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2.00 Credits
Survey of the field and lab methods and associated technology commonly used by geologists and geographers. Topics include: nature of spatial data, map interpretation, basic GPS and GIS, remote sensing, microscope analyses, research design, field study design and implementation, literature searches, scientific and technical writing, preparation of oral presentations, geostatistics. Prereq: GEOL 110-120 or GEOG 151-152 or GEOG 201-202. ( Same as GEOG 210)
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3.00 Credits
Survey of the physical, chemical, biological and geological processes occurring in the world's oceans, including natural resources for legal-political problems associated with the marine environment. Course is designed for science and science education majors. Students cannot receive credit for both GEOL 315 and GEOL 310. Prereq: one year sequence in a science or permission of instructor for graduate credit.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the crystallography, classification, identification and the systematics of mineral families. Lab includes hand specimen analytical methods of identification. Three hours lecture and two hours lab. Students cannot receive credit for GEOL 320 (520) and GEOL 318 (518). Prereq: GEOL 110, CHEM 121, and MATH 140 or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Hands-on approach using fossils to explore the 4.6 billion year history of life on Earth. Topics include: origin of life; rise of multicellularity and Eukaryotes; advent of shell, bone and teeth; Vendian-Cambrian explosion of life; marine invertebrate ecosystems through time; origin and evolution of primary plant groups; origin and evolution of the major vertebrate groups (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, humans); colonization of land by plants and animals; evolution of flight in insects and vertebrates; mass extinction events and the demise of Earth's biodiversity. Prereq: GEOL 110 or BIOL 120 or permission of instructor. GEOL 350 recommended.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the genesis, classification and identification and tectonic setting of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Lab includes hand specimen and optical methods of identification. Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab. Students cannot receive credit for both GEOL 330 (530) and GEOL 331 (531). Prereq: GEOL 320 or instructor's approval.
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4.00 Credits
Physical and biological evolution of Earth - past, present and future, with emphasis on scientific methods used to study the geologic record. Topics include: geologic time, rocks and fossils as historical archives, reconstructing ancient environments, global sea level and atmosphere change, plate tectonics and mountain building, mechanisms and evidences of organic evolution and a survey of Earth's past and present biodiversity. Three hours lecture and two hours lab. Prereq: GEOL 110.
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3.00 Credits
An advanced examination of volcanic hazards, earthquakes, flooding, mass movement, subsidence, extraterrestrial impacting and the geological implications of extreme weather events. Societal implications and remediation of these hazards is emphasized. Project required. Three hours lecture. Prereq: GEOL 110 and 120.
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4.00 Credits
Field and lab techniques used to obtain information from fossil-bearing rocks and sediment. Major topics of emphasis include: paleoecology, functional morphology, evolutionary theory, extinction processes and paleobiogeography. Lab exercises will stress the use of common fossil taxa as paleontological tools to address issues in earth history. Students cannot receive credit for GEOL 350(550) and GEOL 351(551). Three hours lecture and two hours lab. Prereq: GEOL 110 or instructor's approval.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the process mechanics operating within the earth's surficial systems and the resultant landforms derived from these processes; information obtained is used to analyze how landform history manifests past climatic or tectonic phenomena. Students cannot receive credit for GEOL 355(555) and GEOL 451(651). Prereq: GEOL 110 and either GEOL 120 or instructor's approval. (Same as GEOG 355/555)
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3.00 Credits
A study of principles of sedimentology, sedimentary petrology, depositional processes and environments. Two hours of lecture and two hours of lab per week. Students cannot receive credit for both GEOL 360(560) and GEOL 411(611). Prereq: GEOL 110 and 120. Recommended: GEOL 320.
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