Quaternary mountain glaciations in Europe

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Course ID:	1300-WCZGEW
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.304 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Quaternary mountain glaciations in Europe
Name in Polish:	Czwartorzędowe zlodowacenia górskie w Europie
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmiot do wyboru na studiach II-go stopnia na kierunku geologia stosowana (in Polish) Przedmiot sugerowany do wyboru na II roku na stud. II st. GEP na spec. Geologia klimatyczna (in Polish) Przedmioty do wyboru na II i III roku studiów pierwszego stopnia na kierunku geologia poszukiwawcza (in Polish) Przedmioty do wyboru na studiach drugiego stopnia na kierunku geologia poszukiwawcza (in Polish) Przedmioty sugerowane do wyboru na I semestrze I roku st. na kierunku geologia poszukiwawcza
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	elective courses
Prerequisites (description):	Principles of physical geography or/and geomorphology and quaternary geology.
Short description:	Basic terms associated to the geomorphology of mountain regions. The most recent data concerning chronology and palaeogeography of pleistocene mountain glaciation in Europe (Sierra de Gredos, Pyrenees, Scottish Highlands, European Alps, Carpathians, Giant Mountains, Dinaric Alps, Pirin, Rila). Character of the present-day glaciation in the mountains of Europe.
Full description:	High mountain regions in Europe, mountains typology according to different cryterions. High mountain geomorphology; mountain glaciers, snow-ice phenomena. Dating methods for glacial episodes in the mountains. Chronology and palaeogeography of the pleistocene glaciation on the Iberian Peninsula. Chronology and palaeogeography of the pleistocene glaciation in the Alps, Chronology and palaeogeography of the pleistocene glaciation I the Carpathains and Giant Mountains, Chronology and palaeogeography of the pleistocene glaciation in the Dinaric Alps and Balkan Peninsula, Chronology and palaeogeography of the pleistocene glaciation in the Scottish Highlands. Present-day glaciers in the mountains of Europe and their response to the global climate changes.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Owens, P., Slaymaker, O. 2004. Mountain Geomorphology. Arnold Publication, London Benn D.I., Evans D.J.A. 1998. Glaciers and glaciation. Edward Arnold, London-New York-Sydney-Auckland Ehlers, J., Gibbard, P. L. 2011. Quaternary glaciations – extent and chronology. A closer look. Developments in Quaternary Science. Elsevier, Oxford, Amsterdam
Learning outcomes:	After the course student can characterize the glacial morphology of high mountain environment and is able to use that knowledge in the context of palaeogeographical and palaeoclimatological reconstructions; the student knows the most recent data concerning the pleistocene palaeogeography of the most important mountain ranges in Europe; the student can define relationships between changing geometry of glaciers (today and during the pleistocene) and global and local climate changes.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Written test.
Practical placement:	none

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