School of Geography & Geosciences Head of School Degree ......Page 10.3 Geography & Geosciences - 1000 & 2000 Level modules Major Degrees: GE3003, GE3004, plus any four of: GE3001,

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Geography & Geosciences - pathways

School of Geography & Geosciences

Head of School Tobeappointed

Degree ProgrammesSingleHonoursDegrees(M.A.) DevelopmentStudies GeographySingleHonoursDegrees(B.Sc.) Geography GeoscienceJointHonoursDegrees(M.A.): Geographyand ArtHistory,Economics,EnglishT, FrenchW,Hebrew,International

Relations, Italian,ManagementS,MediaevalHistory,MiddleEastStudies,ModernHistory, Psychology, ScottishHistory, SocialAnthropology,SpanishW,TheologicalStudies.

JointHonoursDegrees(B.Sc.) Geographyand Environmental Biology,Management,Management Science,

Mathematics,Statistics. Geoscienceand Chemistry,ComputerScience,EnvironmentalBiology,Management,

ManagementScience.MajorDegreeProgrammes(M.A): GeographywithSocialAnthropologyorSpanish.MajorDegreeProgrammes(B.Sc.): GeographywithFrenchWMinorDegreeProgrammes(M.A.): RussianW,Psychology,SocialAnthropologyorSpanishwithGeography.MinorDegreeProgrammes(B.Sc.) MathematicswithGeography.

For all students already in the Honours classes, please refer to the 1999-2000 Course Catalogue for the relevant programmes.

Wavailablealsoas‘withIntegratedYearAbroadDegrees’STimetableclashexists,thereforethiscombinationissubjecttoarrangementwithbothDepartments.

TTimetableclashmeansthat2000levelEnglishmustbetakenintheFirstyeartodothiscombination

Programme PrerequisitesForallProgrammesinGeography: PassesinallofGE2001,GE2002,GG2003,GG2004,includingpassesat11orbetterin40creditsworthofthesemodules.Entrytohonourswithpassesat11orbetterinGE2001andGE2002onlymaybepermittedatthediscretionoftheHeadofSchool.

ForallProgrammesinGeoscience: Passesat11orbetterinGG2003,GG2004,GS2001,andGS2002

DevelopmentStudies: Passesat11orbetterinGE2001,GE2003,SA2001,SA2002.

JointHonoursEnvironmentalBiologyandGeography: Passesat12orbetterinoneofBL2001orBL2003ANDoneofBL2004orBL2005,ANDat11orbetterinGE2002,GG2003,GG2004.

JointHonoursEnvironmentalBiologyandGeoscience: Passesat12orbetterinoneofBL2001orBL2003ANDBL2004orBL2005,ANDat11orbetterinGG2003,GG2004,GS2001andGS2002

AllotherJointHonourswithGeoscience: Passesat11orbetterinGG2003,GG2004,GS2001,andGS2002andhonoursentryintheothersubject

Programme RequirementsGeography

SingleHonoursDegree: GE3001-GE3005, pluseitherGE3006orGE3007,pluseitherGE3008orGG3011,plus GE3018andGE3019,plus120additional3000levelcredits,atleast90ofwhichmustbefromGE3025-GE3072and/orGG3021-GG3073,GG3082,GG3087,GG3089.

JointHonoursDegree: Anythreeof:GE3001,GE3002,GE3003,GE3004,GE3005,eitherGE3006orGE3007,GE3008,GG3011,plusGE3018,plus60additional3000 levelcredits fromGE3025 -GE3072and/orGG3021 -GG3069.

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Geography & Geosciences - pathways & 1000 Level modules

GS1001 Planet Earth and its MaterialsCredits: 20.0 Semester: 1

Description: Themoduleprovidesanintroductiontothefundamentalsofthescienceofgeology.Theplatetectonicdiscoveriesofthelast25yearsprovideaframeworkforthemodulewhichcovers:(i)Introductiontogeologyandplatetectonics;(ii)mineralogy;(iii)igneousgeology;(iv)metamorphicgeology;(v)sedimentarygeology;(vi)geologicalmaps;and(vii)introductoryinformationtechnologyingeoscience.

ClassHour: 9.00am

Teaching: Fourlecturesandone2hourlaboratory.

Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%

Re-Assessment: 2HourExamination=50%,OralExaminationifcontinuousassessmentmarkisseriouslydeficient.

GS1002 Earth Environments & ResourcesCredits: 20.0 Semester: 2

Description: TheinterplaybetweentheEarth’sinternalprocessesandexternalform,theevolutionoftheEarthandofitslifeforms,andhumanusesofEarthmaterialsarethethemesofthismodule.Themodulecovers:(i)Earthstructureandinterior;(ii)palaeontology;(iii)Earthhistory;(iv)Earthresources;(v)geologicalmaps;(vi)additionalinformationtechnologyingeosciences;(vii)groupprojectexercise.

ClassHour: 9.00am

Teaching: Fourlecturesandone2hourlaboratory.



GE2001 Geographical Change in the Modernising WorldCredits: 20.0 Semester: 1

Prerequisites: GE1001(orGG1001)andGE1002(orGG1002)

Anti-requisites: GG2001andGG2002

Description: Thismoduleexplorestheextraordinarycharacterofthemodernworldfromabroadlygeographicalperspective.Itaimstoshowthatthevariedanduneventransitionfromthe‘traditional’worldtothe‘modern’world,andthecomplexmake-upofthetwentiethcenturyworld,cannotbeproperlyunderstoodwithoutanunderstandingofitsgeography.Themoduletacklescultural,economicandpoliticalprocessesofchangespanningthelast500years,anditfocusesonthehumangeographyofcapitalism,imperialism,modernisationandglobalisation.

ClassHour: 9.00amWednesday,ThursdayandFriday(lectures),2.00-3.00pmor3.00-4.00pm,or4.00- 5.00pm,or 5.00-6.00pmMonday(seminar)

Teaching: Threelecturesperweek,plusethreeseminarsandafieldcourseduringthesemester


Re-Assessment: 2HourExamination=40%,OralExaminationifcontinuousassessmentisseriouslydeficient.

GE2002 Ideas and Approaches in GeographyCredits: 20.0 Semester: 2

Prerequisite: EitherGE2001orGG2003

Co-requisite: (OnlyforstudentswithoutGE2001)GG2004

Anti-requisite: GG2002

Description: Thismodule investigatesways inwhich geographical ideas and approaches can be used tounderstandthecomplexitiesofthecontemporaryworld.Usingregionalandappliedapproaches,itinvestigatesthecomplexinterdependenciesbetweenhumanandphysicalenvironmentsatvariousscales.Italsosituatestheseideasandapproacheswithincontemporarythoughtbyexaminingsomeenduringthemeswhichhavefascinatedgeographersforcenturies.

ClassHour: 9.00amWednesday,ThursdayandFriday(lectures),2.00-3.00pmor3.00-4.00pm,or 4.00- 5.00pm,or5.00-6.00pmMonday(seminar)

Teaching: Threelecturesperweek,plustwoseminarsandapracticalduringthesemester



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Geography & Geosciences - 1000 & 2000 Level modules

MajorDegrees: GE3003,GE3004,plus any fourof:GE3001,GE3002,GE3005, eitherGE3006orGE3007,GE3008,GG3011,plusGE3018,plus90additional3000 levelcredits fromGE3025 -GE3072and.orGG3021 -GG3073,GG3082,GG3087,GG3089.

MinorDegrees: 80creditsfromGEorGG3000levelmodules,atleast60creditsofwhichmustbefromGE3025-GE3072and/orGG3021-GG3073.

JointHonoursEnvironmentalBiologyandGeography: BL3000;andanythreeofBL3021–BL3027;andanytwoofBL3121–BL3126;andBL3300;GG3018,andanytwoofGE3001–GE3008,GG3011,plus75creditsfromGE3025–GE3072and/orGG3021–GG3073,GG3082,GG3087,GG3089.

Development Studies

GE3004,GE3007orGE3008,GE3019,GE3025,plusaminimumof105creditsfromGE3018,GE3026,GE3036,GE3045,GE3060,GE3061,GE3071,GE3072,andaminimumof80creditsfromSA3008,SA3009,SA3012,SA3014,SA3016,SA3017,SA3021,SA3024,SA3027,SA3032andSA3033.

Geoscience

SingleHonoursDegree: GS3002,GS3003,GS3004,GS3005,GS3006,GS3007,GS3008,GG3011,GG3081,andGG3082,and90creditsfromthegroupGG3021,GG3023,GG3036,GG3041,GG3042,GG3052,GG3056,GG3057,GG3058,GG3059,GG3067,GG3068,GG3069,GG3083,GG3084,GG3085,GG3086,GG3087,GG3088,GG3089.

JointHonoursChemistryandGeoscience:GG3081,GG3084,GS3004,GS3005,GS3009,GS3010,and30creditsfromthegroupGG3082,GG3083,GG3084,GG3087,GG3088.

JointHonoursEnvironmentalBiologyandGeoscience: BL3000, BL3021, BL3022, BL3023;Three fromBL3121–BL3126;GS3004,GS3005,GS3009,GS3010and60creditsfromthegroupGG3023,GG3067,GG3068,GG3069,GG3082,GG3083,GG3084,GG3087,GG3088.All otherGeoscience JointHonoursDegrees:GS3004,GS3005,GS3009,GS3010and60creditsfromthegroupGG3023,GG3067,GG3068,GG3069,GG3082,GG3087,GG3088.

InthecaseofstudentswhospendpartoftheHonoursProgrammeabroadonarecognisedExchangeScheme,theProgrammeRequirementswillbeamendedtotakeintoaccountcoursestakenwhileabroad.

ModulesGE1001 The Foundations of Geography

Credits: 20.0 Semester: 1

Description: ThismoduleprovidesageneralintroductiontoHumanandPhysicalGeography.SomebasicconceptsofHumanGeography-spaceandplace,locationandscale,distanceanddifference-areintroducedandusedtoexaminethenatureofthehumanenvironment.BothcontemporaryandhistoricalexamplesallowanexplorationoftheseissuesinaBritishsetting,inanurbansettingandinrelationtoworldgeographies.ThePhysicalGeographycomponentintroducesthecharacteristicsofglobalenvironmentalsystems:thelithosphere,atmosphere,hydrosphereandbiosphere.Thesecomponentsareillustratedinthecourseoftwoone-dayfieldtrips.

ClassHour: 11.00am

Teaching: Fivelectures,onelaboratoryeachweekand2fielddaysduringthesemester.



GE1002 Global Environmental Problems


Description: Thismoduleexplorestheinterrelationshipsbetweenhumanactivityandthephysicalenvironmentinthecontextoftheexaminationofsomepressingglobalproblems.Thescientific,political,socialandeconomicdimensionsofsuchissuesaspopulationgrowth,globalwarming,desertification,foodsupplyandtheexploitationofnaturalresourcesareexamined,andthepotentialforsustainabledevelopmentisconsidered.Themoduleillustratesthecloseinterrelationshipbetweenhumanandphysicalgeographyandtheneedforabroadknowledgeofbothifwearetounderstandthenatureoftheglobalenvironmentalproblemsthatcurrentlyconfrontsociety.

ClassHour: 11.00am

Teaching: Fivelecturesandonelaboratory.



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Geography & Geosciences - 2000 Level modules

GG2003 Earth Surface Processes I : Environmental Systems


Prerequisites: EitherGE1001(orGG1001)andGE1002(orGG1002),orGS1001andGS1002


Description: Thismodulefocusesonthefundamentalphysicalandchemicalprocessesoperatingattheearth’ssurfaceandnearsubsurface.Thecoursepresentstheenvironmentalcontextofearthsurfaceprocessesintermsofthemajorcomponentsofatmospheric,hydrosphericandbiosphericprocesses.Topicscoveredincludeunitsandbasicconcepts,hydrometeorology,surfaceandgroundwaterhydrology,rockweatheringandsoilformation,biogeographicalprocesses,physicaloceanographyandthecausesandconsequencesofenvironmentalchange.

ClassHour: 9.00amMonday&Tuesday,and2.00-4.00pm or4.00-6.00pmMonday

Teaching: Twolectureseachweek,pluspracticalwork.



GG2004 Earth Surface Processes II : Geomorphological and Sediment Systems


Prerequisite: GG2003


Description: Thismoduleextendstheunderstandingofthephyscialandchemicalprocessesoperatingattheearth’ssurfaceandnearsubsurfacedevelopedinGG2003.Thecoursefocusesontheoperationofgeomorphologicalprocessesintheoverallcontextofsedimententrainment,transportationanddepositioninawiderangeofterrestrialandnearshoreenvironments.Topicscoveredincludeearthsurfacesedimenttransportsystems,physicalprocessesofsedimentationandtheoperationoftheseproecessesinsystemssuchasfluvial,glacial,coastal,hillslopeandperiglacialenvironments.

ClassHour: 9.00amMonday&Tuesday,and2.00-4.00pmor4.00-6.00pmMonday

Teaching: Twolectureseachweek,pluspracticalandfieldwork.



GS2001 Composition of the Earth


Prerequisites: GS1001andGS1002

Description: ThismoduledevelopsfromGS1001.Itofferslectures,laboratoriesandfieldclassescoveringcrystalsandminerals,useofthepetrologicalmicroscope,geochemistry,petrologyofallthemajorrocktypes,andtraining ingeoscience techniques includingmap interpretation. Muchemphasis isplacedon thedevelopmentoflaboratory,practicalandfieldworkskills.StudentswithasufficientlyhighgradeinHigherorA-levelGeologycanenterthemodulewithoutFirstYearprerequisites.

ClassHour: 10.00am

Teaching: 3lecturesand3hourslaboratoryworksupplementedwithanintroductorylecturetotheweek’s laboratoryclasseachweek.

Asssessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%


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Geography & Geosciences - 2000 & 3000 Level modules

GS2002 Structure and History of the Earth


Prerequisites: GS1001andGS1002

Description: ThismoduledevelopsfromGS1001.Itofferslectures,laboratoriesandfieldclassescoveringStructuralGeology,Geophysics,Geodynamics,Palaeontology,EarthHistory, andGeoscienceTechniques. Muchemphasisisplacedonthedevelopmentoflaboratory,practicalandfieldwork,combinedwithteamworkandpresentationalskillstraining.StudentswithasufficientlyhighgradeinHigherorA-levelGeologycanenterthemodulewithoutFirstYearprerequisites.

ClassHour: 10.00am

Teaching: 3lecturesand3hourslaboratoryworksupplementedwithanintroductorylecturetotheweek’slaboratoryclasseachweek.

Asssessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%


The prerequisite for each of the following Honours modules is entry to the Honours Programme(s) for which they are specified, save where a specific prerequisite is given.GE3001 Cartographic Methods in Geography


Availability: AvailableonlytostudentsinthefirstyearoftheHonoursProgramme.


Description: Thismoduleprovidesanintroductiontobasicmapdesignandproduction.Thecoursesyllabusbeginswith lectures outlining the ideas of generalisation, simplification and symbolisation.An introduction tocomputerisedmapproduction (e.g.usingAdobe Illustrator) isprovided.These themes form thebasis fora seriesofpracticalclasses,givingthestudenttheopportunitytoputtheseideasintopracticetoproduceboththematicandchoroplethmaps.

ClassHour: Friday9.00am-12.00noonand2.00-5.00pmduringweeks9-12.

Teaching: Twolecturesand12hoursofpracticalsintotal,over4weeks.

Assessment: PracticalExercises=100%

GE3002 Field Class in Geography




Description: Animportantpartofgeographicalstudyistoputintopracticewhatislearnedintheclassroom.Tothatend,thismoduleisorganisedaroundaweek-longresidentialcourse,usuallyundertakenincontinentalEurope

ClassHour: Tobearranged.

Teaching: Between5and12days.

Assessment: ProjectReport=100%

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GE3003 Geography : Theory and Practice


Availability: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme;from2001-02

Prerequisite: GE3004


Description: Thismodule extends theworkofGE3004andencourages students todiscuss the scopeanddiversityofgeographicalinquiryinpreparationforaGeneralEssayexaminationattheendoftheirtwohonoursyears.Themoduleinvolvesaseriesofstudent-ledseminarsthatwillaugmenttheunderstandingoftheoretical,methodologicalandappliedissuesgainedintherestofthehonoursprogramme.Allstudentsarerequiredtomakeatleastoneoralpresentationonatopicagreedbeforehandwiththecoursetutor.Discussionislikelytorangeacrossavarietyoftopicsincludinggeographyasexperimentalscience,geographyandlocalgovernment,researchandrelevantgeographies,andgeographicalunderstandingsoftopicalissues.Studentswillalsoberequiredtoattendseminarsonselectedtopicsgivenbyinvitedspeakers.

ClassHour: 11.00am-1.00pmFriday.

Teaching: 16hoursofseminarsintotal.

