SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS

Course Code

GL 459S

Credit Points

7.5

Course Coordinator

Professor A J Hartley and Dr C P North

Pre-requisites

GL 2501 Sedimentology.

Overview

Examination of present day depositional processes and environments as a means for interpreting the sedimentary rock record.

Structure

10 hours lectures and 10 hours practical and additional self-study.

Assessment

Assessment: Coursework (30%) and a two-hour examination (70%). Students must pass both components.

Resit (for Honours students only): Candidates achieving a CAS mark of 6-8 may be awarded compensatory level 1 credit. Candidates achieving a CAS mark of less than 6 will be required to submit themselves for re-assessment.