesfromtheCaledonides,someofwhichwillbeexaminedinthefield.Themoduledevelopsskillsofstructuralandtectonicinterpretation,fieldandlaboratoryobservation,andreportwriting.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 12lectures,2laboratoryclasses,twoormoredaysinthefieldAssessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,One-and-a-halfHourExamination=33%GG3087 Physical Sedimentology & Basin Analysis: Process & ProductCredits: 15.0 Semester: 2Availability: 2001-02Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonours Geography,andGG3082Description: Thismoduleprovides a quantitative assessment andunderstandingof thephysical processesgoverningthegenesisofsedimentaryrocksandbasins.ItbuildsbroadlyonthemostlyqualitativeskillsofGS3082byutilisingaprocess-basedapproachtoexaminethenatureof,andthelinkagesbetweensedimenttransport,surficialdenudationandtectonicprocessesgeneratingaccommodationspaceandbasinevolution.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 12lectures,4seminars,2labclasses,1fieldexcursion
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,One-and-a-halfHourExamination=33%
GG3088 Petroleum Exploration and Geophysics
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Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonours Geography
Description: Thefundamentalconcepts,techniquesandpracticesofthehydrocarbonexplorationindustryarepresented.Studentswillgainathoroughunderstandingofthegeoscienceofpetroleumexploration,particularlyusinggeophysicalmethods,andaworkingknowledgeofmodernconceptsinoilandgasgeology.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: 17lectures,15hourslaboratoryclasses,fieldclasses
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,One-and-a-halfHourExamination=33%
GG3089 Environmental Geoscience
Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonours Geography
Description: Themodulefocusesonmethodologiesusedforsolvingproblemsfacingenvironmentalgeoscientists,particularlyinwastedisposal,groundcontamination,soilerosion,sustainabilityofresourcesandlandconservation.Thenecessary theoretical background in geotechnical engineering, environmental geophysics, hydrogeology andenvironmentalgeochemistryissupplementedwithatraininginremoteinvestigation,particularlygeophysics.Casehistoriesareusedextensively.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: 17lectures,15hoursoflaboratoryclasses,twoormorefieldclasses.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,One-and-a-halfHourExamination=33%
GL3001 Independent Research Project in Geology
Credits: 40.0 Semester: WholeYear
Availability: 2000-01only
Prerequisite: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Description: Thismodule is compulsory for students takingHonours degrees inGeology,EnvironmentalGeologyorGeoscience.Itisdesignedtodevelopstudents’researchskills.Theywilllearnhowtoassembleasetofdataandpresentthisataseminar.Eachstudentisrequiredtoundertakereadingtoselectasuitabletopicoralocationtoundertakegeologicalmapping.Thestudentwillcarryoutapprovedfieldorlaboratoryworkforatleastfourweeksduringthesummervacationundertheguidanceofanadviser.Thefieldandlaboratoryworkwillbeaccompaniedbyarelevantreadingprogramme,whichisexpectedtoleadtofurtheranalyticalwork.Theproductionofasubstantialdissertationonthetopicisanessentialpartoftheprogramme.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: Upto4weeksfieldwork;areatobeselectedwithadviser.Progressmeetingwithadviserduring semesters.Seminarpresentedonproject.
Assessment: Dissertation=100%
GL3007 Senior Honours Essay in Geology
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2000-01only
Description: ThisisacoremoduleundertakeninthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.Itenablesstudentstoexploreanaspectofgeologythatintereststhem.Astaffmemberwillapprovethetopicandprovideassistancewithreferences.Thestudentwillcarryoutalibrarysearch,asubstantialprogrammeofreadingfromoriginalpapersandlearntocollatematerialfromdisparatesources.Thetechniquesofessayproductionwillbediscussedwithstaff.Theessaywillnotbemorethan3,000wordslong.Itwillbepreparedduringfreestudyperiodsandwillbetype-written.
Teaching: Studentsworkontheiressaysduringprivatestudytime.
Assessment: Essay=100%
GL3008 Excursion/Map Interpretation/General Essay
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Credits: 20.0 Semester: WholeYear
Availability: 2000-01only
Description: Thisisacoremodule.ThestudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgrammewilltakeanexcursionlastingbetween7and10days,tovisitclassicalgeologicallocationsintheBritishIslesorEurope.Theywillprepareatype-writtenreportofnotmorethan2,000words,describingthesignificanceofwhattheyhaveseenandlearnt.AssessedmapinterpretationswillbecarriedoutonclassicalEuropeanandBritishgeologicalmaps.TheGeneralEssayExaminationwillbea3hourexamination,inwhicheachstudentwillwritetwoessaysbasedontheirgeneralgeologicalknowledgefromfouryearsof lectures, laboratories,fieldclasses, inhouseseminars,visiting lecturers’seminars,andexcursions.
