280022 VU Structural Geology and Tectonics - Terrain (2026S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 02.02.2026 08:00 to Th 19.02.2026 07:00
- Registration is open from Sa 21.02.2026 00:00 to Mo 09.03.2026 08:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 31.03.2026 23:59
Details
max. 35 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
- Kurt Decker
- Michel Bestmann
- Bernhard Grasemann
- Martin Schöpfer
- Fiona Gašparac (Student Tutor)
- Fabian Jagoutz (Student Tutor)
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Replacement dates for June 15, and 29 2026 (overlapping with geological mapping course and field course, respectively), dates for two exercises in the classroom (compass, Schmidt's net diagrams; structures in hand specimens and 3D-diagrams) and the two exams will be agreed upon at the beginning of the course: your presence is required on 02.03.
Updates of the dates will be published timely on Moodle / Allgemeines / TermineField course 26.06.2026 to 29.06.2026 in St. Johann im Pongau- Monday 02.03. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 09.03. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 16.03. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 23.03. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 13.04. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 20.04. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 27.04. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 27.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
- Monday 04.05. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Friday 08.05. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Saturday 09.05. 10:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
- Monday 11.05. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 18.05. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 01.06. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 08.06. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 08.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
- N Monday 15.06. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 22.06. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 22.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
- Wednesday 24.06. 13:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
- Thursday 25.06. 15:30 - 17:30 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 29.06. 13:00 - 14:45 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
- Monday 06.07. 10:00 - 15:00 Eberhard Clar Saal Geologie 2B204 2.OG UZA II
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Students recognize the most important brittle and ductile deformation structures and are able to correctly interpret faults, folds, foliations, lineations and shear sense criteria. They know about the most important processes at constructive, conservative and destructive plate boundaries and can associate these with large-scale tectonic structures such as fold and thrust belts, metamorphic core complexes and pull-apart basins.Exercises in the auditorium are part of the lectures (compulory attendence).
Assessment and permitted materials
Grading of the lecture part: 2 written performance assessments with a maximum of 35 achievable points (70 points in total).
Grading of the field exercises: presentation of the results of structural mapping in a written report (per group), field book beauty contest (individual; 30 points in total)
Grading of the field exercises: presentation of the results of structural mapping in a written report (per group), field book beauty contest (individual; 30 points in total)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Lecture part positive from 36 out of 70 possible points, both written performance assessments must be positive.
Field exercises positive from 16 points.
The lecture part and the field exercise must be assessed positively.Attendance is mandatory for lectures: no more than 3 absences.
Attendance is mandatory for field course.
Field exercises positive from 16 points.
The lecture part and the field exercise must be assessed positively.Attendance is mandatory for lectures: no more than 3 absences.
Attendance is mandatory for field course.
Examination topics
All contents of the lectures
Reading list
H. Fossen, Structural Geology, 2010 (Cambridge University Press) (selected chapters relevant to contents of tcourse)
B.A. van der Pluijm, S. Marshak, Earth Structure, 2004 (W. W. Norton & Company, Inc) (selected chapters relevant to contents of tcourse)
W. Frisch, M. Meschede, 2025. Plattentektonik Kontinentverschiebung und Gebirgsbildung [Plate tectonics: Continental drift and orogeny] (ausgewählte, für den Kursinhalt relevante Kapitel)Slides of lectures are published on Moodle. Note that learning for exams might be challenging when only relyin on published slides only without having attended lectures and making personal notes.
B.A. van der Pluijm, S. Marshak, Earth Structure, 2004 (W. W. Norton & Company, Inc) (selected chapters relevant to contents of tcourse)
W. Frisch, M. Meschede, 2025. Plattentektonik Kontinentverschiebung und Gebirgsbildung [Plate tectonics: Continental drift and orogeny] (ausgewählte, für den Kursinhalt relevante Kapitel)Slides of lectures are published on Moodle. Note that learning for exams might be challenging when only relyin on published slides only without having attended lectures and making personal notes.
Association in the course directory
BA-ERD-17
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