Sedimentary transport, compositional and textural maturity;
laminar and turbulent flows, compositional and textural maturity;
alluvial depositional environment; depositional processes, present-day examples and sequence;
deltaic depositional environment; depositional processes, present-day examples and sequence;
coastal depositional environment; depositional processes, present-day examples and sequence;
lacustrine depositional environment; depositional processes, present-day examples and sequence;
aeolian depositional environment; depositional processes, present-day examples and sequence;
glacial depositional environment; depositional processes, present-day examples and sequence;
shallow water depositional environment; depositional processes, present-day examples and sequence;
deep water depositional environment; depositional processes, present-day examples and sequence;
controls on sedimentation;
principles of stratigraphy;
lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, geochronology; concepts of facies, facies association, lateral transitions;
sequence stratigraphy.