Module manager: Dr Mark Smith
Email: m.w.smith@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as a discovery module
An understanding of hydrological processes is fundamental to all forms of water management, and this module focuses on temperate and glacierised catchments. The measurement of different parts of the hydrological cycle is dealt with as well as the hazards associated with hydrological processes, such as flooding. The second part of the module looks at glacial environments, considering how they are changing with climate, the landforms associated with glacier erosion and deposition, and how glacier hydrology and motion interact at the ice-bedrock interface.
The objectives of the module are to:1. Establish the major hydrological and glacial processes operating in the natural environment.2. Demonstrate how earth surface processes impact on landscape evolution and natural hazard development.3. Explain how hydrological and glacial processes change across space and through time and in response to natural forcing.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
On completion of the module students should be able to:-
1. Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the hydrological cycle and measurement of its different components.
2. Understand some of the risks associated with the hydrological cycle, such as flooding.
3. Critically evaluate anthropogenic impacts on the hydrological cycle.
4. Outline the principles of glacier mass balance, glacier motion and glacier hydrology.
5. Identify the major erosional and depositional processes shaping glacial environments and the landforms associated with them.
6. Show a critical understanding of the hazards associated with glacial catchments.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
ACADEMIC
1.Critical Thinking: the ability to weigh up different arguments and perspectives, using supporting evidence to form opinions, arguments, theories and ideas.
2. Academic writing: the ability to write in a clear, concise, focused and structured manner that is supported by relevant evidence
3. Academic Language: the ability to use the oral, written, auditory, and visual language proficiency needed to be able to learn effectively and demonstrate understanding.
WORK READY
4. Teamwork/Collaboration: The ability to build positive relationships with other people which then enables successful projects or other collaborations
5. Technical/IT skills: The ability to use technology appropriately and ethically to enhance efficiency, identifying appropriate technologies for tasks. Knowing how to access, learn and adapt to new technologies.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldwork | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Lecture | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| Practical | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 158 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 42 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Informal question/answer sessions during lectures. Practical sessions under supervision, before individual write up.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Coursework | 50 |
| Assignment | Coursework | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Resist data reports will be set with data sets provided.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 5/13/2024
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