This course aims to give the student knowledge and skills about commonly used methods and techniques in physical geography. Under supervision, the students will work alone or in small groups to carry out a field-based research project dealing with climate and environmental reconstruction in a defined field area, in either Norway or abroad. The field area may vary from year to year. To prepare the students ahead of the fieldwork, the students will either alone or as part of a small group work out a thematic report based on literature studies relevant for the field area.
As part of the research project, the students will develop their own research questions and related objectives. They will also learn how to deal with hypotheses and how to write an academic report in physical geography, including proper referencing.
On completion of the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student
Skills
The student
General competence
The student
Participation on excursion/field course.
Seminars.
Accepted thematic report and related oral presentation.