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  • GEOL 380: Environmental Geophysics

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Oneonta

    3 s.h. The application of physical principles to the investigation of the earth; field work will include the use of the magnetometer, gravimeter, seismometer, and resistivity unit. Fall term. ( LA, CPA) Prerequisites: GEOL 115 or GEOL 120 or GEOL 150 or GEOL 182, and MATH 173, and PHYS 103 or PHYS 203.
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  • GEOL 382: Introduction to Hydrology

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Oneonta

    3 s.h. Investigation of the hydrologic cycle, with emphasis on the flow of surface and ground water; geologic aspects of fluid flow and water supply; hydrologic problems, including pollution, water quality, economics, and water law. Includes independent laboratory work in open-channel and ground-water flow. ( LA) Prerequisites: JrS, GEOL 120.
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  • GEOL 384: Watershed Management

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Oneonta

    3 s.h. Techniques for measurement and analysis of the components of the hydrologic cycle, with application to land use, environmental geology, and water supply. Topics include water-budget studies, hydrograph analysis, flood prediction, land-use and water-supply management, and legal and economic aspects of watershed management. ( LA) Prerequisite: GEOL 382.
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  • GEOL 386: The Geochemistry of Natural Waters

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Oneonta

    3 s.h. Chemical aspects of the hydrologic cycle, with emphasis on the interaction of surface and ground water with their geologic environment. Topics include interpretation of dissolved components in water, their sources, equilibria, interactions, and their effect on water quality. Laboratories and a term project involve water sampling, analysis, and interpretation. ( LA) Prerequisites: JrS, GEOL 120 and CHEM 112.
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  • GEOL 388: Applied Hydrogeology

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Oneonta

    Use of qualitative techniques to solve problems in water supply, water management, and hydrologic aspects of geology. Emphasis is placed on the measurement of hydrologic variables in ground water and surface water, and the interpretation of these data with numerical, experimental, and analytical techniques. Specific topics include the prediction of aquifer and well yield, numerical and analog flow models, open-channel hydraulics, pipe flow, and water power. Intended for science majors, particularly those interested in the fields of environmental studies or water resources. Offered spring semester. ( LA, CPA) Prerequisites: JrS, GEOL 282 or GEOL 382, and MATH 173.
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  • GEOL 389: Groundwater Modeling

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Oneonta

    3 s.h. An introduction to numerical and computer methods in groundwater hydrology. Course topics include finite-difference and finite-element techniques, use of professional-level software, field and laboratory methods for obtaining the data needed for aquifer analysis, interpretation of models, how to avoid misinterpreting them, and how to present the data in written and oral form. Field work includes surveying, water-well inventories, geologic interpretation, and pumping tests. Laboratory work includes interpretation of geologic maps and cross sections, computer modeling of various aquifer types, and graphical presentation of results. ( LA) Prerequisites: GEOL 382 and MATH 173.
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  • GEOL 390: Geoscience Research Techniques

    3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Oneonta

    3 s.h. The choice and design of research projects are examined in lecture and seminar formats. Techniques employed in geoscience research, including searching and evaluating the primary literature, collecting field data, sampling design and techniques and laboratory analysis of samples are explored in preparation for ESCI 398: Senior Thesis. Scientific writing skills are developed through peer review, preparation of a formal thesis proposal and the introduction and previous work sections of the thesis. ( LA, CPA) Prerequisites: JrS, 15 s.h. of Geoscience courses.
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  • GEOL 394: Special Topics in Geology

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Oneonta

    1-3 s.h. Selected topics of current geological interest not found in other courses. Subject matter varies each time course is offered, reflecting new developments in the field and changing interests of students and staff. Intended for geology majors. ( LA) Prerequisites: JrS and prior courses in GEOL.
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  • GEOL 397: Internship in Geology

    1.00 - 15.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Oneonta

    1-15 s.h. Students are placed with an appropriate organization or agency for applied work experience. Requirements and credits vary with individual internships. Prerequisites: JrS and passage of CWE.
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  • GEOL 398: Seminar in Undergraduate Research

    1.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Oneonta

    1 s.h. Seminar discussion of ongoing undergraduate research projects. Peer review and commentary on research progress on a weekly basis. Seminar participants will be required to share the results of their research with the department in a public forum. Enrollment by permission of instructor. Prerequisites: 1) Declared major in Earth Sciences Department. 2) Students must be engaged in research under the supervision of a faculty mentor (mentors need not be the same as the course instructor). Students who enroll in this seminar may also be eligible for independent study credit in association with their research projects. GEOL 399 Independent Study in Geology 1-6 s.h. Individual studies under faculty supervision. Admission by consent of department chair and instructor involved. ( LA) Prerequisites: JrS and prior course(s) in GEOL. METR 110 Introduction to Meteorology 3 s.h. The physical processes of the atmosphere as they produce weather phenomena; weather elements, condensation and precipitation processes, air masses, fronts, winds, circulation systems, severe storms; interpretation of weather maps; laboratory experience. ( LA, NL2)
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