GEOL351-06S1 (U) Semester One 2006 (University Campus)

Advanced Field Studies A

14 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2006
End Date: Sunday, 2 July 2006
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 5 March 2006
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 May 2006

Description

Extended field work and related exercises aimed at broadening geological experience in the understanding and interpretation of rocks at outcrop, field map, and regional scales.

The course will give hands-on experience of solving geological problems in the field, through the making geological maps, the interpretation of igneous sedimentary and metamorphic rocks in outcrop, and the synthesis of regional patterns from dispersed outcrop data. The course builds on knowledge and experience gained in GEOL230 and GEOL231 and will include geological mapping in areas with more complex structure. In addition the description and interpretation of plutonic igneous rocks and low- and high-grade metamorphic rocks will be covered. In other field classes the interpretation of sedimentary sections in terms of basin facies architecture and basin history will be explored.

What the course entails:
Teaching takes place in the study breaks and at weekends. There is a field trip to Westport in April (8 days, 19-26 April 2006). Additional day trips may be arranged. You must ensure you are available at these times.

What you need for this course:
Students must have completed successfully GEOL230 and GEOL231 and 44 points from other Geol 200 level courses. You must also take 42 points from other GEOL 300 level courses as corequisites.

What this course gets you into:
This course is essential for all students intending to continue to 400 level or postgraduate studies.

Prerequisites

(1) GEOL230; (2) GEOL231; (3) 44 points from other GEOL 200-level courses

Restrictions

GEOL329 and GEOL330

Co-requisites

14 points from any papers in GEOL331-GEOL338 offered in the same semester.

Timetable Note

Laboratory classes in weeks 2-5 are now timetabled from 1.00-3.00 Tuesdays and 1.00-3.00 Wednesdays by mutual agreement.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

John Bradshaw

Lecturer

Steve Weaver

Other contributors will be announced in due course.

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Laboratory exercises 20%
Westport field trip exercises 80%

Course links

Library portal

Notes

Relationship of GEOL351 to other courses
Students must have completed successfully GEOL230 & 231 and 44 points from other GEOL 200 courses.  You must also take 42 points from other GEOL 300 level courses as co-requisites. GEOL351 is particularly recommended for students enrolled in GEOL331, 334, and for those planning on 400 level papers.

GEOL351 (with GEOL352) is a prerequisite for all fourth year and postgraduate courses in Geological Sciences (except Diploma in Engineering Geology).

Time
The main commitment is for a period of 8 days at Westport during the April break from 19 April to 26 April inclusive. This timing is necessitated by tides. There is a course fee of approximately $163.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $672.00

International fee $2,415.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Geological Sciences .

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