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3.00 Credits
The goal of this course is to present an overview of the methods used to reconstruct the earth's climate history and the techniques used to determine the timing of environmental changes. Paleoclimate data from proxy records, such as ice cores or tree rings, provides a longer perspective on climatic variability than is possible from instrumental or historical records. Particular emphasis will be given to the natural controls on Earth's climate across a variety of timescales, including plate tectonic, orbital, and millennial, to centennial and sub-decadal variations. The course will focus on the climatic changes during the late Cenozoic - the time of the ice ages. Topics to be discussed will include: paleoclimatic reconstruction, climate and climatic variation, dating methods, ice cores, marine and lake sediments, corals, speleothems, soils, pollen, dendrochronology, documentary data, and paleoclimate models. Two hours of lecture and three hours of lab. Click here for course fee.
Prerequisite:
[[GEO-101]].
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the study of groundwater: groundwater flow, well hydraulics, groundwater quality and pollution, and resource exploration, evaluation, and management. Lab activities use a mix of field, wet lab, computer and mapping skills. Two hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Click here for course fee.
Prerequisite:
[[GEO-101]].
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the history of life on Earth as reflected in the fossil record. The course covers the oldest known forms of life from over three billion years ago through the origin of marine communities, the invasion of land, dinosaurs, and the age of mammals. Emphasis will be placed on common fossil groups and the interaction of organisms with their diverse environments. Two hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Click here for course fees.
Prerequisite:
[[GEO-101]], [[GEO-212]]
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3.00 Credits
Land forms, their evolution, and the human role in changing the surface of the earth, utilization of geologic and hydrologic information, and field investigations. Two hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Click here for course fee.
Prerequisite:
[[GEO-101]].
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3.00 Credits
This course examines geologic processes that are a natural consequence of plate tectonics and hazardous to life and property. After establishing a framework for geologic hazards study, principle geologic hazards will be investigated. Emphasis will be placed on current scientific understanding, event frequency, forecasting and monitoring and mitigation. Several case studies will be included. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite:
[[GEO-101]], [[GEO-212]].
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4.00 Credits
A four-week summer field course designed to train students in traditional and modern methods of geologic investigations. Students learn to develop research strategies, collect field observations and measurements, compile detailed rock descriptions, measure stratigraphic sections and construct geologic maps and cross sections. Field locations may range from local/regional to western U.S. depending on course emphasis and resources. Click here for course fee.
Prerequisite:
[[GEO-281]], [[GEO-282]], [[GEO-345]], [[GEO-349]]
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3.00 Credits
Application of chemistry to study the distribution and cycling of elements in the crust of the earth. Includes chemical bonding and crystallization, phase rules and phase diagrams, chemical equilibria, radiogenic and stable isotopes and origin of elements. Geochemical environments of study include low-temperature aqueous solutions and high-temperature magmatic systems. Two hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Click here for course fee.
Prerequisite:
[[CHM-115]], [[CHM-116]], [[GEO-101]], [[GEO-281]], [[GEO-282]]
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2.00 Credits
This capstone course is an in-depth geological study of a region (global,or mote local) that requires students to apply fundamental lmowledge and skills acquired through the course of their college education. The region of study will be selected by the instructor in advance of the course, taking into consideration student interest, accessibility, and unique field opportunities. The course furthers student scientific research skills and enhances learning through the involvement of advanced studies of primary rock/geologic/geophysical relationships in a field setting, critical reading of published geological literature, and interpretation and synthesis in oral/written formats. Topics and scale of examination will vary from local to global scales, but focus heavily on the regional scale. Students will be encouraged to think scientifically and creatively - to think from unique perspectives and explore versatile solutions. Field study will play a significant role in this course, and students will assist in organizing an optional research trip over spring break to locations within the region of interest, enhancing their overall geologic lmowledge, research and interpretation skills, and application of principles and theories.
Prerequisite:
Senior status and with permission from the course instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the application of geophysical methods to geological and environmental investigations. Topics include fundamentals of geophysics and hands-on instrument training and measurement. Instruments may include ground penetrating radar, seismic reflection and refraction, electrical resistivity and electromagnetic induction. Two hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Click here for course fee.
Prerequisite:
[[MTH-112]], [[PHY-174]], [[GEO-101]] or permission of the instructor
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1.00 Credits
Design and development of selected research projects in geology under the direction of a faculty member. Capstone research deliverables include a proposal, detailed progress reports and a formal mid-year report. Click here for course fee.
Prerequisite:
Department permission
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