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3.00 Credits
A study of the origin of life, evolution and the fossil record. Topics include the general principles of paleontology, nomenclature, taxonomy, identification techniques, fossilization processes, plants, microfossils, invertebrates and vertebrates. Three hours of class and three hours of laboratory with field trips. Prerequisite, Principles of Geoscience. (Same as Biology 290.) Maximum enrollment, 24. C Domack.
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Advanced topics in hydrogeology, including geochemical principles, an introduction to contaminant transport, computer modeling of groundwater flow and studies of landfills, hazardous waste sites and other environmental problems. Three hours of class and two hour lab/discussion with field trips. (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) Prerequisite, 209. Maximum enrollment, 24. Rayne.
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A study of the mineralogy, chemistry, origin and evolution of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Emphasis on the physical and chemical processes involved in their formation. Six hours of class/laboratory with field trip. (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) Prerequisite, 220. Maximum enrollment, 24. D Bailey.
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Theory, practice and application of the scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis to selected research projects. Prerequisite, Two laboratory courses in science. (Same as Biology 352). Open to juniors and seniors with consent of instructor. Bart.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the development and application of dating techniques that are appropriate over the last five million years, including dendrochronology 210 Pb, radiocarbon, Uranium-series, paleomagnetic, thermoluminescence and cosmogenic surface exposure dating. Examples drawn from geologic and archaeological contexts that are important to climate change and hominid evolution. Field trips. Prerequisite, 211, 222 or consent of instructor. One-half credit.
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Advanced study of coastal marine processes with an emphasis on environmental issues and case studies. (Writing-intensive.) (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) Prerequisite, one 200-level course in geosciences. Four hours of class. Maximum enrollment, 20. The Department.
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Introduction to basic concepts in computer-based GIS emphasizing hands-on practice in portraying and analyzing spatially referenced data sets to produce a variety of types of digital products and to solve geologic problems. Practice using data from multiple sources, including data downloaded from online sources, field-collected data and published map data. Emphasis on mastery of basic skills and techniques using ESRI ArcGIS software. (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) Prerequisite, any course in geoscience that addresses GIS or permission of the instructor. During junior and senior class pre-registration, open only to geoscience concentrators. Maximum enrollment, 13. Tewksbury.
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3.00 Credits
Designed for motivated students who wish to accelerate their knowledge of German. Intensive study of all aspects of beginning language acquisition. Successful completion will allow students to place into GER 130 (third term German). Students who follow the sequence through GER 140 will qualify for study abroad. Two course credits. Three 50 minute and to 75 minute classes a week.
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Though people of African descent have lived in Germany for more than a century, their existence has largely been overlooked. Yet their history has much to tell us about the construction of race and racial politics in German identity as well as the vagaries of the African Diaspora in Europe. Goals are to assess various meanings and narrations of blackness and black Diaspora, particularly as they interact with other aspects of identity such as class, gender and sexuality. Taught in English. (Same as Africana Studies 135.)
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3.00 Credits
Study of the Faust legend and how it has been adapted over the centuries. Topics include the origins of Faust in the 15th century in its factual (Paracelsus and Johann Faust) and spiritual (alchemy and astronomy) dimensions; the Faustbook of 1587; Marlowe's adaptation of the Faust story (The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus); Goethe's Faust (The First Part of the Tragedy); operas by Gounod (Faust) and Boïto (Mefistofele); the film Mephisto by H. Mann/Szabò; and T. Mann's Doctor Faustus. Taught in English.
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