This seminar course is compulsory and is considered a prerequisite for the student to be able to participate and attend safely the lab exercises and fieldtrips. The aim of the seminar is to enable the student:

• To get acquainted with the different topics of Geology and especially those covered by the Department of Geology of Patras
• To be aware of the activities, the organization and operation of the Department and all issues related to the educational process
• To learn about the Erasmus program mobility actions
• To learn about potential vocational training
• To be informed about the safety and hazard rules in the premises of the Department
• To be informed about the Laboratories of the Department, their equipment and its safe use, the practical exercises, the instruments to be used (eg. Microscopes) and their proper and safe use, as well as the corresponding safety and hazard rules
• To be informed about fieldtrips, an essential learning tool for the proper and complete training of a geologist, as well as to learn the respective safety and hazard rules.

• Learn about the geology topics offered by the Department of Geology, as well as the activities, the organization and operation of the Department and all issues related to the educational process
• Understand and use safety and hazard when using laboratory units and during fieldtrips
• Working safely during practicals, using instruments and equipment as well as during fieldtrips

1. The scientific field of Geology
2. The different topics of Geology
3. The Department of Geology: actions, organization and operation
4. Laboratories, equipment and geology topics covered in our Department
5. Erasmus: Mobility Opportunities
6. Vocational training
7. Safety and hazard rules on the premises of the Department
8. Proper and safe use of instruments and equipment during practical exercises. Safety and hazard rules
9. Fieldtrips. Safety and hazard rules 

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