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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray SII2014 KARST
Fluorescence (XRF), Inductively GEOMORPHOLOGY AND
Coupled Plasma (ICP) and Gas CONSERVATIONS
Chromatography-Mass
Spectrometry (GCMS) to conduct Karst characteristics from
analyses on a range of samples scientific and management
often encountered in perspective. Karst
geochemistry, hydrogeology, and geomorphology and lithological
organic geochemistry. control that gives karst landscape
its specific characteristics
Assessment Methods: including the global distribution.
Continuous assessment: 100% Issues pertaining karst area such
as sinkholes and rockfalls, and
SII2012 GEOLOGICAL DATA engineering problems associated
ANALYSIS with karst are emphasized.
Geochemistry of karst waters are
In this course, student will learn studied in conjunction with
how to use the different method of environmental issues. Karst
data analysis, and how to use ICT, landscape and deposit are used to
graphics software and examine for the evidence of
programming software to analyze environmental and climatic
geological and geoscience data. change. Case studies are used
throughout the course and
Assessment Methods: emphasis is placed on the
Continuous assessment: 40% challenges faced by people living
Examination : 60% in karst areas and conservation
value of karst landscapes.
SII2013 MARINE GEOLOGY
Assessment Methods:
Many of the processes that impact Continuous assessment: 40%
the Earth system occur Examination : 60%
completely or partly below the
oceans. Some of these processes SII2015 CLIMATE CHANGE
act on geologic time scales, AND ADAPTATION
affecting mountain belts and their
shapes, forming ore deposits, This course provides a
changing Earth’s climate, and fundamental insight on our global
depositing rock units that we use climate systems. The concept of
as aquifer or that trap climate models and the role of
hydrocarbons. Other processes Earth’s carbon cycle on climate
act more quickly, causing will be introduce. This course also
earthquakes and tsunamis, or explores why climate change
possibly affecting Earth’s climate adaptation is important to human
on the timescale of a human development, case study of
lifespan. Bangladesh, Europe US and
Africa will be discussed. The
Assessment Methods: course ends with discussing the
Continuous assessment: 40% consequences of climate change
Examination : 60% to our society, and relates the

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