Practical Igneous Petrology (GEOL90034)

Intended learning outcomes

This subject aims to equip students with discipline-specific knowledge and expertise appropriate for post-graduate research in the field;

• enabling them to take their place as professional geologists in industry or government organisations;
• understand key theoretical aspects of igneous petrology and geochemistry and their practical applications;
• interpret examples of magmatic intrusions and different magmatic suites;
• understand applications of melt inclusions in igneous petrology and geochemistry.

Generic skills

• Exercise critical judgement;
• undertake rigorous and independent thinking;
• adopt a problem-solving approach to new and unfamiliar tasks;
• develop high-level written report and/or oral presentation skills;
• interrogate, synthesise and interpret the published literature;
• work as part of a team.