Teaching: One3hourlaboratoryeachweek.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=25%,Two3HourExaminations=75%
GL3010 Phase Diagrams in Igneous Petrology
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2000-01only
Description: Magmas are created by partialmelting of rocks; they then evolve chemically, largely byfractionalcrystallisation.Bothprocessesinvolvechemicalreactionsbetweencrystalsandsilicatemelts.Thenatureofthesereactionshasbeenelucidatedlargelythroughtheinvestigationofthephase-equilibriumrelationsofsimplesilicatesystems.Thecourseexaminesone-,two-,andthree-componentsilicatesystems,andwhattheyrevealabouttheeffectsofdiscontinuousreactions,continuousreactions,pressureandwaterpressureonthegenesisofmagmasandtheirdifferentiation.Thecourseadoptsaseminarapproachtotheteaching,withshortlecturestointroduceeachsystem,exercisestopredictcoursesofmeltingandcrystallisation,andstudentsreportingtheirresultsinopenforum.Athermodynamicapproachisnotadopted.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: Totalof24hoursoflecturesandpracticalclasses.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
GL3017 Inorganic and Organic GeochemistryCredits: 10.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2000-01only
Description: ThemodulecommenceswithanintroductiontotheoriginoftheelementsintheSolarsystem,andthendiscussesthesignificanceofdataobtainedfrommeteorites,cometsandtheplanets.CluescanbeobtainedtotheoriginoflifeandtheabiogenicsynthesisoforganiccompoundsintheearlyPrecambrian.ThemoduleendswithPhanerozoicexamplesof thechemicalandisotopicchanges inbiogenicorganiccompoundsduringthediageneticsynthesisofbitumenandkerogen.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: Totalof24hoursoflectures,practicalclassesandexcursions.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
GL3019 Precambrian and Caledonian HistoryCredits: 10.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2000-01only
Description: Thehistoriesoftwodepositionalareasshowingcontrastingtectonicandevolutionarypatternsareexamined.ThefirstcaseisastudyofthedevelopmentofthelatePrecambrian-earlyPalaeozoicIapetusOceananditssubsequentincorporationintotheAppalachian-Caledonianfold-mountainbelt,withtheestablishmentofcontinentalsedimentation.ThesecondinvolvesexaminationofthepostorogenicdepositionalenvironmentsoftheCarboniferousoftheScottishMidlandValley,involvingthecyclicalinterplayofmarineanddeltaicsedimentationassociatedwithrepeatedchangesinsealevel,andtheinfluenceofcontemporarytectonismandvolcanism.Bothtopicsincludegeologicalmapinterpretation,andtheCarboniferousinvolvesfieldwork.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: Totalof24hoursoflectures,practicalclassesandexcursions.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
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Credits: 10.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2000-01only
Description: Fourdepositionalbasinsarestudied.Thefirstcasecoversthepost-HercynianpalaeogeographyofwesternEuropeinpalaeoenvironmentalterms,concentratingonthethreefolddivisionoftheTriassicSystem,thecontrastsbetweenitsAlpinemarineandevaporitesequencesanditsdominantlyterrestrialnortherndevelopment.ThesecondexaminestheNorthSeabasininthecontextofpalaeogeographyandriftingtectonics.ThethirdtopicisanexaminationoftheevolutionoftheNorthAtlanticandArcticOceansandtheirmagnetisminrelationtocrustalanddeep-seatedprocesses,andthefourthexaminesNorthBorneoasanexampleofamodernsubductionandobductioncomplex.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: Totalof24hoursoflectures,practicalclassesandexcursions.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
GL3023 Igneous Modelling and Mantle PetrologyCredits: 10.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2000-01only
Prerequisite: GL2002
