Goals

Upon completion of the Teaching Unit, students will be able to:

  • Identify different rocks in the field, describe them, and take structural measurements (strike and dip)
  • Prioritize and organize their observations in a field notebook
  • Write a report describing the geology of a region, distinguishing direct observations from interpretations (personal or provided by instructors)

Content

Three field days organized on Fridays (or, exceptionally, on Saturdays) with two instructors who encourage students to make their own observations and guide them in their reflections and interpretations.

  • Citadel of Namur: good field practices
  • Rocroi Massif: concept of geological formation
  • Dinant-Freyr: stratigraphy and structural geology

 

Assessment method

The field notebook is assessed at the end of the first and second field trips (10% of the final grade).

Two reports are submitted after the second and third field trips (25% + 25% of the final grade).

An oral exam is held during the session (40% of the final grade).

 

Sources, references and any support material

Géologie de terrain ; de l'affleurement au concept, Boulvain et Vander Auwera (French)

 

Language of instruction

Français