Module Objective: To teach the principles, applications and provide hands-on experience in a variety of commonly used geophysical techniques to study the shallow subsurface for environmental geology.

Module Content: Principles and practical applications of geophysical investigations for environmental geology studies (e.g. groundwater, contaminated land, geotechnical). Techniques taught include: seismic refraction/reflection, gravity, electrical, electromagnetic and magnetic surveying, as well as borehole geophysics. Practical hands-on experience will be gained in shallow seismic and electrical techniques.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

• Relate geophysical techniques to appropriate environmental geology applications.
• Interpret seismic refraction signals in the context of top of rock topography.
• Critique the results of a resistivity survey in relation to saline intrusion.
• Develop practical experience in designing, executing and interpreting a geophysical field survey.
• Analyse, interpret and appraise the data acquired from the field survey undertaken.
• Critically evaluate the geophysical results in the context of study site conditions.