Course Description

In this course, students will write a review of a self-chosen topic in a subject area of global relevance to petroleum geology. Subject choice will be approved by academic staff.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course the student should be able:

•To define and produce a concise synopsis of one application of geological science to addressing a challenge in petroleum geosciences.

• To present this in an illustrated public presentation of 10 minutes.

 Assesment

 Choice of subject and submission of a short summary of the aims and relevance of the project (10%),  A written report in the form of a paper (60%), Oral presentation of the report to peer group, academic staff and invited guests (30%).

 Key textbooks

1. Allen, P.A. and Allen, J.R. (2013). Basin Analysis, 640 pp, John Wiley & Sons