. "Reconstructing quaternary environments"@en . . "7.50" . "to provide a sound understanding of how Quaternary climate and terrestrial environmental change can be examined;\nto provide practical skills in the collection, identification and analysis of evidence for Quaternary terrestrial environmental change;\nto discuss specific topics and communicate knowledge, understanding and skills to others.\nContent\nLecture topics (12):\nIntroduction\nPalaeorecords of environmental change\nGeomorphological evidence\nSite selection and sampling strategies\nLithological evidence\nBotanical evidence\nFaunal evidence \nDendrochronology\nC-14 dating and annual layering\nLuminescence and other dating techniques\nStratigraphic correlation\nEnvironmental and climate reconstructions\nIntegration of Ice-core, Marine and Terrestrial records.\n\nSeveral transferable skills will be trained during the course practicals, seminars, and excursion. \n\n\nPracticals:\nAnalytical, technical, and team-work skills are trained in the Microscope Labs on: pollen; core description. \nProblem solving skills are trained in Computer labs: data analysis; C-14 calibration and wiggle-matching.\nWritten communication skills are trained: scientific jounals analysis; article writing and evaluation of research proposals, short reports.\n\nExcursion: Analytical and team-work skills are trained during a lithological description and interpretation of a ca 50m long core from the shallow sub-soil of The Netherlands at Deltares / Geological survey of the Netherlands.\n\nSeminar presentation: training in verbal communication skills during short (15 minutes) individual presentation and discussion of recent scientific papers on different topics: Proxies; Dating and correlation; Events." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Other Environmental Sciences Kas"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Master in Earth Surface and Water"@en . . "https://www.uu.nl/en/masters/earth-surface-and-water" . "120"^^ . "Presential"@en . "The Master’s programme Earth Surface and Water involves the study of natural and human-induced physical and geochemical processes, patterns, and dynamics of the Earth’s continental and coastal systems. The main subject areas you will study during the two-year programme consist of the dynamics of coastal and river systems, (geo-)hydrological processes, groundwater remediation, land degradation in drylands and mountainous regions, natural hazards, and delta evolution on centennial and longer time scales.\n\nFocus on societal problems\nModern society puts increasing pressure on the natural environment. The Earth Surface and Water programme therefore focusses on imminent societal problems, such as society’s increased vulnerability to climate and environmental changes and to natural hazards such as drought, flood, and mass movements. It also addresses the threats and opportunities resulting from human activity on our physical environment, including the hydrological cycle.\n\nCore areas of research\nIn the Earth Surface and Water programme you will study the interactions between the natural and the socio-economic systems using quantitative and spatially explicit methods. It addresses the dynamic patterns and processes of the physical and chemical components on the Earth’s surface, shallow subsurface and the coastal areas. Understanding the historic and current processes will help to predict their responses to global change.\nThe programme contains field observations and laboratory experiments with the latest developments in remote sensing and computational methods.\n\nSome examples of the programme's societal and scientific questions:\nHow do river floods affect delta systems and their inhabitants?\nHow can we use natural processes under climate change to maintain safe - yet attractive and dynamic - coastlines?\nHow to leverage remote sensing for detailed monitoring of natural processes and ecological variables?\nWill we have enough water to sustain the world’s rapidly increasing population in 2050?\nWhat is the most efficient way to clean an oil spill that enters the soil and groundwater?"@en . . . . . "2"@en . "FALSE" . . "Master"@en . "Thesis" . "2530.00" . "Euro"@en . "23765.00" . "Recommended" . "equipped to work in both fundamental and applied research; career in applied research at government institutes, consulting firms, or industries; Knowledge of coastal and river management, land use, natural resources, pollution, and hazard mitigation; understanding the past, present, and future evolution of Earth’s environment, and human impact on this evolution; Potential career paths physical geographer, geochemist, and hydrologist."@en . "4"^^ . "TRUE" . "Downstream"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .