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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Investigation of layered rocks, sedimentary processes, sedimentation, environments of deposition, correlation procedures, and classification and description of common sedimentary rocks. Field trips. Discussion, 2 periods; lab, 4 periods. Prerequisite(s): junior standing. Prerequisite(s) or corequisite(s): 870:035. (Offered Fall)
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Field studies in various areas of Earth Science including geology, oceanography, paleontology, meteorology, and astronomy. To be preceded by seminars on the proposed study area. Student collection of data in the field and reports on their findings. May be repeated in different study area. Only 4 hours may be applied to the Earth Science minor. Prerequisite(s) or corequisite(s): an 870:1xx course appropriate to the specific field studies and approved by department head; junior standing; consent of instructor. (Variable)
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3.00 Credits
Classification, description, origin, and development of landforms and their relationship to underlying structure and lithology; emphasis on geomorphic processes. Includes fluvial, glacial, periglacial, eolian, karstic, weathering, and mass-movement processes and features. Discussion, 2 periods; labs and field trips, 2 periods. Prerequisite(s): 870:031 or 970:026; junior standing. (Offered Fall)
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4.00 Credits
Description, classification, and genesis of igneous rocks. Discussion, 2 periods; lab, 6 periods. Field trip. Prerequisite(s): 870:135; junior standing. (Offered Even Falls)
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4.00 Credits
Distribution of elements in the Earth and the chemical processes governing these distributions. Discussion, 2 periods; lab, 6 periods. Prerequisite(s): 860:048 or 860:070; junior standing. (Variable)
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2.00 Credits
Examination of the Sun's family of nine planets, attendant satellites, and interplanetary debris; processes at work in the Solar System; search for planets elsewhere in the Galaxy. Discussion, 2 periods. Prerequisite(s): 870:010 or equivalent. (Offered Spring)
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2.00 Credits
Study of structure and the evolution of stars; the Sun, protostars, red giants, white dwarfs, variable stars, supernovae, pulsars, and black holes. Discussion, 2 periods. Prerequisite(s): 870:010 or equivalent. (Offered Odd Springs)
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2.00 Credits
Study of the Milky Way Galaxy and other galaxies. Examination of active galaxies and radio galaxies, quasars, and galactic black holes. Discussion of the structure, origin, and fate of the Universe. Discussion, 2 periods. Prerequisite(s): 870:010 or equivalent. (Offered Even Springs)
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2.00 Credits
Use of astronomical instruments, (telescopes, cameras, and spectroscopes), along with observing aids, (charts, catalogs, and ephemerides), for collection, analysis, and interpretation of astronomical data. Prerequisite(s): 870:010 (4 semester hours) or equivalent; junior standing. (Offered Fall)
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3.00 Credits
Basic principles of geological, biological, chemical, and physical oceanography; emphasis on marine geology. Physiographic features of ocean basins, coastal features and processes, oceanic sediments, biological and geological resources, and ocean management. Discussion, 3 periods. Prerequisite(s): 870:031 or equivalent; junior standing. (Offered Even Springs)
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