Tellus II - Geology

A course in geology which is intended for students who have read Tellus I – Geology and plan on continuing studying Earth sciences.

• Course structure

  Assessment

  Is based on a written/oral assessment at the end of the course. Assessment criteria are:

  A = Excellent
  B = Very good
  C = Good
  D = Satisfactory
  E = Sufficient
  Fx = Insufficient
  F = Entirely insufficient

  The assessment criteria will be outlined at the start of the course. To pass the course, a minimum grade E is necessary.

  Examiner

  Course director

  Alasdair Skelton
   

  Teacher

  Richard Gyllencreutz

• 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 – 7th ed eller tidigare upplaga
  International Student Edition
  W.W. Norton & Co Inc
  ISBN: 9780393882766

  Optional:
  Andreásson, Per-Gunnar (Ed.), 2006
  Geobiosfären – en introduktion
  Studentlitteratur
  ISBN 9789144036700

• Course reports

  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

• Contact
  Elisabeth Däcker

  Student counsellor and study administration

  elisabeth.dacker@geo.su.se

  08-674 78 70

  See profile page for Elisabeth Däcker

  

  • Visiting address
  • S 316
  • Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset

  Richard Gyllencreutz

  Assistant professor of Marine geophysics

  richard.gyllencreutz@geo.su.se

  08-674 75 95

  See profile page for Richard Gyllencreutz

  

  • Visiting address
  • R225
  • Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset

  • Study director for the candidate programs in Geoscience and Marin geoscience.

  Alasdair Skelton

  Professor of Geochemistry and petrology

  alasdair.skelton@geo.su.se

  08-16 47 50

  See profile page for Alasdair Skelton

  

  • Visiting address
  • R 425
  • Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset