Undergraduate Course: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (EASC08015)
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 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Earth Science |
Other subject area | Environmental Courses |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A broad introduction to the study of sedimentary processes, products, environments and facies: sediment classification, sedimentary structures, sediment transport, modern and ancient basins, mud rocks, clastic rocks, methods of investigation, petrography, diagenesis, facies and facies models, stratigraphy, the major sedimentary environments and plate tectonic settings. There will be a week's field course prior to Semester 1, and a local weekend field trip during Semester 1, as arranged. The Degree examination will include a written paper and practical work. An additional class test, assessed exercises, and field work carried out during the year will contribute to the final mark. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Earth Dynamics (EASC08001)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Laboratory | | 1-11 | 15:00 - 17:00 | or 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Laboratory | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 17:00 | or 14:00 - 17:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Friday, 09:00 - 12:00, Zone: Central. Friday 16 September (note: Freshers' week), 9am in Lecture Theatre, Minto House, Chambers Street |
| Additional information |
Meet at 9am Friday 16 September in Lecture Theatre in Minto House (Chambers Street) for Introductory Lecture prior to undertaking fieldwork in Holyrood Park.
ATTENDANCE IS COMPULSORY
The field excursion continues on the weekend of 8-9 October, attendance on BOTH days is COMPULSORY. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Stratigraphy and Sedimentology | 3:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| This course is intended as a broad introduction to the study of stratigraphy, sediments and sedimentary rocks, with emphasis on the knowledge gained in recent years from field studies and laboratory experiments. Accordingly, all the main types of sediments and sedimentary rocks will be covered but there will be a strong stress on clastic sediments and related processes, especially related to fieldwork, during the course. Fieldwork is an integral part of geology and this course will develop some of the necessary skills so that students are able to carry out routine lines of enquiry when they first arrive at a new outcrop. Students will be given training in the construction and interpretation of geological maps and the course will include discussions of how information gained from experimentation e.g. with a flume tank can help explain sedimentary structures seen in the field. Optical microscopy practise will build on skills learnt in first year courses. |
Assessment Information
Lectures, practical exercises, class test and field excursions. Practical exercises are taken in class and own-time exercises.
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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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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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Strat_Sed |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Alastair Robertson
Tel: (0131 6)50 8546
Email: Alastair.Robertson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Nicola Muir
Tel: (0131 6)50 4842
Email: Nikki.Muir@ed.ac.uk |
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