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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The origin and history of the earth as seen in the rocks and their contained life record. Core Course. Corequisite: GY 112L.
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1.00 Credits
Laboratory course for Earth History. Corequisite: GY 112. Fee.
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3.00 Credits
A two-week field course emphasizing the recognition and understanding of geologic processes in the field environment. The course is based in the Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico, with field trips ranging across northern New Mexico and southern Colorado during the interim session. Prerequisites: GY 111, GY 112 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Principles of landform development as it relates to specific processes (fluvial erosion, glacial erosion, etc.), construction of topographic base maps with Alidade/Total Station, GPS navigation and surveying, and rock/mineral resource evaluation. Prerequisite: GY 111, or permission of instructor. Fee.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to elementary crystallography, crystal chemistry, and atomic structure of minerals, as well as the identification, characterization and use of common rock-forming minerals and important ore minerals. Prerequisites: GY 111, GY 112, and CH 100 or CH 131, or permission of the instructor. Fee.
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4.00 Credits
The study of the formation and classification of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Prerequisites: GY 111 and GY 302, or permission of instructor. Fee.
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3.00 Credits
The development of the stratigraphic column; correlation and field procedures. Prerequisite : GY 112. Fee.
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4.00 Credits
Application of classical physics to the study of the Earth and the solution of problems in Earth sciences, including analysis of geomagnetics, the Earth's gravitational field, seismic analysis, sequence stratigraphy, well log interpretation, and applications to petroleum exploration. Prerequisites: GY 111 and PH 114 or PH 201, or permission of instructor. Fee.
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3.00 Credits
A spatial perspective on major global environmental problems. Topics include population pressure, loss of biodiversity, ozone depletion, global warming, water, energy and mineral resources, food supplies, waste disposal, geological hazards and political/economic forces (identical to GEO 310). Prerequisites: GY 111 or GEO 101 or GEO 102, or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Interpretation of maps, air photos and satellite images (identical to GEO 332). Prerequisite GEO 102 and GEO 102L, or permission of instructor. Fee.
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