Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Seminar	30
Laboratory/Exercise	30
e-learning	30

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

The aim of the course is to introduce students into basics of geology necessary for understanding complex physical processes and evolution of Earth, including basic information on the planet Earth, main rock types and rock-forming processes, geological time, major processes acting on the surface, production and reading of geological maps and profiles, etc.

1. Plummer, C.C., McGeary, D. & Carlson, D.H. (2005): Physical Geology, 10th ed., McGrawHill, 579 p.
2. Wicander, R. & Monroe, J.S. (2004): Historical Geology. Thomson, 427 p.
3. Bevier, M.L. (2005): Introduction to Field Geology. McGraw–Hill Ryerson, 191 p.