Course for international guest/part time students

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Organization

TTK Department of Physical Geography

Code

roadgeol21ga

Title

Roadside geology and geomorphology of volcanic mountains in North Hungary

Usual semester

Autumn

Published semester

2026/27/1

ECTS

5

Language

en

Learning outcomes

The goal of this course is to give a brief introduction into the geology and geomorphological features of the main volcanic areas of Hungary via field studies.

Course content

Participating students will be introduced into the following topics related to the volcanic areas of Hungary: - geology of main volcanic areas of Hungary with special regard on various volcanic processes - long-term geomorphological evolution of various volcanic landscapes Along these two major topics participating students will gain knowledge on regional geology and geography as well as volcanic and erosional processes in general.

Assessment method

practical course mark

Bibliography

Karátson, D., Németh, K., Székely, B., Ruszkiczay-Rüdiger, Z. and Pecskay, Z., 2006. Incision of a river curvature due to exhumed Miocene volcanic landforms: Danube Bend, Hungary. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 95(5), pp.929-944.   Lexa, J., Seghedi, I., Németh, K., Szakács, A., Koneĉny, V., Pécskay, Z., Fülöp, A. and Kovacs, M., 2010. Neogene-Quaternary volcanic forms in the Carpathian-Pannonian Region: a review. Central European Journal of Geosciences, 2(3), pp.207-270.

Programmes of the course