NIGK15033U Marine Geoscience
MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics
MSc Programme in Geology-Geoscience
The purpose of this course is to provide the student an understanding of marine sedimentary and depositional processes, marine transport processes and morphodynamics in shallow and deep water, marine environment and climate relations, palaeoceanography and practical experience in marine research methods, focusing on the Quaternary, Holocene and recent environments and deposits. An important element of the course is the interdisciplinary approach combining geophysics (seismics and other acoustic methods), geomorphology, sedimentary studies and micropalaeontology (especially foraminifera). Another crucial aspect is the combination of theoretical and practical work, incl. active offshore marine geoscience fieldwork.
This theoretical and practical course in marine geoscience focusing on sedimentary and depositional processes linked to ocean currents and shallow-water coastal processes. The course will combine the use of acoustic methods (incl. seismics, multibeam imaging, subbottom profiling) and investigation of marine sediment cores.
The course is a compact course taking place on a field station as well as in the field. As part of the course, the students will partake in geomorphological field work in the shallow-marine/coastal region as well as on board a sea-going research vessel.
Knowledge
Ability to assess issues related to the management of marine arears as well being trained in the ability to analyse specific problems and scientific relations related to dynamics, sedimentary environments, bottom morphology and stratigraphy in the marine environment.
Skills
Knowledge of how marine geoscience instruments such as seismic devices, multibeams, ADCPs etc. functions, and training in handling algorithms related to assessing results coming from such devises as well as results based on lab analysis of collected samples.
Competences
The course is focused on giving the student an overall ability to collect marine geoscience data, be able to sort, ennoble and evaluate the data into a final result, and use this for drawing meaningful conclusions related to dynamics, sedimentary environments, bottom morphology and stratigraphy in marine environments.
Please see Absalon course page.
BSc in Geology-Geoscience or equivalent
This course is carried out in cooperation with the Institute for Geoscience at Aarhus University. It is unique in the sense that this is the only Geoscience course in Denmark making use of a modern state of the art equipped research vessel : “R/V Aurora”. In 2016 the target area is Lillebælt and Vejle Fjord.
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 30
- Excursions
- 72
- Preparation
- 17,5
- Theory exercises
- 18
- Total
- 137,5
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- Credit
- 5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentWritten assignment with a deadline for handing-in report 4 weeks after completion of the 8 days course
- Exam registration requirements
Field trip participation is mandatory and must be approved.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners.
- Re-exam
If the exam registration requirement have not been fulfilled students must retake the course.
Re-examination Identical to the ordinary examination.
Criteria for exam assesment
Please see learning outcomes
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NIGK15033U
- Credit
- 5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- Placement
- Summer
- Schedule
- The course duration is 8 days and will be carried out at the end of July and/or the beginning of August. The exact dates will be made public by announcements on Absalon. The maximum number of students is 24 (ideally 12 from each university, but flexible dependent of applicants).
- Course capacity
- 24 students (1 class of 24).
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Geosciences and Management
Contracting department
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Course responsibles
- Jesper Bartholdy (2-78704e77757c3c79833c7279)
Lecturers
Jesper Bartholdy, Marit-Solveig Seidenkrandz, Lars Ole Boldreel, Verner Brandbyge Ernstsen, Jørn Bo Jensen, Ole Rønø Clausen and others