Assessment: 3HourExamination=100%

GE3004 Methodology in Geography



Description: Acourseoflecturesandworkshopscoveringthemajorphilosophicalandmethodologicaldebateswhichhavearisenwithingeographyoverthelasttwodecades.Topicsrangefromanintroductiontothenatureofmethodologicalanalysis,throughaconsiderationofthemostrecentdevelopmentsinbothhumanandphysicalgeography,toadiscussionofunityanddiversity:apostmoderngeography?Studentsarerequiredtoparticipateactivelyintheworkshopsessionsanddiscussionisencouragedthroughout.

ClassHour: 2.00-4.00Thursday.

Teaching: 20hoursoflecturesandworkshopsintotal.

Assessment: Essay=100%

GE3005 Data Analysis in Geography




Description: Thismoduleisdesignedtogivestudentsanintroductiontothehandling,presentationandanalysisofnumericaldatawithinthecontextofGeography.Topicswillinclude:(i)understandingdatatypes;(ii)datapresentationandbasicdescriptivestatistics;(iii)probability;(iv)hypothesistestingusingparametricandnon-parametricstatistics;(v)correlationandregression;(vi)anintroductiontotheanalysisofspatialdata.TheuseoftheMINITABstatisticalsoftware;isdesignedtoallowthesetechniquestobeemployedwithlargedatasets.

ClassHour: 2.00-5.00pmFriday.

Teaching: Onelectureandonetwo-hourpracticalclasseachweekover6weeks.

Assessment: 3HourExamination=100%

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GE3006 Survey : Physical




Description: Thisisapracticalclassinwhichstudentsareintroducedtotheprinciplesandpracticeofbasictopographicsurvey,theinterpretationofaerialphotographsandcomputerprocessingoffieldsurveydata.Basedonalocalfieldarea,instructionisprovidedintheuseoflevels,theodolitesandEDMsforsimplefieldsurvey.Datacollectedfromthefieldsurveyexercisewillbeanalysedusing3Dcomputersoftwaremodels.Instructionisalsoprovidedonthetheoryandpracticeofderivingmapsfromaerialphotographs.


Teaching: 20hoursoflectures,laboratoriesandfieldinstructionintotal.


GE3007 Survey : Social




Description: Thismoduleintroducesstudentstothetechniquesofsocialsurveydesign:problemidentification;questionnaireconstruction;interviewing;sampling;datacodingandanalysis;reportwritingandevaluation.Studentswillberequiredtoconductasmallfieldsurveyandpresentbothaverbalandwrittenreportontheirfindings.DatawillbeanalysedusingthecomputerpackageSPSSforWindows.Themodulewillbeofparticularusetothosestudentscontemplatingadissertationtopicinhumangeography.


Teaching: 20hoursoflecturesandpracticalworkintotal.


GE3008 Qualitative Methods in Geography



Description: Thismoduleintroducesstudentstothebasicdifferencesbetweenquantitativeandqualitativefieldtechniquesandtothetheoreticalandepistemologicalargumentsthatinformthechoicetouseoneortheotherorboth.Itdiscussesarangeofqualitativefieldmethodsandofferspracticalexperimentationwithseveral.Studentsdesignandundertakeaqualitativeresearchprojectonacontemporarylocalissue.Thisinvolvesindependentfieldworkandanalysisoftheinformationcollectedwhichiswrittenupinanassessedreport.

ClassHour: 2.00-4.00pmThursday.

Teaching: 20hoursoflectures,laboratoriesandfieldworkintotal.


GE3018 Dissertation in Geography


Prerequisite: AvailableonlytostudentswhointendanHonoursDegreeinGeography.


Description: Studentsselectatopicconnectedwithoneofthe3000-leveloptionmodulesinGeography,mountaresearchprogrammetoinvestigatethetopic,andwriteadissertationonthework.Thetopicisselectedduringthesecondsemesterofthejuniorhonoursyear;dataarecollectedduringthefollowingvacationandthedissertationiswrittenduringthefirstsemesterofthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.Eachstudentissupervisedbyamemberoftheteachingstaffwhowillensurethatthetopicchosenisviableandadvisestudentsondatacollectionandanalysis.Thedissertationisabout10,000wordsinlength.

Teaching: Onelectureplusindividualsupervision.

Assessment: Dissertation=100%

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Availability: 2000-01


Description: Theaimofthismoduleistoprovideanunderstandingofurbandevelopmentandurbanproblemsin thedevelopedcountriesofEuropeandNorthAmerica. Thismodulewilldocument thechangingcharacterofdevelopedworldcitiesandseekanexplanationofthesechangesintheinterrelationshipsbetweentheprocessesofeconomicgrowth,socialdevelopmentandpoliticalcontrol.

ClassHour: 11.00am-1.00pmTuesday.

Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsintotal.


GE3037 Population Studies ICredits: 15.0 Semester: 1



Description: Thefirst part of thismodule aims to equip students to execute andunderstand a variety ofmeasuresandconceptswhicharethebasisofalldemographicresearch,including:measuresofmortalityandfertility;periodandcohortanalysis;stableandstationarypopulations;naturalfertility.ThesecondpartexaminesthemajortransformationofEuropeanpopulationsfrom1750onwards,withparticularattentiongiventoScotland.Studentsareencouragedtoexplorethemanydebatessurroundingtheexplanationofthisimportantepisodeinordertoenhancetheirunderstandingofthecomplexinterrelationshipsbetweensocialanddemographicvariables.

ClassHour: 2.00-4.00pmTuesday.

Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesandseminarsandonelaboratoryintotal.


GE3038 Population Studies IICredits: 15.0 Semester: 2



Anti-requisites: GG3038,GE3071

Description: ThismodulebuildsupontheexpertiseacquiredinGE3037PopulationStudiesI(whichisapre-requisite)andappliesittoanalysisofcontemporarypopulationissues,including:the‘povertytrap’;mortality,fertilityandeconomic-development;fertility,employmentandattitudestomarriage;recenttrendsinmortality;ageingandthefutureofEuropeanpopulations.Thefinalsectionofthemoduleisdevotedtoaconsiderationofpopulationpoliciesinvariouspartsoftheworld,includingChinaandSingapore.ItendsbyaskingwhetherEuropeneedsapopulationpolicy.




GE3045 Southern AfricaCredits: 15.0 Semester: 1



Description: Thismoduleoffersanintroductoryexplorationofaspecificworldregion,southernAfrica.Usingrecentlydevelopedtheoreticalframeworkslike‘NewRegionalGeography’,themoduleprovidesanassessmentofthearea’shistoricaldevelopmentaswellasananalysisofcontemporarysocial,economicandpoliticalissues.Themoduleisdeliveredthroughbothlecturesandseminarsandwillrequirestudentstoproducearesearchproposalastheircontinuousassessmenttask.

ClassHour: 11.00am-1.00pmMonday.



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GE3019 Review Essay in Geography


Prerequisite: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.


Description: Thismoduleinvolvesthestudentinisolatingaparticulargeographicaltopic,notdirectlyinvolvedinaselectedoptionmodule,conductingabibliographicsearchonthattopicandthenpresentingacriticalreviewofthecontentofthematerialobtainedfromareadingoftherelevantbooksandjournalarticles.Thetopicchosenarisesfromastudent’sownparticularinterestsbutisfinalisedindiscussionswithatutor.Thefinalreportisabout7,000wordsinlength.

Teaching: Onelectureplusindividualsupervision.


GE3025 Development Studies I




Description: Thismoduleexaminesthedevelopmentprocessin‘thirdworld’countriesanditsassociationwitheconomicgrowth,socialdevelopmentandpoliticalchange.Thecoursecovers:thedimensionsofdevelopment;theglobalstructureofunevendevelopment;theoreticalandhistoricalperspectivesondevelopment;North-Southrelations.




GE3026 Development Studies II





Description: ThismodulebuildsonthetheoreticalandconceptualanalysisofGE3025.Itisdesignedtoallowstudentstoexamineavarietyofthirdworlddevelopmentpoliciesandpractices.Followinganintroductorylecture,studentswillevaluatearangeofissuesoftopicalconcerninruralandurban‘thirdworld’environments.Studentswillberesponsiblefordevelopinganunderstandingoftheirselectedtopicsandwillberequiredtomakeapresentationtotheclass,forgroupdiscussion,ononeoftheirchosentopics.




