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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits An introduction to weather and its causes: Earth's atmosphere and energy budget; humidity and precipitation; clouds; air pressure and wind; storms and hurricanes; weather forecasting. Climate change predictions considered from geological and historical perspectives. (Not open to students who have completed Geology 33 or the equivalent.) Prerequisite: Geology 1.
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2.00 Credits
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 3 credits Sediments and sedimentary rocks, their conditions of formation, basis of classifications; methods of mechanical, chemical, mineralogic, graphic, and statistical analysis, including binocular and petrographic microscopy; application of paleodirectional structures. Laboratory work includes one or more field trips. (Not open to students who have completed Geology 36.1 or 37.1.) Prerequisite or corequisite: Geology 1 or equivalent.
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2.00 Credits
2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 3 credits Mechanical properties of rocks; rock deformation; folds; faults; joints; igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic structures; diapirs and salt domes. Laboratory work includes structural maps and cross sections, stereographic projections and one or more field trips involving use of the Brunton compass. (Not open to students who have completed Geology 41.) Prerequisite: Geology 1. Prerequisite or corequisite: Geology 2.2 or permission of the chairperson. Geology 199
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits Study of the gravitational, magnetic, seismic, and electrical principles involved in geophysics; geophysical exploration; earthquakes; structure and composition of the earth's crust and interior; geodesy; submarine geophysics. Prerequisite: Physics 2 or 2.5 or Geology 1 or permission of the chairperson.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits A special topic in geology not covered in the regular curriculum. Topics vary and reflect the interest of students and faculty. Subject matter is announced before registration. This course is intended primarily for students choosing Option 1 for the B.S. degree. Topics include geochemistry, geophysics/tectonophysics, mineralogy/petrology, paleobiology/ stratigraphy, sedimentology, geomorphology, and oceanography. A student may take this course and Geology 70.2 at most three times in total, but may not repeat topics. Prerequisite: at least nine credits of advanced electives as established by the instructor and permission of the chairperson.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits A special topic in environmental geology not covered in the regular curriculum. Topics vary and reflect the interest of students and faculty. Subject matter is announced before registration. This course is intended primarily for students choosing Option 2 for the B.S. degree. Topics include environmental geochemistry, hydrogeology, medical geology, environmental geology, environmental policy, and other related environmental subjects. A student may take this course and Geology 70.1 at most three times in total, but may not repeat topics. Prerequisite: at least nine credits of advanced electives as established by the instructor and permission of the chairperson.
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9.00 Credits
Minimum of 9 hours conference and independent work§; 3 credits each term Independent research supervised by a faculty member. Weekly conference.Thesis or report. Prerequisite of 83.1: completion of an approved program of advanced Geology Department courses and permission of the instructor and the chairperson. Prerequisite of 83.2: Geology 83.1 and permission of the instructor and the chairperson. Prerequisite of 83.3: Geology 83.2 and permission of the instructor and the chairperson.
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9.00 Credits
Minimum of 9 hours conference and independent work§; 3 credits each term Group study of some fundamental geological problem. Thesis or examination. Prerequisite: completion of an approved program of advanced Geology Department courses and permission of the chairperson.
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5.00 Credits
5 hours, 1 hour multimedia laboratory; 4 credits First in a two-semester intensive sequence for beginners and those who have had one year or less of high school study. Introduction to phonetics and writing systems. Development of communicative skills and cultural awareness through extensive classroom interaction and a variety of multimedia materials. (Not open to heritage speakers or to students who have completed German 1 or more than one year of high school German.)
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Development of advanced language skills for nonheritage speakers; analytical practice and self-expression in the written and spoken language; use of authentic literary and nonliterary texts. (Not open to heritage speakers or students who have completed German 4.3.) Prerequisite: German 4 or permission of the chairperson.
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