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Prerequisite: consent of department. [The UNO Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences grants permission to any INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2016 participant to enroll in this course.] A lecture, lecture-laboratory, or seminar format will be used to discuss special topics in geology. May be repeated for credit.

The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of fundamental geological principles, as well as overview of the structure and evolution of the Alps. Depending on previous knowledge of the students, more time will be spent on fundamentals of geology or on a more in-depth introduction to the geology of the Alps. The pre-midterm period is intended to provide a basic knowledge of geological processes. The students will be introduced to minerals, rocks, and geologic processes such as plate tectonics and erosion. The second half will cover the structure and evolution of the Alps. Main tectonic units and structural elements will be outlined and put into a chronologic framework of events which affected the Alpine region.
A field trip to the Glacier in Obergurgl is scheduled on Sun, July 10th and attendance is required. Field trips to other geologically interesting sites in the surrounding of Innsbruck are also planned.

The University of New Orleans International Summer School program has a mandatory class attendance policy. All students are required to attend class for all morning classes and any required afternoon and/or weekend fields trips and lectures. No unexcused absences are allowed. However, LFU students who have to miss a UNO class due to LFU examinations in the first two weeks of our program, can receive one excused absence for this. Any further unexcused absences will result in an academic penalty. Each faculty member determines the penalty for missed classes. Most professors deduct a letter grade for each additional missed class day. For details, please refer to your course syllabi, which will be distributed on the first day of class. Mail: Center-New-Orleans@uibk.ac.at

Die Anrechnung der Kurse der UNO-IBK International Summer School muss von den Studierenden selbst vorab mit den zuständigen StudiendekanInnen geklärt werden. Diese allein entscheiden über die Anerkennung der belegten Kurse für das jeweilige Studienfach. Es wird empfohlen, sich einen Vorabbescheid über die Anerkennung der Kurse ausstellen zu lassen.