Course Catalogue - Earth Science

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Earth Science

SCQF Level 08 (15 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
EASC08001	SV1	Earth Dynamics	Semester 1	20
EASC08014		Earth Materials	Not delivered this year	20
GESC08002	SV1	Earth Modelling and Prediction	Semester 1	20
EASC08018	SS1	Earth Modelling and Prediction 2	Semester 2	20
EASC08022	SS1	Earth Science Fundamentals for Geophysicists	Semester 1	10
EASC08024	SS1	Environmental Geochemistry of the Earth's Surface	Semester 1	20
EASC08023	SV1	Evolution of the Living Earth	Semester 1	20
EASC08021	SV1	Geomaterials	Semester 1	20
EASC08007		Global Environmental Processes	Not delivered this year	20
EASC08020	SV1	Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle	Semester 2	20
EASC08008	SV1	Introduction to Geophysics	Semester 2	20
EASC08017	SV1	Introduction to the Geological Record	Semester 2	20
EASC08011	SV1	Natural Hazards	Semester 1	20
EASC08004	SV1	Oceanography	Semester 2	20
EASC08016	SV1	Physics of the Earth	Semester 2	20

SCQF Level 09 (30 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
EASC09035		Computational Modelling for Geosciences	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09019		Earth and Planetary Structure	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09045		Environmental Techniques and Applications	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09040		Exploration Geophysics	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09036	SS1	Field Course in Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Geoscience	Semester 2	20
EASC09032		Field Skills for Earth Surface Scientists	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09031		Field Skills for Geologists	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09051	SV1	Field Skills for Geology and Physical Geography	Full Year	20
EASC09033		Fields and Waves	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09050		Geochemistry	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09029		Geology 3rd Year Field Courses	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09038		Geophysical Inverse Theory	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09056	SV1	Global Environmental Change- Foundations	Semester 1	20
EASC09027		Global Tectonics	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09041	SV1	Helmsdale 3rd Year Field Excursion and Interpretation Exercise	Semester 1	10
EASC09003		Hydrocarbons	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09008		Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09022		Introduction to Geophysical Fields and Waves	Not delivered this year	20
EASC09021		Mathematical Methods for Geophysicists	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09054	SV1	Mathematical and computational methods in Geophysics	Semester 1	20
EASC09024		Measurement Techniques in Geophysics	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09014		Metamorphic Petrology and Structure	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09047		Quantitative Methods in Earth Sciences	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09007		Quaternary Environmental Change	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09053	SS1	Research Methods in Physical Geography (RMPG)	Full Year	20
EASC09055	SS1	Research Training for Geophysics	Full Year	20
EASC09037		Sedimentology	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09042		Spain Fieldcourse: Mountain Building and Destruction	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09052	SV1	Structural Analysis of Rocks and Regions (SARR)	Semester 2	20
EASC09002		Structural Geology	Not delivered this year	10

