Course - Advanced Sedimentology - GB8200
GB8200
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.
Advanced Sedimentology
Credits
7.5
Level
Doctoral degree level
Course start
Autumn 2010
Duration
1 semester
Language of instruction
English
Examination arrangement
Oral examination
About
About the course
Course content
The course will be dealing with the concept of facies and the conection between tectonics and deposititon. The processes acting, and the resulting facies and facies associations in modern depositional environments will be disussed. Further, how facies and facies associations can be used in the interpretation of ancient deposits from all continental and marine environments will be examined.
Learning outcome
To able to describe and interpret sediments from all sedimentary environments
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and colloquia. Teaching will be in english if needed.
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic knowledge of sedimentology
Course materials
Reading, H.G.: Sedimentary Environments Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy, Blackwell Scientific Publications. In some cases the readinglist can be taylor made.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| DIG1964 | 7.5 sp |
Subject areas
- Technological subjects
Contact information
Examination
Examination
Examination arrangement: Oral examination
Grade: Letters
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010
Oral examination
Weighting
100/100
Date
2010-12-06
Ordinary examination - Spring 2011
Oral examination
Weighting
100/100