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Undergraduate Course: Tectonic Geomorphology (EASC10021)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaEarth Science Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course looks at the complex interaction between tectonic uplift, climate and surface processes to understand the shape of the landscape. The series of lectures is planned to include growth of mountain belts, exhumation processes on variable timescales and using the detrital record to unravel orogenesis. The course will include an introduction to dating techniques that span low temperature thermochronology (fission-track and U-Th/He dating) and cosmogenic nuclide analyses. Throughout, concepts will be integrated with examples from the literature and a discussion on the relative merits of different approaches to evaluating landscape evolution.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Sedimentology (EASC09037) AND Structural Geology (EASC09002)
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:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLectureRoom 3, Crew Annex1-11 14:00 - 15:50
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Room 3, Crew Annex
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The student will gain a detailed understanding of the processes that shape the landscape. In particular how multi-disciplinary approaches (data collection, geochemical analyses, numerical modelling) can be integrated and applied to address controversial questions in tectonic geomorphology. They will have a critical understanding of these approaches and will be able to interpret and evaluate a range of numerical and graphical data. Students will integrate concepts with examples and recent developments in order to critically identify complex problems and practise making judgements where information comes from a range of sources. Their ability to critically review and consolidate thinking in a topic will be assessed in the essay assessment.
Assessment Information
50% presentation; 50% essay
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Linda Kirstein
Tel:
Email: linda.kirstein@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Emma Latto
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: emma.latto@ed.ac.uk
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