Students
Tuition Fee
EUR 450
Per course
Start Date
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
20 hours
Details
Program Details
Degree
Courses
Major
Environmental Sciences | Geology | Marine Science
Area of study
Natural Science
Education type
On campus
Timing
Part time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
EUR 450
About Program

Program Overview


GL6023 Offshore Environmental Geology

Course Fact File

  • Code: GL6023
  • Duration: 20 Contact Hours - Class dates to be confirmed.
  • Teaching Mode: Part-Time. See Additional Teaching Mode Information for more info.
  • Fees: €450 See Fees and Costs for full details.
  • Closing Date: TBC
  • Venue: Butler Building, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UCC. Exact rooms to be confirmed.
  • Credits: 5
  • Start Date: TBC

Outline

This module aims to provide students with offshore and seabed experience, for example in seabed mapping techniques and practice; seabed sampling techniques and practice; sub-seabed imaging techniques and practice; seabed monitoring techniques and practice; offshore survey planning; offshore geological data collection, evaluation and resource assessment.


Additional Teaching Mode Information

Class dates to be confirmed.


Practicalities

  • Teaching Methods: 5 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 3 x 3hr(s) Practicals; 2 x 1day(s) Fieldwork.
  • Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Essay 50 marks; Practical report 50 marks).

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.)

Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.


Requirements

Candidates must hold at least:


  • a Second Class Honours, Grade II degree or equivalent in a Geological/Earth Science/Civil Engineering/Environmental Sciences area;
  • a Second Class Honours, Grade II in a related relevant degree;
  • have reached an equivalent standard through completion of a relevant postgraduate qualification.

Fees and Costs

€450. There is also a €35 application fee.


How To Apply

TBC


Contact Details

  • For CPD Content Queries: Dr. Pat Meere/ Dr. Ed Jarvis
  • Prof. Andrew Wheeler, School of BEES.
See More
How can I help you today?