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290406 PR Field Class in Physical Geography, Group B (2025S)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

    Classes

    Currently no class schedule is known.

    Information

    Aims, contents and method of the course

    The students will learn the functioning of different field methods in physical geography. Differences between the carbonate and crystalline Alps can be recognized and explained.
    In the beginning of the field class an excursion as well as a physical geographical introduction of the study area is given. The students are then expected to work out different research question for the area and apply the relevant field methods in teams. The determined data has to be analyzed and interpreted by the students. Requirement for the course is a fundamental knowledge in physical geography, taught in the introduction courses.
    Course:
    Methods: Lectures, group-, and field work

    Assessment and permitted materials

    Active participation, presentations incl. handouts, final report

    Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

    Minimum requirements: Presence, written report; assessment scale: presentations (30%), active cooperation (10%), final report (60%)

    Examination topics

    Lectures, group (field) work

    Reading list

    ZEPP, H. Geomorphologie. 7. Auflage. UTB, 2017

    LESER, H., LÖFFLER, J. Landschaftsökologie. 5. Auflage. UTB, 2017

    Ad-hoc-AG Boden. Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung. 5. Auflage. Schweizerbart´sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2005.

    VEIT, H. Die Alpen - Geoökologie und Landschaftsentwicklung. UTB, 2002.

    Association in the course directory

    (BA GG 2.3)

    Last modified: Th 23.01.2025 16:06