Quaternary Development and Paleoclimate

Education facts

Code: GVK440

The aim of the course is to provide interdisciplinary knowledge of the development of climate during geologic history to give additional knowledge in Quarternary geology for students with other Earth Sciences specializations. Climate development through the Quaternary will be investigated with a focus on important eras and cycles such as the Mid-Pleistocene transition, the last glacial maximum, the Younger Dryas, and Milankovitch cycles. A main focus will be to review different climate indicators critically that are used to interpret Quaternary climate. The students will work individually as well as in groups on paleoclimate data, collected from different sources, that will be analyzed and synthesized for different time frames of the Quaternary period and for various regions around the world. The results will be presented in written reports as well as orally in seminars. The course is part of the Master’s Programme in Earth Sciences, the course is also offered as a freestanding course.

Entry requirements

Admission to the course requires 120 credits of completed courses in the main subject Earth Sciences, of which at least 75% with the grade Pass. Students with equivalent qualifications may be admitted to the course after review and approval.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Quaternary Development and Paleoclimate

  University of Gothenburg

  Start date: 9 December 2025

  End date: 18 January 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %