Earth Sciences

Duration

30h Th, 16h Pr, 8h FT

Number of credits

Lecturer

Frédéric Boulvain, Jean-Thomas Cornelis

Coordinator

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Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

• Introduction
• A short history of geology
• Crystals and minerals
• Rocks and processes
• Magmatic rocks
• Sedimentary rocks
• Metamorphic rocks
• Sedimentary basins and mountains belts
• Anatomy of the Earth
• A short history of the Earth
• The Earth and the mankind

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

For students in bioengineering, this lecture constitutes an introduction to Earth and ecosystems sciences and thus, aims to describe the physical framework inside which life (vegetal, animal, human) processes on Earth are operating.
After completing the course the student is expected to:

• identify the materials constituting the Earth,
• interpret the geological and geomorphological structures and processes,
• analyse natural disasters, the human impact and issues,
• understand the geology of Wallonia and use a geological map.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

- Lectures with slides and videos (cf. e-campus).
- Practical works of minerals and rocks identification organised in two phases:

• on-line preparation (e-campus) based on a documental review controled by a test validating the permission to access the laboratory work session;
• practical session of sample identification (see e-campus session notes).

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

Lectures : 30h (face to face) Practical Works : 16h (online and face to face) Field-study trip and visits : 8h (self-made, 3-5 students).

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

If necessary, the face-to-face sessions would be replaced by distance learning (podcasts, filmed fieldtrip and Lifesize sessions) and the written examination organized via ecampus.

Recommended or required readings

Textbook:
BOULVAIN, F., 2013. Géologie générale. Du minéral aux géosphères. Ellipses (Technosup), Paris, 236 pp. ISBN: 9782729880613 http://www.geolsed.ulg.ac.be/geol_gen/geol_gen.htm
Further readings:
BOULVAIN, F. & PINGOT, J-L., 2015. Genèse du sous-sol de la Wallonie. 2e édition revue et augmentée. Classe des Sciences, Académie royale de Belgique, 208 pp. http://www.geolsed.ulg.ac.be/ss_sol_wal.htm
ROBERT, C. & BOUSQUET, R., 2013. Géosciences. La dynamique du système Terre. Belin, 1159 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

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire ) AND oral exam

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

- Theory: written examination (60% of the mark) - Practical identification (minerals and rocks) : written and oral examination (30% of the mark) - Fieldtrip: report (10% of the mark).
For more details, see "régime des tests et examens".
Remarks : (1) participation in laboratory practical sessions is compulsory; (2) understanding of geological maps is evaluated during the theoretical examination.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Prof. Dr Frédéric Boulvain Dr Anne-Christine da Silva, 1e assistante Pétrologie sédimentaire B20, Géologie, Université de Liège Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liège +32 4 366 22 52 fboulvain@uliege.be ac.dasilva@uliege.be http://ulg.ac.be/geolsed
Félix Detombeur,  assistant Bât. G1 Chimie générale et organique Passage des Déportés 2 5030 Gembloux felix.detombeur@uliege.be