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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Review of various careers in the Geosciences, and how to prepare a resume, network, and interview. Principles to follow for on-the-job success. Class will involve field trips and guest lectures. Prerequisite: none.
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3.00 Credits
This is an interdisciplinary course between astrophysics, biology, and geology. Topics include properties of life, origin and evolution of life on Earth, mass extinctions, extremophiles, search for life in the Solar System, space missions, stellar habitable zones, SETI, Fermi paradox, Drake equation. Prerequisites: PHYS 1441, 1442, PHYS 2315 or 3315, and BIOL 3315, or permission by the instructor. Prerequisites for BIOL Majors: PHYS 1441, 1442 and BIOL 3315. Offered as BIOL 3316, GEOL 3316, and PHYS 3316; credit will be granted only once.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to geological materials and processes important to practice of civil engineering. Includes processes forming minerals and rocks; mechanics and deformation of rocks, weathering, erosion and soils; soil hazards, land subsidence and mass movements; groundwater hydrology, geochemistry and contamination; and rivers. Labs will include introduction to geologic materials and use of GIS software to store, analyze and display geologic and engineering data. Prerequisites: PHYS 1443 and CHEM 1465 or CHEM 1442.
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3.00 Credits
Stratigraphic and structural mapping and analysis of data collected in the field. Taught for three weeks only in the summer session. Prerequisite: GEOL 2446, 3442, 3443. Special fee covers cost of transportation, room, and board while in the field.
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3.00 Credits
Mapping and analysis of igneous and metamorphic rock data as well as hydrologic, geochemical and mass wasting data collected in the field. Taught for three weeks after GEOL 3387 only in the Summer session. Prerequisite: GEOL 2446, 3442, 3443, and 3387. Special fee covers cost of transportation, room, and board while in the field.
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4.00 Credits
Biology, morphology, and taxonomy of fossil invertebrates. Prerequisite: GEOL 1426, BIOL 1442.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the description, origin, and historical interpretation of stratified rocks. Prerequisite: GEOL 2446 (or concurrent enrollment).
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4.00 Credits
The genesis, classification, and description of structural features resulting from deformation of the earth's crust. Prerequisite: GEOL 2446 and PHYS 1441 or PHYS 1443.
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1.00 Credits
Supervised undergraduate research in any one of the various fields of geology. May be repeated but will not meet the requirements of nine hours of 4000 courses as listed in the requirements for a B.S. degree in geology. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor
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1.00 Credits
Work in geoscience for a commercial concern at least 20 hours per week for three months. Requirements include: writing a resume, learning how to interview and function on the job, and a report describing the work. Prerequisite: 16 hours of geology.
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