GEOL 735

Regional Tectonics

Regional Tectonics
of the Carpathians

Instructors: James Knapp and Camelia Knapp

Friday, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
EWSC 201 (Taber Room)

 

Textbook: There will be no required textbook for the course. Required readings will be drawn from the scientific literature, and will form the basis for weekly discussion topics.
Credit hours: 3
Course Objectives: This course is designed to provide an overview of the tectonics, geology, and geophysics of the Carpathian orogenic system. Students should gain an understanding both of the tectonics of the Carpathians, and tectonic concepts of orogenic processes.
Office Hours: T Th 2:30-3:30 p.m. and by appointment (J. Knapp)
T Th 3:00-4:00 p.m. and by appointment (C. Knapp)
Grading System: The course grade will be based on a combination of class attendance (15%) and participation (25%) and a topical presentation (60%). There will be no final exam.
Class Attendance: Attendance is an integral part of the class. Missing more than 2 class meetings will be grounds for a lower grade.

Schedule of Course Topics

Date

Presenter

Topic
16 Jan 04 J. Knapp/
C. Knapp		 Organizational Meeting - Course Overview
23 Jan 04 J. Knapp Overview of the Carpathian System
30 Jan 04 Battista Seismicity of the Vrancea Zone
06 Feb 04 Mocanu Geodesy and Crustal Deformation
13 Feb 04 Hansen Lithospheric structure
20 Feb 04 Bryant The Eastern Carpathian System
27 Feb 04 Brown Tertiary volcanism
05 Mar 04    
12 Mar 04   SPRING BREAK - NO CLASSES
19 Mar 04 Corrie The Southern Carpathian System
26 Mar 04 Mucuta Foreland Basins
02 Apr 04 Mitchell Petroleum Geology
09 Apr 04 C. Knapp Project DRACULA
16 Apr 04 TBA Course Summary - Evaluations
23 Apr 04 TBA Field trip to Romania

This course is offered in an on-line format through Blackboard.
All course materials for registered class members can
be found by following the link to:

http://blackboard.sc.edu/