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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
1-4 credits A supervised work experience in an approved organization to gain knowledge of the importance and interrelationship of foreign languages and cultures in the workplace. Placements can be made in international governmental agencies, international trade associations, multinational corporations, social service agencies, and other appropriate workplace environments both in the United States and abroad. With permission of the supervisor and faculty advisor, a three-credit internship may be substituted for a collateral requirement as credit toward the major. Prerequisite: students should have completed at least one 300-level course in the foreign language.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Offered as needed to complement the program in French. A seminar open to a variety of topics treating a particular author, period, genre or critical approach. Prerequisites: FRE-201, placement test at 300-level or above, or FRE-300 or above. Exceptions may be made for Study Abroad or native/heritage speakers with permission of chairperson.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Investigates the major global processes that occur on Earth. These processes can be grouped into four major systems: atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere. Each system interacts with and affects the other systems creating, in a sense, a single Earth process. With this approach, the student will view the Earth as a whole, and understand that the many seemingly separate components that make up this plant are, in fact, a set of interacting processes, that operate in cycles through time, within a single global system. Three hours of lecture per week. Corequisite: GEO-102.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit A laboratory experience involving the origin, significance, identification, and classification of earth materials and processes. Mineral and rock specimens, analytical equipment, and topographic and geologic maps are utilized. Short field trips to local sites help students visualize some of the concepts discussed. One three-hour lab per week. Concurrent enrollment in or previous completion of GEO-100 or GEO-113 is required.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Examines the premise that "our society exists by geologic consent subject to change without notice" by studying a number of important geologic processes and the hazards and/or resources they present to individuals, society, and the natural environment. Topics discussed include earthquakes, volcanism, stream flooding, coastal erosion, climate change, and water, soil, mineral, and energy resources. Cost/ benefit considerations, hazard mitigation concepts, economic and political ramifications, and the interactions between the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere also are presented. The course is designed to give non-science majors a deeper appreciation of their connection to the surrounding geologic environment, leading to better, more informed business, political, and personal decisions. Three hours of lecture per week.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A survey of the vertebrate groups that dominated the land (Dinosaurs), the seas (Mosasaurs, Plesiosaurs, Pliosaurs, Tylosaurs, and Ichthyosaurs) and the skies (Pterosaurs, Pterdactyls) during the Mesozoic Era. The course considers diversity of skeletal architectures and their reconstructed function and the often controversial, inferred anatomy, physiology, reproductive strategy, habit, and social behaviors of these animals that are different from mainstream reptiles, avers, and mammals. It also covers the paleogeographical, and paleoclimatological conditions that facilitated the evolutionary rise to dominance and diversification of these vertebrate groups and the debated causes of their eventual extinction. Three hours of lecture per week.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits The crystallography, structure, physical and optical properties, and crystal chemistry of the common rock-forming minerals are presented. Classroom lectures and discussions emphasize modern mineralogic concepts such as point and space groups, x-ray diffraction, twinning and crystal defects, and atomic bond theory. The laboratory emphasizes crystal symmetry recognition, mineral chemistry, optical properties and techniques, and the identification of minerals from hand specimens, thin sections, and x-ray diffraction analysis. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week. At least one weekend field trip required. Prerequisites: GEO-100 or GEO-113, CHE-120 and CHE-121 taken concurrently, or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits The origin, evolution, and terrestrial distribution of igneous and metamorphic rocks are presented and detailed. Classroom lectures and discussions emphasize rock geochemistry, mineralogic variability, the constraints placed on petrogenetic models by physio-chemical studies of natural and synthetic systems, and the relation of the various rock types to current plate tectonic theory and other whole-earth processes. The laboratory emphasizes the identification of rock texture and mineralogy in thin section and hand specimen, the optical determination of mineral composition, and the recognition of possible petrogenetic processes as recorded in the rocks themselves. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week. Two weekend field trips required. Prerequisites: GEO-201, CHE-122 and CHE-123 taken concurrently, or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits The principles of weathering, erosion, transportation, and deposition of sediment are the focus of this course. Sediment characteristics are examined to identify the processes involved in transporting grains and the specific environment in which the grains were deposited. Students will learn how to collect, analyze, and interpret sedimentary data. Field trips will expose students to different sedimentary environments and provide opportunities for students to learn how to conduct fieldwork. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week. Weekend field trips may be required. Prerequisite: MAR-120 or GEO-100.
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