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THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGHDEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2005/2006
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Global Environmental Change (U02488)? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : GEO-4-GEC Themes will vary with year, depending on what is topical. Examples of topics from past years are: Entry RequirementsSubject AreasHome subject areaDelivery Information? Normal year taken : 4th year ? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2) ? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 8 weeks First Class Information
All of the following classes
? Additional Class Information : Week 4 - week 11 (times may vary). Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Investigation of controversial 'hot-topics' in the subject areas of global environmental variability and. These topics will be introduced by the lecturer, read about by all students, using recent articles in the literature, then will form the basis for student seminars and general group discussion. The objective is to develop an understanding and recognition of the principal agents of environmental change, the subject areas of continued uncertainty, the strengths and weaknesses of specific tracers, and, importantly, to help further develop the student's skills in critical assessment of scientific literature, as well as seminar presentation and debate.
Assessment Information
1 hr exam (60% of final mark) and essay (40%)
Exam times
Contact and Further InformationThe Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries. Course Secretary Miss Nicola McEwan Course Organiser Dr Raja Ganeshram School Website : http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/ College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/ |
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