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The University of Edinburgh
School of GeoSciences
BSc Geology and Physical Geography
MEarthSci Geology and Physical Geography
Years 3 – Junior Honours
2016/17 Course Information
Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 3
Geology and Physical Geography Year 3 ................................................................................................................ 3
Your course choices ................................................................................................................................................ 3
Course summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Key Dates ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Compulsory Course Information ............................................................................................................................ 6
EASC09052 Structural Analysis of Rocks and Regions (SARR) ..................................................................... 6
EASC09051 Field Skills for Geology and Physical Geography ..................................................................... 9
EASC10106 Paleontology and Sedimentology ......................................................................................... 12
EASC09053 Research Methods in Physical Geography (RMPG) ............................................................... 13
Optional Course Information ................................................................................................................................ 16
Degree Programme Tables ................................................................................................................................... 16
Geology and Physical Geography (BSc Hons)/Geology and Physical Geography (MEarthSci) ......................... 16
Useful links............................................................................................................................................................ 18
Introduction
This handbook describes the courses taught in year 3 of the BSc and MEarthSci degree programmes in Geology
and Physical Geography. The ‘junior honours’ year of the degree programme aims to equip students with
specific knowledge of Geological and Geographical study building on the pre-honours years. A synopsis of each
individual course is given in this handbook.
This handbook also includes details of timetables for each course, the number of credits you are expected to
achieve in year 3 of your degree programme and details of learning outcomes for each course.
The details contained in the handbook are correct at the time of publishing.
Should you have questions and/or problems with a specific course, you should contact the course organiser in
the first instance. Matters of a general programme nature should be addressed to your Degree Programme
Convenor, Dr Mikaël Attal.
Dr Mikaël Attal
Degree Programme Convenor
Geology and Physical Geography
Geology and Physical Geography Year 3
Years 3 and 4 of the BSc and MEarthSci Geology and Physical Geography degree programmes build on the
fundamental concepts and theories you learned in the pre-honours years of your degree. You will continue to
study through classroom, practical and field work and will be expected to take all those courses that are
compulsory for your Degree, plus a number of optional courses across the two years.
The third year is the first of the two Honours years and carries the same assessment weighting as the fourth
year for BSc students. The results of your third year assessment will therefore contribute 50% of the marks
used in deciding your Honours Degree result. For MEarthSci students, the contribution is 20% in the third year,
with fourth and fifth year counting for 40% each. Synopses of individual courses are given in this handbook.
Students in year 3 are assessed through a mixture of continuous assessment and examinations.
Your course choices
Students in year 3 of the BSc and MEarthSci Geology and Physical Geography degree programmes are required
to pass at least 80 credits (from 120) in order to progress to senior honours study.
You will study 80 credits of compulsory courses in the third year, including 20 credits of field courses. Most of
you will have already been on one field course to Inchnadamph in the Scottish Highlands and there is a further
field trip to Spain in semester 2. The remaining 40 credits of your third year will be chosen from optional
courses in Geography or Earth Sciences. Details of optional courses can be viewed on the DRPS.
Course summary
The table below contains brief details of compulsory courses in years 3 of the BSc and MEarthSci Geology and
Physical Geography degree programme tables. Further details of each course are found later in this guide.
BSc/ MEarthSci Geology and Physical Geography Compulsory courses
Code Course Name Course Organiser Course Secretary
Period Credits
EASC09052 Structural Analysis of Rocks and Regions (SARR)
Dr Florian Fusseis Ms Sarah Thomas
Sem. 2 20
EASC09051 Field Skills for Geology and Physical Geography
Prof. Hugh Sinclair Ms Sarah Thomas
Full Year
20
EASC10106 Palaeontology and Sedimentology Prof. Alastair Robertson
Ms Sarah Thomas
Sem. 1 20
EASC09053 Research Methods in Physical Geography (RMPG)
Dr Daniel Goldberg Ms Sarah Thomas
Full Year
20
BSc / MEarthSci Geology and Physical Geography Optional courses
Details of optional courses are available by viewing the relevant Degree Programme Table on the University
Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study (DRPS) page. The School of GeoSciences DPT’s are found here:
http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/16-17/dpt/drps_geo.htm
Contact details for Course Organisers and Course Secretaries are included in the detailed descriptions of each
course, found later in this guide.
