Course - Tectonics - GB8201
Tectonics
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About the course
Course content
The course gives an overview of geological processes that are at work in the Earth´s principal tectonic environments, such as rifts, rifted margins, oceanic crust and ridges, and mountain belts, and how the interplay between these processes create the geological systems we can observe at the Earth´s surface, in the oceans, and in the subsurface. The subject provides an overview of the most important tectonic frameworks and demonstrates how knowledge and methodologies from several geodisciplines such as structural geology, sedimentology, petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, and geochronology must be integrated in order to understand them. Each student will be assigned a special topic that they will present in a seminar containing an oral presentation and group discussion.
Learning outcome
Learning outcome:
Knowledge: The candidates can explain the most important tectonic regimes on Earth, the geological processes that operate in these regimes and the most common methods used in the mapping and understanding of these processes. Each candidate will acquire in-depth knowledge in one particular topic.
Skills: The candidates are able to identify the tectonic régime responsible for a set of geological or geophysical observations and put these into a regional framework. The candidate can address, present and discuss complex relationships inside his or her special topic.
General competence: The candidate can place local observations into a regional context, evaluate the different data types and methods used to understand the regional geology and discuss the interaction between tectonic and other geological processes that have contributed to the shaping of the geology of a region.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, and compulsory exercises, written assignments, seminars, field trips. The course is in English.
Compulsory assignments
- Presentation
- Field work
- Exercises
Further on evaluation
In order to pass the course, both the report (counts 30%) and the oral exam (counts 70%) must receive a passing score. To pass each part a score of at least 70 percent is required. For a re-take of an examination, both assessments during the course must be re-taken.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Engineering (PHIV)
Recommended previous knowledge
TGB4265 Structural Geology, Advanced Course.
Required previous knowledge
TGB4150 Structural Geology, Basic Course and at least one introductory or advanced course in petrology and/or sedimentology and/or geophysics.
Course materials
Course materials: Selected literature from textbooks and articles from international journals. All in English language.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| DIG1970 | 7.5 sp |
Subject areas
- Geology
- Technological subjects