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 121-404 Advanced Coursework in Geomorphology

Credit Points

16.7 4th year

Coordinator

Dr Brian Finlayson

Prerequisites

Admission to 4th year Geography honours, plus 121-212/312 Geomorphology and either 121-349 Principles of Environmental Hydrology, 121-305 Environmental Hydrology B or 121-360 Environmental Hydrology.

Semester

1

Contact

Three hours of seminars per week

Subject Description

Directed reading and tutorials on selected major fields within geomorphology; the critical review of reports, articles and books in the geomorphological literature. Students who complete this subject should: be familiar with the current literature of selected major branches of geomorphology; understand and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the major concepts and theories of the selected major branches of geomorphology; be able to critically evaluate and review geomorphological writing.

Assessment

Seminar papers totalling 4000 words; book review of 2000 words.



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