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Semester 2
Geology and Landscapes (EASC08030)
Subject
Earth Science
College
SCE
Credits
20
Normal Year Taken
1
Delivery Session Year
2023/2024
Pre-requisites
Course Summary
This course introduces you to interpreting the geological record from geological maps, cross-sections, GIS software and rock samples. The campus taught component is then put into practice during a week-long residential field trip to the Lake District.
Course Description
The course will allow you to develop 3D visualisation skills and 4D-thinking abilities through interpretation and construction of geological maps and cross-sections. These skills will be integrated with hand specimen descriptions and compilation of geological histories of mapped areas. The course will also introduce the application of online digital databases (published geological maps; Digital Elevation Models; radar interferometry; remote sensing; satellite imagery) in solving global geological problems. A collective of graduate employers in a recent teaching review has highlighted these skills as vital for geoscientists. The course fieldtrip to the Lake District lays the foundations of field-skills required to prepare you for the fieldwork aspects of your future degree.*Students who have previously taken Introduction to the Geological Record should not take this course*
Assessment Information
Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%
Additional Assessment Information
100% coursework
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