Tellus I - Physical Geography
Tellus I – Physical Geography, 15 credits is a basic distance course in Earth sciences.
The course deals with hydrology, mass movements, rivers and flooding, oceans, coast lines, groundwater, the atmosphere and climate, arid regions, geomorphology, Quaternary geology and global changes.
The course is a component of the Bachelor's Programme in Earth Science, Distance Learning and it can also be taken as an individual course.
IT-distance via learning platform for distance courses Moodle.
Enrollment key for Moodle will be sent to your student e-mail! Before the course starts, you will receive an e-mail from us with information about roll call, registration, schedule, course literature, etc. Be sure to check your email (also look in the spam filter).
From Autumn Term 2023
If you want to study both Tellus I - Physical Geography (GE2020) and Tellus II -Physical Geography (GE4023) use Application code 100% period A-B in combination with Tellus II - Physical Geography 100% period C-D.
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Course structure
- Spring term 2023, IT-distance, Study tempo 50%
- Summer term 2023, IT-distance, Study tempo 100%
- Autumn term 2023, IT-distance, Study tempo 50%
- Autumn term 2023, IT-distance, Study tempo 100% period A-B
(This application code can be combined with Tellus II - Physical Geography 100% perod C-D) - Spring term 2024, IT-distance, Study tempo 50%
- Spring term 2024, IT-distance, Study tempo 100% period A-B
(This application code can be combined with Tellus II - Physical Geography 100% perod C-D) - Summer term 2024, IT-distance, Study tempo 100%
Modules
- Hydrological Cycle, Mass Movements, Running Water, Oceans and Coasts, Groundwater, 6 credits
- Climate, Arid Landscapes, Glaciers and Ice Ages, 6 credits
- Project, 3 credits
Teaching format
The course is given only as a distance learning course and the teaching consists of web-based teaching and independent project work.
Assessment
For details see syllabus.
Plagiarism and regulations for disciplinary matters
As a student you must be conscientious about clearly accounting for the material used in the texts that are submitted for examination. To use another person’s expressions or ideas without stating the source is plagiarism. To translate and/or change some words in someone else’s text and present it as your own is also a form of plagiarism. Plagiarism is considered cheating and if discovered in an exam or paper, the exam or paper will be failed immediately and disciplinary measures may be taken.
Any student who is caught cheating or disrupting academic activities may be suspended from lectures and exams for a period of up to six months. The Vice Chancellor or the Disciplinary Council decide whether the student is to be subject to any disciplinary measures.
Read more about the rules and regulations here: Governing documents relating to education.
Examiner
Margareta Hansson
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Course literature
Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.
Marshak, S., 2022: Earth: Portrait of a Planet. Seventh Edition. W.W. Norton & Company. Inc. (1040 p.)
Or
Marshak, S., 2018: Earth: Portrait of a Planet. Six Edition. W.W. Norton & Company. Inc. ISBN 9780393640311.
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Contact
Registration is normally done at the beginning of each semester. If you have not received information about registration you can contact the student office directly.
Student office
Lena Åkerblom
E-mail: lena.akerblom@natgeo.su.seCourse responsible
Margareta Hansson
E-mail: margareta.hansson@natgeo.su.seStudy counsellor and contacts
