Duration
25h Th, 15h Pr, 4d FW
Number of credits
| Bachelor in biology | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
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
Planet Earth
l Chapter 1 : Introduction: Geosphere and biosphere, formation and differentiation of planet Earth, geological cycle, minerlas, rocks
l Chapter 2 : diagenesis and metamorphism
l Chapter 3 : Tectonics (rock deformation)
l Chapter 4 : rock alteration (climat, soils, karst)
l Chapter 5 : elements of Climatology (atmosphere structure and circulation -climates-global warming-paleoclimates)
sediments
l Chapter 6: Erosion, transport and sedimentation on the continent
l Chapter 7: Erosion, transport and sedimentation in the ocean
l Chapter 8: sedimentary sequences
l Chapter 9: water in rocks
Rock Dating
l Chapter 10: stratigraphy and datings methods
l Chapter 11 : the magnetic field
Internal dynamics and geological processes
l Chapter 12 : plate tectonics
l Chapter 13 : orogenesis
l Chapter 14 : seisms
l Chapter 15 : volcanism
l Chapter 16 : magmatism
Elements of paleontology
l Chapter 17 : fossilization
l Chapter 18 : biosphere evolution in the Precambrian
l Chapter 19 : mass extinctions
l Chapter 20 : biostratigraphy
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
at the end of the class, the student will be able to identify the most common minerals and rocks, and to understand and acquire the notion of geological time, the geological processes and their impacts of the biosphere, et the basic principles of paleontology (what is a fossil, how does it form, what can we learn from fossils)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
3 practicals (minerals, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic and magmatic rocks)
4 excursions
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
face to face teaching
practicals in the lab and in the field
Recommended or required readings
class notes (pdf on-line on MyULg)
pdf of powerpoint presentations on-line on MyULg
recommanded books:
l Eléments de géologie, 2005, Pomerol et al., 13 ème édition, Ed. Dunod
l Dictionnaire de géologie, 2005, Foucault et Raoult, 6ème édition Ed. Dunod; 2010 7ème édition
Assessment methods and criteria
practicals: 20%
(revising session and interrogation in december)
theory: (including excursions): 80%
Participation to practicals and field excursions is mandatory.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Prof E. Javaux
Geology department
ej.javaux@ulg.ac.be