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Course Catalog 1999/2000


Environmental Engineering

SBL605 Basic geology 9.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Vt 00

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Lennart Widenfalk Bitr prof


PREREQUISITES
General.

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

CONTENTS
General geology. Plate tectonics and the formation of the Earth.
Mineralogy. Identification methods.
Petrology. Diagnostic methods for rocks.
Structural geology.
Prequaternary and regional geology.
Quaternary geology and soils.
Man and the geologic environment.

Field-work and excursions.

TEACHING
Lectures will be given in Swedish.

EXAMINATION

COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG

ITEMS/CREDITS

Written exam 6.00ECTS
Identification of rocks and minerals 1.50ECTS
Project report 0.75ECTS
Field work 0.75ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE


Further information: International Office

Valid for the academic year 1999/2000.

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