GE3029 Geography and Gender




Description: Thismodulere-examinessomeoftheareasofenquirycommonlycoveredbygeographers,butseekstohighlightthegenderdimensionsoftheseissues.Themodulereviewsthetheoreticalpositionsunderpinningdifferentfeminismsandconsiderswhethertheremightbeaspecificallyfeministmethodology.Studentsdeterminethedirectionofthelatterpartofthemodulethroughtheirchoiceandpresentationofgroupseminars.

ClassHour: 2.00pmTuesdayand10.00amWednesday.



GE3035 Cities, Society and Space

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GE3046 The European Union and Central and Eastern Europe: the background to integration


Prerequisite: EntrytoHonoursGeographyoroneofIR1003orIR1004.


Description: Themodulewillintroducestudentstothetheoryoftheintegratedspaceeconomy,andtotheeconomicgeographyofEurope,withspecialreferencetothelinksbetweenthecountriesofcentralandeasternEuropeandtheEuropeanUnion.Itwillalsointroducestudentstosomeofthesourcesofdataaboutthoselinks.

ClassHour: 12.00noonWednesdayand12.00noonThursday.

Teaching: Twoclasseseachweek.


GE3047 The European Union and Central and Eastern Europe: prospects for integration


Prerequisite: GG3046


Description: ThismodulewillexaminetheprocessesofchangewhichareoccurringintheEuropeanspaceeconomyandassessthepossibilitiesforthecloserintegrationofthecountriesofcentralandeasternEuropewiththeEuropeanUnionintheperioduptotheyear2020.




GE3048 The Growing Awareness of Landscape I



Prerequisite: EntrytoHonoursGeographyoroneofAH2001orAH2002.


Description: Thismoduleseekstoanswerthequestion‘Whydowethinkthatsomelandscapesarebeautifulandothersugly?’Followinganintroductiontolandscapeaesthetics, thecourseproceedsbychartingthechangingdefinitionsofbeautifullandscapeswithinthepost-RenaissanceWesternEuropeantradition.Topicscoveredinclude:landscapesoftheRenaissance;theageofgeometry;picturesquelandscapesinEngland;theEnglishdiscoveryoftheScottishHighlands;industriallandscapesinthenineteenthcentury;changingviewsoftheruralscene1800-1950;andUtopianplanningandtwentiethcenturylandscapes.

ClassHour: 10.00amTuesdayand4.00pmTuesday.



GE3051 Environmental Management in Scotland




Description: ThismodulefocusesoncurrentenvironmentalmanagementissuesinScotland. Itprovidesapresentationoftheprimarysystemsofland&resourcemanagement(eg.forestry,agriculture&crofting,wildlife,freshwaterresources,conservation),andexamplesofthewaysinwhichthesesystemsinteract.Theaimistoleavestudentswithan informedconceptual framework for evaluatingmanagementproposals and their implications forenvironmental,economicandsocialchange.Aparticularfocus,employingtopicalcasestudiesandafieldvisit,istheconflictsthatariseasinterestgroupswithcontrastingphilosophies&valuesystemscompetetodeterminethefutureofScotland’snaturalheritagewithinanewpoliticalframework.

ClassHour: 9.00amMondayand11.00amWednesday.

Teaching: 16hoursoflecturesorseminarsandaone-dayfieldvisit.


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GE3060 Geographies of Imperialism and Colonialism I




Description: ThismodulewillsurveymodernEuropeanimperialismandcolonialismfromabroadlygeographicalperspective.Emphasiswillbeplacedontheissuesofpossession:onthevariouswaysinwhichEuropeansimagined,explored,represented,andwentabouttaking,settlingandcontrollingnon-Euorpeanspace.Argumentsandexampleswillbedrawnfromdifferentpartsoftheimperialworld.

ClassHour: 3.00-5.00pmMonday.



GE3061 Geographies of Imperialism and Colonialism II



Prerequisite: GG3060orGE3060


Description: ThismodulewillillustratesomeofthegeneralargumentsaboutmodernEuropeanimperialismandcolonialismadvancedinGG3060/GE3060.Thethemesconsideredinclude:NorthAmericaand‘noblesavage’,Africaand‘thewhiteman’sburden’,andAsiaandthediscourseofOrientalism.Thismoduleconcludeswithadiscussionofwhetherwenowliveina‘postcolonial’age.




GE3062 Geographies of European Modernity




Description: ThismodulewillanalysesomeofthemaindimensionsofEuropeanmodernityfromabroadlygeographicalperspective.Itconsiderstherelationsbetweencapitalism,urbanismandthenation-state,analysesthespatialfacetsofmodernpower,andreflectsonthecourseandlegaciesoftheEuropeanEnlightenment.EmphasisisplacedonBritain,butexamplesarealsodrawnfromotherpartsofEurope.




GE3070 Migration and Health




Description: Thismodulehasthreeelements.Thefirstintroduceshumanmigration,discussingtheoreticalapproachestomigration,thevaryingtypesofmobilitythatexist,andtherelationshipbetweenmigrationandissuessuchasemployment,genderandthefreedomtomigrate.Thesecondintroducesthegeographyofhealth,focussingonsocio-economicandspatialinequalitiesinhealthprovisionandoutcomes.Thethirdintegratesthesethemes;topicsincludetheroleofmigrationinthespreadofdisease,adaptationtonewenvironmentsandaccesstohealthcareprovision.Themodulewillcomplementcoursesonpopulationstudiesofferedelsewhereinthehonoursdegreeprogramme.

ClassHour: 10.00am-12.00noonThursday.



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GE3071 Population: Developing AreasCredits: 15.0 Semester: 2



Anti-requisite: GE3038

Description: ThismoduleallowsstudentstobuildupontheskillsandunderstandingacquiredinGE3037andtoapplythesetotheanalysisofpopulationissuesindevelopingareas.Startingfromaglobalviewoftheproblemsofpopulationgrowth,studentstheninvestigatethedynamicsofbothmortalityandfertilitychangeinvariouspartsofthethirdworldduringthelatetwentiethcentury.Thisisfollowedbyaconsiderationof(1)theimplicationsofthesetrendsforeconomicdevelopmentand(2)theappropriateness,aswellastheeffectiveness,ofparticularpopulationpolicies.Themoduleisseminar-based,withstudentstakingresponsibilityforseminarpresentationanddiscussion.




GE3072 HIV/AIDS in AfricaCredits: 15.0 Semester: 2


Prerequisites: GE3045orGE3025;orGE3071

Description: Thismodule addresses the uneven global geography of theHIV/AIDS pandemic and itsconcentrationinAfrica.Itexamineswhysocialscientific,notjustbiomedical,researchisvitalandeplorestheregionallyspecificdimensionsofthevirus’srapidspreadinthiscontext.Themodulealsoinvestigatesthesocial,politicalandeconomic implicationsofHIV/AIDSforAfrica’sdevelopment. It concludesby looking towards future localandglobalinitiativesthatmighthelpreducetransmissionandeasethehumansufferingcausedbyHIV/AIDSinAfrica.Themoduleconsistsofanintroductoryandconcludinglectureandaprogrammeofstudent-ledseminars.




GG3011 Introduction to Geographical Information SystemsCredits: 10.0 Semester: 1

Availability: AvailableonlytostudentsinthefirstyearoftheirHonoursProgramme.

Description: Thismoduleaimstointroducehowtoacquire,store,analyseanddisplayspatialdigitaldataandtoprovidestudentswiththeskillsnecessarytoperformstandarddatamanipulationonanumberofdatasetswithavarietyofvisualisationtechniques.Topicswillinclude:1)anoverviewofthesoftwareandhardwareavailableforhandlingdigitaldata;2)thestructureandformatsofdigitaldataandhowtointerpolateandmanipulatedata;3)2Dand3Dspatialanalysis,includingproducingcontouredandshadedreliefmapsofvariousdatasets;and4)overlayingmultipledatasetson2Dand3Ddata.ThemodulewillendwithasmallindividualprojectthatbeginsbybuildingaG.I.S.projectplanandincorporatesadatasetchosenfromoneofanumberofprovidedsourcesincludingbothhumanandphysicalgeographyandgeoscience.

ClassHour: 9.00am-12.00noonFriday.

Teaching: Onelectureandonetwo-hourpracticalclasseachweekover6weeks.


GG3021 Applied Biogeography Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1

Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004

Description: Theaimofthismoduleistoexamine(i)thecumulativeandcatastrophicimpactofhumanactivitiesonselectedecosystems,and(ii)someoftheconservationmeasurespossibletoreverse,neutraliseorpreventhumandegradationofaquaticandterrestrialecosystems.

ClassHour: 9.00amTuesdayand9.00amWednesday.



