Programme

The course progressively develops methods of stratigraphic analysis, from the definition of stratigraphic units and geological time to the integration of sedimentological, palaeontological, geochemical, and geophysical data. Lectures are complemented by practical exercises on stratigraphic columns, cross-sections, well logs, and seismic profiles, as well as by an interdisciplinary field course in which the acquired skills are applied to a real geological case study.
Module 1: Advanced Fundamentals of Stratigraphy, 6 hours
Historical development of stratigraphy; advanced concepts of geological time; modern stratigraphy and integrated approaches; potential and limitations of classical stratigraphic correlation.
Module 2: Biostratigraphy, 6 hours
Biozones and high-resolution correlation methods; use of microfossils; applications to the temporal reconstruction of the evolution of the Apennine chain.
Module 3: Chronostratigraphy and Geochronology, 6 hours
International chronostratigraphic scales; GSSPs and boundary definition; radiometric dating methods; astrochronology; event stratigraphy.
Module 4: Magnetostratigraphy and Chemostratigraphy, 6 hours
Earth’s magnetic field, reversals, and magnetostratigraphic scales; stable isotopes of C, O, and Sr; oceanic anoxic events; integration of isotope stratigraphy with other correlation methods.
Module 5: Sequence Stratigraphy, 12 hours
Base level and accommodation space; depositional systems; stratigraphic surfaces, sequence boundaries, and systems tracts; applications to siliciclastic and carbonate systems; interpretation of seismic profiles and well logs.
Module 6: Basin Analysis, 8 hours
Subsidence and synsedimentary tectonics; extensional, compressional, and foreland basins; sediment provenance; source-to-sink approaches.
Module 7: Applied Stratigraphy, 4 hours
Applications to energy resources, environmental geology, geological CO2 storage, georesources, and aquifer systems.
Laboratory and practical exercises, 9 hours
Reading and interpretation of stratigraphic columns; correlation of regional sections; analysis of geophysical logs; recognition of reflector terminations and stacking patterns; seismic-stratigraphic interpretation and construction of depositional models.
Field activities, 72 hours
Interdisciplinary field course in stratigraphic geology, structural geology, and volcanology, organized over nine days. The field course integrates stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological observations into a single workflow of data acquisition, interpretation, and presentation. Through daily discussion, students reconstruct the depositional, deformational, and magmatic evolution of the study area, distinguishing the temporal relationships among processes. The activity culminates in a shared geological model supported by field measurements and an explicit assessment of uncertainty.

Core Documentation

• International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification of the IUGS International Commission on Stratigraphy (1976), International Stratigraphic Guide, edited by A. Salvador.
• Coe, A. L., Bosence, D. W. J., Church, K. D., Flint, S. S., Howell, J. A., and Wilson, R. C. (2002), The Sedimentary Record of Sea-Level Change, Cambridge University Press.
• Moore, C. H., and Wade, W. J. (2013), Carbonate Reservoirs: Porosity and Diagenesis in a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework, 2nd edition, vol. 67, Elsevier.
• Weedon, G. P. (2003), Time-Series Analysis and Cyclostratigraphy: Examining Stratigraphic Records of Environmental Cycles, Cambridge University Press.
• Italian Commission on Stratigraphy, Italian Guide to Stratigraphic Classification and Terminology, ISPRA.
• Scientific papers and supplementary teaching materials provided by the instructor, including datasets, stratigraphic columns, logs, and sections used in practical exercises.
• Online resource: https://www.isprambiente.gov.it/files/pubblicazioni/periodicitecnici/quaderni-sgi/quad9/cap1-4.pdf

Attendance

In-person attendance is strongly recommended. Attendance of at least 75% of the total hours is recommended for lectures and practical exercises; 100% attendance is required for field activities.

