Duration
25h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Planet Earth
Introduction: Geosphere and biosphere, formation and differentiation of planet Earth, geological cycle, minerlas, rocks
diagenesis and metamorphism
Tectonics (rock deformation)
rock alteration (climat, soils, karst)
sediments
Erosion, transport and sedimentation on the continent
Erosion, transport and sedimentation in the ocean
water in rocks
Rock Dating
stratigraphy and datings methods
the magnetic field
Internal dynamics and geological processes
plate tectonics
orogenesis
seisms
volcanism
magmatism
Elements of paleontology
fossilization
biosphere evolution in the Precambrian
mass extinctions
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
4 practicals (minerals, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic and magmatic rocks, geological maps)
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
pdf of powerpoint presentations on-line on MyULg
recommanded books:
Eléments de géologie, 2005, Pomerol et al., 13 ème édition, Ed. Dunod
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: 80%
Participation to practicals and field excursions is mandatory.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Prof E. Javaux
Geology department
ej.javaux@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The study material includess the theoritical lectures, not the practicals nor excursions
Assessment methods
The evaluation will consist on an oral exam on Lifesize. Details will be sent to the students after the deliberations of the first session.
Contacts
Pr. Emmanuelle Javaux (ej.javaux@uliege.be)
Items online
Geology and introduction to paleontology
ppt slides