GEOL 5580 - Fluvial Sedimentology

Provides students with an understanding of how to interpret the depositional environment of sedimentary rocks deposited by rivers and the large and small-scale forces that control the formation and preservation of these deposits.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Graduate students are expected to actively participate in discussions both in the class and on field trips.
Graduate students must write paper worth 20% of the total grade on a topic appropriate to the class based on original literature and make a presentation to the class on the results of their paper.
Students will extend their knowledge of the physics of sediment transport.
Students will have a detailed understanding of the major river types in both modern and ancient setting based on reading original literature.
Students will have an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the terminology and principles during the field trips.
Students will prepare a term paper on some aspect of fluvial sedimentology based on original literature.