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GEOL Geology( Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences) GEOL100 Physical Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOL100 or GEOL120. A general survey of the rocks and minerals composing the earth, its surface features and the agents that form them, and the dynamic forces of plate tectonics. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course only when taken concurrently with GEOL 110. USP Distributive Studies Area B Non-Lab Science and Mathematics Course. If taken with GEOL 110, course can be counted as USP Area B Lab Science Course. GEOL100S Physical Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOL100 or GEOL120. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course only when taken concurrently with GEOL 110. USP Distributive Studies Area B Non-Lab Science and Mathematics Course. If taken with GEOL 110, course can be counted as USP Area B Lab Science Course. Restricted to College Park Scholars - Earth, Life, and Time. GEOL104 Dinosaurs: A Natural History; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. Dinosaurs, their evolution, and our understanding of their fossil record. Students will examine the geologic record and the tools used by paleontologists to determine: geologic ages and ancient environments; evolutionary history and extinctions; dinosarian biology and behavior; and their survival as birds. Mechanisms of global change ranging from plate tectonics to asteroid impact will be discussed. GEOL110 Physical Geology Laboratory; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Pre- or corequisite: GEOL100 or GEOL120. The basic materials and tools of physical geology stressing familiarization with rocks and minerals and the use of maps in geologic interpretations. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course only when taken concurrently with GEOL 100. Students must pay a $50.00 Laboratory Materials fee. GEOL110S Physical Geology Laboratory; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Pre- or corequisite: GEOL100 or GEOL120. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course only when taken concurrently with GEOL 100. Restricted to College Park Scholars - Earth, Life, and Time. Students must pay a $50.00 Laboratory Materials fee. GEOL120 Environmental Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOL100 or GEOL120. A review of geologic factors underlying many environmental problems and the interactions between population and physical environment: geologic hazards, land-use planning, conservation, mineral resources, waste disposal, land reclamation, and the geologic aspects of health and disease. The course is aimed at lower division students in education and liberal arts, and should be useful to any student concerned with geologic perspectives of environmental problems. GEOL124 Biogenesis: Making a Habitable Planet; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. This course will explore how life has shaped Earth's physical environments, both in the contemporary Earth and over the long course of Earth history. We will examine the building blocks of life, the evidence for the origin and diversification of life and its impact on Earth environments using the perspective and methods of the scientists who study theis topic, and what those methods tell us about future interactions between life and the environment, both on Earth and in the Solar System. A Marquee Science and Technology Course designed for Non-Science Majors: http://www.marqueecourses.umd.edu/* Click here for more Marquee course information. GEOL212 Planetary Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. An examination of the geologic and geochemical processes at work in the solar system from the perspectives supplied by space age exploration of the planets and other solar system bodies. GEOL322 Mineralogy; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: GEOL100 or GEOL120, GEOL110; and one of the following: CHEM131 and CHEM132, CHEM135 and CHEM136; or CHEM103. Basic mineralogy for geology majors. The principles of morphologic crystallography, crystal chemistry, and determinative mineralogy. GEOL341 Structural Geology; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: GEOL100 or GEOL120, GEOL110, and GEOL102; or permission of department. Study of the deformation of Earth's lithosphere, especially stress, rheology, strain, and the origin and significance of structural features. Development of 3-dimensional thinking through drafting and drawing of structures, construction of geologic maps and cross-sections, and stereographic and orthographic representation of structures. Improvement of scientific writing. Two weekend field trips. GEOL386 (PermReq) Experiential Learning; (3-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Prerequisite: permission of department. Junior standing. GEOL393 Technical Writing for Geoscientists; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: For GEOL majors only; minimum of Junior standing and at least 2 Upper Level GEOL courses with at least a third GEOL course concurrent. Planning, writing and presenting a plan for research in the geosciences. GEOL393H Technical Writing for Geoscientists; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: For GEOL majors only; minimum of Junior standing and at least 2 Upper Level GEOL courses with at least a third GEOL course concurrent. For honors students only. GEOL394 Research Problems in Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Capstone (CS) Course. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Prerequisite: For GEOL majors only; minimum of Junior standing, GEOL393 and at least 3 Upper Level GEOL courses. Investigation of a specific laboratory, library or field problem. Written and oral presentation of the study. GEOL394H Research Problems in Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Capstone (CS) Course. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Prerequisite: For GEOL majors only; minimum of Junior standing, GEOL393 and at least 3 Upper Level GEOL courses. For general honors students only. GEOL444 Low Temperature Geochemistry; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: MATH115; GEOL100; GEOL322; and one of the following: CHEM103, {CHEM131 and CHEM132}; or {CHEM135 and CHEM136}. Basic chemical principles, thermodynamics, and kinetics of low-temperature inorganic and organic geochemical reactions in a wide range of surface environments. These geochemical tools will be used to provide a context for understanding elemental cycling and climate change. Laboratories will include problem sets as well as wet chemical and mass spectrometric techniques used in low temperature geochemistry. GEOL445 High Temperature Geochemistry; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: MATH115; GEOL100; GEOL322; and one of the following: CHEM103, {CHEM131 and CHEM132}, or {CHEM135 and CHEM136}. Review of chemical principles and their use in understanding processes of Earth, and solar system formation and differentiation. Topics include nucleosynthesis and cosmochemical abundances of elements, bonding and element partitioning, equilibrium thermodynamics and phase stabilities, radiogenic isotopes and geochronology, kinetics, and diffusion. GEOL446 Geophysics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: MATH140, MATH141, and PHYS141. Introduction to solid earth geophysics, heat transfer, fluid flow, gravity, geomagnetism, rock and mineral physics, seismology, exploration geophysics. Basic knowledge of integral and differential calculus is required. GEOL452 Watershed and Wetland Hydrology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Junior standing. Physical processes by which water moves in watershed and wetland systems. Topics include: precipitation, infiltration, flow in the unsaturated zone, streamflow generation processes, and groundwater flow. GEOL489K Special Topics: Cosmochemistry; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GEOL445 or GEOL650. GEOL489Q Special Topics: Recent Advances in Geology: Paleobiology of the Archosauria; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. GEOL499 (PermReq) Special Problems in Geology; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. GEOL614 Thermodynamics of Geological Processes; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: MATH 141; and CHEM 113; and GEOL 322; and PHYS 142. Thermodynamics and its application to problems in mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry. Systematic development of the laws of thermodynamics and the principles of chemical equilibrium as applied to geological problems. GEOL650 Isotope and Trace Element Geochemistry; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: GEOL 443 or permission of department. Trace elements and isotopes in geology, including modern applications in geochronology and petrogenesis. GEOL652 Advanced Watershed and Wetland Hydrology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: GEOL 452 or permission of department. Physical and chemical processes in watershed and wetland systems: with an emphasis on redox reactions. GEOL789K Recent Advances in Geology: Cosmochemistry; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: GEOL445 or GEOL650. GEOL789Q Recent Advances in Geology: Paleobiology of the Archosauria; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. GEOL798 (PermReq) Seminar in Geology; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. GEOL799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. GEOL898 Pre-Candidacy Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. GEOL899 (PermReq) Doctoral Dissertation Research; (6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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