Last modified: 05 Oct 2023 08:46
The mixture of applied science and theoretical work on this course places you in a valuable position for understanding the procedures and applications in modern environmental science.
A number of laboratory classes allows you to familiarise yourself with the current analytical instrumentation in environmental science.
The course uses examples of environmental issues allowing you to understand the problem, how the analysis was conducted and the implications of the results. The main assessment in this course is a practical write up that is written in the style of a scientific report giving you an opportunity to perfect this style of writing.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The aim of this course is to provide sound insight into sampling the environment including the basis of sample collection, preparation, chemical analysis and data interpretation. This course covers broad range of environmental analytical problems related to the soil/plant/water system.
Teaching includes lectures, workshops, and laboratory classes.
By the end of the course students should have
Taught topics covered include:
(note that these may vary slightly between years)
Environmental policy
Developing a sampling plan
Atomic spectroscopy
Plasma techniques for environmental science
Chromatography
Kinetic techniques for environmental science
Biosensors
Solid analysis
Water analysis
Air Analysis
| Description | Value |
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| Lab coat and a lab notebook | 20.0000 |
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 75 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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Students will repeat whichever elements of the assessment were failed or not completed at first sitting; the marks for elements already passed will be carried forwards. |
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| Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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