Syllabus for Earth Science - Planet Earth

Geovetenskap - planeten jorden

A revised version of the syllabus is available.

Syllabus

  • 30 credits
  • Course code: 1GV004
  • Education cycle: First cycle
  • Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Earth Science G1N

    Explanation of codes

    The code indicates the education cycle and in-depth level of the course in relation to other courses within the same main field of study according to the requirements for general degrees:

    First cycle

    • G1N: has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
    • G1F: has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • G1E: contains specially designed degree project for Higher Education Diploma
    • G2F: has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • G2E: has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements, contains degree project for Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
    • GXX: in-depth level of the course cannot be classified

    Second cycle

    • A1N: has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • A1F: has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • A1E: contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (60 credits)
    • A2E: contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (120 credits)
    • AXX: in-depth level of the course cannot be classified

  • Grading system: Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
  • Established: 2007-03-15
  • Established by: The Faculty Board of Science and Technology
  • Revised: 2015-04-21
  • Revised by: The Faculty Board of Science and Technology
  • Applies from: Autumn 2015
  • Entry requirements: General entry requirements
  • Responsible department: Department of Earth Sciences

Syllabus Revisions

Reading list

Reading list

Applies from: Autumn 2016

Some titles may be available electronically through the University library.

  • Marshak, Stephen Earth : portrait of a planet

    5th ed.: New York: W.W. Norton & Company, cop 2015

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • Holmer, Lars Life and earth history

    Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2000

  • Willman, Sebastian; Meidla, Tönu; Budd, Graham Fossils & Rocks - Geotourism in the central Baltic

    Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2011

    Available for free download: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285183315_Fossils_Rocks_-_Geotourism_in_the_Central_Baltic

    Mandatory

  • Ahrens, C. Donald. Essentials of meteorology

    4th ed.: Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Cole ; a London : b Thomson Learning, Grove, Calif. : b Brooks/Col

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • Wastenson, Leif; Fredén, Curt Sveriges nationalatlas. [Kartografiskt material] : Berg och jord

    3. utg.: Bromma: Sveriges nationalatlas (SNA), 2009

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • Gembert, Björn; Ericsson, Birgitta Kvartärgeologi : kompendium för grundkurs i geovetenskap

    6. omarb. uppl.: Uppsala: Univ., 1996

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • Holmgren, Mineralkännedom och bergartskännedom

    Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 1993

  • Bergström, Sten Sveriges hydrologi : grundläggande hydrologiska förhållanden

    2. uppl.: Norrköping: Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (SMHI) ; a Uppsala : b Svenska hydrologiska rådet, 1994

    Book can be downloaded for free from SMHI: http://www.smhi.se/polopoly_fs/1.92224!/Menu/general/extGroup/attachmentColHold/mainCol1/file/Sveriges%20Hydrologi_2.pdf

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • Hall, Ola Introduktion till kartografi och geografisk information

    Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2003

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    Mandatory

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