Are you or have you been a geology or phisical geography student?

[ian.p]

If so it would be really interesting to know:

1. Did or does karst science feature in your degree programme if so to what extent (a few lectures or a whole module, did it feature in fieldwork or any other part of your course) and was it possible to specialise into cave/karst related subjects in your 2nd/3rd years.

2. which university you are / were at.

3. when you were at university

It would be really good to get a bit of an idea as to wether or not cave/karst science is becoming more or less popular with universities. i don't know if the BCRA or anyone else have ever tried directly surveying universities for this sort of information if not perhaps it might be worth a go but either way it would be good to know what past and present students think of there universities coverage of the subject.
cheers
peachey

 

[Elaine]

Open University
Finished 2003
No karst studies that I found up to that point. Though we had some field work on summer schools. But it was more about environment of deposition rather than subsequent erosion.

 

[GT]

LJMU Outdoor & Science Education had a module or two on karst, including field work trips to the dales

 

[gus horsley]

I've never been a student of geology but I do evening lectures at two colleges in Cornwall and  field trips.  After 20 years+ it still attracts plenty of interest but because it's Cornish geology and mining there isn't much karst stuff in it, apart from a mention of the limestones in Devon and how they formed.

 

[robjones]

UCW Aberystwyth 1981-85; started as joint Geog-Geol, finished as straight Geol. Karst only in Geomorphology modules in Geog; no option to specialise in it as far as I can recall. Took carbonates unit in Geology because I was interested in the topic, the lecturer was excellent, and my honours thesis mapping area was 60% Dinantian. Geol Dept closed about five years ago.

 

[Brains]

B.Sc. Hons Geology at Southampton Uni, '84
Carbonates were only touched on briefly (a few lectures), with the focus being more on constructive formation rather detructive. My mapping project was based on the Lake District volcanics, but others worked on other base geolgy some of which included karst areas.
Geomorphology was largely left to the physical geographers...

 

[hoehlenforscher]

Uni Keele 85-89 Joint hons Geol-Geog. No karst stuff in either! (though I did start a caving club!)
Final year geog diss was the mapping of changes to limestone quarries in the peak district using historical satellite imagery
Final year geol diss was mapping of carbonate rocks and structures in south of France
Kingston Uni 89-94 PhD structural geology in the Tunisian Atlas. Lots of Carbonate geology and a few small caves but not enough for karstic stuff to play a role in my thesis.

 

[Goydenman]

Goldsmith's university Geology with Botany and Zoology combined 1979. No karst stuff though I too started a caving club.