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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
P: GEOG G110 or consent of the instructor. A geographical analysis of the state of Indiana. Emphasis placed on the interrelationship of the state's physical and human geography. ( OccasionallyGEOL G101 Introduction to Earth Science: Lecture (3 cr.) Origin and classification of minerals and rocks. Gradation processes and landform evolution. Atmosphere and weather. Geologic time and earth history. Earth resources. Two lectures each week. Credit is given for only one of the following: G101 OR G103, G107. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to origin and classification of minerals and rocks. Relationships between rock types, rock structures, surficial geological processes of running water, subsurface water, glaciation, wind, tides, and landform evolution. Geologic time. Two lectures each week. Credit given for only one of the following: GEOL G101, GEOL G103, GEOL G107. (Occasionally)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to geology through discussion of geological topics that show the influence of geology on modern society. Topics include mineral and energy resources, water resources, geologic hazards and problems, geology and health, and land use. Credit given for only one of the following: GEOL G101, G103, G107. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Selected topics of general interest in earth science offered as individual units. Consult Schedule of Classes for current offerings. (Occasionally)
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3.00 Credits
The scientific basis behind natural and human-based global environmental changes. Geological perspective of the formation of the earth. Human activities influencing the natural system, including population, deforestation, water usage, acid rain, ozone depletion, smog and global warming. Subsequent human reactions.
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4.00 Credits
P: any 100-level lecture-based geology course and G102. Earth history emphasizing physical and biological evolution. Geologic time, stratigraphic correlation, plate tectonics, paleodepositional environments, paleography, and evolution of life. Laboratory, field trip required. (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
P: one college-level science course or consent of the instructor. Introduction to the study of the oceans and marine processes. Emphasis on morphology of the ocean floor, life in the ocean, oceanic circulation, and submarine geology. Three lectures or two lectures with occasional laboratory per week. (Occasionally)
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
P: any 100-level geology course; or consent of instructor. Field investigation of selected regions of North America. Six to 15 days in the field. (Spring)
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4.00 Credits
P: any 100-level lecture-based geology course and G102. P: or C: college-level course in chemistry, or permission of instructor. Crystallography: morphology, classes, twinning habit. Physical and chemical mineralogy. Description, identification, association, occurrence, and use of common and important minerals. Two lectures and one laboratory each week. Required field trip. (Fall)
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4.00 Credits
P: GEOL G221. Dynamic processes that form igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks: Focus on composition, field occurrence, characteristics, classification, origin, laboratory description, and identification. Two lectures and one laboratory each week. (Spring)
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