Key Dates
The table below details key University and School dates throughout the 2016/17 academic year. These dates
are correct at the time of publishing and may be subject to change.
2016
10th – 18th September Welcome Week (http://www.ed.ac.uk/students/new-students/events)
14th September Welcome talk (9:45 – 10:30)
TBC Careers Presentation (10.30 – 11.00)
19th September Start of Teaching Block 1
TBC Student Staff Liaison Committee meeting
21st October End of Teaching Block 1
24th October Start of Teaching Block 2
TBC Winter Exam diet timetable published
TBC Student Staff Liaison Committee meeting
23rd November Graduations start
TBC Student Staff Liaison Committee meeting
28th November School of GeoSciences graduation ceremony
29th November Graduations end
2nd December End of Teaching Block 2
5th – 7th December Revision
2017
13th January Winter Teaching Vacation ends
16th January Start of Teaching Block 3
TBC Student Staff Liaison Committee meeting
17th February End of Teaching Block 3
TBC Innovative Learning Week
27th February Start of Teaching Block 4
TBC OPTIONAL: Dynamic Stratigraphy field trip (Ballentrae)
TBC OPTIONAL: Field Course in Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Geoscience field trip (Jamaica)
TBC Spring Exam diet timetable published
Early April (TBC by end of September)
Spain: Mountain Building and Destruction field trip (Spain)
7th April End of Teaching Block 4
10th April Spring Teaching Vacation starts
21st April Spring Teaching Vacation ends
24th-28th April Revision week
1st May Examinations start
26th May End of Semester 2/End of Examinations
29th May Summer Teaching Vacation starts
TBC Field Skills for Earth Surface Scientists field trip (Inchnadamph)
TBC Graduations start
TBC School of GeoSciences graduation ceremony
TBC End of Graduations
Compulsory Course Information
EASC09052 Structural Analysis of Rocks and Regions (SARR)
Course Organiser:
Dr Florian Fusseis Other Key Staff: Dr Mikael Attal
Course Secretary: Sarah Thomas Course location: Kings Buildings
Credits available: 20 SCQF Level: SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate)
Course Summary Structural geology and rock deformation affect a large number of economic, environmental and societal interfaces with planet Earth, and the response of rocks to plate motions shapes our planet’s appearance. This course will teach not only a fundamental knowledge of the parameters that govern the relationship between stress and strain but put the rock response into a perspective that seamlessly ties in with material taught in related courses. This course reverses the theory-first/application-second approach of all common structural geology textbooks by introducing students to the structural geology of regions they are either familiar with, or have heard of. The regions are chosen so that a) in sum, they represent all important deformation processes and styles, b) the students will/may visit them, c) excellent (teaching) material is available to allow for a true multi-scale and integrated assessment using a wide range of data and d) the lecturers know them well. In that way students will experience key quantities, concepts and descriptors of rock deformation through a large variety of structural and geospatial datasets acquired from deforming rocks and regions. The course textbook will be Fossen (2016) Structural Geology, the site-specific data portfolios will furthermore contain a significant number of scientific papers on relevant topics. Further Course Information https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/courses/EASC09052_SV1_SEM2 http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/16-17/dpt/cxeasc09052.htm Learning Outcomes On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Develop an in-depth understanding of the link between plate motions and rock response along plate boundaries both in terms of mineralogy, rock fabrics and fluid transport properties
2. Develop skills in synthesising the geology of an area through the integrated use of maps, cross-sections, diagrams and accompanying reports
3. Learn to link plate tectonic processes with the associated development of topography 4. Develop skills in visualising map and related field data in three dimensions using appropriate
graphical techniques 5. Develop an appreciation of the degree of uncertainty of the data collection methods and the
relationship between surface and subsurface data. 6. Get to know tectonically active regions of our planet
Opportunities for feedback
Feedback will be provided in weekly tutorials. Both, F. Fusseis and M. Attal are furthermore available for individual meetings during their office hours.
