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GL5042: THE BASIN FILL (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

The aim of this course is to develop skills in analysing and interpreting the geological materials that fill sedimentary basins. This course involves a combination of theory and practical work, including lectures, and a 4-5 day field class to sedimentary systems. After completing the course students are expected to be able to:

Make and record primary sedimentological and allied stratigraphic observations;

Recognise and analyse the geological record of a range of depositional environments;

Apply methods of sequence stratigraphy to predict facies variations in space and time;

Relate depositional systems to underlying tectonic and climatic processes.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Alison Lumsden

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Programme Level 5

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Geology And Petroleum Geology (GL) (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The aim of this course is to develop skills in analysing and interpreting the geological materials that fill sedimentary basins. This course involves a combination of theory and practical work, including lectures, and a 4-5 day field class to sedimentary systems. After completing the course students are expected to be able to:

Make and record primary sedimentological and allied stratigraphic observations;

Recognise and analyse the geological record of a range of depositional environments;

Apply methods of sequence stratigraphy to predict facies variations in space and time;

Relate depositional systems to underlying tectonic and climatic processes.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

There are no assessments for this course.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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