Climate Change - a geological perspective, Introductory Course
Climate change – a geological perspective is a popular science course about the geological processes which control Earth’s climate and about how the climate has changed throughout Earth’s history.
The rapidity of ongoing global warming will be viewed in the context of geological time. Geological climate change solutions (e.g. carbon capture storage) will also be covered in the course. Course participants will learn about some of the latest research on climate which is being done at Stockholm University.
The course has a physical excursion to Islay.
Assessment
Course grades will be based on a written/oral exam in the end of the course.
Grades will be set according to a seven-point scale related to the learning objectives of the course:
A = Excellent
B= Very good
C = Good
D = Satisfactory
E = Adequate
Fx = Fail, some additional work required
F = Fail, much additional work required.
The grading criteria will be distributed at the beginning of the course.
In order to pass the course, students must receive the minimum passing grade E.
Course evaluations allow the possibility to affect and take responsibility for your own learning and gives important information for our work with pedagogical development.
It's important that all students complete the course evaluations after each course, it gives the Department the opportunity to improve the courses' quality.
The course evaluation is composed of a number of questions and specific questions for each course. If you, as a student, want to contribute with more course specific questions you may send them to studies@geo.su.se.
If you haven't received the course evaluation for your finished course, or if you have other questions regarding course evaluations at IGV please contact studies@geo.su.se.
Course evaluation = student's review of the course
Course report = course leader's reflections about the review
- Course report spring term 2025 pdf, 86.5 kB.
- Course evaluation spring term 2025 pdf, 100.5 kB.
- Course report summer term 2021 pdf, 63.2 kB.
- Course evaluation summer term 2021 pdf, 245.3 kB.
*If the PDF files are not accessible for you to read, kindly contact studies@geo.su.se
Student counsellor
elisabeth.dacker@geo.su.se
08-674 78 70
Course leader
Alasdair Skelton (Professor of Geochemistry and petrology)
alasdair.skelton@geo.su.se
08-16 47 50
