Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Environmental Planning and Design

SBL604 Basic Geoscience 15.0 ECTS credits

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LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
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PREREQUISITES
General

COURSE AIM
The aim of this course is to give a broad introduction to general geology and geophysics.

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 Geophysics Geochemistry Geodesy Field-work and excursions Geologic and geophysical mapping. Visits to mines, pits, dams and reclaimed areas.

TEACHING
Lectures will be given in Swedish.

EXAMINATION

COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG

ITEMS/CREDITS


Field work, geophysics                                      	0.7ECTS
Written exam, geophysics                                    	3.7ECTS
Field work, geology                                         	0.7ECTS
Project report. geology                                     	0.7ECTS
Identification of rocks and minerals                        	1.5ECTS
Written exam, geology                                       	7.5ECTS

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