| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2020-09-21 | - |
| 2021-02-15 | - |
Program Overview
GEOLOGY Program
Overview
The GEOLOGY program is offered by the University of Genoa, with the course code 65598, during the academic year 2025/2026. The program consists of 6 CFU credits in the second year of the SCIENZE AMBIENTALI E NATURALI 9916 (L-32) degree program.
Scientific Disciplinary Sector
The program falls under the scientific disciplinary sector GEO/02, with Italian as the language of instruction. The teaching location is Genova, and the semester is annual.
Modules
This program is a module of the FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGY course.
Teaching Materials
Teaching materials are available on AulaWeb.
Aims and Content
Learning Outcomes
The program aims to provide basic knowledge of the Earth system through the study of endogenous and exogenous processes that govern the evolution of different geodynamic environments and determine the composition, structure, and texture of magmatic, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.
Aims and Learning Outcomes
Attendance and participation in the planned educational activities will allow students to acquire basic knowledge on geological processes, composition, structure, genesis, and distribution of sedimentary rocks. The program focuses on the analysis of sedimentary environments, both actual and fossil contexts.
Specifically, students will be able to:
- Know, describe, and classify the main types of sedimentary rocks
- Distinguish and identify the structures of sedimentary rocks using theoretical and practical skills
- Link the composition and structure of sedimentary rocks and sediments to specific environments and depositional systems
Teaching Methods
The course consists of lectures, theoretical and practical exercises on the field. Attendance at lectures and laboratory and field exercises is strongly recommended. Lectures are delivered through multimedia presentations, and exercises aim at the macroscopic recognition of sedimentary rocks using samples from the DISTAV educational rock collection.
Syllabus/Content
The course program includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics:
- Geological implications of the evolution of plate boundary and continental margins
- Evolution of chains and sedimentary basins, actual and paleo-environmental regional models
- Geochronological, paleoenvironmental, and paleogeographic reconstruction of geological environments
- Deformation and fracturing of rocks: classification, study methods, and representation, geological significance
- Genesis and classification of sedimentary rocks; the sedimentary cycle
- Sedimentary structures: physical, chemical, biological, diagenetic, environmental implications
- Stratigraphy: general concepts, analysis of stratigraphic sequences, spatial and temporal reconstructions
- Sedimentary environments: continental, transitional, and marine, sedimentary dynamics, and related deposits
Recommended Reading/Bibliography
All slides used during the lessons and other teaching materials will be available on AulaWeb. The following books are suggested as supporting texts:
- Stephen Marshak La Terra ritratto di un pianeta, Zanichelli Ed. Bologna
- J.P. Grotzinger & T.H. Jordan Capire la Terra, Zanichelli, Ed. Bologna
- Casati - Scienze della Terra, Elementi di Geologia Generale, CLUED Milano
- D'Argenio, Innocenti, Sassi - Introduzione allo studio delle rocce, Utet
- Ricci Lucchi Sedimentologia (2 vol), CLUEB, Bologna
- Ricci Lucchi Sedimentologia (3 vol), CLUEB, Bologna
Teachers and Exam Board
The teacher for this program is KEI OGATA. The exam board consists of:
- KEI OGATA (President)
- ELISABETTA RAMPONE (President Substitute)
- CARLOTTA FERRANDO (Substitute)
- MARCO FERRARI (Substitute)
- MICHELE PIAZZA (Substitute)
- MARCO SCAMBELLURI (Substitute)
Lessons
Lessons start from September 21, 2020, and will be completed by January 22, 2021, for the first semester, and from February 15, 2021, to June 11, 2021, for the second semester.
Exams
The exam is unique and integrated for the two modules. Regular attendance at lectures and related laboratory and field exercises is strongly recommended.