Introduction

• PART A : Plate tectonics and global processes - The DNA of planet earth

• PART B: Building a rock record - How earth history is recorded

• PART C : Life as a geological force - The history of life on Earth

Practical - 15%

1. Plate tectonics

2. Sand fingerprinting

3. Stratigraphy: reconstructing the rock record

4. Mass extinction events in the geological record

• Short MCQs after each practical

Reading exercises

Assessment

• 3 MCQs tests

  (a) Test 1: Week 5 - 25%

  (b) Test 2: Week 8 - 25%

  (c) Test 3: End of semester exams - 35%