| Unit name | Planet Earth |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EASC10003 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Tim Elliott |
| Open unit status | Open |
| Pre-requisites |
n/a |
| Co-requisites |
n/a |
| School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
An overview of our Planet Earth, showing how the dynamic interior has shaped its evolution through time and given rise to the present earth structure, materials, life forms and behaviour. There are no practical classes or fieldwork.
Aims:
The course presents an overview of our Planet, showing how the dynamic interior has shaped its evolution and given rise to the present Earth structure, materials, life forms and global tectonics . We emphasiset the inter-disciplinary bio-, chemico- and physico-principles that underlie many of the Earth systems examined.
This Unit comprises the Planet Earth series of 72 lectures and associated tutorials.
Planet Earth (EASC 10003, 20cp)
25% from a January progress exam (1 hour) 75% from the summer exam (2 hours)
