ENVIRONMENT GEOLOGY
(SYLLABUS)
University of Petrosani
Faculty: The Faculty of Mines
Program Level: Undergraduate
Specialization(s): Engineering and Environmental Protection in Industry
Year of study: 2nd
Semester: IV (spring semester)
Number of ETCS credits awarded: 4
Class Objectives:
 Knowledge lithosphere phenomena and those occurring at the interfaces with the atmosphere,
hydrosphere and biosphere, generating changes in the environment;
 Demonstration of human-environment interaction by specifying specific human actions on the
lithosphere, mainly due to mining activities.
Lectures content:
Content
Earth in space and time
Internal Geodynamics: structure and dynamics of the lithosphere.
Tectonics and dynamics of lithospheric plate. Major geological
phenomena associated with them.
External geodynamics
Natural hazards
Planning and Engineering Geology
Medical Geology
Geo-indicators: assessment system of environmental changes
Number of lectures
1
4
3
3
1
1
1
Practical class content:
Content
Description of Earth’s geospheres
Notions of subsoil resources
Achieving a given topic on an debated aspects of the course
Laboratory test
Number of classes
3
6
4
1
Grading Policy:
The student pass the class if obtain more than 50 points from 100 points.
Classroom Rules of Conduct:
 Turn off (or place on vibrate) cell phones and pagers during class
 Food and beverages are not permitted in classroom
 During exams, the use of cell phones, pagers, PDAs, or any other electronic devices is strictly
prohibited
Professor: Grigore BUIA
e-mail: grigbuia@yahoo.com