GG3023 Biogeography : Palaeoecology

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Description: Thismoduleaimstoexaminethechangeswhichhaveoccurredtovegetationandsoilsoverlongtimescales.Althoughthecoursewillbeginwithanexaminationoffactorssuchasthebeginningoflifeandevolution,thegreaterpartofthecoursewillconcentrateonvegetationandsoilchangeswhichtookplaceduringtheQuaternaryperiod.Thetheoreticalmaterialwillbereinforcedthroughalaboratorystudyofpollensampledfromacorecollectedfromalakeorpeatbog.

ClassHour: 9.00-11.00amTuesday.

Teaching: One2hourclasseachweekandtwofull-dayfieldexcursions.


GG3036 Periglacial GeomorphologyCredits: 15.0 Semester: 1



Anti-requisites: GG3056,GG3057

Description: Thismoduleinvestigateslandformdevelopmentinpastandpresentperiglacialenvironments,withemphasisongeomorphicprocessesandenvironmentalcontrols.Topicsinclude:(i)permafrostandfrostactionprocesses;(ii)periglacialweathering;(iii)nivationandcryoplanation;(iv)theroleofrunningwaterinpermafrostenvironments;(v)solifluction;(vi)protalusrampartsandrockglaciers;(vii)patternedgroundanditssignificance;(viii)theperiglaciationofuplandScotland.Studentsmayberequiredtoattendaone-dayfieldcourse.

ClassHour: 10.00amTuesdayand4.00pmTuesday.

Teaching: Twolectureseachweekandonefielddayexcursion.


GG3041 Quaternary Geomorphology of Scotland ICredits: 15.0 Semester: 1



Description: ThiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothechronologyandsignificanceofQuaternaryeventsinScotland,andofthetechniquesusedtoestablishpastenvironmentalconditions.Topicscoveredinclude:(i)pre-Quaternarylandscapeevolution;(ii)theQuaternarytimescale;(iii)pre-Devensianglacialsandinterglacials;(iv)theDevensianglacialstage;(v)theLochLomondStadial:glaciation,periglaciationandclimate;(vi)sea-levelchanges;(vii)Holocenelandscapechanges.


Teaching: Twolectureseachweek.


GG3042 Quaternary Geomorphology of Scotland IICredits: 15.0 Semester: 2


Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004,GG3041

Description: TheaimofthiscourseistoexploretheroleofclimaticchangeduringtheQuaternaryinproducingthecomplexnaturalenvironmentofScotlandtoday.KnowledgeofQuaternaryhistoryisimportantinthatitprovidesdirectevidenceoftherateatwhichnaturalprocessescanoccur.ThegeomorphologicalevolutionofselectedareasofScotlandwillbeexaminedbyaseriesofregionalstudiesoftheirLateQuaternaryhistory.AllstudentswillselectaparticularregionandwillwriteareportontheQuaternarygeomorphologyoftheareaandpresenttheresultsoftheirinvestigations,inseminarformat,totheremainderoftheclass.


Teaching: Twolectureseachweek.


GG3052 Coastal Environments and Sea Level Change

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Description: Processesaffectingcoastal lowlandsareconsideredatdifferent scales from theglobal to theepicontinental seaand to the local scale. The roleof sea-level changesoverdifferent timeperiods is assessed asa fundamental factor inunderstanding thehistoryandevolutionofcoasts.Examplesare takenfromlandformsofunconsolidatedsediments,particularlysanddunes,saltmarshes,deltas,lagoonandtidalflats.CasestudieswillbegivenfromBrazil,Bangladesh,India,SouthernChinaandNorth-westEurope.


Teaching: Sixteenhoursplusafieldclass.


GG3056 Glaciers and Glacial Processes I




Description: Thismodulefocusesonglaciersinalltheirdiversityofformanddynamics-howtheyform,flow,andfluctuate,thecomplexwaysinwhichtheyinteractwiththeworld’sclimatesystem,andtheprocessesbywhichtheymodifythelandscapethrougherosion.

ClassHour: 10.00amMondayand2.00pmMonday.

Teaching: Sixteenhoursoflecturesorseminars.


GG3057 Glaciers and Glacial Processes II



Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004,GG3056

Description: Thismodule,buildingonthefoundationslaidinGG3056,focusesontheinteractivelinksbetweenglacialprocesses,andthelandforms,landscapesandsedimentsthatthoseprocessesproduce,whetherundertheice,onlandaroundglaciers,orinaquaticsettingsaroundicemargins.Athemerunningthroughthecourseisthewayinwhichstudiesoftheproductsofglacialactioncanilluminateglacialprocesses,andtheconverse-howstudiesofglacialprocessesfacilitatetheinterpretationofglaciallandformsandsediments.

ClassHour: 10.00amMondayand2.00pmMonday.

Teaching: Sixteenhoursoflecturesorseminars.


GG3058 Quaternary Environmental Reconstruction I




Description: ThismodulewilldevelopanunderstandingofthetheoryandpracticeofQuaternaryenvironmentalreconstruction.Itwillconsiderthetypesofevidenceusedinsuchreconstructionsandthemethodsusedtocollect,analyse and interpret such evidence. The critical roleof long-term recordsof environmental change through theQuaternarywillalsobeintroduced.




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Prerequisites: GG2003,GG2004GG3058

Description: Thismodule,basedupontheknowledgegainedinGG3058,willillustratetheapplicationofthemethodsusedforQuaternaryenvironmentalreconstructionbyconsideringanumberofcriticalcasestudies.Thesewillincludebothregionalandthematicexamples.TheQuaternaryhistoryofspecificregionsofBritainandcurrentdevelopmentsinQuaternarysciencewarealsoexamined.




GG3067 Oceans and Climate Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2


Prerequisites: GG2003&GG2004andentryintoeitherHonoursGeographyorHonoursGeoscience

Description: Theaimofthemoduleistoprovideanunderstandingoftheroleplayedbyoceansintheglobalclimatesystem.Particularobjectivesare:(1)tofosterunderstandingofchangesinoceanicandclimaticcirculation,thepossiblemechanismsforsuchchanges,andwiderimplicationsintermsofpast,presentandfutureglobalandregionalclimates;and(2)toprovidepracticalexperienceofsomeresearchmethodsemployedtodetermineoceanographicchanges.


Teaching: Twoclasses.


GG3068 Atmospheric Pollution Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2



Description: Theaimofthemoduleisexaminehumanimpactontheatmosphere,andtheimplicationsthatatmosphericchangehasforhumansocieties.Themoduleexploresarangeofairpollutionissues,including:urbanandindoorairquality;longrangeairpollution(e.g.acidrain,GulfWarfires,Indonesianforestfires);radioactiveairpollution(includingtheeffectsofatmosphericbombtestingandtheChernobylreactoraccident);stratosphericozonedestruction;naturalandanthropogenicclimatechange.Themoduleexaminesthebasicphysicsandchemistryoftheformation,transport,anddepositionofatmosphericpollutants,andconsidersthehumanandenvironmentalimplicationsofairpollution.Themoduleconcludeswithaconsiderationofthewaysinwhichhumandamagetotheatmospherecanbecontrolled.Priorknowledgeofphysics,chemistryandmeteorologyishelpfulbutnotessential.

ClassHour: 10.00am-12.00noonWednesday.



GG3069 Climate and Weather Systems Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2



Description: Thismodulecovers thebehaviourof theearth’satmosphereand its circulationat a rangeofscales,fromsmall-scaleprocessesoperatingwithinclouds,uptotheglobalclimatesystem.Itaimstostrikeabalancebetweendescription(usingawideselectionofsatelliteimages,photographs,andvideos)andexplanation(usingin-classdemonstrationsofphysicalprocesseswhereverpossible).Physicallawswillbeintroducedtodescribebasicconceptssuchasthebehaviourofgasesandthemotionoftheatmosphere.

ClassHour: 12.00noonMondayand12.00noonTuesday.



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GG3073 Evolution of the Scottish Cultural LandscapeCredits: 15.0 Semester: 2Availability: 2000-01Prerequisites: either GG3021 or GG3023Description: ThemoduleexaminesthehumanimpactontheScottishphysicalenvironmentduringtheperiodsincethelastglacialstage.Aseriesofthemesareexplored(e.g.theevidenceforhumanimpactbeforetheelmdecline,thevalidityoftheoriesusedtoexplaintheelmdecline,earlyfarmingculturesandtheirimpact)andreadingsforthemodule concentrate on the palaeoecological and archaeological literature. From this studentswill appreciate thedifficultiesofinterpretingtheavailableevidenceandwillbeabletoidentifywaysinwhichthesedifficultiesmightbeovercome.ThemodulealsoemphasisesthelonghistoryofhumanactionwhichiscontainedwithinthepresentlandscapeofScotland.ClassHour: 9.00-11.00amThursday.Teaching: 16hoursoflectures,seminarsandfieldworkintotal.Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%GG3081 Earth Internal Processes Credits: 15.0 Semester: 1Availability: 2000-01Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonoursGeographyDescription: This is a coremodule inGeosciencedelivered early in the honours programmeproviding aframework for interpreting themajor processes actingwithin the earth’s crust andmantle.Themodule serves aspreparationforarangeofoptionalmodulesonrelatedthemes,andwillprovidesometheoreticalandpracticalpreparationforhonoursdissertationsinvolvingigneouspetrology,metamorphicpetrologyand/orstructuralgeology.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 19lectures,28hoursofpractical,twoormoredaysoffieldtraining.Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=100%GG3082 Sedimentary Environments and Depositional FrameworksCredits: 15.0 Semester: 2Availability: 2000-01Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,and admissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonoursGeographyDescription: ThismoduleprovidesatrainingincriticalexaminationandinterpretationoftheEarth’ssedimentaryrock record.Themodule teaches the skills and techniques for observing, recognising, recording, and assessingsedimentologicalandstratigraphicdata.Themajorsedimentarydepositionalenvironmentsand theircharacteristicstratalframeworksandfaciesarepresentedwithinabasinalsetting.Thepracticalskillsofsectionloggingandfaciesinterpretationaredevelopedprincipallyinthefieldsetting.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 13lectures,3seminars,atleast4daysoffieldstudy.Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,One-and-a-halfHourExamination=33%GG3083 Granites and BasaltsCredits: 15.0 Semester: 2Availability: 2000-01Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonours Geography,andGG3081Description: Theearth’scrustislargelycreatedbyacidandbasicmagmatism.Themoduleexploresthenatureofthatmagmatism,thepetrographyandgeochemistryoftherockscreated,andthepetrogenesisandevolutionofthemagma.Thepetrologicalcharacteristicsofthecontinentalcrustandoftheuppermantle,theprincipalsourcesofacidandbasicmagmas,areexaminedindetailfortheinfluencewhichthesehaveonthemagmascreatedbypartialmelting.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 18lectures,15hoursoflaboratorywork,18hoursoffieldstudy.

Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=33%,2HourExamination=67%GG3084 Composition of the Solid Earth

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Credits: 15.0 Semester: 2Availability: 2001-02Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonours Geography,andGG3081Description: The lithosphere is amajor geochemical system that operates on a rangeof scales from sub-microscopic(e.g.thebehaviourofatomsinindividualcrystals),tomesoscopic(e.g.themovementofatomsbetweencrystalsinrocks),tomacroscopic(e.g.thecreationofmagmaaboveasubductionzone).Thismoduledevelopsanunderstandingofaspectsof lithospherecomposition includingmineralcompositionanditsdetermination,mineralstructuresandhowtheyrespondtochangesinthephysicalandchemicalenvironment,thecompositionofthecrustandtherelationshipbetweenrocks,mineralsandfluids,payingparticularattentiontothecrustal-fluidprocessesleadingtothecreationoforedeposits.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: Totalof32hourslecturesandlaboratoryclasses.Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,One-and-a-halfHourExamination=33%GG3085 GeodynamicsCredits: 15.0 Semester: 1Availability: 2001-02Prerequisites:GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonoursGeography,andGG3081 Description:Astudyofthegeodynamicevolutionoftheearth’scrustandassociatedatmosphereandhydrospheresincetheArchaean.ThemodulecontrastsgeodynamicevolutionintheArchaean,Proterozoic,PalaeozoicandMesozoicusinganumberofcasestudies,includingexamplesvisitedinthefield.Themoduledevelopsskillsofgeodynamicinterpretation,fieldobservation,reportwritingandoralpresentation.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 12lectures,1laboratoryclass,2daysinthefieldAssessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,One-and-a-halfHourExamination=33%GG3086 Tectonics and Structural GeologyCredits: 15.0 Semester: 1Availability: 2001-02Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,and admission toHonoursGeoscience orHonoursGeography,andGG3081Description: Thismodule analyses deformation at different crustal depths andwithin different tectonicenvironments, as applied to sedimentary,metamorphic and igneous rocks. Scenarios are developedusing globalexamplesandparticularcasestudiesfromtheCaledonides,someofwhichwillbeexaminedinthefield.Themoduledevelopsskillsofstructuralandtectonicinterpretation,fieldandlaboratoryobservation,andreportwriting.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 12lectures,2laboratoryclasses,twoormoredaysinthefieldAssessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,One-and-a-halfHourExamination=33%GG3087 Physical Sedimentology & Basin Analysis: Process & ProductCredits: 15.0 Semester: 2Availability: 2001-02Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonours Geography,andGG3082Description: Thismoduleprovides a quantitative assessment andunderstandingof thephysical processesgoverningthegenesisofsedimentaryrocksandbasins.ItbuildsbroadlyonthemostlyqualitativeskillsofGS3082byutilisingaprocess-basedapproachtoexaminethenatureof,andthelinkagesbetweensedimenttransport,surficialdenudationandtectonicprocessesgeneratingaccommodationspaceandbasinevolution.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 12lectures,4seminars,2labclasses,1fieldexcursion

Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=67%,One-and-a-halfHourExamination=33%

GG3088 Petroleum Exploration and Geophysics

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Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonours Geography

Description: Thefundamentalconcepts,techniquesandpracticesofthehydrocarbonexplorationindustryarepresented.Studentswillgainathoroughunderstandingofthegeoscienceofpetroleumexploration,particularlyusinggeophysicalmethods,andaworkingknowledgeofmodernconceptsinoilandgasgeology.


Teaching: 17lectures,15hourslaboratoryclasses,fieldclasses


GG3089 Environmental Geoscience



Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceorHonours Geography

Description: Themodulefocusesonmethodologiesusedforsolvingproblemsfacingenvironmentalgeoscientists,particularlyinwastedisposal,groundcontamination,soilerosion,sustainabilityofresourcesandlandconservation.Thenecessary theoretical background in geotechnical engineering, environmental geophysics, hydrogeology andenvironmentalgeochemistryissupplementedwithatraininginremoteinvestigation,particularlygeophysics.Casehistoriesareusedextensively.


Teaching: 17lectures,15hoursoflaboratoryclasses,twoormorefieldclasses.


GL3001 Independent Research Project in Geology

Credits: 40.0 Semester: WholeYear

Availability: 2000-01only

Prerequisite: AvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.

Description: Thismodule is compulsory for students takingHonours degrees inGeology,EnvironmentalGeologyorGeoscience.Itisdesignedtodevelopstudents’researchskills.Theywilllearnhowtoassembleasetofdataandpresentthisataseminar.Eachstudentisrequiredtoundertakereadingtoselectasuitabletopicoralocationtoundertakegeologicalmapping.Thestudentwillcarryoutapprovedfieldorlaboratoryworkforatleastfourweeksduringthesummervacationundertheguidanceofanadviser.Thefieldandlaboratoryworkwillbeaccompaniedbyarelevantreadingprogramme,whichisexpectedtoleadtofurtheranalyticalwork.Theproductionofasubstantialdissertationonthetopicisanessentialpartoftheprogramme.


Teaching: Upto4weeksfieldwork;areatobeselectedwithadviser.Progressmeetingwithadviserduring semesters.Seminarpresentedonproject.


GL3007 Senior Honours Essay in Geology



Description: ThisisacoremoduleundertakeninthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.Itenablesstudentstoexploreanaspectofgeologythatintereststhem.Astaffmemberwillapprovethetopicandprovideassistancewithreferences.Thestudentwillcarryoutalibrarysearch,asubstantialprogrammeofreadingfromoriginalpapersandlearntocollatematerialfromdisparatesources.Thetechniquesofessayproductionwillbediscussedwithstaff.Theessaywillnotbemorethan3,000wordslong.Itwillbepreparedduringfreestudyperiodsandwillbetype-written.

Teaching: Studentsworkontheiressaysduringprivatestudytime.


GL3008 Excursion/Map Interpretation/General Essay

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Description: Thisisacoremodule.ThestudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgrammewilltakeanexcursionlastingbetween7and10days,tovisitclassicalgeologicallocationsintheBritishIslesorEurope.Theywillprepareatype-writtenreportofnotmorethan2,000words,describingthesignificanceofwhattheyhaveseenandlearnt.AssessedmapinterpretationswillbecarriedoutonclassicalEuropeanandBritishgeologicalmaps.TheGeneralEssayExaminationwillbea3hourexamination,inwhicheachstudentwillwritetwoessaysbasedontheirgeneralgeologicalknowledgefromfouryearsof lectures, laboratories,fieldclasses, inhouseseminars,visiting lecturers’seminars,andexcursions.

