Factors controlling metamorphism; types of metamorphism; transient geotherm pressure-temperature regimes; protolith types and characteristic metamorphic minerals; metamorphic textures; projection in positive and negative space; ACF, AKF and AFM diagrams; metamorphic facies and facies series; metamorphic zones; thermodynamic principles of metamorphic reactions; regional metamorphism of pelitic, carbonate and mafic rocks; contact metamorphism; granulite, eclogite and migmatite; metamorphic differentiation, experimental studies on metamorphic reactions; metamorphic terranes in relation to plate tectonics.