Undergraduate Course: Global Environmental Chemistry Level 11 (CHEM11034)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Chemistry |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Chemistry |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
A lecture course that describes Earth's chemical evolution, the processes occurring naturally in Earth's global environment, the role of humankind in perturbing these processes on historic, contemporary and future timescales, and simple quantification of the partitioning and movement of chemical components through environmental media. The course comprises individual lecture courses on: Chemical Evolution, Atmospheric Chemistry, The Global Carbon Cycle and Environmental Change and Environmental Modelling. Either the Level 10 or Level 11 version of this course (as specified in the degree programme tables) is a compulsory requirement for Year 4/5 students on degrees in Chemistry with Environmental Chemistry and Chemistry with Environmental & Sustainable Chemistry, but can be taken by Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme. |
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: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 12:10 - 13:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 40, Joseph Black Building |
| Additional information |
30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | 4 x 8 sides / graph | c/w U03756 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:
- critically discuss competing theories for the formation, organisation and replication of biologically important molecules in Earth's prebiotic environment
- describe the evolution of Earth's atmosphere in comparison with other selected planetary bodies
- account qualitatively, and quantitatively, for the physical and chemical structure and processes in Earth's atmosphere and to apply this knowledge to rationalise issues of current atmospheric concern (for example stratospheric ozone depletion and urban air pollution)
- describe and explain environmental isotopic fractionation and to demonstrate the usefulness of environmental isotopic records
- demonstrate how historical perspectives of environmental change can be established through investigation of the chemical record in materials such as tree rings, ice masses, ocean and lake sediments, and peat bogs
- to integrate environmentally meaningful laboratory data (e.g. octanol-water partition coefficients) into a quantitative treatment of the partitioning, reactions and interphase transfer of environmental contaminants (including, e.g., bioconcentration).
Learning outcomes specific to attainment of a pass at Level 11 include:
- ability to integrate all, or most, of the main areas of the course
- development of original and creative responses to problems and issues within the course
- application of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues at the forefront of the subject area
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Assessment Information
| One degree exam of 3 hours. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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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 Mathew Heal
Tel: (0131 6)50 4764
Email: M.Heal@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Rosie Filipiak
Tel: (0131 6)50 3843
Email: r.filipiak@ed.ac.uk |
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