Description: Onepartofthiscourseisanintroductionto(i)theuseofmajorandtraceelementanalysisofigneousrocksintestingpetrogenetichypothesesaboutinter-relationshipsbetweenmembersofrocksuites,and(ii)totheuseofradiogenicisotopestoexplorethesourceregionsofmagmasandpossibleinteractionsbetweenascendingmagmaandthecrust.Theotherpartisanexaminationofthemineralogicalandchemicalcharacteristicsofterrestrialbasalts,ofhowandwheretheyareformedandoftheinformationwhichtheycontainabouttheirsourceregion,theuppermantle.AknowledgeofGL2002isassumedbutnospecialknowledgeofchemistryisrequired.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: Totalof24hoursoflectures,practicalclassesandexcursions.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
GL3024 Global Igneous ActivityCredits: 10.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2000-01only
Prerequisite: GL3023
Description: Thecourseinvestigatestherelationshipbetweenthecharacteristicsofpresent-daymagmatismandglobaltectonicprocesses.Itdealswithbasaltseruptedatmid-oceanridgesandblack-arcbasins;withvolcanicsuitesinislandarcsandwithvolcanicandplutonicsuitesatcontinentalmarginsabovesubductionzones;withthevarietyofmagmatypesfromwhichoceanislandsarebuilt;withcontinentalfloodbasalts;withcontinentalriftvalleymagmatism;andwithintra-cratonicmagmas.Theuseofthisinformationininterpretingthepetrogenesisandthetectonicenvironmentofformationofancientrocksisdiscussed,alongwiththepetrologyofkomatiticlavasandProterozoicanorthositebatholiths,whichhavenomoderncounterparts.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: Totalof24hoursoflectures,practicalclassesandexcursions.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
GL3025 Environmental GeologyCredits: 10.0 Semester: 2
Availability: 2000-01only
Description: Thismoduleaddressestheproblemsofhumanimpactonthegeo-environmentandviceversa.Itgivesthebasisforenvironmentalassessment,monitoring,managementandconsultancy.Thesyllabuscovers:(i)theroleoftheenvironmentalgeologist;(ii)environmentalengineeringgeology:propertiesofrocksandsoils;roads,tunnels,dams,bridges,quarriesandwatersupplies;(iii)environmentalgeochemistry:hydrologiccycles,chemicalevolutionofgroundwaters,waterpollution,biodegradation,organicsingroundwater,airpollution,greenhouseeffects,ozone;(iv)theenvironmentalimpactof:nuclearwaste,non-nuclearliquidandsolidwaste,urbandevelopment,landuseplanning,conservation,mining,legislation.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: Totalof24hoursoflectures,practicalclassesandexcursions.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%
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GL3026 Geochemistry Degree ProjectCredits: 20.0(plus15.0fromChemistry)Semester: WholeYear
Availability: 2000-01onlyAvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme
Description: ThisisaninterdisciplinarymodulecombiningbothgeologyandchemistrycomponentsspecificallydesignedforGeochemistrydegreestudentstogainfieldexperienceand/orlaboratoryexpertiseinaprojectofgeochemicalinterest.Supervisedprojectfieldworkatanapprovedworldlocation,orprojectplacementinaResearchLaboratoryofanInternationalInstitutionisundertakenduringfourweeksof thesummervacation. Semester1 isdevotedtocompletionoftheanalyticalandgeologicalaspectsoftheprojectaswellaspreparingapreliminarypresentationfortheendofsemester1.Theprojectshouldbecompletedandsubmittedforassessmentnolaterthanweek9ofSemester2.
Teaching: Regulartutorialsforsupervision.
Assessment: Dissertation=100%
GL3027 Joint Honours Independent ProjectCredits: 20.0 Semester: WholeYear
Availability: 2000-01onlyAvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.
Description: ThismoduleiscompulsoryforstudentstakingJointHonoursdegreesinGeologyandanothersubject.Itisdesignedtodevelopstudents’researchskills.Theywilllearnhowtoassembleasetofdataandpresentthisataseminar.Eachstudentisrequiredtoundertakereadingtoselectasuitablejointtopicorlocationtoundertakeajointgeologicalinvestigation.Thestudentwillcarryoutapprovedfieldorlaboratoryworkforatleastfourweeksduringthesummervacation,supervisedfrombothdepartments.Thefieldandlaboratoryworkwillbeaccompaniedbyarelevantreadingprogramme,whichisexpectedtoleadtofurtheranalyticalwork.Theproductionofasubstantialdissertationonthetopicisanessentialpartoftheprogramme.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: Two3hourlaboratorieseachweekanduptofourweeksoffieldwork,topictobeselectedwith supervisors.
