Environmental Planning and Design

SBL604 Basic Geoscience 15.0 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD:

LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
L Widenfalk Univ lekt

PREREQUISITES
General

COURSE AIM
The aim of this course is to give a broad introduction to general geology and geophysics.

CONTENTS
General geology. Plate tectonics and the formation of the Earth. Mineralogy. Identification methods. Petrology. Diagnostic methods for rocks. Structural geology. Prequaternary och regional geology. Quaternary geology and soils Man and the geologic environment Geophysics Geochemistry Geodesy Field-work and excursions Geologic and geophysical mapping. Visits to mines, pits, dams and reclaimed areas.

TEACHING
Lectures will be given in Swedish.

EXAMINATION

COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG

ITEMS AND CREDITS 
Field work, geophysics                                      	0.7 ECTS
Written exam, geophysics                                    	3.7 ECTS
Field work, geology                                         	0.7 ECTS
Project report. geology                                     	0.7 ECTS
Identification of rocks and minerals                        	1.5 ECTS
Written exam, geology                                       	7.5 ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE


REMARKS
Last modified 97-03-05
Back to departement menu