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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2024/2025

SII2014 KARST
Assessment Methods: GEOMORPHOLOGY AND
Continuous assessment: CONSERVATIONS
100%
Karst characteristics from
SII2012 GEOLOGICAL scientific and management
DATA ANALYSIS perspective. Karst
geomorphology and
In this course, student will lithological control that gives
learn how to use the different karst landscape its specific
method of data analysis, and characteristics including the
how to use ICT, graphics global distribution. Issues
software and programming pertaining karst area such as
software to analyze geological sinkholes and rockfalls, and
and geoscience data. engineering problems
associated with karst are
Assessment Methods: emphasized. Geochemistry of
Continuous assessment: 40% karst waters are studied in
Examination : 60% conjunction with
environmental issues. Karst
SII2013 MARINE GEOLOGY landscape and deposit are
used to examine for the
Many of the processes that evidence of environmental
impact the Earth system occur and climatic change. Case
completely or partly below the studies are used throughout
oceans. Some of these the course and emphasis is
processes act on geologic placed on the challenges
time scales, affecting faced by people living in karst
mountain belts and their areas and conservation value
shapes, forming ore deposits, of karst landscapes.
changing Earth’s climate, and
depositing rock units that we Assessment Methods:
use as aquifer or that trap Continuous assessment: 40%
hydrocarbons. Other Examination : 60%
processes act more quickly,
causing earthquakes and SII2015 CLIMATE CHANGE
tsunamis, or possibly affecting AND ADAPTATION
Earth’s climate on the
timescale of a human lifespan. This course provides a
fundamental insight on our
Assessment Methods: global climate systems. The
Continuous assessment: 40% concept of climate models and
Examination : 60% the role of Earth’s carbon

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