Assessment details
Written exam: 30%
Coursework: 70%
The course will be assessed through an ArcGIS-based project in which students will analyse and synthesise diverse structural and geospatial datasets from one of the regions studied in the lectures. We anticipate the students to work about 75 hours on this. This will contribute 70% to the final mark. These projects will be produced in groups of three and presented at the end of week 11. Half of the project mark will be on the group result, individual students will be responsible for the integration of particular kinds of data. These contributions will contribute the other half to the project mark
30% will be contributed through an exam. To pass the course, students need to obtain at least 40% on each component.
http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-administration/exams/regulations/common-marking-scheme Assessment deadlines
Assessment and Feedback information http://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/taughtassessmentregulations.pdf. All details related to extensions procedures and late penalties can be found in the School of GeoSciences General Information Handbook 2016-17 Pre-requisite courses Timetable https://browser.ted.is.ed.ac.uk/generate?courses%5B%5D=EASC10109_SV1_SEM2&period=YR Semester: 2 Lectures: Syllabus
Week 1 Structural geology of glaciers; deformation of ice as a geological material, drivers for rock deformation, rheology, deformation mechanisms 1 Week 2 Carboneras fault (Spain); elasticity, Coulomb failure, frictional sliding, rate- and state-dependent friction; earthquake cycle, strike slip faults Week 3 Cap de Creus shear belt (Spain); crustal rheology, brittle-viscous transition, base of seismogenic zone, deformation mechanisms 2; shear zones, kinematic indicators Week 4 Basin & Range (USA); normal fault geometry, extensional deformation, rifting, fault scaling, displacement distance relationships, faults and folds, balancing cross sections, crustal thinning, orogenic collapse Week 5 Chaînes subalpines/Jura mountains (Switzerland/France); contractional deformation, reverse fault geometry, thin skin tectonics, fold and thrust belts, folds 1 Week 6 Helvetic Nappe Stack (Switzerland); folds 2, strain concepts and descriptors, kinematic vorticity, strain analysis Practical: InSAR data of strain distribution around seismic events Week 7 Nankai trough (Japan); megathrusts, subduction earthquakes, geometry of the accretionary wedge, pseudotachylites, 3D seismics Week 8 Himalayas (India/Tibet); continental collision, channel flow, kinematic vorticity, tectonic/climate interaction Week 9 North Anatolian fault (Turkey); creep versus frictional sliding, seismic phenomena and their rock record, deformation mechanisms 3, rates of deformation and their measurements, magnitudes of stresses Week 10 How to integrate structural data and show them in scientific presentations (talk and poster) Week 11 Revision and finalization of projects. Recommended reading
A comprehensive selection of papers that relate regions with deformation processes and present the datasets discussed in the lectures.
http://www.docs.is.ed.ac.uk/docs/library/ResourceLists/Resource_Lists_and_the_Accesible_and_Inclusive_Learning_Policy.pdf Contacts
Course Organiser Course Secretary Dr. Florian Fusseis Sarah Thomas Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 0131-650-6755 Tel: 0131-650-8510
EASC09051 Field Skills for Geology and Physical Geography
Course Organiser:
Hugh Sinclair Other Key Staff:
Course Secretary:
Sarah Thomas Course location: Kings Buildings
Credits available: 20 SCQF Level: 11
Course description
This course encompasses key field training provided for 3rd year GPG students through delivery of field
courses including:
- 2 week field course to Inchnadamph in NW Scotland (prior to start of S1)
- 12 day field course in Spain (during spring vacation)
Courses teach a wide array of field skills, including geological and geomorphic mapping, identification of
relevant geologic evidence, landscape interpretation, quantitative field skills, and methods of data collection.
The Inchnadamph trip aims to develop an understanding of the relationship between the surface and the
subsurface and increases the ability of students to gather pertinent data from rock outcrops and surface
features. The trip is broadly divided into two. A first week dedicated to the bedrock geology in terms of
identifying lithologies, structural displacements, sedimentary environments and mapping. The mapping is over
three days. The second week is dedicated to the geomorphology of the region, and the controls determined by
the underlying geology. There are glacial exercises on mapping landforms, and a fluvial exercise that lasts 2
days.
The Spain trip focuses on the development of Neogene and Quaternary sedimentary basins and associated
landscape evolution in the Betic Cordillera in SE Spain. 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. The
principal learning outcomes of the Spain trip are the further development of key field skills which will assist
students when they undertake their dissertation 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.
Further Course Information
https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/courses/EASC09051_SV1_YR
http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/16-17/dpt/cxeasc09051.htm
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Develop a broad, integrated knowledge of the geology and evolution of both the Assynt region and its
place in the geological evolution of NW Britain, and the Neogene and Quaternary evolution of SE
Spain.
2. Develop a broad, integrated knowledge of the processes that shape the Earth’s surface and how to
quantify them including measurements of hydraulic geometry, stream gauging, mapping of
quaternary landforms, measurements of soils and sediments, and topographic measurements (e.g.,
channel slope and width).
3. Develop and enhance field skills required for the effective documentation and interpretation of data
from both rock outcrops, topography, and measurements of Earth Surface processes. These skills will
include mapping, cross-section construction, sediment logging, field surveying, analysis of sediments
and quantitative methods of data collection.
4. Develop skills in visualising map and related field data in three dimensions using appropriate graphical
techniques.
5. Develop skills in synthesising the evolution of an area in terms of its geology and its surface processes
through the integrated use of field measurements, maps, application of theoretical models of
landscape evolution, cross-sections, diagrams and accompanying reports.
Opportunities for feedback
TBC Assessments are carried out in the field, and all work is handed in by the end of the trips. This means that
there are lots of opportunities to discuss progress with staff and demonstrators. On both trips, notebooks are
looked at and formative feedback is given. Discussions are ongoing throughout evening work sessions, and so
feedback is constantly given on all aspects of student learning on these trips.
Assessment details
100% Coursework
Inch: 50% of course: Student notebook, Cam Loch Geological mapping, Fluvial exercise
Spain: 50% of course: Geomorphic diagram, Field notebook, Geologic map, Rock-relations diagram
http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-administration/exams/regulations/common-marking-scheme
Assessment deadlines
TBC All assessments are handed in during, or at the end of the field trips.
Assessment and Feedback information
http://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/taughtassessmentregulations.pdf.
All details related to extensions procedures and late penalties can be found in the School of GeoSciences
General Information Handbook 2016-17
Pre-requisite courses
N/A
Timetable
https://browser.ted.is.ed.ac.uk/generate?courses[]=EASC09051_SV1_YR&show-close=1&no-timeframe-
change=1&period=YR
Syllabus TBC
Recommended reading
Students are expected to read widely on their selected topic area. Additional generic papers in how to conduct
research or write proposals etc will be provided throughout the semester.
http://www.docs.is.ed.ac.uk/docs/library/ResourceLists/Resource_Lists_and_the_Accesible_and_Inclusive_Le
arning_Policy.pdf
Contacts
Course Organiser Course Secretary Professor Hugh Sinclair Sarah Thomas Email: [email protected] Email: Sarah [email protected] Tel: 0131 650 2518
Tel: 0131 650 8510
EASC10106 Paleontology and Sedimentology
Course Organiser:
Alastair Robertson Other Key Staff: N/A
Course Secretary:
Sarah Thomas Course location: King’s Buildings
Credits available: 20 SCQF Level: 10
This page is in the process of being fully updated. In the meantime, please refer to the following link for
course information. If you have any queries regarding this course please contact the Course organiser or
Course secretary as detailed below.
http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/current/dpt/cxeasc10106.htm
Course Organiser Course Secretary Prof Alastair Robertson Miss Sarah Thomson Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 0131 650 8546 Tel: 0131 650 8510
EASC09053 Research Methods in Physical Geography (RMPG)
Course Organiser:
Dr Daniel Goldberg Other Key Staff: Dr Andrew Hein
Course Secretary:
Sarah Thomas Course location: Drummond
Credits available: 20 SCQF Level: 11
Course description
This course is made of two components related to research methods. In semester one, lectures and practicals
will provide training in the use of computer programming to analyse and visualise data using physical
geography examples. In parallel, a series of workshops throughout the year will develop students' ability in
generation and testing of scientific hypotheses. The course will culminate with the production of a research
proposal in which students will describe the scientific motivation for their dissertation project, the main goal of
the project and the methods they will use to achieve this goal.
Further Course Information
https://path.is.ed.ac.uk/courses/EASC09053_SS1_YR
http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/current/dpt/cxeasc09053.htm
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Acquire skills in computer programming
Develop an understanding of a range of data processing/analysis techniques and the ability to determine suitable data analysis approaches to test hypotheses
Define a research question or a scientific hypothesis to test
Search for literature and gather information on the topic
Define a rigorous strategy for data collection and analysis
Laboratory Practical Format
The lab practical portion of the course will take place over 8 weeks in the Fall term. The practicals will cover
the programming and data analysis component of the course. In these practicals, the staff member will give a
brief overview of the current practical and its learning outcomes, and the students will then carry out the
practical exercises in a hands-on fashion with a staff member and demonstrator standing by.
Opportunities for feedback
The students will have the opportunity to engage with staff and demonstrators during the laboratory
practicals. Students are encouraged to experiment with different software programming approaches
and to ask the staff and demonstrator for guidance.
The workshops will have a number of staff on hand who will also provide verbal feedback on project
ideas, presentation skills, proposal writing and other issues that come up. A mark, along with written
feedback will be provided on the dissertation proposal.
The course staff are available for contact by email regarding questions about course and assessment
material (for detailed questions, scheduled meetings may be more appropriate)
Assessment details
Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Assessment breakdown:
Online programming test: 15%
Assignment- programming and data analysis: 35%
Dissertation Proposal: 50%
http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-administration/exams/regulations/common-marking-scheme
Assessment deadlines
In-practical online test: Friday 4 November 2016
Programming assignment: Friday 2 December 2016
Dissertation Proposal: March 14th, 2017 (Sem 2, Wk8).
Assessment and Feedback information http://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/taughtassessmentregulations.pdf. All details related to extensions procedures and late penalties can be found in the School of GeoSciences General Information Handbook 2016-17 Pre-requisite courses
N/A
Timetable
https://browser.ted.is.ed.ac.uk/generate?courses[]=EASC09053_SS1_YR&show-close=1&no-timeframe-
change=1&period=YR
Syllabus
Programming and Data Analysis: Semester 1: Week 1: No Practical/Demonstrator unavailable (do not meet) Week 2 (Friday): Basic Programming Week 3 (Friday): Data Visualisation Week 4: No Practical/Demonstrator unavailable (do not meet) Week 5 (Friday): Probability and sampling Week 6 (Friday): Correlation and Regression Week 7 (Friday): Online Programming Test Week 8 (Friday): Time Series analysis Week 9 (Friday): Spatial data analysis Week 10 (Friday): Numerical solution of differential equations Week 11 (Day TBC): Overview / Questions about coding project Workshops for Research Design*: all year long. The milestones are: Sem1 Wk2 (Friday): Introduction to research design workshops Sem 1 Wk9: discussion of preliminary ideas in small groups Sem 1 Wk11: 4th Year GPG dissertation conference Sem 2 ILW: Mock peer-review interview based on assessment of students' proposals
*Note: specific dates and times for the workshops will be arranged via e-mail, possibly via a ‘doodle-poll’.
Recommended reading
Students are expected to read widely on their selected topic area. Additional generic papers in how to conduct
research or write proposals etc will be provided throughout the semester.
Statistics and Data Analysis in Geology (Davis, JC. Wiley)
Geostatistics explained: an introductory guide for earth scientists (McKillup, S and Dyar, MD. Cambridge)
Online Statistics Book (http://onlinestatbook.com/)
Walliman, N (2004) "Your undergraduate dissertation". London: Sage
Kneale, P (2011) "Study Skills for Geography, Earth and Environmental Science Students". Hodder Education.
http://www.docs.is.ed.ac.uk/docs/library/ResourceLists/Resource_Lists_and_the_Accesible_and_Inclusive_Learning_Policy.pdf
Contacts
Course Organiser Course Secretary Dr Daniel Goldberg Sarah Thomas Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 0131 650 2561 Tel: 0131-650-8510
Optional Course Information
Students of Geology and Physical Geography degrees supplement their compulsory courses with a number of
optional courses.
Year 3 GPG students can choose their optional courses from a variety of courses delivered by the School of
GeoSciences, including at least 20 credits of Geography courses.
For information on the courses available, students should check, in the first instance, the Geology and Physical
Geography Degree Programme Tables on the Degree Regulations and Programme Schedules (DRPS) page:
http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/16-17/dpt/drps_geo.htm, where they will find lists of applicable optional courses
and their course descriptions.
Students may also find the University PATH software helpful when selecting which optional courses to take.
This software can be launched through your MyEd page https://www.myed.ed.ac.uk and will assist you in
finding out which courses fit in your timetable and require prerequisite study. Your Personal Tutor should
register you on any optional courses and can give you advice on which courses would be best-suited to your
study plan.
