SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: GEOSCI 204 and G L E/GEOSCI 370 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Physical Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe qualitatively and quantitatively the chemical and physical processes that are involved in the production, transportation, and deposition of sediments. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe how sediment composition and sedimentary structures reflect sediment production and transport processes. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Characterize sedimentary depositional environments and deposits formed in them. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Enumerate sedimentary basin types and qualitatively compare and contrast their stratigraphic successions. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critique primary scientific literature. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Extract and evaluate data from scientific papers and online databases. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Produce new synthetic results in written form. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Produce a regional macrostratigraphic summary for a focal region and present quantitative results in poster form. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe qualitatively and quantitatively the chemical and physical processes that are involved in the production, transportation, and deposition of sediments. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe how sediment composition and sedimentary structures reflect sediment production and transport processes. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Characterize sedimentary depositional environments and deposits formed in them. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Enumerate sedimentary basin types and qualitatively compare and contrast their stratigraphic successions. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critique primary scientific literature. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Extract and evaluate data from scientific papers and online databases. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Produce new synthetic results in written form. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Produce a regional macrostratigraphic summary for a focal region and present quantitative results in poster form. Audience: Graduate