Assessment: Dissertation=100%
GL3028 Excursion/Map Interpretation/Geochemical Essays
Credits: 15.0 Semester: WholeYear
Availability: 2000-01only
Description: GeochemistrydegreestudentsproceedingtothesecondyearoftheHonoursProgrammecompleteafieldexcursionduringtheperiodpriortomatriculation(inassociationwithGL3008)visitingclassicalgeologicallocationsintheBritishIslesorEuropefor7to10days.Atype-writtenreportofnotmorethan2,000wordsdescribingthegeologicalsignificanceoftheexcursionissubmittedforassessment.AssessedinterpretationsonclassicalEuropeanandBritishgeologicalmapswillbecompletedduringSemesters1and2.TheGeochemicalEssayswilltaketheformofa3hourexaminationperiodattheendofSemester2duringwhichthestudentwillcompletetwoessaysbasedontheirintegratedgeochemicalknowledgegleanedfromboththeGeologycomponentandtheChemistrycomponent.
Teaching: One3hourlaboratory
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,One3HourExamination=50%
GL3030 Joint Honours Excursion and Map Interpretation
Credits: 10.0 Semester: WholeYear
Availability: 2000-01only
Description: This is a coremodule. Immediately prior to commencing the second year of theHonoursprogramme,studentswillattendanexcursionlastingbetween7and10daystovisitclassicgeologicallocationsintheBritishIslesorEurope.Theywillprepareatype-writtenreportofnotmorethan2000words,describingthesignificanceofwhattheyhaveseenandlearnt.MapinterpretationexerciseswillbecarriedoutonEuropeanandBritishgeologicalmaps.StudentsselectmapsfromeithertheJuniorortheSeniorHonoursMapInterpretationclasses.
Teaching: 3Hourlaboratoryonsixoccasions.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=100%
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GL3033 Petroleum and Reservoir GeologyCredits: 10.0 Semester: 1Availability: 2000-01onlyPrerequisite: EntrytoanHonoursProgrammeinGeology,EnvironmentalGeologyorGeoscience.Description: Understandingthegeologyofpetroleumreservoirsisofconsiderableimportancetotheoilandgasindustry.Suchunderstandingisgainedfromintegratinginformationfromdiversesourcesincludingstratigraphicandgeophysicallogs,sedimentarypetrographyandgeochemistry.Thelecturecoursecoverstheapplicationofthesetechniquestoreservoirgeologyfollowedbyaconsiderationofresourceevaluationandproductionmethodologies.Theseaspectsareillustratedwithdetailedcasestudies.Theaccompanyingpracticalcoursegivesstudentshands-onexperienceofgeophysicalequipmentinthefieldandaseriesof“exploration-play”exercisesinthelaboratory.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 12lecturesand12hoursoflaboratoryclasses.Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%GS3001 Dissertation in Environmental GeoscienceCredits: 30.0 Semester: WholeYearAvailability: 2000-01onlyPrerequisite: AvailableonlytostudentscompletinganEnvironmentalGeosciencedegreeDescription: Theaimofthismoduleistotesttheabilityofstudentstocompleteanoriginalpieceofresearchwork,includingformulationofaviabletopic,datacollectionandanalysis,andwritingupoftheresultsintheformofadissertationnotexceeding10,000wordsinlength.ThetopicofresearchwillnormallyrelatetooneormoreofthetaughtmodulesintheEnvironmentalGeosciencedegreeprogramme,andmustbeapprovedbyanappropriatememberofstaffwhowillactassupervisor.AviableplanforresearchmustbeapprovedbytheprojectsupervisorbytheendofthesecondsemesterofthefirstyearoftheHonoursProgramme.ThedissertationmustbecompletedbyMondayofthe7thweekoftheSecondSemesterofthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: Upto4weeksoffieldwork;progressmeetingswithsupervisor(s)Assessment: Dissertation=100%GS3002 Data Analysis and Numerical Methods in GeoscienceCredits: 10.0 Semester: 1Availability: 2000-01Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceAnti-requisite: GE3005Description: Thismoduleisdesignedtogivestudentsanintroductiontothehandling,presentationandanalysisofnumericaldatawithinthecontextofGeoscience.Topicswillinclude(i)understandingdatatypes,(ii)datapresentationandbasicdescriptivestatistics,(iii)probability,(iv)hypothesistestingusingparametricstatistics,(v)correlationandregression,(vi)introductiontonumericalmethodsinGeoscience.TheMINITABstatisticalpackagewillbeusedtoapplythesetechniquestotheanalysisoflargedatasets.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: OnelectureandonepracticalclasseachweekAssessment: 3HourExamination=100%GS3003 Cartographical and Presentational SkillsCredits: 10.0 Semester: 1Availability: 2000-01Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceDescription: Thismodule provides a training in transformingvarious formsof geosciencedata into two-dimensionalcomputergraphics.Inparticularbasicmapdesignandcomputer-basedcartographictechniquesareusedtocreatearangeofgeological,thematicandchloroplethmaps.Themodulethenappliesthesetechniquesincombinationwithimagemanipulationtocreatevarioustypesofvisualpresentationofgeoscientificthemes.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 18hoursofclasswork
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=100%
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GS3004 Field Mapping and Map Interpretation
Credits: 30.0 Semester: WholeYear
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscience
Description: Thismodulewilltrainstudentstoobserve,recordandinterpretgeologicalfeaturesinthefieldandonmaps.Emphasiswillbeplacedondevelopingmodelsfromobservationsanddevisingtestsofthesemodels.Specifically,studentsaretrainedtothinkinthreespatialdimensionsaswellastime.Aswellasfieldandinterpretiveskills,studentswilldevelopthekeyskillsoflogisticalorganisation,teamworkingandpresentationofreports.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: Twofieldcoursesof14and7daysrespectively,plus5threehourlaboratoryclasses.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=100%
GS3005 Honours Field Excursion
Credits: 10.0 Semester: SummervacationbetweenJH&SH
Availability: 2000-01
Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscience
Description: BuildingonthefieldtrainingofJHthismoduleisdesignedtodevelopthefieldobservationandinterpretationskillsofcollecting,recording,interpretingandsynthesisingdatainthefield.Thefieldcoursewillbethematicandexamineallaspectsofaregionusinganintegratedapproach.Themeandlocationmayvarybuttheexcursionwillgenerallybebasedwithinawell-exposedorogenicbeltwiththeaimoftraversingfromtheforelandtotheinterior.
ClassHour: notapplicable
Teaching: About12daysoffield-basedinstructionandexercises
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=100%
GS3006 Research Review and Presentations
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscience
Description: Thestudentselectsaparticulargeosciencetopic,onethatisnotdirectlydealtwithinasubjectmodule,conductsliteratureandwebresearchandthenwritesacriticalreviewofca.3000words.Thetopicisalsoreportedintheformofbothanillustratedposter,andinashortseminarfollowedbyquestions.Therewillbeashortcourseongivingverbalpresentations.
ClassHour: notapplicable.
Teaching: Onelectureandfourclassmeetings.
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=100%
GS3007 Map Interpretation and Remote Sensing
Credits: 10.0 Semester: 1
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscience
Description: Thismodulecontinuesthetrainingintheinterpretationofthegeologyofaregionasrepresentedonageologicalmap.Inaddition,studentswillbetrainedinthetechniquesofinterpretingremotelysensedimagesoftheEarth’ssurfacebyaerialphotographyandsatelliteimagery.
ClassHour: Tobearranged.
Teaching: 10laboratorysessions
Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=100%
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GS3008 Research Dissertation
Credits: 30.0 Semester: WholeYear
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscience
Description: Anindividualresearchprojectwhichallowsthestudenttopursueindepthatopicofpersonalinterest.The studentworks largely independentlyof supervision andhas theopportunity to demonstrateindividuality,initiativeandenterprise.Skillsofplanningandexecutingresearcharelearnt,aswellastheabilitytoworkindependently,andpresenttheresultsorallyandindissertationform(upto10,000words).
ClassHour: Notapplicable.
Teaching: none
Assessment: Dissertation=100%
GS3009 Joint Honours Research Project
Credits: 15.0 Semester: WholeYear
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscience
Description: Anindividualresearchprojectwhichallowsthestudenttopursueindepthatopicofpersonalinterest.The studentworks largely independentlyof supervision andhas theopportunity to demonstrateindividuality,initiativeandenterprise.Skillsofplanningandexecutingresearcharelearnt,aswellastheabilitytoworkindependently,andpresenttheresultsorallyandindissertationform.
ClassHour: notapplicable.
Teaching: none
Assessment: Dissertation=100%
GS3010 Joint Honours Research Review
Credits: 5.0 Semester: 1 or 2
Availability: 2001-02
Prerequisites: GS2001, GS2002, GG2003, GG2004, and admission to Honours Geoscience
Description: The student identifies a particular geoscience topic, one that is not directly dealt with in a subject module, conducts literature and web research and then writes a critical review.
Class Hour: Not applicable.
Teaching: none
Assessment: Continuous Assessment = 100%
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