GEO-DEEP9200 – Deep Earth and Planetary Mineralogy and Dynamics

Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

The course treats Earth and planetary differentiation to form core, mantle and crust and gives insights into the seismic structure, heat production, heat flow and convective dynamics of the Earth. The melting and subsolidus phase relations and mineral physics of silicate rocks and Fe-dominated alloys are central to our understanding of Earth and planetary dynamics and evolution. The identification of primordial, melt-depleted and deeply recycled crustal material by radiogenic isotope systematics will also be reviewed.

Learning outcome

After completing this course, you will obtain basic knowledge of

  • the processes governing Earth and planetary differentiation, evolution and convective dynamics
  • phase relations, mineral physics and isotope geochemistry of Earth and planetary materials
  • the structure and properties of the Earth, derived from mineral physics and seismology
  • heat transfer, convective flow and the geodynamo

Admission to the course

Open to PhD candidates enrolled in the Norwegian Research School for Dynamics and Evolution of Earth and Planets (DEEP).

Registration is done by filling out an online application form.

PhD candidates who are admitted to other education institutions than UiO must apply for visiting PhD status. This is easily done through the same online application form. Applicants must be able to present original documentation on request.

There is no upper limit of number of participants.

Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Teaching

The course is centred on a one- or two-week session (about 40 h). This includes lectures and practical.

Course literature will be pre-selected and accessible to course participants in due time prior to the course. To be able to sit the final exam, you have to give a short presentation on a given topic during the course week

Examination

  • A home exam counts 100% towards the final grade.
  • In order to sit the final exam, a mandatory presentation must be approved.

You should familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to the use of sources and citations. If you violate the rules, you may be suspected of cheating/attempted cheating.

It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.

Language of examination

The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.

Resit an examination

Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.

Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass, the original examination.

More about examinations at UiO

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.

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Facts about this course

Level
PhD
Credits
5
Teaching
Every other spring starting from 2017.

The course is last held spring 2023

Examination
Spring .

Examination is last held spring 2023

Teaching language
English

Contact

Department of Geosciences