Earth and Ocean System

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Basic numeracy in problem evaluation.
• The major attributes of the Earth environment, now and in the past.
• Library skills
• The major events in the formation of the Earth and its environment.
• Efficient reading/studying gathering of useful information from the WWW
• The fundamental processes which determine the environment of the Earth.
• The general functioning of the Earth as a system.

At the end of the module you should be able to describe and explain (at a basic level) the major attributes of the Earth environment, now and in the past, a summary history of the Earth and its environment, the fundamental processes which determine the environment of the Earth and the general functioning of the Earth as a system.

Teaching and learning methods

Formal lectures: will provide an introduction to the theory underlying the general functioning of the Earth as a system. Topics covered will include the structure and composition of the Earth, the atmosphere, oceans and climate, sediments, weathering and erosion, life in the oceans, nutrient and carbon cycles.

A wide range of support can be provided for those students who have further or specific learning and teaching needs.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.