Course Catalogue

Environmental Geoscience Skills EARTH4096

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

Short Description

To develop a wide range of practical skills centred around the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and visualisation of environmental geoscience data, and develop academic and professional skills.

Timetable

One class per week for 5 weeks (held as 3-hour workshop). Residential field class.

Requirements of Entry

Normally completion of all credit-bearing courses from Earth Science Level 2 at an average Grade C3 or better, achieving at least a Grade of D3 in each individual course and attendance at the residential field class.

Excluded Courses

GEOG4126 - Landscape Evolution

EARTH4077 - Quaternary Geoscience

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Portfolio of field-based activities and report (80%)

A short written assignment (20%)

Course Aims

The aim of this course is for students to develop a range of professional and practical skills necessary to ethically gather, manage, synthesise, and evaluate environmental geoscience information, with particular emphasis on literature engagement, field-centred learning, map interpretation/environmental statistics, and communication.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

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

■ Process and interpret environmental geoscience data using a variety of field methods

■ Critically evaluate environmental geoscience data and synthesise these data

■ Critically evaluate and synthesise academic and professional literature

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions