Undergraduate Course: Environmental Techniques and Applications (EASC09012)
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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Earth Science |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Part A: Geophysical Techniques. This is designed to be preparatory to Summer field projects and will be accompanied by practical demonstrations of some of the field equipment.
Part B: Laboratory Techniques. This will introduce you to the application of some of the modern analytical techniques used in Environmental Geoscience. Following from the 'Analytical Techniques' component of the 'Chemical Geology' course, it provides hands-on training in key analytical methods, data interpretation, and scientific reporting of results. The techniques will be demonstrated in laboratory sessions and you will gain experience by applying the techniques to a suite of sediment samples. The analyses will form the basis of an independent Laboratory Project. The report should include an outline of the methods employed, an assessment of data quality, and a full environmental interpretation of the results modelled after a scientific paper. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (EASC08015)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students taking this course will develop a thorough understanding and hands on experience of modern geophysical and laboratory techniques. Students will receive hands-on training in key analytical methods, data interpretation and the scientific reporting of results. Students will be given the opportunity to use the techniques to analyse a suite of sediment samples. The students will summarise their critical understanding of one of these techniques in the independent laboratory project which will include an assessment of the quality of the data and a full environmental interpretation of the results. |
Assessment Information
| Laboratory Project report (75%); degree exam (25%). |
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 | ETA_Environmental Techniques & applications |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Raja Ganeshram
Tel: (0131 6)50 7364
Email: R.Ganeshram@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Katie Leith
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: Katie.Leith@ed.ac.uk |
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