Type of evaluation

the field activities. Both components must receive at least a passing grade. The final mark is expressed on a 30-point scale and is calculated by assigning 60% to the oral examination and 40% to the project. Oral examination, 60% The oral examination covers the theoretical and applied contents of the course and includes questions requiring students to describe concepts and methods, interpret stratigraphic data or representations, and justify correlation or reconstruction choices. It assesses accuracy of knowledge, ability to apply concepts, connections among topics, independent judgement, and appropriate use of disciplinary terminology. Field project and report, 40% The project consists of a technical-scientific report, accompanied by the outputs produced during the field course, and its discussion. It may be developed as group work according to the organization of the field activities, but the discussion is designed to assess each student’s individual contribution and competences. Assessment considers completeness and quality of observations; accuracy of logs, maps, and cross-sections; integration of stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological data; consistency of interpretations; explicit treatment of uncertainties; quality of argumentation; and clarity of presentation. Assessment criteria and final grade A passing grade requires correct essential knowledge, the ability to apply the main methods to straightforward cases, and clear communication. Higher grades correspond to increasing completeness, precision, ability to integrate different datasets, interpretative independence, and command of scientific terminology. The final mark is the weighted average of the two components; honours may be awarded when both components demonstrate an excellent level of achievement.

Programme

Interdisciplinary field course in stratigraphic geology, structural geology, and volcanology, organized over nine days. The field course integrates stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological observations into a single workflow of data acquisition, interpretation, and presentation. Through daily discussion, students reconstruct the depositional, deformational, and magmatic evolution of the study area, distinguishing the temporal relationships among processes. The activity culminates in a shared geological model supported by field measurements and an explicit assessment of uncertainty.

Core Documentation

Course materials provided by the instructor and textbooks adopted for the Structural Geology course.

Attendance

compulsory

Type of evaluation

Oral examination and assessment of the technical-scientific report, together with the materials produced during the field course, and its discussion. The assessment considers the completeness and quality of observations; the accuracy of logs, maps, and geological cross-sections; the integration of stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological data; the consistency of interpretations; the explicit acknowledgment of uncertainties; the quality of the argumentation; and the clarity of the presentation.

Programme

Field activities, 72 hours
Interdisciplinary field course in stratigraphic geology, structural geology, and volcanology, organized over nine days. The field course integrates stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological observations into a single workflow of data acquisition, interpretation, and presentation. Through daily discussion, students reconstruct the depositional, deformational, and magmatic evolution of the study area, distinguishing the temporal relationships among processes. The activity culminates in a shared geological model supported by field measurements and an explicit assessment of uncertainty.

Type of evaluation

Field project and report, 40% The project consists of a technical-scientific report, accompanied by the outputs produced during the field course, and its discussion. It may be developed as group work according to the organization of the field activities, but the discussion is designed to assess each student’s individual contribution and competences. Assessment considers completeness and quality of observations; accuracy of logs, maps, and cross-sections; integration of stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological data; consistency of interpretations; explicit treatment of uncertainties; quality of argumentation; and clarity of presentation.

