Duration
20h Th, 6d FW
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
Fieldtrips, dedicated to the different aspects of the geology of Wallonia are introduced by lectures, giving a general canvas (global changes, orogenic cycles, plate tectonics) to the lithostratigraphic units seen on the field.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Basic knowledge of the geology of Wallonia and identification of the different units on the field.
This course contributes to the learning outcomes I.1, II.1, II.2, III.1, IV.3, VI.2, VII.3 of the MSc in geological and mining engineering.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
GEOL0018-1 Sédimentologie et pétrologie sédimentaire
or
GEOL0006-4 Roches et processus sédimentaire
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures and fieldtrips, each of them dedicated to an aspect of the geology of Wallonia, from Cambrian to Mesozoic.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face. For details, see: https://www.geolsed.uliege.be/upload/docs/application/pdf/2023-02/excursions_2023.pdf
Recommended or required readings
The slides will be available on My ULg after each lecture.
Online lecture notes :
Une introduction à la géologie de la Wallonie": https://www.geolsed.uliege.be/upload/docs/application/pdf/2023-02/geolwal.pdf
Textbook :
BOULVAIN, F. & PINGOT, J-L., 2015. Genèse du sous-sol de la Wallonie. Classe des Sciences, Académie royale de Belgique, 208 pp.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Oral examination.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
F. Boulvain Pétrologie sédimentaire, Bât. B20, 4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman) Tél. : 04/366.22.52 - e-mail : fboulvain@ulg.ac.be Secrétariat: Mme J. Schmetz, Tél. : 04/366.22.51 - e-mail: joelle.schmetz@ulg.ac.be