- Course Code
- SS5008
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr Graeme Paton and Dr Zachary Hickman
Pre-requisites
N/A
Overview
Aims: To enable students to understand the factors and processes controlling the formation of soils in the world; to gain a working knowledge of the system of classifying soils; to develop skills in describing and surveying soils in the field. The course has an extensive field work component focussing on the production of a detailed soil map.
Learning Objectives: By the end of the course you should be able to:
1. demonstrate understanding of the processes that control soil formation in different parts of the world, the global distribution of soils and their classification;
2. describe and identify soils in the field;
3. interpret the landscape and use different types of information to construct maps.
Structure
3 one-hour lectures per week and four field trips
Assessment
Continuous assessment focussing on fieldwork linkage to taught course.