Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY GEO225 0 + 0 3.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals To teach sedimentary rocks and environments, and stratigraphic units.
Course Content Weathering and Soils, Transport and Deposition of Siliciclastic Sediment, Sedimentary Textures, Sedimentary Structures, Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rocks, Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks, Other Chemical/Biochemical and Carbonaceous Sedimentary Rocks, Continental (Terrestrial) Environments, Marginal-Marine Environments, Siliciclastic Marine Environments, Carbonate and Evaporite Environments, Lithostratigraphy, Seismic, Sequence, and Magnetic Stratigraphy, Biostratigraphy, Chronostratigraphy and Geologic Time, Basin Analysis, Tectonics, and Sedimentation
Learning Outcomes 1) They learn sedimentary rocks
2) They learn sedimentary rocks, structures and textures
3) They learn sedimentary stratigraphic units

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Weathering and Soils Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Transport and Deposition of Siliciclastic Sediment Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Sedimentary Textures and structures Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rocks Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Other Chemical/Biochemical and Carbonaceous Sedimentary Rocks, Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Continental (Terrestrial) Environments Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Marginal-Marine Environments, Mid-term exam Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Siliciclastic Marine Environments Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Carbonate and Evaporite Environments Lecture
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Lithostratigraphy Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Seismic, Sequence, and Magnetic Stratigraphy, Biostratigraphy Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Chronostratigraphy and Geologic Time Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Basin Analysis, Tectonics, and Sedimentation Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Boggs,S. 2012. Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. Pearson, 5th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-0321643186

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 3
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 15
Final Exam 1 5
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 25
Total Workload
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