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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
1-6 s.h. Individual studies under faculty supervision. Admission by consent of department chair and instructor involved. ( LA) Prerequisites: SoS and prior course(s) in GEOL.
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4.00 Credits
4 s.h. The formation of Earth's most common crustal rocks is explored from both descriptive and theoretical perspectives. Laboratory emphasizes recognition of rock textures and composition in hand samples and thin sections and the interpretation of processes of formation of these features. Physical and chemical processes of rock formation are a major focus of this course. ( LA) Prerequisite: GEOL 242.
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4.00 Credits
4 s.h. An introduction to the morphology, taxonomy, and ecology of fossil invertebrates, field collecting, and laboratory techniques. ( LA) Prerequisite: GEOL 220 or BIOL 112.
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4.00 Credits
4 s.h. An introduction to common structural features-folds, faults, foliations, lineations, unconformities, geologic contacts - their geometry and origin. Examination of basic concepts of stress and strain; laboratory application of basic geometric techniques used in structural analysis, including orthographic and stereographic projection, construction of cross-sections, and interpretation of structure from geological maps. Physics 103-104 or 203-204 suggested, but not required. ( LA) Prerequisites: GEOL 275, GEOL 242.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. An introduction to the application of geological principles to geotechnical problems such as slope stability, behaviors of foundations in soil and rock, site selection and characterization for engineering works, and resource extraction. Prerequisites: GEOL 220 and PHYS 103 or 203.
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1.00 Credits
1 s.h. Semester long study of geologic principles, concepts of rock formation, mountain building, geologic history, and landform interpretation of the Rocky Mountain Region culminating in a required three week summer field excursion. Field costs to be shared by students. Corequisite: BIOL 333. ( LA)
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. A study of the major geological and ecological processes that have created various coastal environments. How these processes are affected by natural and human forces to modify the environments. Expected length of course: about three weeks. Travel and camping costs are shared by students. Prerequisites: Successful completion of 3 s.h. of college-level geology and permission of instructor. Corequisite: BIOL 338.
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4.00 Credits
4 s.h. Principles of sedimentary geology, including stratigraphy and sedimentology. Identification, classification, and correlation of rock units. Also includes use of fossils in interpretation, geophysical methods of correlation, the concept of facies, basin analysis, interpretation of depositional environments and history. ( LA) Prerequisite: GEOL 220.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. The study of surface processes and landforms, their origin and development, systems in equilibrium, effects of climate, and underlying rock structures. ( LA) Prerequisite: GEOL 220.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. The study of glaciers, their formation, movement, and physical characteristics; the effects of glaciation on a regional scale, with attention to erosional and depositional features in northeastern U.S. Depositional landforms, and their environments of accumulation and stratigraphic characteristics, are emphasized. ( LA) Prerequisite: GEOL 370.
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