Engelska Studiehandboken kurser
Environmental Planning and Design
SBL602 Basic Geoscience 30.0 ECTS credits
DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA
General information about studying at Luleå university
TIMEPERIOD: Vt 98
LANGUAGE: Swedish
EXAMINER
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PREREQUISITES
General.
COURSE AIM
The aim of this course is to give a broad introduction to Geoscience.
CONTENTS
General geology. Plate tectonics and the formation of the Earth.
Mineralogy. Identification methods.
Petrology. Diagnostic methods for rocks.
Structural geology.
Prequaternary och regional geology.
Quaternary geology and soils
Man and the geologic environment
Meteorology
Hydrology
Geohydrology
Geophysics
Geochemistry
Geodesy
Field-work and excursions Geologic and geophysical mapping. Visits to mines, pits, dams and reclaimed areas. Pumping tests. Computer modelling of ground water flow.
TEACHING
Lectures will be given in Swedish.
EXAMINATION
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG
ITEMS/CREDITS
Fieldstudies 6.0ECTS
Laboratory work 4.5ECTS
Written exam, 6.0ECTS
Written exam, geophysics 4.5ECTS
Written exam, geology 9.0ECTS
COURSE LITTERATURE
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