Programme

The course progressively develops methods of stratigraphic analysis, from the definition of stratigraphic units and geological time to the integration of sedimentological, palaeontological, geochemical, and geophysical data. Lectures are complemented by practical exercises on stratigraphic columns, cross-sections, well logs, and seismic profiles, as well as by an interdisciplinary field course in which the acquired skills are applied to a real geological case study.
Module 1: Advanced Fundamentals of Stratigraphy, 6 hours
Historical development of stratigraphy; advanced concepts of geological time; modern stratigraphy and integrated approaches; potential and limitations of classical stratigraphic correlation.
Module 2: Biostratigraphy, 6 hours
Biozones and high-resolution correlation methods; use of microfossils; applications to the temporal reconstruction of the evolution of the Apennine chain.
Module 3: Chronostratigraphy and Geochronology, 6 hours
International chronostratigraphic scales; GSSPs and boundary definition; radiometric dating methods; astrochronology; event stratigraphy.
Module 4: Magnetostratigraphy and Chemostratigraphy, 6 hours
Earth’s magnetic field, reversals, and magnetostratigraphic scales; stable isotopes of C, O, and Sr; oceanic anoxic events; integration of isotope stratigraphy with other correlation methods.
Module 5: Sequence Stratigraphy, 12 hours
Base level and accommodation space; depositional systems; stratigraphic surfaces, sequence boundaries, and systems tracts; applications to siliciclastic and carbonate systems; interpretation of seismic profiles and well logs.
Module 6: Basin Analysis, 8 hours
Subsidence and synsedimentary tectonics; extensional, compressional, and foreland basins; sediment provenance; source-to-sink approaches.
Module 7: Applied Stratigraphy, 4 hours
Applications to energy resources, environmental geology, geological CO2 storage, georesources, and aquifer systems.
Laboratory and practical exercises, 9 hours
Reading and interpretation of stratigraphic columns; correlation of regional sections; analysis of geophysical logs; recognition of reflector terminations and stacking patterns; seismic-stratigraphic interpretation and construction of depositional models.
Field activities, 72 hours
Interdisciplinary field course in stratigraphic geology, structural geology, and volcanology, organized over nine days. The field course integrates stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological observations into a single workflow of data acquisition, interpretation, and presentation. Through daily discussion, students reconstruct the depositional, deformational, and magmatic evolution of the study area, distinguishing the temporal relationships among processes. The activity culminates in a shared geological model supported by field measurements and an explicit assessment of uncertainty.

Core Documentation

• International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification of the IUGS International Commission on Stratigraphy (1976), International Stratigraphic Guide, edited by A. Salvador.
• Coe, A. L., Bosence, D. W. J., Church, K. D., Flint, S. S., Howell, J. A., and Wilson, R. C. (2002), The Sedimentary Record of Sea-Level Change, Cambridge University Press.
• Moore, C. H., and Wade, W. J. (2013), Carbonate Reservoirs: Porosity and Diagenesis in a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework, 2nd edition, vol. 67, Elsevier.
• Weedon, G. P. (2003), Time-Series Analysis and Cyclostratigraphy: Examining Stratigraphic Records of Environmental Cycles, Cambridge University Press.
• Italian Commission on Stratigraphy, Italian Guide to Stratigraphic Classification and Terminology, ISPRA.
• Scientific papers and supplementary teaching materials provided by the instructor, including datasets, stratigraphic columns, logs, and sections used in practical exercises.
• Online resource: https://www.isprambiente.gov.it/files/pubblicazioni/periodicitecnici/quaderni-sgi/quad9/cap1-4.pdf

Attendance

In-person attendance is strongly recommended. Attendance of at least 75% of the total hours is recommended for lectures and practical exercises; 100% attendance is required for field activities.

Type of evaluation

the field activities. Both components must receive at least a passing grade. The final mark is expressed on a 30-point scale and is calculated by assigning 60% to the oral examination and 40% to the project. Oral examination, 60% The oral examination covers the theoretical and applied contents of the course and includes questions requiring students to describe concepts and methods, interpret stratigraphic data or representations, and justify correlation or reconstruction choices. It assesses accuracy of knowledge, ability to apply concepts, connections among topics, independent judgement, and appropriate use of disciplinary terminology. Field project and report, 40% The project consists of a technical-scientific report, accompanied by the outputs produced during the field course, and its discussion. It may be developed as group work according to the organization of the field activities, but the discussion is designed to assess each student’s individual contribution and competences. Assessment considers completeness and quality of observations; accuracy of logs, maps, and cross-sections; integration of stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological data; consistency of interpretations; explicit treatment of uncertainties; quality of argumentation; and clarity of presentation. Assessment criteria and final grade A passing grade requires correct essential knowledge, the ability to apply the main methods to straightforward cases, and clear communication. Higher grades correspond to increasing completeness, precision, ability to integrate different datasets, interpretative independence, and command of scientific terminology. The final mark is the weighted average of the two components; honours may be awarded when both components demonstrate an excellent level of achievement.

