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  • GEOL 356: Structural Geology

    3.00 - 6.00 Credits
    Iowa State University

    Cr. 5. S. Prereq: 100 or 201; Phys 111, Math 165 or 181. Principles of stress and strain. Brittle and ductile behavior of rocks. Description and classifi cation of joints, faults, folds, fractures, foliation, and lineation. Plate tectonics and regional geology. Laboratory includes application of geometrical techniques to solve structural problems; emphasizes map interpretation and use of stereonet and computer methods. Nonmajor graduate credit.
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  • GEOL 365: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

    2.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Iowa State University

    (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 311. Nature and origin of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Emphasis on important rock-forming environments and processes and their infl uence on rock characteristics. Laboratory includes thin section study of rock textures and mineralogy and the interpretation of these features. Field trips. Nonmajor graduate credit.
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  • GEOL 368: Stratigraphy and Sedimentation

    2.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Iowa State University

    Cr. 4. F. Prereq : 311. Origin of sedimentary rocks and the characteristics of major depositional systems, geologic time, stratigraphic nomenclature, methods of correlation, facies and facies analysis, sequence stratigraphy, sedimentary tectonics and basin analysis. Required fi eld and laboratory-based problem with a comprehensive written report. Nonmajor graduate credit.
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  • GEOL 398: Cooperative Education

    3.00 Credits
    Iowa State University

    Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: 100 or 201, 100L, 102, 102L, and permission of the department cooperative education coordinator; junior classifi cation. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
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  • GEOL 402: Watershed Hydrology and Surfi cial Processes.

    3.00 Credits
    Iowa State University

    (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq : Credit or enrollment in EnSci 381 or Geol 100 or 201, Math 165 or 181. Examination of watersheds as systems wherein biological and physical factors control hydrology, soil formation, and nutrient transport. Laboratory emphasizes fi eld investigation of watershed-scale processes. Nonmajor graduate credit.
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  • GEOL 409: Field Methods in Hydrogeology.

    0.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Iowa State University

    (Cross-listed with EnSci). (0-4) Cr. 2. Alt. SS., offered 2008. Prereq : 402 or 411 or C E 473. Introduction to fi eld methods used in groundwater investigations. In-fi eld implementation of pumping tests, slug tests, monitoring well installation and drilling techniques, geochemical and water quality sampling, seepage meters, minipiezometers, stream gaging, electronic instrumentation for data collection, and geophysics. Field trips to investigate water resource, water quality, and remediation projects.
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  • GEOL 411: Hydrogeology.

    2.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Iowa State University

    (Cross-listed with EnSci). (3-2) Cr. 4. F. Prereq : Geol 100 or 201; Math 165 or 181; Phys 111 or 221. Physical principles of groundwater fl ow, nature and origin of aquifers and confi ning units, well hydraulics, groundwater modeling, and contaminant transport. Lab emphasizes applied fi eld and laboratory methods for hydrogeological investigations. Nonmajor graduate credit.
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  • GEOL 412: Paleobiology

    2.00 Credits
    Iowa State University

    Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2008. Prereq : 102. Introduction to the principles, methods of analysis, and major controversies within paleontology. Examination of the fossil record and its application to problems in evolutionary biology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, and general Earth history. Lab involves observation, analysis, and interpretation of fossil specimens and relevant material of living organisms. Field/lab-based project. Nonmajor graduate credit.
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  • GEOL 414: Applied Groundwater Flow Modeling

    2.00 Credits
    Iowa State University

    (Dual-listed with 514). (Cross-listed with EnSci). (2-2) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2008. Prereq : 411 or C E 473; Math 165 or 181. Introduction to the principles of modeling groundwater fl ow systems. Finite-difference and analytic-element methods, spreadsheet models, boundary conditions, calibration, sensitivity analysis, parameter estimation, particle tracking, and post-audit analysis. Application of MODFLOW to regional fl owsystem analysis. Computer laboratory emphasizes assigned problems that illustrate topics discussed in the course. Nonmajor graduate credit.
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  • GEOL 415: Paleoclimatology.

    0.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Iowa State University

    (Cross-listed with EnSci). (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2009. Prereq : Four courses in biological or physical science. Introduction to mechanisms that drive climate, including the interplay between oceanic and atmospheric circulation and fl uctuation in Earth's orbital parameters. Examination and analysis of past climate records ranging from historical documentation to ecological and geochemical proxies (e.g. tree ring analysis; O and C isotopes of skeletal carbonates and soils). Dating methods used to contrain and correlate climatic periods; utility of computer models to reconstruct past climates and predict future climate change. Emphasis placed on paleoclimatology and paleoecology of the late Quaternary (last ~1 million years). Nonmajor graduate credit.
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