Modules Outline 2012-2013
The table below lists the modules which form part of the TR071 degree structure and their credit rating. To see what is involved in each click on the appropriate year in the table on the left.
Download the 2012-2013 course handbook here: (Handbook PDF 2 MB)
| Course Code | Module | Credit rating |
|---|---|---|
| GL1101 | Junior Freshman Geology | 10 |
| Course Code | Module | Credit rating |
|---|---|---|
| GL2205 | Dynamic Earth 1: Rocks and Evolution | 10 |
| GL2206 | Dynamic Earth 2: Structure and Microscopy | 10 |
| Course Code | Module | Credit rating |
|---|---|---|
| GL3301 | Sedimentary petrology: from sediment to rock | 5 M |
| GL3306 | Palaeontology, Palaeoecology and Evolution | 5 M |
| GL3310 | Fieldwork | 15 M |
| GL3311 | Past Environments | 5 M |
| GL3316 | Crystalline Rocks | 5 M |
| GL3317 | Geological Structures and Mapping | 10 M |
| GL3318 | Mineralogy | 5 M |
| GL3319 | Geological history of Ireland | 5 O |
| GL3321 | Geochemistry and analytical techniques | 5 M |
| Course Code | Module | Credit rating |
|---|---|---|
| GL4401 | Project | 15 M |
| GL4402 | Fieldwork | 5 M |
| GL4404 | Geological Literature | 5 M |
| GL4406 | Global Igneous Petrology | 5 O |
| GL4410 | Hydrogeology and Groundwater Quality | 5 O |
| GL4411 | Organic Petrology, Palynology & Palaeobotany | 5 O |
| GL4412 | Laboratory Project | 5 O |
| GL4413 | Introduction to Micropalaeontology | 5 O |
| GL4414 | Petroleum Geology and Exploration | 5 O |
| GL4415 | Continental tectonics and landscape evolution | 5 O |
| GL4416 | Planet formation and the early Earth | 5 O |
| GL4417 | Metamorphism | 5 O |
| GL4418 | Radiogenic isotope geochemistry & mass spectrometry | 5 O |
| GL4419 | Economic Geology | 5 O |
(M = mandatory; O = optional)
DESCRIPTION OF THE EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (ECTS)
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is an academic credit system based on the estimated student workload required to achieve the objectives of a module or programme of study. It is designed to enable academic recognition for periods of study, to facilitate student mobility and credit accumulation and transfer. The ECTS is the recommended credit system for higher education in Ireland and across the European Higher Education Area.
The ECTS weighting for a module is a measure of the student input or workload required for that module, based on factors such as the number of contact hours, the number and length of written or verbally presented assessment exercises, class preparation and private study time, laboratory classes, examinations, clinical attendance, professional training placements, and so on as appropriate. There is no intrinsic relationship between the credit volume of a module and its level of difficulty.
The European norm for full-time study over one academic year is 60 credits. The Trinity academic year is 40 weeks from the start of Michaelmas Term to the end of the annual examination period 1 ECTS credit represents 20-25 hours estimated student input, so a 10-credit module will be designed to require 200-250 hours of student input including class contact time and assessments.
ECTS credits are awarded to a student only upon successful completion of the course year. Progression from one year to the next is determined by the course regulations. Students who fail a year of their course will not obtain credit for that year even if they have passed certain component courses. Exceptions to this rule are one-year and part-year visiting students, who are awarded credit for individual modules successfully completed.
For more information on ECTS see the Science Handbook (PDF 2480kb)