? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 9  ? Acronym : GEO-3-ENVTA

Part A: Geophysical Techniques. This is designed to be preparatory to Summer field projects and will be accompanied by practical demonstrations of some of the field equipment.

Part B: Laboratory Techniques. This will introduce you to the application of some of the modern analytical techniques used in Environmental Geoscience. Following from the 'Analytical Techniques' component of the 'Chemical Geology' course, it provides hands-on training in key analytical methods, data interpretation, and scientific reporting of results. The techniques will be demonstrated in laboratory sessions and you will gain experience by applying the techniques to a suite of sediment samples. The analyses will form the basis of an independent Laboratory Project. The report should include an outline of the methods employed, an assessment of data quality, and a full environmental interpretation of the results modelled after a scientific paper.

? Pre-requisites : Sedimentology A. Other students may be admitted at the discretion of the Course Organiser.

? Costs : None.

Home subject area

Earth Science, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Friday 14:00 15:50 Central

? Additional Class Information : Practical classes will be on Tuesday (weeks 3-8), 10-12pm and Thur (weeks 3-8), 2-5pm.

to be confirmed

Laboratory Project report (75%); degree exam (25%).

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 45 minutes

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Nicola Muir
Tel : (0131 6)50 4842
Email : Nikki.Muir@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Raja Ganeshram
Tel : (0131 6)50 7364
Email : R.Ganeshram@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/