Landscape Development
Syllabus, Bachelor's level, 1GE142
This course has been discontinued.
- Code
- 1GE142
- Education cycle
- First cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Earth Science G2F
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 12 March 2009
- Responsible department
- Department of Earth Sciences
Entry requirements
Knowledge and skills corresponding to 55 credits in Earth Sciences including Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeobiology 10 credits.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course the student should be able to
- describe the endogenic and exogenic processes that are active during landscape evolution as well as the interaction between these processes
- describe landscape evolution at different time scales and climatic conditions
- describe different hypotheses at different times concerning the evolution of Earth and the landscape
Content
Tectonic and volcanic processes that affect landscape formation. Fluvial, eolian, mass- and weathering, and glacial, periglacial, and biogeneous processes that sculpture the landscape. Temporal and spatial interaction between endogenic and exogenic processes.
Instruction
The course is given in the form of lectures, seminars and individual work. Practicals in remote sensing analysis. Field practicals (2-3 days) and laboratory exersises including including writing of a report.
Assessment
Written and/or oral examination at the end of the course corresponds to 5 ECTS of the course content. The field and laboratory part is equivalent to 3 ECTS and additional seminars correspond to 2 ECTS.