Course Catalogue - Earth Science

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Earth Science

SCQF Level 08 (14 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
EASC08001	SV1	Earth Dynamics	Semester 1	20
EASC08014		Earth Materials	Not delivered this year	20
EASC08018	SS1	Earth Modelling and Prediction 2	Semester 2	20
EASC08022		Earth Science Fundamentals for Geophysicists	Not delivered this year	10
EASC08023	SV1	Evolution of the Living Earth	Semester 1	20
EASC08021	SV1	Geomaterials	Semester 1	20
EASC08007		Global Environmental Processes	Not delivered this year	20
EASC08020	SV1	Global Tectonics and the Rock Cycle	Semester 2	20
EASC08012		History of Life	Not delivered this year	20
EASC08008	SV1	Introduction to Geophysics	Semester 2	20
EASC08017	SV1	Introduction to the Geological Record	Semester 2	20
EASC08011	SV1	Natural Hazards	Semester 1	20
EASC08004	SV1	Oceanography	Semester 2	20
EASC08016	SV1	Physics of the Earth	Semester 2	20

SCQF Level 09 (35 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
EASC09013	SV1	Aquatic Systems	Semester 1	10
EASC09009	SV1	Chemical Geology	Semester 1	10
EASC09035	SV1	Computational Modelling for Geosciences	Semester 1	10
EASC09005		Dynamic Stratigraphy	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09019	SV1	Earth and Planetary Structure	Semester 2	10
EASC09012		Environmental Techniques and Applications	Not delivered this year	20
EASC09045	SV1	Environmental Techniques and Applications	Semester 2	10
EASC09020		Exploration Geophysics	Not delivered this year	20
EASC09040	SS1	Exploration Geophysics	Semester 2	10
EASC09036	SS1	Field Course in Tropical Marine and Terrestrial Geoscience	Semester 2	20
EASC09032	SV1	Field Skills for Earth Surface Scientists	Flexible	10
EASC09031	SV1	Field Skills for Geologists	Flexible	10
EASC09033	SV1	Fields and Waves	Semester 2	10
EASC09029	SV1	Geology 3rd Year Field Courses	Semester 2	10
EASC09038	SV1	Geophysical Inverse Theory	Semester 2	10
EASC09027		Global Tectonics	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09041	SS1	Helmsdale 3rd Year Field Excursion and Interpretation Exercise	Semester 1	10
EASC09041	SV1	Helmsdale 3rd Year Field Excursion and Interpretation Exercise	Semester 1	10
EASC09003		Hydrocarbons	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09049	SV1	Hydrocarbons and Geophysical Exploration	Semester 2	10
EASC09011	SV1	Igneous Petrogenesis	Semester 2	10
EASC09008	SV1	Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology	Semester 1	10
EASC09022		Introduction to Geophysical Fields and Waves	Not delivered this year	20
EASC09046		Introduction to Physical Volcanology	Not delivered this year	10
EASC09044		Introduction to Physical Volcanology and Tephra	Not delivered this year	20
EASC09021	SV1	Mathematical Methods for Geophysicists	Semester 1	10
EASC09024	SV1	Measurement Techniques in Geophysics	Semester 1	10
EASC09014	SV1	Metamorphic Petrology and Structure	Semester 2	10
EASC09043	SV1	Ore Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry	Semester 2	10
EASC09006	SV1	Palaeontology	Semester 1	10
EASC09047	SV1	Quantitative Methods in Earth Sciences	Semester 2	10
EASC09007	SV1	Quaternary Environmental Change	Semester 1	10
EASC09037	SV1	Sedimentology	Semester 1	10
EASC09042	SS1	Spain Fieldcourse: Mountain Building and Destruction	Semester 2	10
EASC09002	SV1	Structural Geology	Semester 1	10
EASC09048	SV1	Volcanology	Semester 2	10

SCQF Level 10 (41 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
EASC10073	SV1	Advances in Metamorphism	Semester 2	10
EASC10072		Antarctica: Development of a Continent and its context in Rodian and Gondwana	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10048	SV1	Applied Environmental Geochemistry	Semester 1	10
EASC10060		Carbonates	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10069	SS1	Cyprus Excursion and Synoptic Practical for Geology and Physical Geographers	Semester 2	20
EASC10068	SS1	Cyprus Excursion and Synoptical Practical for Geologists	Full Year	20
EASC10030		Dinosaur Palaeobiology	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10043	SS1	Dissertation in Geology and Physical Geography	Full Year	40
EASC10084	SV1	Earth Surface Processes	Semester 2	10
EASC10074		Earth and Planetary Structure	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10086	SS1	Environmental Geoscience 4th Year Field Course	Semester 1	10
EASC10059		Environmental Geoscience Fieldwork and Synoptic Practical Examination	Not delivered this year	20
EASC10009	SS1	Environmental Geosciences Projects	Semester 1	40
EASC10049	SV1	Environmental Problems and Issues	Semester 1	10
EASC10081		Evolution of the Modern Earth	Not delivered this year	20
EASC10090	SV1	Evolution of the Modern Earth	Semester 1	10
EASC10038	SV1	Exploration Seismology	Semester 2	10
EASC10080	SV1	Formation and Evolution of Continents	Semester 1	10
EASC10070	SV1	Frontiers in Geophysics	Semester 2	10
EASC10089	SS1	Frontiers in Research	Semester 2	10
EASC10011	SV1	Geology Dissertation	Semester 2	40
EASC10079	SS1	Geology and Landscapes	Semester 2	10
EASC10036	SV1	Geomagnetism	Semester 1	10
EASC10085	SS1	Geophysical Techniques for Terrestrial Environmental Applications	Semester 2	10
EASC10065	SV1	Geophysics Project	Full Year	40
EASC10052	SV1	Geophysics Project 1	Semester 1	20
EASC10053	SV1	Geophysics Project 2	Semester 2	20
EASC10058	SV1	Geoscience Outreach	Full Year	10
EASC10087	SS1	Geoscience Outreach and Engagement	Flexible	20
EASC10050	SV1	Global Environmental Change	Block 3 (Sem 2)	10
EASC10037	SV1	Global Geophysics	Semester 2	10
EASC10015	SV1	Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality	Semester 2	10
EASC10082	SV1	Hydrogeology 1: Applied Hydrogeology	Semester 1	10
EASC10077	SV1	Hydrogeology 2: Simulation of Groundwater Flow and Transport	Semester 2	10
EASC10078		Hydrogeology 3: Field and Modelling Project	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10016		Igneous Geochemistry	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10083	SS1	Marine Systems and Policies (UG)	Semester 2	10
EASC10035	SV1	Seismology	Semester 1	10
EASC10021		Tectonic Geomorphology	Not delivered this year	10
EASC10022	SV1	Topics in Global Environmental Change	Block 3 (Sem 2)	10
EASC10040	SV1	Transferable Skills for Geophysicists	Semester 1	10

SCQF Level 11 (5 courses)

Code	Availability	Course Name	Period	Credits
EASC11003	SV1	Controlled Source Electro-Magnetic (CSEM) Methods	Semester 2	10
EASC11001		Helmsdale MSc Field Excursion	Not delivered this year	10
EASC11002	SS1	Hydrocarbon Reservoir Quality	Semester 2	20
EASC11004	SS1	Hydrocarbons	Semester 2	10
PGGE11193	SS1	Lake District Field Excursion MSc	Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond	10