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Course Criteria
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
A survey, within a regional framework, of the physical and human geography of the United States and Canada.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
A course dealing with selected topics in geography. May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Earth materials, structure, landforms, mineral resources, and the processes that form them. Includes plate tectonics and how humans are affected by Earth processes.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Application of geological principles to interpret four billion years of Earth history recorded in rocks. Includes evolutionary changes and the use of fossils in time and space.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
A quantitative overview of the hydrologic cycle including both surface and groundwater hydrology. Topics to include surface water, aquifer properties, groundwater, modelling, human use and abuse of water resources, contamination, and extraction.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes the complex physical relations between land, sea, atmosphere, and human activity. Topics include geologic hazards, land management, water resources, hazardous waste disposal, energy resources, mineral resources, conservation of resources, and ocean science.
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3.00 Credits
Description, classification, and interpretation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Descriptions include tectonic setting, sedimentary environment, and pressure-temperature conditions. Laboratory work consists of hand sample description, examination of thin sections under a petrographic microscope, and field trips. Prerequisites: Geology 1401 or 1402
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
A study of ways rocks and continents deform by faulting and folding, methods of picturing geologic structures in three dimensions, and causes of deformation. Includes a weekend field trip project and an introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) Prerequisites: Geology 1401 or 1402
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0.00 - 12.00 Credits
A five or six week summer field course on geologic mapping techniques. Techniques emphasized: measuring stratigigraphic sections, collecting and plotting fold and fault data, drafting geologic maps and cross-sections, and preparing reports. Prerequisites: Geology 3411 and Geology 3333
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6.00 Credits
Individual research problems for students seeking a minor in geology. May be repeated for a total of six semester hours credit.
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