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Postgraduate Course: Frontiers in Environmental Sciences (PRGE11021)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course will introduce students to fundamental research topics and techniques across the GeoSciences. The course will comprise 8 seminars from leading scientists across the E3 DTP on priority environmental science research topics including: climate change and the IPCC; earthquakes and natural hazards; oceanography and sea level change; energy and waste; C capture and storage; ecosystem services; geoengineering.
Course description Seminars from leading scientists across the E3 Doctoral Training Partner on priority environmental science research topics including: climate change and the IPCC; earthquakes and natural hazards; oceanography and sea level change; energy and waste; C capture and storage; ecosystem services; geoengineering.

Priority environmental science research topics including: climate change and the IPCC; earthquakes and natural hazards; oceanography and sea level change; energy and waste; C capture and storage; ecosystem services; geoengineering.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) This non credit bearing course does not have an assessment component.
Feedback Seminar based discussion groups.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. give PhD students a broad overview of scientific research within the remit of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Students will not only attend seminars of NERC-relevant research, they will also have the opportunity to discuss research design and dissemination with experienced scientists.
  2. interpret discipline leading research in a broad variety of field and will learn to discuss diverse scientific topics not in their focus area.
Reading List
Each week students will read 2 papers in advance of the seminar. The seminar will last 45 minutes, and the discussion following will be an hour and fifteen minutes. Student groups are selected each week to lead discussions.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills The students will be exposed to a broad overview of scientific research with the remit of the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC). Students will lead discussions on the presented research.
KeywordsNumeracy,modelling,data management,programming,statistics
Contacts
Course organiserDr Richard Essery
Tel:
Email: Richard.Essery@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Stephanie Robin
Tel: (0131 6)50 5854
Email: Stephanie.Robin@ed.ac.uk
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