Sedimentology Courses and Certifications

Paleontology: Early Vertebrate Evolution

30 reviews

Explore the origin of vertebrates and major evolutionary novelties in this 4-week course by the University of Alberta, featuring key Canadian fossil localities.

• Coursera
• 7 hours 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

Palaeontology of the Cretaceous Chalk

2 reviews

Explore the palaeontology of the Cretaceous chalk seas with Dr. Jon Noad from the University of Alberta, in a short program offered by the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Matthew E. Clapham;  UC Santa Cruz

Earth - Sedimentology-Stratigraphy

1 review

Explore sedimentology and stratigraphy with Matthew E. Clapham's 5-hour program, covering topics from fluvial types to microbial sediments. Offered by University of California, Santa Cruz.

• YouTube
• 5 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Dr. Harel Thomas Petrology

Origin of Sediments - Petrology

1 review

Explore the origin of sediments with Dr. Harel Thomas in a 16-week program. Ideal for U.G/P.G Geology students, it covers sediment production, composition, transportation, and deposition.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Seds Online

Microplastics in Sedimentary Systems - What We Do and Don't Know About This Type of Sediment Particle

1 review

Explore the impact of microplastics on sedimentary systems with Seds Online. Understand their transport, dispersal, and fate in different environments in this 1-2 hour study.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Royal Holloway, University of London

Kitchen Cupboard Sedimentology

Explore sedimentology with Dr. Amy Gough from Royal Holloway, University of London. Understand sedimentary rocks through everyday kitchen items in less than an hour.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

IIT Roorkee;  NPTEL

Introduction to Sequence Stratigraphy

ABOUT THE COURSE: Sequence stratigraphy is the study of genetically-related sedimentary strata bounded by unconformities, in the frame of variations in sediment supply and the rate of change of space for sedimentary deposits caused by change in sea level…

• Swayam
• 21st Jul, 2024
• Free Online Course

Seds Online

New Insights into Biogenic Controls on Sedimentation

Explore biogenic controls on sedimentation with Seds Online. Learn from case studies and experiments on microbial control, fossilization, and geological correlations. 1-2 hours workload.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Seds Online

Insolation-Paced Sea Level and Sediment Flux During the Early Pleistocene in Southeast Asia

Explore early Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations in Taiwan with Seds Online. Understand climate cycles, stratigraphy, and conceptual models in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Seds Online

Employing Macrofossils in Sedimentology

Learn to leverage macrofossils for sedimentological data interpretation with Seds Online. Understand depositional settings, diagenetic analysis, and more in 1-2 hours.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Seds Online

Exploring Sediment Transport Dynamics From Source to Sink

Learn about sediment transport dynamics from Seds Online. Understand discharge-driven sequences, down-delta hydraulic geometry, and geochemical proxies in under an hour.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Seds Online

Salty Tales of Diagenesis in Antarctica

Explore the fascinating geology of Antarctica with Seds Online. Learn about brine formation, cement precipitation, and geochemical alteration in less than an hour.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Seds Online

GPR Applications in Sedimentology

Explore the use of Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) in sedimentology with Seds Online. Learn about its applications in various environments like rivers, beaches, and dunes in just 1-2 hours.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Seds Online

New Insights into Coastal Processes from the Sedimentological Record

Explore coastal processes through sedimentological records with Seds Online. Learn from experts at top universities, covering topics like marine transgression, reef islands, and statistical analyses.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Seds Online

130 Years of Natural & Anthropogenic Modifications of the Venice Lagoon - Evolution of Tidal Meanders

Explore the evolution of tidal meanders in the Venice Lagoon over 130 years, using aerial photos, surveys, and numerical modeling in this short study by Seds Online.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course