Undergraduate Course: Earth and Planetary Structure (EASC10074)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Earth Science | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The course consists of 18 lectures, with some tutorials, including 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 | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
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_Plantary Sturucture | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Wyn Williams 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4909 
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Course secretary | Miss Emma Latto 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510 
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