Programme

Interdisciplinary field course in stratigraphic geology, structural geology, and volcanology, organized over nine days. The field course integrates stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological observations into a single workflow of data acquisition, interpretation, and presentation. Through daily discussion, students reconstruct the depositional, deformational, and magmatic evolution of the study area, distinguishing the temporal relationships among processes. The activity culminates in a shared geological model supported by field measurements and an explicit assessment of uncertainty.

Core Documentation

Course materials provided by the instructor and textbooks adopted for the Structural Geology course.

Attendance

compulsory

Type of evaluation

Oral examination and assessment of the technical-scientific report, together with the materials produced during the field course, and its discussion. The assessment considers the completeness and quality of observations; the accuracy of logs, maps, and geological cross-sections; the integration of stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological data; the consistency of interpretations; the explicit acknowledgment of uncertainties; the quality of the argumentation; and the clarity of the presentation.

Programme

Field activities, 72 hours
Interdisciplinary field course in stratigraphic geology, structural geology, and volcanology, organized over nine days. The field course integrates stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological observations into a single workflow of data acquisition, interpretation, and presentation. Through daily discussion, students reconstruct the depositional, deformational, and magmatic evolution of the study area, distinguishing the temporal relationships among processes. The activity culminates in a shared geological model supported by field measurements and an explicit assessment of uncertainty.

Type of evaluation

Field project and report, 40% The project consists of a technical-scientific report, accompanied by the outputs produced during the field course, and its discussion. It may be developed as group work according to the organization of the field activities, but the discussion is designed to assess each student’s individual contribution and competences. Assessment considers completeness and quality of observations; accuracy of logs, maps, and cross-sections; integration of stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological data; consistency of interpretations; explicit treatment of uncertainties; quality of argumentation; and clarity of presentation.

Programme

The course progressively develops methods of stratigraphic analysis, from the definition of stratigraphic units and geological time to the integration of sedimentological, palaeontological, geochemical, and geophysical data. Lectures are complemented by practical exercises on stratigraphic columns, cross-sections, well logs, and seismic profiles, as well as by an interdisciplinary field course in which the acquired skills are applied to a real geological case study.
Module 1: Advanced Fundamentals of Stratigraphy, 6 hours
Historical development of stratigraphy; advanced concepts of geological time; modern stratigraphy and integrated approaches; potential and limitations of classical stratigraphic correlation.
Module 2: Biostratigraphy, 6 hours
Biozones and high-resolution correlation methods; use of microfossils; applications to the temporal reconstruction of the evolution of the Apennine chain.
Module 3: Chronostratigraphy and Geochronology, 6 hours
International chronostratigraphic scales; GSSPs and boundary definition; radiometric dating methods; astrochronology; event stratigraphy.
Module 4: Magnetostratigraphy and Chemostratigraphy, 6 hours
Earth’s magnetic field, reversals, and magnetostratigraphic scales; stable isotopes of C, O, and Sr; oceanic anoxic events; integration of isotope stratigraphy with other correlation methods.
Module 5: Sequence Stratigraphy, 12 hours
Base level and accommodation space; depositional systems; stratigraphic surfaces, sequence boundaries, and systems tracts; applications to siliciclastic and carbonate systems; interpretation of seismic profiles and well logs.
Module 6: Basin Analysis, 8 hours
Subsidence and synsedimentary tectonics; extensional, compressional, and foreland basins; sediment provenance; source-to-sink approaches.
Module 7: Applied Stratigraphy, 4 hours
Applications to energy resources, environmental geology, geological CO2 storage, georesources, and aquifer systems.
Laboratory and practical exercises, 9 hours
Reading and interpretation of stratigraphic columns; correlation of regional sections; analysis of geophysical logs; recognition of reflector terminations and stacking patterns; seismic-stratigraphic interpretation and construction of depositional models.
Field activities, 72 hours
Interdisciplinary field course in stratigraphic geology, structural geology, and volcanology, organized over nine days. The field course integrates stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological observations into a single workflow of data acquisition, interpretation, and presentation. Through daily discussion, students reconstruct the depositional, deformational, and magmatic evolution of the study area, distinguishing the temporal relationships among processes. The activity culminates in a shared geological model supported by field measurements and an explicit assessment of uncertainty.

