GEO310 Paleoenvironment and Climate Change

After completing the course, the student shall have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge: The students should have a deeper understanding of the cause and effects of Quaternary environmental change. In particular, discuss the long-term and recent climatic changes that have occurred in the Arctic and sub-Arctic, consequences of long-term and current sea-level change, relative and numerical dating techniques along with their uncertainties, as well as a number of other proxies widely used to reconstruct environmental change (eg, glaciers, sediments, pollen).

Skills: This course will help you develop skills to enhance your employability potential and career development through:

• Discussing scientific studies published in international research journals.
• Providing you with the opportunity to engage in inquiry-led learning through exploring topics of long-term environmental and climate change.
• Developing your communication skills and portfolio by delivering presentations, and a written report.
• Developing good practice of contributing to and working in groups through practical exercises
• Encouraging you to think critically about the ways in which knowledge is applied and communicated in the media, literature and online