Unit name | Advanced Earth Sciences Fieldwork |
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Unit code | EASCM0051 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Professor. Rust |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
All 'must pass' units in years 1, 2 and 3 of the programme of study. |
Co-requisites |
N/A |
School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This field course in Santorini, Greece, will allow students to fully participate in the scientific process – from inception to completion. The overall aim is to combine advanced fieldwork skills with literature review and critical thinking to develop a research proposal to address an outstanding problem in Earth Sciences.
Santorini provides a unique setting for scientific research spanning topics of interest for Environmental Geosciences and Geology, including, but not limited to:
In the field there will be a two-phase program. First, a series of day-long group excursions to examine the local geology and environment. Second, independent field work directed towards testing a research plan and gathering preliminary data for a research proposal on a topic chosen by the student.
On successful completion of the class you will be able to:
Fieldwork
Pre-proposal: 2 pages (15%)
Selection and presentation (oral; 5-10 minutes) of relevant scientific paper (10%)
2-hour open-notebook test on the group fieldwork component of the field trip (25%)
Final proposal based on fieldwork and literature review. 8 pages (50%)
Recommended references relating to the volcanic history of Santorini and general volcanology fieldwork are:
Further reading will depend on the chosen area of study for each student.