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  • 3.00 Credits

    Limited to qualified seniors. Prerequisite: Consent of chair. May be taken twice for credit. H, S, U grades are assigned. (1-3 cr. hr.) Frequency code A = offered every semester Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (O) Selected topics. May be taken more than once as subtitle changes. Prerequisites: Designated by department as appropriate for content and academic level of credit. (1-4 cr. hr.) Frequency code O = offered occasionally Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (M) Geologic history of New York State as interpreted from the rock record. Special emphasis on: Paleozoic stratigraphy and depositional environments; metamorphism, magmatism and deformation of the Adirondack and Hudson Highlands; Grenville, Taconic, Acadian, and Alleghanian orogenic events; Pleistocene continental glaciation. One all-day Saturday field trip required. Prerequisite: GLY 261 or equivalent. Lecture/Lab Hours: Seven-and-a-half lecture hours per week; four weeks. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code M = offered in summer Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (O) Examination of paleontological theory through reading scientific papers and study of fossil specimens. Subtitles may include: Mass extinctions, paleoecology biostratigraphy. Prerequisite: GLY 363. Lecture/Lab Hours: One three-hour lecture and/or discussion. May be repeated as subtitle changes. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code O = offered occasionally Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (O) Examination of the theory of plate tectonics, including critique of refereed scientific papers. Topics include geometry and driving forces of plate motions, and the geological and geophysical implications. Prerequisites: GLY 261 and twelve credit hours of geology, biology, chemistry and/or physics at the 300 level or above. Lecture/Lab Hours: One three-hour lecture/discussion. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code O = offered occasionally Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (O) Development, evolution of major concepts in geological sciences. Read peer-review scientific articles; class presentation, research paper. Prerequisite: GLY 261. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three lectures per week. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code O = offered occasionally Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Glacial processes, landforms and deposits; Quaternary chronologies and dating methods; analysis and interpretation of glacial sediments and sequences. Emphasis on glaciation of New York State. Prerequisite: GLY 261. Lecture/Lab Hours: One two-hour lecture, one two-hour laboratory, field trips. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    History and causes of natural climate change. Emphasis on events and environments of the last two million years. Includes analytical methods used to reconstruct paleoclimate. Prerequisites: GLY 261 and 12 cedit hours of geology, biology, chemistry and/or physics at 300 level or above. Lecture/Lab Hours: One three-hour lecture. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code C = offered at least once every two years Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (M) Field investigations involving detailed geologic mapping and analysis of specific area(s) by an individual or small group; written report. Offered summers at the Brauer Education Center. Prerequisite: GLY 469. (3-8 cr. hr.) Frequency code M = offered in summer Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (O) Principles and instrumentation of geophysical methods used to collect and interpret data from the Earth's interior. Prerequisites: GLY 261 and either PHY 105 and PHY 106, or PHY 201 and PHY 202. Lecture/Lab Hours: Two lectures, one three-hour laboratory. Also listed as PHY 595. (3 cr. hr.) Frequency code O = offered occasionally Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.
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