Core Documentation

• International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification of the IUGS International Commission on Stratigraphy (1976), International Stratigraphic Guide, edited by A. Salvador.
• Coe, A. L., Bosence, D. W. J., Church, K. D., Flint, S. S., Howell, J. A., and Wilson, R. C. (2002), The Sedimentary Record of Sea-Level Change, Cambridge University Press.
• Moore, C. H., and Wade, W. J. (2013), Carbonate Reservoirs: Porosity and Diagenesis in a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework, 2nd edition, vol. 67, Elsevier.
• Weedon, G. P. (2003), Time-Series Analysis and Cyclostratigraphy: Examining Stratigraphic Records of Environmental Cycles, Cambridge University Press.
• Italian Commission on Stratigraphy, Italian Guide to Stratigraphic Classification and Terminology, ISPRA.
• Scientific papers and supplementary teaching materials provided by the instructor, including datasets, stratigraphic columns, logs, and sections used in practical exercises.
• Online resource: https://www.isprambiente.gov.it/files/pubblicazioni/periodicitecnici/quaderni-sgi/quad9/cap1-4.pdf

Attendance

In-person attendance is strongly recommended. Attendance of at least 75% of the total hours is recommended for lectures and practical exercises; 100% attendance is required for field activities.

Type of evaluation

the field activities. Both components must receive at least a passing grade. The final mark is expressed on a 30-point scale and is calculated by assigning 60% to the oral examination and 40% to the project. Oral examination, 60% The oral examination covers the theoretical and applied contents of the course and includes questions requiring students to describe concepts and methods, interpret stratigraphic data or representations, and justify correlation or reconstruction choices. It assesses accuracy of knowledge, ability to apply concepts, connections among topics, independent judgement, and appropriate use of disciplinary terminology. Field project and report, 40% The project consists of a technical-scientific report, accompanied by the outputs produced during the field course, and its discussion. It may be developed as group work according to the organization of the field activities, but the discussion is designed to assess each student’s individual contribution and competences. Assessment considers completeness and quality of observations; accuracy of logs, maps, and cross-sections; integration of stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological data; consistency of interpretations; explicit treatment of uncertainties; quality of argumentation; and clarity of presentation. Assessment criteria and final grade A passing grade requires correct essential knowledge, the ability to apply the main methods to straightforward cases, and clear communication. Higher grades correspond to increasing completeness, precision, ability to integrate different datasets, interpretative independence, and command of scientific terminology. The final mark is the weighted average of the two components; honours may be awarded when both components demonstrate an excellent level of achievement.

Programme

Interdisciplinary field course in stratigraphic geology, structural geology, and volcanology, organized over nine days. The field course integrates stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological observations into a single workflow of data acquisition, interpretation, and presentation. Through daily discussion, students reconstruct the depositional, deformational, and magmatic evolution of the study area, distinguishing the temporal relationships among processes. The activity culminates in a shared geological model supported by field measurements and an explicit assessment of uncertainty.

Core Documentation

Course materials provided by the instructor and textbooks adopted for the Structural Geology course.

Attendance

compulsory

Type of evaluation

Oral examination and assessment of the technical-scientific report, together with the materials produced during the field course, and its discussion. The assessment considers the completeness and quality of observations; the accuracy of logs, maps, and geological cross-sections; the integration of stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological data; the consistency of interpretations; the explicit acknowledgment of uncertainties; the quality of the argumentation; and the clarity of the presentation.

