Unit information: Frontiers in Earth Science in 2008/09

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Unit name Frontiers in Earth Science
Unit code EASCM0016
Credit points 10
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1B (weeks 7 - 12)
Unit director Professor. Kohn
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

Successful completion of third year of a Single Honours MSci Geology programme.

Co-requisites

The remaining units of fourth year of Single Honours Geology MSci programme

School/department School of Earth Sciences
Faculty Faculty of Science

Description including Unit Aims

Critical examination of Earth Science topics in which either new approaches to existing subdisciplines are emerging or new fields are being created. Study of each topic comprises an introductory lecture, time for reading and a short symposium with students giving papers on the topic followed by discussion.