Teaching: One3hourlaboratoryeachweek.

Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=25%,Two3HourExaminations=75%

GL3010 Phase Diagrams in Igneous Petrology



Description: Magmas are created by partialmelting of rocks; they then evolve chemically, largely byfractionalcrystallisation.Bothprocessesinvolvechemicalreactionsbetweencrystalsandsilicatemelts.Thenatureofthesereactionshasbeenelucidatedlargelythroughtheinvestigationofthephase-equilibriumrelationsofsimplesilicatesystems.Thecourseexaminesone-,two-,andthree-componentsilicatesystems,andwhattheyrevealabouttheeffectsofdiscontinuousreactions,continuousreactions,pressureandwaterpressureonthegenesisofmagmasandtheirdifferentiation.Thecourseadoptsaseminarapproachtotheteaching,withshortlecturestointroduceeachsystem,exercisestopredictcoursesofmeltingandcrystallisation,andstudentsreportingtheirresultsinopenforum.Athermodynamicapproachisnotadopted.


Teaching: Totalof24hoursoflecturesandpracticalclasses.


GL3017 Inorganic and Organic GeochemistryCredits: 10.0 Semester: 2


Description: ThemodulecommenceswithanintroductiontotheoriginoftheelementsintheSolarsystem,andthendiscussesthesignificanceofdataobtainedfrommeteorites,cometsandtheplanets.CluescanbeobtainedtotheoriginoflifeandtheabiogenicsynthesisoforganiccompoundsintheearlyPrecambrian.ThemoduleendswithPhanerozoicexamplesof thechemicalandisotopicchanges inbiogenicorganiccompoundsduringthediageneticsynthesisofbitumenandkerogen.


Teaching: Totalof24hoursoflectures,practicalclassesandexcursions.


GL3019 Precambrian and Caledonian HistoryCredits: 10.0 Semester: 1


Description: Thehistoriesoftwodepositionalareasshowingcontrastingtectonicandevolutionarypatternsareexamined.ThefirstcaseisastudyofthedevelopmentofthelatePrecambrian-earlyPalaeozoicIapetusOceananditssubsequentincorporationintotheAppalachian-Caledonianfold-mountainbelt,withtheestablishmentofcontinentalsedimentation.ThesecondinvolvesexaminationofthepostorogenicdepositionalenvironmentsoftheCarboniferousoftheScottishMidlandValley,involvingthecyclicalinterplayofmarineanddeltaicsedimentationassociatedwithrepeatedchangesinsealevel,andtheinfluenceofcontemporarytectonismandvolcanism.Bothtopicsincludegeologicalmapinterpretation,andtheCarboniferousinvolvesfieldwork.




GL3020 Upper Palaeozoic and Cenozoic History


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Description: Fourdepositionalbasinsarestudied.Thefirstcasecoversthepost-HercynianpalaeogeographyofwesternEuropeinpalaeoenvironmentalterms,concentratingonthethreefolddivisionoftheTriassicSystem,thecontrastsbetweenitsAlpinemarineandevaporitesequencesanditsdominantlyterrestrialnortherndevelopment.ThesecondexaminestheNorthSeabasininthecontextofpalaeogeographyandriftingtectonics.ThethirdtopicisanexaminationoftheevolutionoftheNorthAtlanticandArcticOceansandtheirmagnetisminrelationtocrustalanddeep-seatedprocesses,andthefourthexaminesNorthBorneoasanexampleofamodernsubductionandobductioncomplex.




GL3023 Igneous Modelling and Mantle PetrologyCredits: 10.0 Semester: 1


Prerequisite: GL2002

Description: Onepartofthiscourseisanintroductionto(i)theuseofmajorandtraceelementanalysisofigneousrocksintestingpetrogenetichypothesesaboutinter-relationshipsbetweenmembersofrocksuites,and(ii)totheuseofradiogenicisotopestoexplorethesourceregionsofmagmasandpossibleinteractionsbetweenascendingmagmaandthecrust.Theotherpartisanexaminationofthemineralogicalandchemicalcharacteristicsofterrestrialbasalts,ofhowandwheretheyareformedandoftheinformationwhichtheycontainabouttheirsourceregion,theuppermantle.AknowledgeofGL2002isassumedbutnospecialknowledgeofchemistryisrequired.




GL3024 Global Igneous ActivityCredits: 10.0 Semester: 2


Prerequisite: GL3023

Description: Thecourseinvestigatestherelationshipbetweenthecharacteristicsofpresent-daymagmatismandglobaltectonicprocesses.Itdealswithbasaltseruptedatmid-oceanridgesandblack-arcbasins;withvolcanicsuitesinislandarcsandwithvolcanicandplutonicsuitesatcontinentalmarginsabovesubductionzones;withthevarietyofmagmatypesfromwhichoceanislandsarebuilt;withcontinentalfloodbasalts;withcontinentalriftvalleymagmatism;andwithintra-cratonicmagmas.Theuseofthisinformationininterpretingthepetrogenesisandthetectonicenvironmentofformationofancientrocksisdiscussed,alongwiththepetrologyofkomatiticlavasandProterozoicanorthositebatholiths,whichhavenomoderncounterparts.




GL3025 Environmental GeologyCredits: 10.0 Semester: 2


Description: Thismoduleaddressestheproblemsofhumanimpactonthegeo-environmentandviceversa.Itgivesthebasisforenvironmentalassessment,monitoring,managementandconsultancy.Thesyllabuscovers:(i)theroleoftheenvironmentalgeologist;(ii)environmentalengineeringgeology:propertiesofrocksandsoils;roads,tunnels,dams,bridges,quarriesandwatersupplies;(iii)environmentalgeochemistry:hydrologiccycles,chemicalevolutionofgroundwaters,waterpollution,biodegradation,organicsingroundwater,airpollution,greenhouseeffects,ozone;(iv)theenvironmentalimpactof:nuclearwaste,non-nuclearliquidandsolidwaste,urbandevelopment,landuseplanning,conservation,mining,legislation.





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GL3026 Geochemistry Degree ProjectCredits: 20.0(plus15.0fromChemistry)Semester: WholeYear

Availability: 2000-01onlyAvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme

Description: ThisisaninterdisciplinarymodulecombiningbothgeologyandchemistrycomponentsspecificallydesignedforGeochemistrydegreestudentstogainfieldexperienceand/orlaboratoryexpertiseinaprojectofgeochemicalinterest.Supervisedprojectfieldworkatanapprovedworldlocation,orprojectplacementinaResearchLaboratoryofanInternationalInstitutionisundertakenduringfourweeksof thesummervacation. Semester1 isdevotedtocompletionoftheanalyticalandgeologicalaspectsoftheprojectaswellaspreparingapreliminarypresentationfortheendofsemester1.Theprojectshouldbecompletedandsubmittedforassessmentnolaterthanweek9ofSemester2.

Teaching: Regulartutorialsforsupervision.


GL3027 Joint Honours Independent ProjectCredits: 20.0 Semester: WholeYear

Availability: 2000-01onlyAvailableonlytostudentsinthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.

Description: ThismoduleiscompulsoryforstudentstakingJointHonoursdegreesinGeologyandanothersubject.Itisdesignedtodevelopstudents’researchskills.Theywilllearnhowtoassembleasetofdataandpresentthisataseminar.Eachstudentisrequiredtoundertakereadingtoselectasuitablejointtopicorlocationtoundertakeajointgeologicalinvestigation.Thestudentwillcarryoutapprovedfieldorlaboratoryworkforatleastfourweeksduringthesummervacation,supervisedfrombothdepartments.Thefieldandlaboratoryworkwillbeaccompaniedbyarelevantreadingprogramme,whichisexpectedtoleadtofurtheranalyticalwork.Theproductionofasubstantialdissertationonthetopicisanessentialpartoftheprogramme.


Teaching: Two3hourlaboratorieseachweekanduptofourweeksoffieldwork,topictobeselectedwith supervisors.


GL3028 Excursion/Map Interpretation/Geochemical Essays



Description: GeochemistrydegreestudentsproceedingtothesecondyearoftheHonoursProgrammecompleteafieldexcursionduringtheperiodpriortomatriculation(inassociationwithGL3008)visitingclassicalgeologicallocationsintheBritishIslesorEuropefor7to10days.Atype-writtenreportofnotmorethan2,000wordsdescribingthegeologicalsignificanceoftheexcursionissubmittedforassessment.AssessedinterpretationsonclassicalEuropeanandBritishgeologicalmapswillbecompletedduringSemesters1and2.TheGeochemicalEssayswilltaketheformofa3hourexaminationperiodattheendofSemester2duringwhichthestudentwillcompletetwoessaysbasedontheirintegratedgeochemicalknowledgegleanedfromboththeGeologycomponentandtheChemistrycomponent.

Teaching: One3hourlaboratory

Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,One3HourExamination=50%

GL3030 Joint Honours Excursion and Map Interpretation



Description: This is a coremodule. Immediately prior to commencing the second year of theHonoursprogramme,studentswillattendanexcursionlastingbetween7and10daystovisitclassicgeologicallocationsintheBritishIslesorEurope.Theywillprepareatype-writtenreportofnotmorethan2000words,describingthesignificanceofwhattheyhaveseenandlearnt.MapinterpretationexerciseswillbecarriedoutonEuropeanandBritishgeologicalmaps.StudentsselectmapsfromeithertheJuniorortheSeniorHonoursMapInterpretationclasses.

Teaching: 3Hourlaboratoryonsixoccasions.

Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=100%


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GL3033 Petroleum and Reservoir GeologyCredits: 10.0 Semester: 1Availability: 2000-01onlyPrerequisite: EntrytoanHonoursProgrammeinGeology,EnvironmentalGeologyorGeoscience.Description: Understandingthegeologyofpetroleumreservoirsisofconsiderableimportancetotheoilandgasindustry.Suchunderstandingisgainedfromintegratinginformationfromdiversesourcesincludingstratigraphicandgeophysicallogs,sedimentarypetrographyandgeochemistry.Thelecturecoursecoverstheapplicationofthesetechniquestoreservoirgeologyfollowedbyaconsiderationofresourceevaluationandproductionmethodologies.Theseaspectsareillustratedwithdetailedcasestudies.Theaccompanyingpracticalcoursegivesstudentshands-onexperienceofgeophysicalequipmentinthefieldandaseriesof“exploration-play”exercisesinthelaboratory.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 12lecturesand12hoursoflaboratoryclasses.Assessment: ContinuousAssessment=50%,2HourExamination=50%GS3001 Dissertation in Environmental GeoscienceCredits: 30.0 Semester: WholeYearAvailability: 2000-01onlyPrerequisite: AvailableonlytostudentscompletinganEnvironmentalGeosciencedegreeDescription: Theaimofthismoduleistotesttheabilityofstudentstocompleteanoriginalpieceofresearchwork,includingformulationofaviabletopic,datacollectionandanalysis,andwritingupoftheresultsintheformofadissertationnotexceeding10,000wordsinlength.ThetopicofresearchwillnormallyrelatetooneormoreofthetaughtmodulesintheEnvironmentalGeosciencedegreeprogramme,andmustbeapprovedbyanappropriatememberofstaffwhowillactassupervisor.AviableplanforresearchmustbeapprovedbytheprojectsupervisorbytheendofthesecondsemesterofthefirstyearoftheHonoursProgramme.ThedissertationmustbecompletedbyMondayofthe7thweekoftheSecondSemesterofthesecondyearoftheHonoursProgramme.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: Upto4weeksoffieldwork;progressmeetingswithsupervisor(s)Assessment: Dissertation=100%GS3002 Data Analysis and Numerical Methods in GeoscienceCredits: 10.0 Semester: 1Availability: 2000-01Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceAnti-requisite: GE3005Description: Thismoduleisdesignedtogivestudentsanintroductiontothehandling,presentationandanalysisofnumericaldatawithinthecontextofGeoscience.Topicswillinclude(i)understandingdatatypes,(ii)datapresentationandbasicdescriptivestatistics,(iii)probability,(iv)hypothesistestingusingparametricstatistics,(v)correlationandregression,(vi)introductiontonumericalmethodsinGeoscience.TheMINITABstatisticalpackagewillbeusedtoapplythesetechniquestotheanalysisoflargedatasets.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: OnelectureandonepracticalclasseachweekAssessment: 3HourExamination=100%GS3003 Cartographical and Presentational SkillsCredits: 10.0 Semester: 1Availability: 2000-01Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscienceDescription: Thismodule provides a training in transformingvarious formsof geosciencedata into two-dimensionalcomputergraphics.Inparticularbasicmapdesignandcomputer-basedcartographictechniquesareusedtocreatearangeofgeological,thematicandchloroplethmaps.Themodulethenappliesthesetechniquesincombinationwithimagemanipulationtocreatevarioustypesofvisualpresentationofgeoscientificthemes.ClassHour: Tobearranged.Teaching: 18hoursofclasswork


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GS3004 Field Mapping and Map Interpretation



Prerequisites: GS2001,GS2002,GG2003,GG2004,andadmissiontoHonoursGeoscience

Description: Thismodulewilltrainstudentstoobserve,recordandinterpretgeologicalfeaturesinthefieldandonmaps.Emphasiswillbeplacedondevelopingmodelsfromobservationsanddevisingtestsofthesemodels.Specifically,studentsaretrainedtothinkinthreespatialdimensionsaswellastime.Aswellasfieldandinterpretiveskills,studentswilldevelopthekeyskillsoflogisticalorganisation,teamworkingandpresentationofreports.


Teaching: Twofieldcoursesof14and7daysrespectively,plus5threehourlaboratoryclasses.


GS3005 Honours Field Excursion

Credits: 10.0 Semester: SummervacationbetweenJH&SH



Description: BuildingonthefieldtrainingofJHthismoduleisdesignedtodevelopthefieldobservationandinterpretationskillsofcollecting,recording,interpretingandsynthesisingdatainthefield.Thefieldcoursewillbethematicandexamineallaspectsofaregionusinganintegratedapproach.Themeandlocationmayvarybuttheexcursionwillgenerallybebasedwithinawell-exposedorogenicbeltwiththeaimoftraversingfromtheforelandtotheinterior.

ClassHour: notapplicable

Teaching: About12daysoffield-basedinstructionandexercises


GS3006 Research Review and Presentations




Description: Thestudentselectsaparticulargeosciencetopic,onethatisnotdirectlydealtwithinasubjectmodule,conductsliteratureandwebresearchandthenwritesacriticalreviewofca.3000words.Thetopicisalsoreportedintheformofbothanillustratedposter,andinashortseminarfollowedbyquestions.Therewillbeashortcourseongivingverbalpresentations.

ClassHour: notapplicable.

Teaching: Onelectureandfourclassmeetings.


GS3007 Map Interpretation and Remote Sensing




Description: Thismodulecontinuesthetrainingintheinterpretationofthegeologyofaregionasrepresentedonageologicalmap.Inaddition,studentswillbetrainedinthetechniquesofinterpretingremotelysensedimagesoftheEarth’ssurfacebyaerialphotographyandsatelliteimagery.


Teaching: 10laboratorysessions



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GS3008 Research Dissertation




Description: Anindividualresearchprojectwhichallowsthestudenttopursueindepthatopicofpersonalinterest.The studentworks largely independentlyof supervision andhas theopportunity to demonstrateindividuality,initiativeandenterprise.Skillsofplanningandexecutingresearcharelearnt,aswellastheabilitytoworkindependently,andpresenttheresultsorallyandindissertationform(upto10,000words).

ClassHour: Notapplicable.

Teaching: none


GS3009 Joint Honours Research Project




Description: Anindividualresearchprojectwhichallowsthestudenttopursueindepthatopicofpersonalinterest.The studentworks largely independentlyof supervision andhas theopportunity to demonstrateindividuality,initiativeandenterprise.Skillsofplanningandexecutingresearcharelearnt,aswellastheabilitytoworkindependently,andpresenttheresultsorallyandindissertationform.

ClassHour: notapplicable.

Teaching: none


GS3010 Joint Honours Research Review

Credits: 5.0 Semester: 1 or 2


Prerequisites: GS2001, GS2002, GG2003, GG2004, and admission to Honours Geoscience

Description: The student identifies a particular geoscience topic, one that is not directly dealt with in a subject module, conducts literature and web research and then writes a critical review.

Class Hour: Not applicable.

Teaching: none

Assessment: Continuous Assessment = 100%


School of Geography & Geosciences Head of School Degree ......Page 10.3 Geography & Geosciences - 1000 & 2000 Level modules Major Degrees: GE3003, GE3004, plus any four of: GE3001,

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