NIGK19004U Marine Geoscience
Marine Geoscience is the integration of the disciplines of physical geography, geomorphology, geology, geophysics and geobiochemistry. By applying a theoretical and practical approach, students will examine sedimentary and depositional transport processes and morphodynamics in shallow marine and near-coastal waters and formation of resulting submarine landforms. An important element of this interdisciplinary course is ship-based marine geoscientific field studies where students try basic as well as more advanced instrumentation, field measurements and data processing techniques.
Knowledge
Marine geomorphology, marine stratigraphy, marine and nearshore depositional environments, stratigraphy and architecture of marine landforms, marine and nearshore geomicrobiology, dynamic measurements of water coulmn properties, marine and coastal sediment coring and surface sampeling techniques, shallow seismic techeniques and sub-bottom imaging, echo sounder measurements, data processing techniques.
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
- use research equipment such as seismic devices, eco-sounders, ADCPs, current meters and sediment sample and coring techniques etc. commonly applied in marine geoscience studies.
- apply basic and advanced data processing techniques for simple analysis of dynamic data.
- evaluate strength and weaknesses of different marine geoscientific techniques and their related uncertainties.
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 the Absalon course page.
- Category
- Hours
- Field Work
- 72
- Preparation
- 134
- Total
- 206
After the marks (passed or not passed) have been given, the students are encouraged to contact the course teachers and get a more thorough individual assessment.
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, Written assignment to be handed in in week 34 in Digital Exam.Course participation under invigilationWritten assignment – deadline for submission August 17 in Digital Exam.Course participation under invigilation.
- Exam registration requirements
Approved participation in the fieldwork. If the student does not take part in the fieldwork, the student cannot take part in the exam or re-exam and will have to re-take the course on next occasion.
- 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 is identical to the ordinary examination. A revised written assignment must be handed in in the re-exam week.
Criteria for exam assesment
Please see learning outcomes.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NIGK19004U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- The field part of the course take place from June 28 to July 3, both days included. During this part of the course, we will be staying at and working out from the Skalling Laboratory in western Jutland. The address of the laboratory is Skallingevej 19, Ho, 6857 Blåvand, Denmark. The student are expected to arrive no later than 12.00 June 28 at the Skalling Laboratory.
- Placement
- Summer
- Schedule
- All participants are expected to be present and take actively part in the field part of the course (June 28-July 3). In the weeks after the course, students work independently or in groups with data obtained in the field, preparing their final written assignment (deadline for submission August 17). This part of the course can be carried out on campus or from home.
- Course capacity
- 10
- Continuing and further education
- Price
The students pay for their own travel to and from the teaching location. In addition each student pay a course-fee of 100 DKK/day/student equalling 600 DKK covering food expenses and lodging.
- Study board
- Study Board of Geosciences and Management
Contracting department
- Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Mikkel Fruergaard (3-75716e48716f7636737d366c73)
Lecturers
Mikkel Fruergaard, Lars Ole Boldreel, Thorbjørn Joest Andersen, Aart Kroon, Nicole Posth and Verner Brandbyge Ernstsen (from GEUS)