The course provides an integrated view of the surface processes that shape our planet and of the complex feedback between these processes and tectonics, at a series of temporal and spatial scales.

Two classes per week for 5 weeks (held as 3-hour workshop).

EARTH4076 - Geomorphology

GEOG4126 - Landscape Evolution

Essay-based, in-person exam (50%),

Report based on numerical modelling (50%).

The course aims to provide an in-depth knowledge of the key concepts of geomorphology, focusing on the mechanisms that link tectonics and climate to surface processes, their interaction, and complex feedback loops. During the course, the students will learn how to quantify these processes, using an array of methods that are sensitive to different spatial and temporal scales. Students will be introduced to the use of digital and analytical data to quantitatively reconstruct landscape evolution.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Describe and critically assess key hypotheses in geomorphology and landscape evolution

■ Explain the key processes that drive landscape evolution and how they are recorded in the landscape morphometry

■ Use and evaluate numerical, geochemical and GIS methods to quantify landscape evolution

■ Evaluate methods for studying surface and tectonic processes at an appropriate temporal and spatial scale

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.