Unit information: Geology Field Skills in 2022/23

Unit name	Geology Field Skills
Unit code	EASC20017
Credit points	10
Level of study	I/5
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Professor. Tim Elliott
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	n/a
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	n/a
Units you may not take alongside this one
School/department	School of Earth Sciences
Faculty	Faculty of Science

Unit Information

A one week field class which examines a wide range of rock types within the context of the local geological history.

Your learning on this unit

On successful completion of the field class you will be able to:

• Recognise and interpret a range of rock types in the field, (including amphibolite-facies metapelites, metacarbonates and metaquartzites, silicilastic, carbonate and evaporitic sediments, dacitic and andesitic lavas and pyroclastics).

• Identify planar and linear deformational structures in the field, confidently record data on their orientation, plot and interpret these using stereonets.

• Identify and interpret a range of sedimentary structures and environmental settings including fluvial and marine: from shallow siliciclastic and carbonate to deeper clastic, particularly turbidites.

• Understand strategies for the collection and identification of fossils, and their application in biostratigraphy, mapping and structural interpretation, and reconstruction of environments.

• Identify, interpret and record a range of igneous features, particularly those associated with volcaniclastic deposits and silicic volcanism.

• Synthesise information on a range of scales in the field to develop models of geological history, particularly through the use of schematic cross-sections

How you will learn

The unit will be taught through a series of synchronous preparatory sessions in Bristol and through synchronous fieldwork and workshops. Students who either begin or continue their studies in an online mode may be required to complete fieldwork, or alternative activities in person, either during the academic year or subsequently, in order to meet the intended learning outcomes for the unit, prepare them for subsequent units or to satisfy accreditation requirements.

How you will be assessed

Coursework 100%.

The unit mark will be derived from a series of exercises that work-up observations made during the day in the field, including a small mapping exercise.

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. EASC20017).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.