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2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

SOEE1580 Geology 2

30 creditsClass Size: 120

Module manager: Dr Crispin Little
Email: C.T.S.Little@earth.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

Appropriate A-Levels or equivalent

Module replaces

SOEE1500 Understanding the Earth 2SOEE1510 Practical Geology

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Identify a range of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, their constituent minerals in hand specimen and thin section and understand their modes of formation.
- Identify, describe and have an understanding of the formation of different types of geological structures, how these relate to the principal stresses and their implications for the deformation history of a region.
- Understand what a stereonet is, how to use one and how to plot, manipulate and interpret geological data on a stereonet.
- Understand the three-dimensional nature of deformed rocks and some stratigraphic rules that govern the understanding of rock strata on Earth.
- Integrate data from a variety of sources to establish the geological history of an area.
- Keep a field notebook, identify and minimise hazards in fieldwork, and apply a variety of practical skills to the collection of field data including sedimentary logging, sketching cross-sections, using a compass-clinometer and plotting stereonets.
- Work effectively both individually and as a member of a team.

Students must secure a mark of at least 40 in each of the examinations in order to pass the module overall. In addition students must attend and pass the assessment for the Pembroke fieldtrip in order to pass the module overall.

Students who have not successfully passed the required exams/assessments will have to resit these in order to pass the module. Students who fail to attend the Pembroke fieldtrip without good cause will normally be required to attend the trip at the next available opportunity, usually the next academic year.

Syllabus

Structural geology:
- The mechanics of deformation and the formation and description of geological structures.
- Principles and practise of stereographic projection techniques.

Stratigraphic Principles and Maps:
- Geological mapwork, basic stratigraphic rules, construction of cross-sections, geological histories and map relationships.

Petrology:
- Processes of formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
- The description of hand specimens and thin sections, and recording observations coherently.

Sedimentology:
- The formation of sedimentary rocks, including siliciclastic and carbonate lithologies, the environments in which they formed and their internal structures.

Integrated Practicals:
- Synthesis of material covered in Geology 2 and preparation for the Assynt fieldtrip.

Pembroke:
- Collection, description and interpretation of field data.
- Synthesis of material covered in Geology 1 and 2.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Fieldwork87.0056.00
Lecture201.0020.00
Practical113.0033.00
Practical222.0044.00
Independent online learning hours74.00
Private study hours73.00
Total Contact hours153.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)300.00

Private study

- VLE MCQs and other exercises
- Background reading and revision.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Assessed in-class practical work
- VLE MCQs with formative feedback
- Verbal feedback from staff and demonstrators in practical classes and in field.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
PracticalIn class exercises10.00
FieldworkPembroke assessment (1x individual poster worth 50% and 1x field notebook worth 50%)10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)20.00

Attendance on the field course is compulsory and assessment is pass for progression (fieldwork exceptions for students with medical/disability issues: an equivalent alternative will be provided). Coursework cannot be resat. *** NOTE - The assessment for this module for the 2017/18 academic session onwards is currently under review. Further details are expected to be available for the start of the session in September 2017. ***


Exams
Exam typeExam duration% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)1 hr 30 mins40.00
Practical Exam / OSCE2 hr 00 mins40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)80.00

Practical examination requires use of departmental flat space laboratory areas, with two or three sittings dependent on cohort size. Resits are held in August if required. *** NOTE - The assessment for this module for the 2017/18 academic session onwards is currently under review. Further details are expected to be available for the start of the session in September 2017. ***

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 22/11/2017

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