Lectures and labs first cover the description and classification of the physical and chemical properties of sediment and sedimentary rock. This is followed by investigation into the processes (including environmental and engineering impacts) involved in the origin of sediment, such as weathering, and sediment precipitation. Subsequently studied are the processes influencing, and sedimentary structures produced by, mass movements (incl. landslides, sinkholes), coastal/river erosion, sediment transportation, deposition/siltation, ground liquefaction, soil formation, and lithification. The course concludes with an introduction to basic sedimentary facies, stratigraphic principles, and the relative and absolute dating of strata.