Welcome to GEL/MAR 350/351 - Sedimentology

See Photos of Our 2007 Sedimentology Fieldtrip

This is an upper-level undergraduate course focused on sedimentary materials and processes. The catalog description of this course reads: the basic composition, transport, diagenesis and distribution of sediments are introduced by means of lecture and labs. This year, we focus on sedimentary materials and processes, and analysis of the sedimentary rock record. Several field labs, and a weekend fieldtrip are required.

Class meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:00 - 11:50 AM in Grim 307. Lab meets Thursdays from 2:00 - 4:50 PM in Boehm 126. The course text is Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (Fourth Edition) by Sam Boggs, Jr., published in 2006 by Prentice Hall. Final grades incorprate results for the following: mid-term and final exams (30%), a 12-page term paper (15%), a formal class presentation (5%), labs (25%), paper discussions (10%), fieldtrips (5%), and in-class assignments, class participation, and homework (10%).

The syllabus and other course materials, including readings, homework assignments, and lab assignments, can be accessed by Kutztown University students on my Blackboard site. For questions, see me after class or during my office hours, or contact me by e-mail.

Prerequisites for this course include GEL 100/101 (Physical Geology), and either GEL 102/103 (Historical Geology) or GEL/MAR 366/367 (Marine Geology), or my permisson.