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Course Detail

Degree
Bachelor
Standard Academic Year
2, 3
Course delivery methods
Subject
Physical sciences
Program
School
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Department
College of Geoscience
Campus
Tsukuba Campus
Classroom
Course Offering Year
2023-2024
Course Offering Month
April - June
Weekday and Period
Fri4
Capacity
Credits
1.0
Language
English
Course Number
EG91161

Process Geomorphology University of Tsukuba

Course Overview

This lecture focuses on physical processes that create and maintain landforms. Tectonic, glacial, fluvial and coastal processes, and weathering as well as mass movements are mainly discussed.

Learning Achievement

- explain how fluvial, coastal, glacial and tectonic processes and weathering as well as mass movements work
- understand linkage of process-form-material

Competence

Academic fundamentals in geosciences, Ability of scientific thinking

Course prerequisites

Both of "Introduction to Geoenvironmental Science" and "Introduction to Earth Evolution Science".

Grading Philosophy

Evaluation is based on "Final examination"(60%) and "Assignments" for each week (40%).

Course schedule


What are processes in geomorphology? (Ikeda) 14 Apr
Tectonic processes and landforms (Ikeda) 21 Apr
Glacial processes and landforms (Ikeda) 28 Apr
Geomorphic hazards in cryosphere (Ikeda) 12 May
Weathering (Hattanji) 19 May
Slope processes and landforms (Hattanji) 26 May
Basics of sedimentation (Sekiguchi) 2 Jun
Fluvial Processes (Sekiguchi) 9 Jun
Coastal Processes 1 (Sekiguchi) 16 Jun
Coastal Processes 2 (Sekiguchi) 23 Jun
Final examination 30 Jun

Course type

Lectures

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Ikeda Atsushi,Sekiguchi Tomohiro,Hattanji Tsuyoshi

Other information

Site for Inquiry

Please inquire about the courses at the address below.

Contact person: Ikeda Atsushi,Hattanji Tsuyoshi

Email address: aikeda at geoenv.tsukuba.ac.jp,hattan@geoenv.tsukuba.ac.jp


Link to the syllabus provided by the university