Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Louisiana State University/GEOL 4131: Basin Studies (Spring 2015)/Course description
This class is dedicated to improving understanding of basin tectonics and formation processes as well as the analysis of how the fill of sedimentary basins can be interpreted to understand the lithospheric processes. The class aims to give a grounding in many different types of sedimentary basins worldwide and cover all the major formation mechanisms. These Wikipedia pages are designed to provide a detailed overview of the basic characteristics of a number of sedimentary basins across the world.