Programme

Field activities, 72 hours
Interdisciplinary field course in stratigraphic geology, structural geology, and volcanology, organized over nine days. The field course integrates stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological observations into a single workflow of data acquisition, interpretation, and presentation. Through daily discussion, students reconstruct the depositional, deformational, and magmatic evolution of the study area, distinguishing the temporal relationships among processes. The activity culminates in a shared geological model supported by field measurements and an explicit assessment of uncertainty.

Type of evaluation

Field project and report, 40% The project consists of a technical-scientific report, accompanied by the outputs produced during the field course, and its discussion. It may be developed as group work according to the organization of the field activities, but the discussion is designed to assess each student’s individual contribution and competences. Assessment considers completeness and quality of observations; accuracy of logs, maps, and cross-sections; integration of stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological data; consistency of interpretations; explicit treatment of uncertainties; quality of argumentation; and clarity of presentation.

Programme

The course progressively develops methods of stratigraphic analysis, from the definition of stratigraphic units and geological time to the integration of sedimentological, palaeontological, geochemical, and geophysical data. Lectures are complemented by practical exercises on stratigraphic columns, cross-sections, well logs, and seismic profiles, as well as by an interdisciplinary field course in which the acquired skills are applied to a real geological case study.
Module 1: Advanced Fundamentals of Stratigraphy, 6 hours
Historical development of stratigraphy; advanced concepts of geological time; modern stratigraphy and integrated approaches; potential and limitations of classical stratigraphic correlation.
Module 2: Biostratigraphy, 6 hours
Biozones and high-resolution correlation methods; use of microfossils; applications to the temporal reconstruction of the evolution of the Apennine chain.
Module 3: Chronostratigraphy and Geochronology, 6 hours
International chronostratigraphic scales; GSSPs and boundary definition; radiometric dating methods; astrochronology; event stratigraphy.
Module 4: Magnetostratigraphy and Chemostratigraphy, 6 hours
Earth’s magnetic field, reversals, and magnetostratigraphic scales; stable isotopes of C, O, and Sr; oceanic anoxic events; integration of isotope stratigraphy with other correlation methods.
Module 5: Sequence Stratigraphy, 12 hours
Base level and accommodation space; depositional systems; stratigraphic surfaces, sequence boundaries, and systems tracts; applications to siliciclastic and carbonate systems; interpretation of seismic profiles and well logs.
Module 6: Basin Analysis, 8 hours
Subsidence and synsedimentary tectonics; extensional, compressional, and foreland basins; sediment provenance; source-to-sink approaches.
Module 7: Applied Stratigraphy, 4 hours
Applications to energy resources, environmental geology, geological CO2 storage, georesources, and aquifer systems.
Laboratory and practical exercises, 9 hours
Reading and interpretation of stratigraphic columns; correlation of regional sections; analysis of geophysical logs; recognition of reflector terminations and stacking patterns; seismic-stratigraphic interpretation and construction of depositional models.
Field activities, 72 hours
Interdisciplinary field course in stratigraphic geology, structural geology, and volcanology, organized over nine days. The field course integrates stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological observations into a single workflow of data acquisition, interpretation, and presentation. Through daily discussion, students reconstruct the depositional, deformational, and magmatic evolution of the study area, distinguishing the temporal relationships among processes. The activity culminates in a shared geological model supported by field measurements and an explicit assessment of uncertainty.

