Undergraduate Course: Geology 3rd Year Field Courses (EASC09029)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Geosciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Earth Science |
Other subject area |
Environmental Courses |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Geology students will go to either Mull or Kinlochleven, plus Spain. GPG students will go to Spain, and then can choose to either attend Mull or Kinlochleven.
Mull: An integration of the Archaean to Recent geological history of Mull, and the construction of a rock-relation diagram. Topics covered will include: Lewisian gneiss; structural geology of deformed Moine schists; Caledonian granite; Mesozoic sedimentary rocks; Tertiary plutonic and extrusive igneous rocks.
Kinlochleven: Structural mapping exercise in deformed Dalradian metamorphic rocks; Caledonian plutonics and extrusives.
The Spanish excursion focuses on the development of Neogene and Quaternary sedimentary basins and associated magmatic activity in the Betic Cordillera in SE Spain.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (EASC08015)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Contribution to field trip costs. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The nature of this course is such that the learning outcomes are principally field skills which will assist students when they undertake their independent mapping project. Students will learn how to exercise the autonomy and initiative required to conduct the independent mapping project and will practise drawing on a range of sources to assist with making judgements. The Mull and Kinlochleven trips will improve understanding of ductile deformation and a range of igneous phenomena. Both trips cover a similar range of material but the Kinlochleven trip is weighted towards structural mapping and the Mull trip towards interpreting rocks at outcrop. By the end of the Spain fieldtrip, students will have a broad and integrated knowledge and understanding of the Neogene and Quaternary evolution of SE Spain which will be gained through analysis of the sedimentology and geomorphology of the area studied. |
Assessment Information
| Assessment is by written assignment. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Mapping: Logging; structural field geology; Basin evolution; Field Sedimentology; rock identificatio |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Rachel Wood
Tel: (0131 6)50 6014
Email: Rachel.Wood@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Emma Latto
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: emma.latto@ed.ac.uk |
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