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2.00 Credits
This course will cover notable and unique Quaternary (<2.6 Ma) geologic features around the Wasatch Front with Friday classroom lectures and 3 consecutive saturday field mapping exercises. Possible topics include Quaternary fault mapping of the Wasatch Fault zone, shoreline features, glacial geomorphology, soils, as well as landslides and debris flows. Specific focus will be on urban areas and the application of mapping and landform identification and description to geologic hazards.
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4.00 Credits
The goal of this course is to provide instruction on how to conduct fieldwork related to the study of flow, sediment, and channel shape in rivers (fluvial geomorphology). Fluvial geomorphology focuses on the interaction of forces, resistances, and thresholds that cause a river to adjust its shape, size, and sediment texture. The course aims to apply fundamental concepts in fluvial geomorphology to hands-on, skills-oriented field exercises and involves travel to numerous river settings. Students will learn the following skills: streamflow measurement, surface, subsurface, and bed load sediment sampling, topographic surveying, flood reconstruction, and landform identification and interpretation. Apart from a preliminary orientation session during the first week of classes, all instruction for this course will take place in the field through a series of overnight field trips (Dates TBD) NOTE: This course requires camping and hiking.
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6.00 Credits
This course, preferably taken in the summer before senior year, is the opportunity for students to put their skills into practice. After an initial week of in-class instruction on field methods, students will get in the vans for the ultimate in experiential learning. At various field locales around Utah and Colorado, students will gain experience mapping, measuring sections, and creating stratigraphic columns.
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3.00 Credits
This class will familiarize students with scholarly geological literature. Students will read and discuss contemporary geological research papers and will learn the process for writing research proposals and journal articles.
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4.00 Credits
This class will act as a capstone class for students with a particular interest in the chemical evolution of the earth. Topics to be covered may include the formation of the planet, oxygenation of the atmosphere, chemistry of the earth's interior, ocean chemistry and stable isotope geochemistry.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines a number of fundamental questions about the history of this planet's biosphere. Questions include: how has the earth changed as an abode for life over the course of geologic time? How has life on earth changed over geologic time? Have there been significant interrelations between changes in the earth and changes in its biota? How can we scientifically study unique and unrepeatable events? Answers to these questions will give students a better understanding of not only the nature and history of our planet, but also of the methods used by scientists to study events in the deep past.
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4.00 Credits
This class will act as a capstone class for students with a particular interest in the physical evolution of the earth. Topics to be covered may include the dynamics of the earth's interior, the generation and evolution of the earth's magnetic field, gravimetry as a tool for geologic exploration, rotation of the earth's core and the flow of heat in the mantle.
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1.00 Credits
Students undertake a portion of a research project and learn all aspects of scientific inquiry. One credit hour equates to three hours per week in the laboratory. This course may be taken one credit at a time. Permission of a faculty member is required.
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1.00 Credits
REGISTRATION NOTE: Registration for internships is initiated through the Career Center website and is finalized upon completion of required paperwork and approvals. More info: 801-832-2590 https://westminstercollege.edu/about/resources/career-center/internships
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4.00 Credits
This course explores the complex interaction among global issues and challenges across multiple fields like ecology, economy, culture, society, politics, and health. (WCore: WCSBS and DE)
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