NGEK10030U Marine Geoscience

Volume 2014/2015
Education
MSc programme in Geography and Geoinformatics
MSc programme in Geology-Geoscience
Content

The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge about sea floor processes,
marine transport processes in shallow and deep water, marine environment,
high resolutino seismics in shallow waters, georadar in coastal zones, climate
links, palaeoceanography and practical experience in selected marine research
methods. The course will be held at the field station Skalling Laboratoriet in Ho, NW of Esbjerg, Denmark. Lectures, exercises and field work will form the basic part of the course.

Learning Outcome

 

Knowledge:

Sea floor processes, marine transport processes in shallow and deep water, marine environment and climate relations, palaeoceanography and practical experience in marine research methods. active offshore marine geoscience fieldwork

Skills:

• identify strategies and methodologies, and to solve scientific problems in the marine geoscience research field

• demonstrate theoretical and practical knowledge of marine geosciences

• integrate theory, methodology, data and interpretation, and to demonstrate the ability to evaluate new information critically.

Competences:

organize and carry out geographical or geological field work and to be able to analyze, evaluate, document and communicate the results of a scientific study.

 

Please see Absalon course page.

BSc in Geography and Geoinformatics or equivalent
BSc in Geology-Geoscience or equivalent
The form of teaching is theory exercises combined with ad hoc lectures and a 6 days field trip. For the teaching plan, please see Absalon
There is room for 18 students on the course. 9 places have been pre-reserved for non-Danish and non-KU students. For KU students, places will be prioritized based on the following criteria:
1) Students enrolled in the M.Sc. programme in Geology-Geoscience/​Geography-Geoinformatics who have followed the competence course ‘Geophysics - Global seismology and potential fields’ or ‘Coastal, Estuarine and Fluvial Geoscience’
2) Students enrolled in the M.Sc. programme in Geology-Geoscience/​Geography-Geoinformatics with a signed Masters’ thesis contract. Those applicants with the most passed ECTS points at the time of application will be prioritized highest.
3) Other students enrolled in the M.Sc. programme in Geology-Geoscience/​Geography-Geoinformatics
Students shall pay for their own travel to and from Skallingen Laboratoriet as well as 700 DKK for food and lodgings.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Excursions
  • 72
  • Preparation
  • 87
  • Theory exercises
  • 47
  • Total
  • 206
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
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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
Exam period
Several internal examiners.
Criteria for exam assesment

Please see learning outcomes