This module gives you the opportunity to conduct independent research in the third year of your BSc Population Health Sciences degree programme. Your...

This module consists of six lectures, four practicals and a fieldtrip, which usually takes place during the Easter vacation. This course aims to provide...

This module consists of six lectures, four practicals and a fieldtrip, which usually takes place during the Easter vacation. This course aims to provide students with a knowledge and understanding of:

sedimentology and the principles of stratigraphy, facies analysis, and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction;
	sediment transport / deposition processes in a range of sedimentary environments, both in siliciclastic and carbonate systems;
	measurement and interpretation of sedimentary and structural features;
	construction of sedimentary logs at a bed scale, and at a mapping scale;
	recognition of a range of fossils and trace fossils;
By the end of this module students will gain:

an understanding of many sedimentary rocks and their depositional environment
a basic understanding of simple fluid dynamics applied to sediment transport/deposition processes;
	an understanding of process-based aspects of selected modern and ancient sedimentary environments, variability and criteria for recognition;
	an introduction to the concept of [sequence] stratigraphy analysis as tool to help understand sedimentary environments;
	ability to measure and interpret various sedimentary and structural features
Passes in GEOL0006 Surface Processes and GEOL0015 Maps, Images and Structures are prerequisite modules for GEOL0010 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy.

The course explores the social and political geographies of contemporary transnational migration with a focus on the everyday experiences of migrants and their...

The course explores the social and political geographies of contemporary transnational migration with a focus on the everyday experiences of migrants and their families. It considers different theoretical perspectives and engages with policy debates with a broad geographical focus (including the UK, Europe, North America and East and Southeast Asia). The course aims to cultivate an understanding of contemporary migration and mobility, in relation to political, economic, social and cultural processes, from a geographical perspective. It aims to foster an appreciation of theoretical approaches, to develop critical insight into a range of policy debates and to provide students with the opportunity to develop their own research interests in migration.  

It covers topics including: -Theoretical approaches to migration, transnationalism and diaspora -Critical analysis of data sources on migration and ethnicity -The politics of asylum, legal status and 'irregularity' -Globalised markets in skilled and unskilled work and migrants' strategies -The shaping of transnational families, social networks and remittances -Mobility and cultural identities -Debates over multiculturalism, integration and cohesion - The politics of asylum, legal status and ‘forced migration’
The sessions develop qualitative analytical skills, provide students with the capacity to critically analyse official data sources and policy documents, and the intellectual tools to situate and reflect on current political and theoretical debate.