Program Overview

Course Overview

The course "Geology and Geological Resources of Norway" (TGB4112) is a foundation course, level I, that deals with the geological development of mainland and offshore Norway. It provides an overview of geological resources, including fossil and renewable energy, CO2 storage, groundwater, minerals, aggregates, and gravel.

Course Details

• Credits: 7.5
• Level: Foundation courses, level I
• Course start: Spring 2026
• Duration: 1 semester
• Language of instruction: Norwegian
• Location: Trondheim
• Examination arrangement: School exam

Course Content

The course covers external processes such as the origin of glacial, glacifluvial, and fluvial sediments, and properties of soils. It also includes an overview of the bedrock geology of Norway, tectonics, and georesources onshore and offshore. The last part of the course deals with resources, including fossil and renewable energy, CO2 storage, groundwater, minerals, aggregates, gravel, etc., and environmental issues.

Learning Outcome

• Knowledge: The student learns about the geological development of mainland and offshore Norway, from the Precambrian to present. The course provides the student with a basic overview of geological resources, renewable and non-renewable, and how geological processes become responsible for the formation of geological resources.
• Skills: The student should, based on observations, be able to evaluate what geological processes have been active and further be able to use geological maps, profiles, stratigraphic columns, and models, with the understanding that they are interpretations subject to improvements.

Learning Methods and Activities

• Lectures and compulsory exercises
• 2-3 field trips
• Compulsory field work may be scheduled for a weekend

Compulsory Assignments

• Exercises
• Field course

Evaluation

If there is a re-sit examination, the form of assessment may be changed from written to oral examination.

Required Previous Knowledge

• Course TGB4100 Geology, Introduction
• GEOG1014 Earth's Natural Environment
• Similar knowledge of introductory geology

Course Materials

• EENS1100 Lecture Notes by Stephen A. Nelson
• Document on soils
• Selected parts of The Making of a Land - Geology of Norway, by Ramberg et al.
• Geologic maps and internet pages at NGU.no
• Lectures and notes posted on Blackboard

Credit Reductions

The course has academic overlap with the following courses:

• TGB4110 (3.7 sp, Autumn 2011)
• TGB4140 (3.7 sp, Autumn 2011) If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject Areas

• Geology
• Technological subjects

Department with Academic Responsibility

Department of Geoscience

Examination Details

• Examination arrangement: School exam
• Grade: Letter grades
• Ordinary examination - Spring 2026:
  • School exam
  • Weighting: 100/100
  • Examination aids: Code D
  • Date: Not specified
  • Time: 15:00
  • Duration: 4 hours
  • Exam system: Inspera Assessment
• Re-sit examination - Summer 2026:
  • School exam
  • Weighting: 100/100
  • Examination aids: Code D
  • Duration: 4 hours
  • Exam system: Inspera Assessment
  • Place and room: Not specified yet