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4.00 Credits
This course is about learning the concepts and physical principles of water flow, developing the techniques that can be used to solve hydrologic problems, and applying these skills to realistic water management situations. In practice, hydrologists have to quantify rates at which water is exchanged between the atmosphere, the ground, and the ocean, and this often involves manipulating data and solving sets of equations. Given this quantitative rigor, it's fairly easy to lose sight of the conceptual part of the problem once you enter into the realm of techniques. This course will give you a balanced view of hydrology- one that includes a description of the basic processes and a coherent presentation of the theories and techniques that are commonly used.
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4.00 Credits
This class serves as an introduction to the processes that create igneous and metamorphic rocks. Emphasis will be placed not only on the classification of rocks from hand samples and thin sections, but also on the geological processes that lead to the formation of these rocks. Includes a 2-hour weekly lab. Prerequisites: GEOL 201 (4)
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4.00 Credits
This course studies the fate and evolution of the solid parts of the earth after initial rock formation has occurred. Students in this class will learn about the forces that bend, break and shape rock as well as the origin of those forces from tectonic processes.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces the organisms that compose the fossil record as well as the methods that paleontologists use to reconstruct the life of the past. Topics include modes of preservation, classification and the species problem, biases of the fossil record, phylogenetic reconstructions, functional morphology, paleoecology, morphometric analyses, evolutionary developmental biology, evolutionary trends, and critical intervals in the history of life. Cross-listed as BIOL 315. Prerequisites: BIO 202. (4)
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3.00 Credits
Volcanoes are one of Earth's most powerful geologic phenomena, causing disruption on local and global scales, with potentially cataclysmic consequences. This course will survey different eruption styles, magma production and differentiation, associated hazards, mitigation techniques, and volcanoes throughout our Solar System. Modern and historical case studies will be used to demonstrate successes and failures associated with geologic hazards.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on natural resources within the state of Utah, and how these resources affect people and places locally, regionally, and globally. Four principle resources will be examined: oil, water, coal, and mineable resources (primarily uranium, copper, and silver). Students will learn the geology behind each resource, extraction and refining methods, laws and policies pertaining to resource development, and impacts (both positive and negative) of the resources on people, places, and the world.
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2.00 Credits
Geological research method courses combine abbreviated classroom time with extended day, weekend or semester break field excursions to allow students the opportunity to collect their own samples, make their own maps, or in other ways put into practice the concepts that they have learned in the classroom.
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2.00 Credits
Geological research method courses combine abbreviated classroom time with extended day, weekend or semester break field excursions to allow students the opportunity to collect their own samples, make their own maps, or in other ways put into practice the concepts that they have learned in the classroom.
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1.00 Credits
This course will give students the opportunity to examine the relationship between dinosaur trace fossils and dinosaur biology. In addition to classroom sessions exploring the challenges inherent in learning about living creatures solely from their trace fossil record, this class will include an overnight trip to Southern Utah to work with actual dinosaur tracks. NOTE: The course requires overnight camping and moderate to strenuous hiking.
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2.00 Credits
This course will explore the interactions between the earth's cryosphere and lithosphere. Extended field sessions in and around the Wasatch Mountains will allow students the opportunity to learn and practice glacial geomorphological techniques.
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