Core Documentation

• International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification of the IUGS International Commission on Stratigraphy (1976), International Stratigraphic Guide, edited by A. Salvador.
• Coe, A. L., Bosence, D. W. J., Church, K. D., Flint, S. S., Howell, J. A., and Wilson, R. C. (2002), The Sedimentary Record of Sea-Level Change, Cambridge University Press.
• Moore, C. H., and Wade, W. J. (2013), Carbonate Reservoirs: Porosity and Diagenesis in a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework, 2nd edition, vol. 67, Elsevier.
• Weedon, G. P. (2003), Time-Series Analysis and Cyclostratigraphy: Examining Stratigraphic Records of Environmental Cycles, Cambridge University Press.
• Italian Commission on Stratigraphy, Italian Guide to Stratigraphic Classification and Terminology, ISPRA.
• Scientific papers and supplementary teaching materials provided by the instructor, including datasets, stratigraphic columns, logs, and sections used in practical exercises.
• Online resource: https://www.isprambiente.gov.it/files/pubblicazioni/periodicitecnici/quaderni-sgi/quad9/cap1-4.pdf

Attendance

In-person attendance is strongly recommended. Attendance of at least 75% of the total hours is recommended for lectures and practical exercises; 100% attendance is required for field activities.

Type of evaluation

the field activities. Both components must receive at least a passing grade. The final mark is expressed on a 30-point scale and is calculated by assigning 60% to the oral examination and 40% to the project. Oral examination, 60% The oral examination covers the theoretical and applied contents of the course and includes questions requiring students to describe concepts and methods, interpret stratigraphic data or representations, and justify correlation or reconstruction choices. It assesses accuracy of knowledge, ability to apply concepts, connections among topics, independent judgement, and appropriate use of disciplinary terminology. Field project and report, 40% The project consists of a technical-scientific report, accompanied by the outputs produced during the field course, and its discussion. It may be developed as group work according to the organization of the field activities, but the discussion is designed to assess each student’s individual contribution and competences. Assessment considers completeness and quality of observations; accuracy of logs, maps, and cross-sections; integration of stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological data; consistency of interpretations; explicit treatment of uncertainties; quality of argumentation; and clarity of presentation. Assessment criteria and final grade A passing grade requires correct essential knowledge, the ability to apply the main methods to straightforward cases, and clear communication. Higher grades correspond to increasing completeness, precision, ability to integrate different datasets, interpretative independence, and command of scientific terminology. The final mark is the weighted average of the two components; honours may be awarded when both components demonstrate an excellent level of achievement.

Programme

Interdisciplinary field course in stratigraphic geology, structural geology, and volcanology, organized over nine days. The field course integrates stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological observations into a single workflow of data acquisition, interpretation, and presentation. Through daily discussion, students reconstruct the depositional, deformational, and magmatic evolution of the study area, distinguishing the temporal relationships among processes. The activity culminates in a shared geological model supported by field measurements and an explicit assessment of uncertainty.

Core Documentation

Course materials provided by the instructor and textbooks adopted for the Structural Geology course.

Attendance

compulsory

Type of evaluation

Oral examination and assessment of the technical-scientific report, together with the materials produced during the field course, and its discussion. The assessment considers the completeness and quality of observations; the accuracy of logs, maps, and geological cross-sections; the integration of stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological data; the consistency of interpretations; the explicit acknowledgment of uncertainties; the quality of the argumentation; and the clarity of the presentation.

Programme

Field activities, 72 hours
Interdisciplinary field course in stratigraphic geology, structural geology, and volcanology, organized over nine days. The field course integrates stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological observations into a single workflow of data acquisition, interpretation, and presentation. Through daily discussion, students reconstruct the depositional, deformational, and magmatic evolution of the study area, distinguishing the temporal relationships among processes. The activity culminates in a shared geological model supported by field measurements and an explicit assessment of uncertainty.

Type of evaluation

Field project and report, 40% The project consists of a technical-scientific report, accompanied by the outputs produced during the field course, and its discussion. It may be developed as group work according to the organization of the field activities, but the discussion is designed to assess each student’s individual contribution and competences. Assessment considers completeness and quality of observations; accuracy of logs, maps, and cross-sections; integration of stratigraphic, structural, and volcanological data; consistency of interpretations; explicit treatment of uncertainties; quality of argumentation; and clarity of presentation.