Department of Marine Sciences

Marine Geology

School:	Of the Environment
Academic Unit:	Department of Marine Sciences
Level of studies:	Undergraduate
Course Code:	191ΘΔ21Υ	Semester:	E
Course Title:	Marine Geology
Independent Teaching Activities		Weekly Teaching Hours	Credits
		Total credits	5
Course Type:	SPECIALISED GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Prerequisite Courses:	No
Language of Instruction and Examinations:	Greek
Is the course offered to Erasmus students:	Yes
Course Website (Url):	https://www.mar.aegean.gr/?lang=en&pg=3.1.1&lesson=1051

After the successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

Understand the basic principles of marine geology
Know the main types of marine geo-environments and understand their function
Understand the environmental factors controlling marine geology
Understand the marine geological processes and their interactions and how these facilitate the evolution of the ocean basins and the continental margins

The course includes the following topics:

Definition, use and history of Marine Geology
Available marine geological information.
Differentiation of the marine sedimentary environments.
Earth: birth, age and structure.
Introduction to the Plate Tectonics
Development/characteristics of spreading centres. Seamounts and volcanoes
Subduction zones and transform faults. The Wilson cycle.
The nature and sources of marine sediments
Basic sedimentary processes of the marine environments
Coastal sedimentary environments
Continental shelf morphology and sediments and their controls. Impacts of the sea level changes
Continental slope and rise: Sediments and processes
Character and sedimentary processes of the deep environments: oceanic ridges, trenches and abyssal plains

In the tutorials the following subjects are covered

A review of the basics of tecτonic geology (Strike, dip, faults and folds)
Side scan sonar: basics of the analysis of echographs
Structure of the seabed: Introduction and basics of the sub-bottom profiling equipment

Delivery:

Face-to-face

Use of Information and Communication Technology:

Teaching Methods:

	Activity	Semester workload
	Lectures/Turorials	50
	Independent study	75
	Preparation of obligatory essay	20
	Final exam	3
	*Course total*	148

Student Performance Evaluation:

The final mark is defined by the weighted average of an essay (25 %) and the final written exam (75 %)
Students with writing difficulties are tested orally
Language of evaluation: Greek, in case of ERASMUS students: English

-Suggested bibliography:

Lecture notes
Open File Reports of the U.S. Geological Survey (Coastal and Marine Geology Program http://marine.usgs.gov/)
Komar, P.D., 1998. Beach Processes and Sedimentation, Prentice Hall, New Jersey

-Scientific Journals:

Marine Geology

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Journal of Coastal Research

Sedimentology

Continental Shelf Research