2020-2021 / GEOL0203-2

Sedimentary processes

Duration

15h Th, 15h Pr, 2d FW

Number of credits

 Bachelor in geology4 crédits 

Lecturer

Frédéric Boulvain

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Study of the sedimentary part of the geological cycle.

  • Weathering
  • Transport
  • Deposition
  • Post-sedimentary evolution.
As a synthesis, the different processes are highlighted in the various environments of our planet.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Introduction to sedimentary petrology. The student has to be able to identify the different sedimentary process. A special attention is given to the recognition of sedimentary structures.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

General geology.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures with slides, movies and rock samples.Description and interpretation of different types of sedimentary structures based on rock samples. Fieldtrips: karstic morphologies and littoral sedimentation.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face and online lecture notes.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

If necessary, the face-to-face sessions will be replaced by distance learning (podcasts) and the oral examination scheduled on Lifesize or a similar platform.

Recommended or required readings

The slides will be available on My ULg after each lecture.
Lecture notes:  http://www.geolsed.ulg.ac.be/processus/processus.htm "Une introduction aux processus sédimentaires"
Textbook: Boulvain, F., 2010. Pétrologie sédimentaire: des roches aux processus. Ellipses, Paris, 259 pp.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

oral examination

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Prof. F. Boulvain Pétrologie sédimentaire, Bât. B20, 4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman) Tél. : 04/366.22.52 - e-mail : fboulvain@uliege.be
Assistante: A-C. Da Silva ac.dasilva@uliege.be
Secrétariat : Mme J. Schmetz, Tél. : 04/366.22.51 - joelle.schmetz@uliege.be

Items online

sedimentary process
introduction to sedimentary process