Undergraduate Course: Geology and Landscapes (EASC10079)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Earth Science |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will link the surface and the subsurface of the Earth through case studies at various space scales, from hills to whole mountain ranges. Students will learn how the structure of the subsurface controls the shape of the landscape. They will learn how to use surface information to reconstruct the subsurface and build geological cross-sections in various geological contexts. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 50 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 27,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
65 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will learn how the structure of the subsurface controls the shape of the landscape.
They will learn how to use surface information to reconstruct the subsurface and build geological cross-sections in various geological contexts.
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Assessment Information
| Students will give an oral presentation in week 11 which will be worth 30% of the final mark. The exam will be worth 70% of the final mark. For the exam, students will be given a geological map and some aerial/satellite images of an area. They will build a cross-section and discuss how geology affects landscape/how landscape can be used to infer geology. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Ability to extract geological and topographic information from geological maps. Use of the ArcGIS software to perform topographic analysis and display topographic information. |
| Reading list |
Bennison, G.M. An Introduction to Geological Structures and Maps. Hodder Education. ISBN: 978-1444112122.
Summerfield, M.A. Global Geomorphology. Pearson Education Limited. ISBN: 978-0582301566.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
The course will consist of eleven 3 hour practicals. Eight of these will be dedicated to the study of maps and realisation of cross-sections in areas with increasing degree of complexity. Two practicals will be dedicated to topographic analysis in the computer lab using the ArcGIS software. Students will give an assessed oral presentation on the relationship between Geology and Landscapes using one of the studied maps in week 10. |
| Keywords | Geological maps, geomorphology, cross-sections, GIS, inferring the subsurface using surface informat |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Mikael Attal
Tel: (0131 6)50 8533
Email: mikael.attal@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Katie Leith
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: Katie.Leith@ed.ac.uk |
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