🌊 Sedimentology

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Learning objectives

  • Observe, describe, classify, and communicate characteristics of sediments and sedimentary rocks.
  • Develop a framework for building hypotheses about the distributions of sediments, sedimentary structures, and sedimentary environments.
  • Communicate sedimentary geology to a variety of audiences using different genres of writing.
  • Read and summarize scientific papers focused on sedimentary geology and related fields.

Field trips

Geologists have a place in the clean energy future. Sedimentology is useful for current energy jobs (e.g. oil and gas), groundwater and environmental remediation, and clean energy or carbon capture and storage in the future.

Writing assignments

This is a writing intensive course. You will be tasked with writing regularly and in a style to communicate information clearly and concisely.

Courses in this program

  • Overview

    Study of the creation, distribution, and interpretation of sediments.

  • Writing assignments

    Study of the creation, distribution, and interpretation of sediments.

Meet your instructor

Benjamin J. Linzmeier

FAQs

Are there prerequisites?

Yes. You must have taken X,Y,Z or have instructor consent.

How often is this course offered?

Every fall semester.

Last updated on Sep 6, 2021