Fennoscandia and Beyond: Orogenies Through Time

Education facts

Code: 1MP038

The course addresses tectonic processes that have transformed the Earth through time from the Archean until modern times with focus of Fennoscandia. Orogenses in different tectonic environments with examples from rock forming processes and development of tectonic basins. Examples of modern analogues to Nordic orogenies. Methodological part: magmatic and metamorphic rocks form in orogenies with different magmatic and PT-evolution. Discussions on scientific controversies regarding tectonic processes in Fennoscandia.

Entry requirements

120 credits with (1) 90 credits in earth science and 15 credits in chemistry, (2) 90 credits in physics and 30 credits in earth science, 3) 90 credits in engineering and 30 in credits earth science, or 4) 90 credits in geology. Participation in Mineralogy and Gemmology and Metamorphic and Metasomatic Processes. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Fennoscandia and Beyond: Orogenies Through Time

  Uppsala University

  Uppsala

  Start date: 22 March 2027

  End date: 6 June 2027

  Pace of study: 67 %