Undergraduate Course: Earth and Planetary Structure (EASC09019)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Earth Science |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course consists of 18 lectures, with some tutorials, inlcuding groups of students presenting results of guided independent learning. There is also one computer-based practical and problem sheets to support learning.
The course covers the following modules:
* Cosmogeny and comparative planetology
* Composition and dating
* Physics of the Earth's interior |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| to be confirmed |
Assessment Information
| 1.5 hour written exam |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Earth_Planetary Structure |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Wyn Williams
Tel: (0131 6)50 4909
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Emma Latto
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
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