Course Catalogue

Advanced Environmental Geoscience Skills EARTH4095

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

An advanced integrated course focusing on landscape and environmental evolution, surface processes and environmental hazards through field studies and data analysis. Students will develop advanced field skills and integrate datasets to address geoscience problems.

Timetable

Field class and classroom work in orientation week..

Requirements of Entry

Normally completion of Level 3 Environmental Geoscience courses at a mean of D3.

Excluded Courses

EARTH4077 - Quaternary Geoscience

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Portfolio of field-based activities and data synthesis.

Course Aims

Through the combination of field observations/measurements and analytical datasets, the course aims to equip the students with advanced skills in understanding complex environmental changes, and synthesising and critically evaluating these data.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Interpret publicly available datasets (e.g. historic maps) and synthesise data from these sources

■ Demonstrate competence in a range of advanced field skills

■ Interpret numerical datasets and critically assess approaches to environmental numerical data collection

■ Integrate a range of field and laboratory evidence and datasets to construct environmental models and independently address a geoscience question.

■ Synthesise and critically evaluate data and present to an academic and professional audience

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions