Overview of origins of stratigraphy as a discipline; birth of sequence stratigraphy – theoretical roots and the role of petroleum industry

Basics of sequence stratigraphy: the base level concept, principal parameters of formation and filling of accommodation

Eustasy as a concept and the real thing. Why sequence stratigraphy is not the same as the “Vail curve”

Geometrical concept of a stratigraphic sequence; practical aspects of sequence subdivisions, differences in response to tectonic regimes

Sequence stratigraphy in shallow-water carbonates

Sequence stratigraphy in continental systems

Cyclostratigraphy – concepts and data; is there a direct link to sequence stratigraphy?

Free topics chosen according to the students’ interests