Quaternary geology and geomorphology, Theory

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Aurelia Hubert

Coordinator

Aurelia Hubert

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

The course is divided in thematic chapters: dating methods, volume variations of the icecaps, glacio-eustatic variations of the sea level, glacio-isostasy, response of the hydrographic networks to climate variations, paleomagnetism, Quaternary lithostratigraphy, palynology, animal paleontology, climatic variations recorded in the oceanic and ice cores, causes of the glaciations. Where possible, priority is given to Belgian examples, both for stratigraphy and geomorphology.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Ability to describe the history of the environmental changes and the resulting changing landscapes during the last 2.6 million years, and to understand the current environments within this evolutionary context.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic knowledge in physics, isotope chemistry, geology and geomorphology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

ex cathedra course

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

if green light: on-site; if other light: remote (LifeSize)

Recommended or required readings

required: Lecture notes + PowerPoint files of the course available online in intranet (MyULg, students' portal).

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

Written examination, with special emphasis on the maps and diagrams of the PowerPoint files. In the September session, oral examination.
if sanitary disorder persists, remote oral examination (LifeSize)

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

A. Demoulin, Sart Tilman B11
Ph. 04.366.56.60 - Fax 04.366.57.22 - E-mail: ademoulin@ulg.ac.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

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