Degree Programme Tables
Geology and Physical Geography (BSc Hons)/Geology and Physical Geography (MEarthSci)
Year 1
COMPULSORY COURSES
Code Course Name Period Credits
EASC08001 Earth Dynamics Semester 1 20
EASC08017 Introduction to the Geological Record Semester 2 20
EASC08023 Evolution of the Living Earth Semester 1 20
COURSE OPTIONS
Select exactly 60 credits from A minimum of 20 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available
OR
20 credits from Level 8: (GESC08002) Earth Modelling and Prediction NB: Earth Modelling and Prediction is a compulsory course for students with GCSE A-level Maths at Grade D or below, or Higher Maths at Grade C or below.
OR
20 credits from Level 8: (EASC08018) Earth Modelling and Prediction 2 NB: Earth Modelling and Prediction 2 is a compulsory course for students with GCSE A-level Maths at Grade C or below, or Advanced Higher Maths at Grade D or below.
Year 2
COMPULSORY COURSES
Code Course Name Period Credits
EASC08020 Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle Semester 2 20
EASC08021 Geomaterials Semester 1 20
GEGR08002 Geomorphology Semester 2 20
COURSE OPTIONS
Select exactly 60 credits from 60 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q T and W, as available.
OR
60 credits from: EASC08001 Earth Dynamics (20 credits) EASC08017 Introduction to the Geological Record (20 credits) EASC08023 Evolution of the Living Earth (20 credits) (NB: Second year direct-entry students only)
Year 3
COMPULSORY COURSES
Code Course Name Period Credits
EASC09052 Structural Analysis of Rocks and Regions (SARR) Semester 2 20
EASC09051 Field Skills for Geology and Physical Geology Full Year 20
EASC10106 Palaeontology and Sedimentology Semester 1 20
EASC09053 Research Methods in Physical Geography (RMPG) Full Year 20
COURSE OPTIONS
Select a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 40 credits from: Geography Level 10 courses, as available. AND Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20 from: Earth Science Level 9 and 10, as available.
Year 4
COMPULSORY COURSES
Code Course Name Period Credits
EASC10043 Dissertation in Geology and Physical Geography Semester 2 40
EASC10069 Cyprus Excursion and Synoptical Practical for Geology and Physical Geographers
Full Year 20
EASC10089 Frontiers in Research Semester 2 10
EASC10090 Evolution of the Modern Earth Semester 1 10
COURSE OPTIONS
Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available PGGE11053 Fundamentals for Remote Sensing (10 credits) PGGE11155 Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy (10 credits) PGGE11144 Seismic Reflection Interpretation (10 credits) PGGE11067 Principles of Geographical Information Science (Block1) (10 credits) PGGE11064 Introduction to Radar Remote Sensing (10 credits) ZLGY10026 Dinosaur Palaeobiology (10 credits) NOTE: Not all combinations are possible due to timetabling. AND Select a minimum of 0 and maximum of 20 credits from: Earth Science Level 10 courses, as available. AND Select a minimum of 20 and maximum of 40 credits from: Geography Level 10 courses, as available.
Year 5 (MEarthSci students only)
COMPULSORY COURSES
Code Course Name Period Credits
GESC11005 Research Methods and Transferable Skills Semester 1 10
GESC11001 Project Design and Literature Analysis Semester 1 20
GESC11002 Geoscience Research Project Full Year 40
GESC11003 Frontiers in Earth Science Semester 2 10
GESC11004 MEarthSci Field Training As available 20
COURSE OPTIONS
Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available PGGE11053 Fundamentals for Remote Sensing (10 credits) PGGE11155 Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy (10 credits) PGGE11144 Seismic Reflection Interpretation (10 credits) PGGE11067 Principles of Geographical Information Science (Block1) (10 credits) PGGE11064 Introduction to Radar Remote Sensing (10 credits) ZLGY10026 Dinosaur Palaeobiology (10 credits) NOTE: Not all combinations are possible due to timetabling. AND Select a minimum of 0 and maximum of 20 credits from: Earth Science Level 10 courses, as available. AND Select a minimum of 0 and maximum of 20 credits from: Geography Level 10 courses, as available.
Useful links
The links below give details of policies and guidance within and outside of the School of GeoSciences, including
Special Circumstances, Assessments and Examination diets.
School of GeoSciences Teaching Organisation:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/geosciences/teaching-organisation
School of GeoSciences policies and forms:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/geosciences/teaching-organisation/to-form-policy
College of Science and Engineering:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/science-engineering
Academic Services:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/academic-services
