Tectonics

The course covers Earth structure and plate tectonics at an advanced level. This includes divergent, convergent and strike-slip tectonics. Both experimentation and writing of a scientific article are part of this course.

• Course structure

  Assessment

  Is based on a written/oral assessment at the end of the course. Assessment criteria are:

  A = Excellent
  B = Very good
  C = Good
  D = Satisfactory
  E = Sufficient
  Fx = Insufficient
  F = Entirely insufficient

  The assessment criteria will be outlined at the start of the course. To pass the course, a minimum grade E is necessary.

• Schedule
  The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.

  • Schedule GG4147 SP 2025 Period 1 Day-time, 25% Distance

• Course literature
  Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

  B. A. van der Pluijm and S. Marshak, 2010
  Earth Structure – An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics
  WW Norton & Co
  ISBN: 9780393117806

  • Valid from Spring 2025

  • Reading list GG4147 - valid from Spring 2025

• Course reports

  Course evaluations allow the possibility to affect and take responsibility for your own learning and gives important information for our work with pedagogical development.

  It's important that all students complete the course evaluations after each course, it gives the Department the opportunity to improve the courses' quality.

  The course evaluation is composed of a number of questions and specific questions for each course. If you, as a student, want to contribute with more course specific questions you may send them to studies@geo.su.se.

  If you haven't received the course evaluation for your finished course, or if you have other questions regarding course evaluations at IGV please contact studies@geo.su.se.

  Course evaluation = student's review of the course
  Course report = course leader's reflections about the review

  • Course report GG4147 SP 2024 Kursvärdering/Course evaluation
  • Course report GG4147 SP 2023 Kursvärdering/Course evaluation
  • Course report GG4147 SP 2022 Course evaluation

• Contact
  Elisabeth Däcker

  Student counsellor and study administration

  elisabeth.dacker@geo.su.se

  08-674 78 70

  See profile page for Elisabeth Däcker

  

  • Visiting address
  • S 316
  • Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset

  Alasdair Skelton

  Professor of Geochemistry and petrology

  alasdair.skelton@geo.su.se

  08-16 47 50

  See profile page for Alasdair Skelton

  

  • Visiting address
  • R 425
  • Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset