Undergraduate Course: Geology 3rd Year Field Courses (EASC09029)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Geology students will go to either Mull or Kinlochleven, plus Spain 1.
Mull: An integration of the Archaean to Recent geological history of Mull, and the construction of a rock-relation diagram. Topics covered will include: Lewisian gneiss; structural geology of deformed Moine schists; Caledonian granite; Mesozoic sedimentary rocks; Tertiary plutonic and extrusive igneous rocks.
Kinlochleven is a structural mapping exercise in deformed Dalradian metamorphic rocks that integrates field observations and mapping with thin section work on site. The course is an extension of the structural geology lecture and aims at training the participants in analysing rocks that experienced multiple deformation events by interpreting data collected on different scales.
Spain 1 focuses on the development of Neogene and Quaternary sedimentary basins and associated magmatic activity in the Betic Cordillera in SE Spain. Dates - 14/2/2014-21/2/2015.
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| Course description |
Not applicable.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle (EASC08020) AND
Structural Geology (EASC09002)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | An alternative to Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle may count towards a student's pre-requisite requirements at the course organisers discretion. |
| Additional Costs | Estimated contribution to field trip costs 2014 - Spain=£260, Mull=£100 and Kinlochleven=£110 |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | This course is not available to visiting students. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- The nature of this course is such that the learning outcomes are principally field skills which will assist students when they undertake their independent mapping project.
- Students will learn how to exercise the autonomy and initiative required to conduct the independent mapping project and will practise drawing on a range of sources to assist with making judgements.
- The Mull and Kinlochleven trips will improve understanding of ductile deformation and a range of igneous phenomena. Both trips cover a similar range of material but the Kinlochleven trip is weighted towards structural mapping and the Mull trip towards interpreting rocks at outcrop.
- By the end of the Spain fieldtrip, students will have a broad and integrated knowledge and understanding of the Neogene and Quaternary evolution of SE Spain which will be gained through analysis of the sedimentology and geomorphology of the area studied.
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Reading List
| Not applicable. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Geology-Field_Courses,Mapping: Logging; structural field geology; Basin evolution; Field Sedimentolo |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Rachel Wood
Tel: (0131 6)50 6014
Email: Rachel.Wood@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Thomas
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: Sarah.Thomas@ed.ac.uk |
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