To provide a theoretical grounding in advanced aspects of structural geology, as well as the practical application of structural field mapping techniques in complexly deformed areas.

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Processes on Earth surface: Climate, water cycle, weathering and erosion, transport, sedimentation. Rock deformation. Geochronology, stratigraphy and Earth history.

Geological Mapping in the Alps in pairs with an assigned supervisor. Common activities are an introductory excursion, and a final presentation of the report and map, either in the field or in class. The scheduled two weeks are set at the beginning and end of the summer, to allow interested students to add some mapping days.

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The Planet Earth, its interior and the plate tectonics as unifying theory. The rock cycle and the minerals and rocks. Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary rocks. Deformation and earthquakes. Exploration of the earth interior.

The surface of the Planet Earth, main processes and formation of Sedimentary rocks in various environments. Time in Geology, stratigraphy and fossils, relative and absolute ages. Surface processes, water in the surface and subsurface, Ice and glaciers. Climate systems, Carbon cycle. Impact of human activities, anthropogenic climate change. Geobiology and early history of Planet Earth.

The course is aimed at students in the Earth Sciences interested in the Alpine orogenic belt, from surface processes to crustal motion to mantle dynamics. It conveys the essentials of Alpine-Mediterranean geology while bridging the gap between regional geology and modern, process-oriented geodynamic research.

Structure, evolution, and dynamics of tectonic systems across divergent, convergent, strike-slip, and intraplate settings. Emphasizes integration of geological and geophysical observations to understand lithosphere-scale deformation, plate-boundary architecture, and links among tectonics, topography, and surface processes, with comparative examples from other planetary bodies.

Comprehensive understanding of role and evolution of oceanic and continental lithosphere in global plate tectonics and evolution of earth. Understanding principles of theoretical and experimental geothermics and fundamentals of mantle and lithosphere rheologies.