Undergraduate Course: MEarthSci field training (GESC11004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | As students on the integrated masters programmes were unable to attend Cyprus in 2021 due to covid travel restrictions, students taking MEarthSci Field Training this year will join the 4th year undergraduate students on the Cyprus field excursion.
In Semester 2 you will attend a series of preparatory lectures/discussion sessions, and practical classes on the geology of Cyprus in its regional setting. You will then attend a 2 week field excursion to examine and document the geology in April 2022. The course will be assessed on field note books, an extended abstract for a chosen paper on the geology of Cyprus, and a summary of field observations relevant to this chosen paper.
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| Course description |
As students on the integrated masters programmes were unable to attend Cyprus in 2021 due to covid travel restrictions, students taking MEarthSci Field Training this year will join the 4th year undergraduate students on the Cyprus field excursion. As preparation for the field excursion students you attend the following lectures to discuss the geology of Cyprus in its regional setting:
- The Upper Cretaceous Troodos ophiolite ¿ A. Robertson
- The Upper Cretaceous sediments of Cyprus ¿ A. Robertson
- Miocene Sediments of Cyprus ¿ A. Robertson
- Palaeooceanography aspects (for the field trip) ¿ D. Kroon
- Cyprus Pleistocene sediments and geomorphology ¿ A. Robertson
- Allochthonous units of Cyprus (Mamonia and Moni) ¿ A. Robertson
- Explanation/revision of Cyprus igneous rocks for the field trip ¿ G. Bromiley
There will also be a series of practical sessions during weeks 6 to 10 where you will be able to familiarise yourself with Cyprus rocks prior to the field excursion. You will study up to 30 thin sections of key rock types from Cyprus and make summary descriptions of these for reference (in your field notebook to be also used for Cyprus) prior to the excursion.
The course will be assessed on field notebooks, an extended abstract for a chosen paper on the geology of Cyprus, and a summary of field observations relevant to this chosen paper (see below).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | TBD |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Fieldwork Hours 100,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
96 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam: 0%, Course Work: 100 %, Practical Exam: 0%.
The Course Work comprises: 1) Field Note Book - 50% of module; 2) An extended abstract submitted before the excursion on a chosen paper - 25% of module; and 3) A post-excursion summary of relevant field observations - 25% of module. Further details are given below.
Field Note Book: This book should contain complete and legible notes that form a record of your scientific activities during the field course. Effective use of field notes is an essential part of the training on this course and field observations must be recorded accurately and clearly, remembering to include times, and place names. All sketches must be clear, with labels, title, scale and direction.
Pre-excursion extended abstract. Up to 2 sided extended abstract with diagrams on a published paper that you have chosen. This will be submitted prior to the field excursion. A hard copy list of papers (references) will be made available. You are asked to sign up for a paper on a first-come-first served basis (i.e. everyone will do a different paper). You are asked to summarise the scientific content of the paper as a whole in your own words. You need to illustrate the text as appropriate using simple line drawings. These may not be copied from the original paper (or another source) and are best as hand-drawn diagrams (there will be credit for the suitability of the illustrations, not for drawing quality). You will summarise this paper orally to the group as a whole during the field trip as part of the discussion of outcrops (this oral aspect is not assessed).
Post-excursion summary of relevant field results. A maximum two side-long summary of field observations related to the outcrops that you visited that are relevant to your chosen paper (if in some cases none are relevant you can write-up a related aspect by agreement with leaders). More details will be explained during the excursion. Again please note, all illustrations need to be by yourself and not copied from any other source.
Assessment Deadlines
Pre field trip extended abstract - 12:00 Thursday week 11.
Post field trip extended abstract - 12:00 Monday exam wk 1.
Field trip notebook - TBC Exam Diet (after Cyprus Exam)
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| Feedback |
There will be continuous discussion of the field sites throughout the two weeks. Feedback both with regard to the notebook keeping and written summary will be available most of the time through personal discussion with the group leaders. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand many features of tectonics, magmatism, sedimentology and geomorphology of Cyprus, set in its regional context.
- Be able to describe and document the various rock types of Cyprus and the major geological units.
- Critically examine peer-reviewed literature and produce a professional synthesis of relevant information
- Relate their own field observations to those of the peer-reviewed literature.
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Reading List
| There is a recommended reading list of research papers posted on LEARN. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Field course locations may change for a variety of reasons, including security risks, increased costs or inability to access field locations. Any changes to the main destination of the field course will be announced as soon as possible. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Steven Hollis
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Course secretary | Ms Katerina Sykioti
Tel: (0131 6)50 5430
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