NIGK13014U Field and Methods Course
MSc programme in Geology-Geoscience
The fundamental goal of the course is to enable the student to independently organize and carry out larger-scale geographic or geologic fieldwork and to be able to analyze, evaluate, document and communicate the results of a scientific study.
The course is designed as preparation for a Master’s thesis and therefore takes place during Master’s courses and prior to carrying out a Master’s thesis. In this course students will gain hands-on experience in a varied range of qualitative and quantitative methods that are considered to have a broad application in both research- and industry-related fields.
The course comprises three parts: i) block 3: theoretical and methodological studies, classroom teaching and preparation for fieldwork; ii) between block 3 and 4: 10 days of fieldwork, iii) block 4: processing of data, report writing and possibly additional classroom teaching.
Knowledge:
Organize and carry out fieldwork, analyze, evaluate, document and
communicate the results of a scientific studyy
Skills:
Can identify, propose and prepare suggestions for solving more
complex scientific problems in relation to theoretical,
methodological and empirical observations with a background in
high-level geographical knowledge.
Can critically evaluate a choice of methods as well as propose
procedures aimed at investigating and assessing the accuracy and
possible sources of error of a method.
Can evaluate the suitability of a specific method for investigating
a scientific problem, e.g. through use of statistical analysis of
data.
Can compile results from several, and preferentially different,
methods and apply these in to specific discussion and evaluation of
their own results.
Competences:
Can use scientifically-correct language, present scientific
arguments and justifications, participate in scientific discussions
as well as communication science at various levels.
Can integrate, evaluate, discuss and put into perspective,
theoretical, methodological and empirical choices including
exhibiting a reflective and critical sense for these choices
together with their scientific possibilities and limitations in
relationship to a specific scientific problem.
Please see Absalon course page.
BSc. prgramme in Geography and Geoinformatics or equivalent.
Physical Geography
Period: 2015, academic year 2014-2015 block 4 + academic year 2015-2016 block 1.
Destination: Disko, Greenland
Responsible: CENPERM (Bo Elberling)
Period: 2015, academic year 2014-2015 block 3+4
Destination: Ghana
Responsible: Henrik B. Madsen
Period: 2016, academic year 2015-2016 block 3+4
Destination: Vietnam
Responsible: Thorbjørn Joest Andersen
Human Geography:
Period: 2014, academic year 2014-2015, block 1+2
Destination: Nepal
Responsible: Jytte Agergaard
Period: 2015, academic year 2014-2015, block 3+4
Destination: Toronto, Canada
Responsible: Høgni K. Hansen
Period: 2016 academic year 2015-2016, block 3+4 (tentative)
Destination: Colombia
Responsible: Ole Mertz
Period: 2017 academic year 2016-2017, block 3+4 (tentative)
Destination: Tanzania
Responsible: Niels Fold, Marianne Nylandsted Larsen, Torben Birch-Thomsen
Geology:
Period: 2015, academic year block 3+4 academic year 2014-2015.
Destination: Cap Verde
Responsible: Lars Clemmensen and Paul Martin Holm
Period: 2015, academic year 2014-2015, block 3+4
Destination: England
Responsible: Kresten Anderskouv
Please note that the Department will arrange information meetings for students who are interested in these course prior to the formal registration.
Students shall pay for their own travel to and from the field-work area, as well as 125 DKK per day for food and lodging.
- Category
- Hours
- Excursions
- 120
- Preparation
- 152
- Project work
- 70
- Theory exercises
- 70
- Total
- 412
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentOral examination, 20 minutesThe written assignment is prepared during the course and must be handed in prior to the exam week. The oral exam uses the written assignment as its point of departure. It includes the titles listed in the officially approved reading list.
- Aid
- Without aids
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners
Criteria for exam assesment
Please see learning outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NIGK13014U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 2 blocks
Block 1+2, block 2+3, block 3+4, block 4+1 depending on the destination.
- Placement
- Block 1, Block 2, Block 3 And Block 4
- Schedule
- ...
- Course capacity
- Depends on the specific destination.
- Study board
- Study Board of Geosciences and Management
Contracting department
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Course responsibles
- Lars Krogh (2-7a794e77757c3c79833c7279)