Undergraduate Course: Eroding Landscapes: Mountains, Hills and Rivers (GEGR10094)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Geography |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Hills and mountains are continuously being denuded and dissected by erosional processes. In non-glaciated landscapes sediment is produced on hillslopes, delivered to channels, and eventually transported to basins. In this course, students will be introduced to the processes that sculpt these upland regions. The processes and their feedbacks will be analysed at different scales, from particles to mountain ranges and from single transport events (e.g. landslide, flood) to geological time scales. Theoretical, experimental (analogical and numerical) and field studies constitute the basis of this course. Lectures, practicals, numerical modelling exercises and field work will allow students to understand and quantify hillslope and fluvial processes and to gain knowledge on the interactions between these processes and on their relative importance in driving landscape evolution. |
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: 40 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Laboratory | | 1-11 | | | | 16:10 - 18:00 | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Lecture Theatre 2.13, Old Infirmary (Geography) |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | 2 x 8 sides | TT before week 30 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course aims to provide students with a detailed, integrated knowledge of the physics and dynamics of erosion and landscape evolution in non-glaciated landscapes. At the end of the course, students should have acquired the following:
Subject specific learning objectives:
1. A detailed understanding of the physical processes involved in fluvial and hill slope erosion
2. A critical understanding of how local erosional processes act and interact to sculpt landscapes at catchment, mountain range and continental scales
3. An ability to quantify both fluvial and hill slope processes in terms of mass conservation, and use this ability to make predictions about future behaviour of landscapes
4. A knowledge of the tools that modern geomorphologist use to analyse these processes (e.g., topographic analysis, numerical modelling) and how understanding in this field is developed.
Transferable skill-learning objectives:
1. Have further developed their ability to produce a written report and make judgements based on information from a range of sources (some of which may be limited) e.g., field measurements, applied models and library research
2. Have acquired the ability to apply theoretical and numerical techniques to real world research questions based on a detailed knowledge of the subject which has been informed by recent, forefront developments
3. Have further developed their ability to critically review and consolidate knowledge and thinking in a discipline. |
Assessment Information
Class assessment: practicals and computer exercises.
Degree assessment: essays/projects and examination. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Mikael Attal
Tel: (0131 6)50 8533
Email: mikael.attal@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Catherine Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
Email: cathy.campbell@ed.ac.uk |
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