G8271 Geological field trip to Brno vicinity

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Kumpan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Gadas, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Štěpán Damborský (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Bernhauser (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Kumpan, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of mineralogy and petrology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 45 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Abstract
Students will get acquainted with geological localities around Brno.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will know the geological evolution of units in the vicinity of Brno based on field experience.
Key topics
The field trip will comprise sites with rocks of the Brno Massif, Moravic and Moldanubian units, Palaeozoic of the Moravian Karst, Boskovice Basin, Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, and Carpathian Foredeep.
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • VÁVRA, Václav and Jindřich ŠTELCL. Významné geologické lokality Moravy a Slezska (Important geological localities of Moravia and Silesia). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 292 pp. 55 - Vědy o zemi. geologické vědy. ISBN 978-80-210-6715-8. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
field trip
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Active participation, submission of an excursion guide.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
Information on course enrolment limitations: K realizaci výuky je nutné finační krytí cestovních nákladů
Teacher's information
http://pruvodce.geol.morava.sci.muni.cz
The field trip will take place in the first week of the autumn semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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