Duration
25h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Planet Earth
Introduction: Geosphere and biosphere, formation and differentiation of planet Earth, geological cycle, minerlas, rocks
diagenesis and metamorphism
Tectonics (rock deformation)
rock alteration (climat, soils, karst)
sediments
Erosion, transport and sedimentation on the continent
Erosion, transport and sedimentation in the ocean
water in rocks
Rock Dating
stratigraphy and datings methods
the magnetic field
Internal dynamics and geological processes
plate tectonics
orogenesis
seisms
volcanism
magmatism
Elements of paleontology
fossilization
biosphere evolution: the first 3 billion years
mass extinctions
biostratigraphy
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
at the end of the class, the student will be able to identify the most common minerals and rocks, and to understand and acquire the notion of geological time, the geological processes and their impacts of the biosphere, et the basic principles of paleontology (what is a fossil, how does it form, what can we learn from fossils)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
practicals (minerals, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic and magmatic rocks)
excursions (details during class)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
face-to-face and podcasts
practicals in the lab and in the field are mandatory and face-to-face
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
pdf of powerpoint presentations on-line on MyULg
recommanded books:
Eléments de géologie, 2005, Pomerol et al., 13 ème édition, Ed. Dunod
Dictionnaire de géologie, 2005, Foucault et Raoult, 6ème édition Ed. Dunod; 2010 7ème édition
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam
Out-of-session test(s)
Additional information:
Evaluation is face-to-face
practicals : 20%
(revising session and interrogation in december)
theory: 80%
Participation to practicals and field excursions is mandatory.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Prof E. Javaux
Université de Liège Bât. B22
Early Life Traces & Evolution-Astrobiology
Quartier Vallée 1
Chemin de la Vallée 4
4000 Liège (Sart-Tilman)
Belgique
ej.javaux@uliege.be