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GEO-2003: Quaternary geology Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical and practical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
Normally third year. | Language of instruction
Norwegian, english by request | Examination semester
Autumn
| Contents
The course deals with processes, landforms and deposits associated with glaciers (glaciology, glacial geology), and with glaciation and associated environmental change (Quaternary history). The following themes are covered: climate change and ice-age theory, glacier formation and dynamics, erosional and depositional processes and forms associated with glacier ice and meltwater, Quaternary deposits, ice-age history and sea-level change. Practical exercises are given for identifying and interpreting Quaternary landforms and sediments. A 3-day excursion includes a visit to an active glacier margin (Steindalsbreen) and field study of landforms and deposits along a transect from a fjord to the inland plateau (Lyngen-Skibotndalen).
| Recommended previous qualifications
GEO-1001 Introduction to geology | Form of teaching
26 h lectures, 20 h exercises, 2 days field study. | Coursework requirements
Feltkurs
| Exam and assessment
A 4 h written exam will be arranged at the end of the semester. Admittance to examination requires approved course work and field report. Letter character (A-F).
| Contact person/lecturer
Stig Arne Holtedahl, tel: 77 64 44 65, e-mail: stig.holtedahl@ig.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request | Course overlap
GEO-107 -1 6 sp
GEO-1002 -1 6 sp | Homepage
http://uit.no/geologi/geo-2003/
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