SCQF Level 10 (59 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
EASC10073	SS1	Advances in Metamorphism	Semester 2	10
EASC10072		Antarctica: Development of a Continent and its context in Rodian and Gondwana	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10048	SV1	Applied Environmental Geochemistry	Semester 1	10
EASC10101	SV1	Applied Hydrogeology and Near Surface Geophysics	Semester 1	20
EASC10099		Aquatic Systems	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10069	SS1	Cyprus Excursion and Synoptic Practical for Geology and Physical Geographers	Semester 2	20
EASC10068	SS1	Cyprus Excursion and Synoptical Practical for Geologists	Full Year	20
EASC10043	SS1	Dissertation in Geology and Physical Geography	Full Year	40
EASC10097		Dynamic Stratigraphy	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10084	SV1	Earth Surface Processes	Semester 2	10
EASC10098		Earth's Atmospheric Composition	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10102	SV1	Earth's Atmospheric Composition	Semester 2	20
EASC10086	SS1	Environmental Geoscience 4th Year Field Course	Semester 2	10
EASC10059		Environmental Geoscience Fieldwork and Synoptic Practical Examination	Not delivered this year	20
EASC10009	SS1	Environmental Geosciences Projects	Semester 1	40
EASC10049	SV1	Environmental Problems and Issues	Semester 1	10
EASC10081		Evolution of the Modern Earth	Not delivered this year	20
EASC10090	SV1	Evolution of the Modern Earth	Semester 1	10
EASC10038	SV1	Exploration Seismology	Semester 2	10
EASC10105	SS1	Field Skills for Geology	Full Year	20
EASC10080	SV1	Formation and Evolution of Continents	Semester 1	10
EASC10070	SV1	Frontiers in Geophysics	Semester 2	10
EASC10089	SS1	Frontiers in Research	Semester 2	10
EASC10011	SV1	Geology Dissertation	Semester 2	40
EASC10079		Geology and Landscapes	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10036	SV1	Geomagnetism	Semester 1	10
EASC10109	SV1	Geophysical Imaging and Inversion	Semester 2	20
EASC10110	SV1	Geophysical Measurement and Modelling	Semester 2	20
EASC10085		Geophysical Techniques for Terrestrial Environmental Applications	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10111	SS1	Geophysics International Field Course	Full Year	10
EASC10065	SV1	Geophysics Project	Full Year	40
EASC10052	SV1	Geophysics Project 1	Semester 1	20
EASC10053	SV1	Geophysics Project 2	Semester 2	20
EASC10058	SV1	Geoscience Outreach	Full Year	10
EASC10087	SS1	Geoscience Outreach and Engagement	Flexible	20
EASC10050	SV1	Global Environmental Change	Block 3 (Sem 2)	10
EASC10037	SV1	Global Geophysics	Semester 2	10
EASC10015	SV1	Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality	Semester 2	10
EASC10093	SV1	Hydrocarbons and Geophysical Exploration	Semester 2	10
EASC10082	SV1	Hydrogeology 1: Applied Hydrogeology	Semester 1	10
EASC10077	SV1	Hydrogeology 2: Simulation of Groundwater Flow and Transport	Semester 2	10
EASC10078		Hydrogeology 3: Field and Modelling Project	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10016		Igneous Geochemistry	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10095	SV1	Igneous Petrogenesis	Semester 1	10
EASC10107	SV1	Igneous, Metamorphic and Ore Processes	Semester 2	20
EASC10083	SS1	Marine Systems and Policies (UG)	Semester 1	10
EASC10094	SV1	Ore Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry	Semester 2	10
EASC10096		Palaeontology	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10106	SV1	Palaeontology and Sedimentology	Semester 1	20
EASC10108	SV1	Petroleum Systems	Full Year	20
EASC10103	SS1	Practical Geochemistry and Data Analysis	Full Year	20
EASC10035	SV1	Seismology	Semester 1	10
EASC10021		Tectonic Geomorphology	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10022	SV1	Topics in Global Environmental Change	Block 3 (Sem 2)	10
EASC10100	SS1	Topics in Palaeobiology and Evolution	Semester 2	10
EASC10040	SV1	Transferable Skills for Geophysicists	Semester 1	10
EASC10091	SV1	Volcanology	Semester 2	10
METE10006	SS1	Atmospheric Science Field Skills	Semester 1	10
GESC10001		Self-Designed Learning (10 credits; SCQF level 10; GeoSciences)	Not delivered this year	10

SCQF Level 11 (6 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
EASC11003	SV1	Controlled Source Electro-Magnetic (CSEM) Methods	Semester 2	10
EASC11001		Helmsdale MSc Field Excursion	Not delivered this year	10
EASC11002	SS1	Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality	Semester 2	20
EASC11004	SS1	Hydrocarbons	Semester 2	10
EASC11005	SS1	Scientific Computing Skills	Semester 1	20
PGGE11193		Lake District Field Excursion MSc	Not delivered this year	10