65 courses with the subject GEOL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
GEOL 1010Geology Goes to Hollywood: Natural Disasters3
GE:SC Exploration of films, video tutorials, and/or documentaries to provide a background of geological concepts and processes that help better understand Earth’s evolution, our physical environment, and human interactions with the environment. Focuses on geological content, how science is perceived in Hollywood films, scientific inaccuracies in films, and the real, rather than fictional, societal impacts of geological processes.
GEOL 1400Bays and Beaches Around the World: Geological Form and Function3
GE:SC Introduction to fundamental geologic concepts and the scientific method via coastal geological and hydrological processes of beach and estuarine systems around the world.
GE:SC Introductory survey of geologic materials (minerals and rocks), topographic features on the continents and in the ocean basins, geologic structures (faults, folds, etc.), and various processes (plate tectonics, igneous activity, weathering, erosion, sedimentation, glaciation, mountain-building, etc.) that produce geologic features.
GE:SC Introductory survey of geological, biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of the oceans, and the interaction between people and the ocean.
GE:SC Survey of physical, chemical, and biological geologic events that have occurred on earth during its long history. Chronologic arrangement of these events in world-wide geologic time scale and consideration of their causes. Major theme is organic evolution.
GE:SC Interactions among basic geologic processes, geomorphic features, earth resources, and people whose activities are an expanding and increasingly demanding geological agent.
GE:SC Geologic evolution and scenic features in our national park system. Topics may include volcanoes, caverns, sea coasts, glaciation, arid regions, and fault block mountains. Relationship of scenery to geologic processes and materials.
GEOL 4150The Geologic Component of Environmental Science3
P: 1000-level GEOL course or consent of instructor. Basic geologic knowledge and insights that support sound, rational, and science-based environmental decisions and policies in regard to land and water use. Topics include pollution abatement, clean up, and prevention; resource extraction, use, and conservation; and hazardous geologic processes.
Minimum of 3 s.h. required for the applied research concentration. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 s.h. Each credit hour is equivalent to 3 hours of laboratory or fieldwork per week. P: Consent of instructor. Supervised independent research for advanced undergraduate students in an appropriate area of interest in the geological sciences.
9 research hours per week. P: Junior standing with minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA; completion of minimum of 20 s.h. in GEOL; a minimum grade of C (2.0) and minimum 3.0 GPA in GEOL courses. Extensive program of carefully supervised reading and research in area of geology. Written report in scientific format.
9 research hours per week. P: Junior standing with minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA; completion of minimum of 20 s.h. in GEOL; a minimum grade of C and minimum 3.0 GPA in GEOL courses. Extensive program of carefully supervised reading and research in area of geology. Written report in scientific format.
3 hours of research-related work per week per semester hour. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 s.h. with a change of topic. P: Consent of instructor. Independent study on a selected topic. May include field work, directed readings, or some combination.
P: 1000-level GEOL course or consent of instructor. Examination of plate tectonics emphasizing physical principles, observational constraints, and modern research. Topics include plate kinematics, lithospheric deformation, mantle–lithosphere coupling, and tectonic processes through time, with critical analysis of contemporary geoscience literature.
P: 1000-level GEOL course or consent of instructor. Examines Earth as an interconnected system, integrating geology, climate, oceans, and the biosphere. Explores deep-time processes, modern environmental challenges, and human impacts, emphasizing system interactions, hazards, resource availability, and planetary sustainability.
GEOL 4940Ethical Applications of AI for Environmental Science Issues3
1 3-hour meeting per week is required. No traditional programming is required. RP: 1000-level GEOL course. Introduction to principles and practices of artificial intelligence, with a focus on application to environmental science and in support of societal good. The emphasis is on doing, creating, and applying.
