NIGK14050U Coastal, Estuarine and Fluvial Geoscience (part 2)
MSc Programme in Geology-Geoscience
This competence-line course teaches state-of the art research within the field Dynamics and Landscapes of Coastal Environments.
Knowledge:
Hydrodynamic processes, sediment transport and morphological
response (morphodynamics) in coastal environments, and the
resulting landforms. Topics include: Waves and currents; erosion
and transport of (non-cohesive) sediments; beach and shoreface
morphology; conceptual morphological models; stratigraphy and
formation of coastal landscapes (barrier systems, beach ridge
plains, tidal inlets, deltas); coastal profile development; coastal
response to sea level change
Skills:
- apply, evaluate and analyze methods, theories and data related to the course subjects.
- gain an overview and understanding of research methodologies in the coastal environment
- discuss data-sets from studies dealing with sediment transport and sedimentary deposits
- carry out some basic calculations of problems within coastal processes and sediment transport
- give a short, concise and well-illustrated oral presentation of a research problem (on the basis of scientific papers).
- write a short, concise report on a selected topic aimed at colleagues within research or public institutions
Competences:
The aim of the course is to expand on topics taught on B.Sc. level
and to gain a broad and coherent understanding of sediment
transport, geomorphological processes and landforms in coastal
environments. The students will be able to understand/appreciate
coastal development over both short and long time spans and how
(and why) changing boundary conditions (climate change; sea level
change) affect these landscapes in the long term. This includes an
appreciation of risks related to climate change along with possible
adaptation strategies and measures.
At the end of the course the student will be able to critically evaluate both research methodologies and research results from coastal environments, to distil information from scientific publications and to translate this into coherent, professional-style oral presentations and a short, concise written report.
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- Category
- Hours
- Preparation
- 136
- Project work
- 35
- Theory exercises
- 35
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 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
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
Please see learning outcomes.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NIGK14050U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Autumn And Block 2
- Schedule
- C (Mon 13-17 + Wednes 8-17)
- Course capacity
- 25 students (1 class of 25).
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Geosciences and Management
Contracting department
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Course responsibles
- Troels Aagaard (3-786565446d6b72326f7932686f)