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4.00 Credits
Survey of earth history, the evolution of continents and oceans, the history of life, and geological dating methods. Includes laboratory and recitation. Required field trips. Taught alternate years. CL: 2020.
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4.00 Credits
Overview of groundwater, surface water hydrology, sediment transport, river systems, and coastal processes. Includes laboratory and recitation. Required field trips. Prerequisite: PHYS 201 or PHYS 211. CL: 2020.
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1.00 Credits
Directed field studies of extraordinary geological locations in North America. Requires a seven- to nine-day field trip during spring break. Prerequisite: GEOL 101, GEOL 103, or GEOL 201 and consent of instructor. CL: 2020.
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4.00 Credits
Overview of sedimentary basins, sediment transport, sedimentation, depositional environments, stratigraphy, seismic stratigraphy, eustacy, and sedimentary petrology. Includes laboratory and recitation. Required field trips. Prerequisite: GEOL 302. FS: 03/07/2018. CL: 2020.
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4.00 Credits
The science of global change, its relation to the hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere. Global system science, biogeochemical cycles, paleoclimatology, glaciation, and eustacy. FS: 12/4/2013. CL: 2020.
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4.00 Credits
Origin and significance of igneous and metamorphic rocks, and relation to tectonic processes. Mineralogy, geochemistry, volcanism, plate tectonics, isostasy, heat flow. Includes laboratory and recitation. Required field trips. Prerequisite: GEOL 302; MATH 122 or MATH 141. FS: 06/03/2015. CL: 2020.
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4.00 Credits
Geologic structures and deformation of Earth materials. Stress and strain, deformation mechanisms, P-T-t paths, geologic maps, and structural regimes in plate tectonics. Includes laboratory and recitation. Required field trips. Prerequisite: GEOL 302; PHYS 201 or PHYS 211. FS: 06/03/2015. CL: 2020.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to terrestrial and tidal river morphology and processes, with case studies of South Carolina. Field trips required. Prerequisite: GEOL 101 or GEOL 103 or GEOL 201. CL: 2020.
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1.00 Credits
Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department chair is required for undergraduate students.
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3.00 Credits
Student research on problems of regional and fundamental significance, supervised by a faculty member of the student's choice. Emphasis is on the development of critical thinking and lucid scientific report writing. CL: 2020.
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