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Undergraduate Course: Quaternary Environmental Change (EASC09007)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaEarth Science Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course unit presents an integrated approach to the study of the interaction between the oceans, ice sheets and continents and the way in which climate change drives/affects Earth surface processes. The first part of the course concentrates on the processes that have driven the observed changes, whilst the second half presents the geological records that preserve signals of environmental change. Environmental changes on time scales of millions of years to decades, their archives and drivers are discussed. Practical sessions introduce techniques used in retrieving information on, and reconstructing, past environments from archives (e.g. ice sheets, sediments, corals), computer simulations, model calculations, and geological materials.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (EASC08015)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  50
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLectureLecture1-11 14:00 - 14:50
King's BuildingsLaboratoryLab1-11 15:00 - 17:00
First Class Week 18, Friday, 14:00 - 17:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lectures 2-5pm, MLT/201 Grant Ins, Lab 3-5pm Room 5327, JCMB
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will develop an integrated knowledge of the interaction between the oceans, ice sheets and continents and the way in which climate change drives/affects Earth surface processes.
Students will be able to link processes which drive changes with the geological records that record these changes.
Students will have a critical understanding of the nature, mechanisms and processes involved in past climate variability at million to decadal time scales.
Students will be able to describe, use and interpret principal and some specialised methods (computer simulations, model calculations and geological materials) to retrieve palaeoclimate information from various environmental archives (e.g. ice sheets, sediments, corals).
Assessment Information
50% degree exam; 50% continuous assessment based on practicals.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Raja Ganeshram
Tel: (0131 6)50 7364
Email: R.Ganeshram@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Emma Latto
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: emma.latto@ed.ac.uk
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