GEOG0642-1 : Dynamic geomorphology

Study Programmes 2016-2017

WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications

GEOG0642-1

Dynamic geomorphology

Duration :

15h Th, 15h Pr, 3d FW

Number of credits :

Master in geography : climatology (120 ECTS)		4

Lecturer :

Alain Demoulin, Geoffrey Houbrechts, Aurelia Hubert

Coordinator :

Aurelia Hubert

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

This course is organized in a series of seminars and practical field works. Are considered the various techniques of boring with practical applications on the field (in floodplains, peat bogs, lake deposits ...); geomorphological survey and critical analyzes of different geomorphological maps; electric survey (theory, field applications and analyze of results); field techniques of sedimentological analyses of pebbly deposits (rivers, scree ..); measure of rivers discharge (various types of stream gauging); fields constraints and necessities in the uses of the cosmogenic isotopes; use of the GPS in geomorphology (for example in the case of the landslides).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

To familiarize the students with the various field and laboratory techniques used in geomorphology

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Good knowledge of the general geomorphology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

See above « general outline of the course »

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Collegial course in the form of seminars and practical works