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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 Distributive Studies Physical Science Laboratory Course only when taken concurrently with GEOL 110. GEOL102 Historical Geology; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GEOL100 or GEOL120, and GEOL110 or permission of department. Earth's history as revealed through the principles of stratigraphy and the processes of physical geology. Emphasis on formations and geologic development of the North American continent. 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 Distributive Studies Physical Science Laboratory Course only when taken concurrently with GEOL 100. 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. GEOL123 Causes and Implications of Global Change; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. Also offered as AOSC123 and GEOG123. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AOSC123, GEOG123, GEOL123, or METO123. This course offers a unique experience in integrating physical, chemical, geologic, and biological sciences with geographical, economic, sociological and political knowledge skills toward a better understanding of global change. Review of environmental science relating to weather and climate change, acid precipitation, ozone holes, global warming, and impacts on biology, agriculture, and human behavior. Study of the natural, long-term variability of the global environment, and what influence mankind may have in perturbing it from its natural evolution. Concepts of how physical, biological, and human behavioral systems interact, and the repercussions which may follow from human endeavors. The manner in which to approach decision and policy making related to issues of global change. GEOL340 Geomorphology; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Two Saturday field trips. Prerequisite: GEOL100 or GEOL120. Analysis of landforms, organized on the basis of the geologic processes that have operated during the late Cenozoic. Constructional and erosional landforms related to physical systems operating on geologic structures through time. GEOL342 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Prerequisite: GEOL100 or GEOL120; GEOL110; and GEOL322; and one of the following: CHEM103, {CHEM131 and CHEM132} or {CHEM135 and CHEM136}. Description, origin, and distribution of sediments and sedimentary rocks. Two mandatory weekend field trips. GEOL375 Introduction to the Blue Ocean; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: MATH140. Recommended: MATH141, PHYS161, or PHYS171. Also offered as AOSC375. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AOSC375, GEOL375, or METO375. Introduction to physical, chemical, and biological properties of the ocean. Role of the ocean in climate as a component of the Earth system. El Nino and the ocean, impact of global warming on the ocean and marine habitats including fisheries. 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. 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. 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. GEOL423 Optical Mineralogy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: GEOL100 or GEOL120, GEOL110, GEOL322, and one of the following: {CHEM131 and CHEM132}, {CHEM135 and CHEM136}, or CHEM103. The optical behavior of crystals with emphasis on the theory and application of the petrographic microscope. GEOL443 Petrology; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: GEOL100 or GEOL120, GEOL110, and GEOL322, and one of the following: {CHEM131 and CHEM132}, {CHEM135 and CHEM136}, or CHEM103. Corequisite: GEOL423 or permission of department. Study of igneous and metamorphic rocks: petrogenesis, distributions, chemical and mineralogical relations, macroscopic and microscopic descriptions, geologic significance. GEOL451 Groundwater; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: MATH140, GEOL100 or GEOL120, GEOL110 and one of the following: {CHEM131 and CHEM132}, {CHEM135 and CHEM136}, or CHEM103; or permission of department. Junior standing. An introduction to the basic geologic parameters associated with the hydrologic cycle. Problems in the accumulation, distribution, and movement of groundwater will be analyzed. GEOL471 Geochemical Methods of Analysis; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: One of the following: {CHEM131 and CHEM132}, {CHEM135 and CHEM136}, or CHEM103; and CHEM113. Principles and application of geochemical analysis as applied to a variety of geological problems. X-ray and optical spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, atomic absorption, electron microprobe, and electron microscopy. GEOL472 Tectonics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: GEOL100 or GEOL120, GEOL110, GEOL102, and GEOL341; or permission of department. Selected tectonic elements of orogenic belts through out the world viewed in the framework of plate tectonics and sea floor spreading. GEOL489A Special Topics: Seismology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: MATH140; MATH141; and one of the following: GEOL100 or GEOL120. Recommended: One of the following: PHYS141 or PHYS161 or PHYS171. General overview of the basics of seismology, starting with wave propagation, seismic reflection and refraction. Application to the determination of the seismic velocity and anisotropy structure of the Earth. Earthquake generation, postseismic deformation and creep events, relation to faulting and plate tectonics. GEOL489E Special Topics: Marine Geophysics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: One year of college calculus and GEOL100 or permission of instructor. Topics include: Plate tectonics earthquake and faulting, isostacy and gravity, heat and mantle dynamics, ocean ridges and transform faults, hydrothermal vents, trenches and oceanic islands, subduction zones, accretionary and erosion wedges, sedimentary basins and continental rifts. Exploration of the oceans using geophysical methods. GEOL489H Special Topics: Recent Advances of Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. GEOL489W (PermReq) Special Topics: Phanerozic History, Macroevolution, and Earth System Sciences; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: A minimum of junior standing and at least 2 upper level geology courses or permission of instructor. 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. GEOL622 Minerology of the Rock-Forming Silicates; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: GEOL 422 and CHEM 481 or equivalent. A systematic study of the structure, polymorphic relations, composition and phase transformations of the major rock forming silicates. GEOL653 Advanced Problems in Economic Geology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: GEOL 453. A systematic study of particular ore deposit types or areas of mineralization, primarily involving major economically important metals. Geologic setting, mineralogy and form and character of the ore bodies, chemical and physical factors affecting source, transport and deposition of ore forming fluids. GEOL671 Analytical Methods in Minerology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: GEOL 422; and CHEM 471. An intensive study in the operation and application of instrumentation in mineralogical problems. Emphasis on designing and testing methods of analysis for use in the student's research problems in geology. GEOL789A Recent Advances in Geology: Seismology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: MATH140; MATH141; and one of the following: GEOL100 or GEOL120. Recommended: One of the following: PHYS141 or PHYS161 or PHYS171. General overview of the basics of seismology, starting with wave propagation, seismic reflection and refraction. Application to the determination of the seismic velocity and anisotropy structure of the Earth. Earthquake generation, postseismic deformation and creep events, relation to faulting and plate tectonics. GEOL789C Recent Advances in Geology: Tectonics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. GEOL789E Recent Advances in Geology: Marine Geophysics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: One year of college calculus and GEOL100 or permission of instructor. Topics include: Plate tectonics earthquake and faulting, isostacy and gravity, heat and mantle dynamics, ocean ridges and transform faults, hydrothermal vents, trenches and oceanic islands, subduction zones, accretionary and erosion wedges, sedimentary basins and continental rifts. Exploration of the oceans using geophysical methods. GEOL789J Recent Advances in Geology: The Fluid Earth; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: Basic understanding of differential equations is required; and permission of instructor. Elements of Nonequilibrium thermodynamics (conservation laws, phenomenological relations, Onsager relations, Curie principle); convective motion of the mantle; relation between plate tectonics and mantle convection; mantle plumes; thermal evolution of the planet; introduction to multiphase flow; chemical geodynamics; mantle rheology; dynamics of the core-mantle boundary; solitary waves in mantle dynamics. GEOL789P Recent Advances in Geology: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. GEOL789W Recent Advances in Geology: Phanerozic History, Macroevolution, and Earth System Sciences; (2-4 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: A minimum of 2 upper level geology courses or permission of instructor. 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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