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Links Copyright 2004, University of Northern Colorado | GEOLOGY COURSES
GEOL 100 General Geology (4) (3 lecture, 2 laboratory) Survey for non-science majors. Origins and classification of minerals and rocks, landscape development and earth's structure and history. Field trips required. No credit for both GEOL 100 and GEOL 201. Fee required. GEOL 110 Geology and Society (3) Interaction between people and the geological environment. Deals with such topics as earth dynamics, geologic time, origin of landscapes, natural resources and geologic hazards such as volcanoes, earthquakes, floods and landslides. GEOL 201 Physical Geology (4) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory) For Geology and other science majors. Introduction to earth materials, landform development, geologic structures and tectonics. Field trips required. No credit for both GEOL 100 and GEOL 201. Fee required. GEOL 202 Historical Geology (4) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 100 or GEOL 201 or equivalent. Geologic history of the earth and its past life and principles and techniques employed to interpret this history from rocks and fossils. Field trips to investigate local geologic history required. Fee required. Return to: Geology, General Earth Science, Secondary Earth Science Teaching, Environmental Earth Sciences Program GEOL 320 Mineralogy (4) (2 lecture, 4 laboratory) Prerequisites: GEOL 201, CHEM 111. Introduction to crystallography, crystal chemistry, descriptive and determinative mineralogy, study of mineral occurrences and associations. Examine crystallography and identify minerals by physical and x-ray techniques in laboratory. Field trip(s) required. Fee required. GEOL 330 Earth Materials (3) (2 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 100 or GEOL 201. Crystals, minerals and igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks their origins, descriptions and classifications. GEOL 340 Paleontology (4) (2 lecture; 6 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 202. Fossil animals and plants - fossilization processes, collecting procedures, specimen preparation, description, classification, functional morphology, paleoecology, biostratigraphy, evolutionary trends. Field trip required. Fee required. GEOL 390 Colorado Geology (3) Prerequisite: GEOL 100 or equivalent. Colorado rocks, minerals, fossils, landforms, oil, coal, oil shale, geologic history and geologic hazards explored in informal atmosphere. Includes four-day field trip to investigate geological features in natural settings. Fee required. Return to: Geology, General Earth Science, Secondary Earth Science Teaching, Environmental Earth Science Program GEOL 421 Optical Mineralogy and Petrography (4) (2 lecture, 4 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 320. Use of the petrographic microscope to study minerals in immersion media and in rock thin sections and the hand sample and microscopic description of rocks. Fee required. GEOL 422 Directed Studies (1-4) Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. ( Minimum of 25 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times. GEOL 450 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 202. Sedimentary processes; depositional environments; classification and structures of sedimentary rocks; fields and laboratory methods of analyzing and interpreting outcrops and samples. Regional stratigraphy of northeastern Colorado investigated. Field trips required. Fee required. GEOL 460 Geomorphology (3) (2 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 100 or GEOL 201. Origin and evolution of landforms with emphasis on fluvial processes; hydraulic characteristics of streams, morphology of drainage basins, landscape evolution by stream sculpture and deposition and lithologic, climatic and structural controls. Fee required. GEOL 464 Glacial and Quaternary Geology (3) Prerequisite: GEOL 100 or GEOL 201. A survey of geologic phenomena that characterized the Quaternary Period, with emphasis on the behavior of glaciers, glacial landforms and sediment and climatic implications. Two Saturday field trips required. Fee required. GEOL 470 Structural Geology (4) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisites: GEOL 201, PHYS 220, MATH 125. Mechanics of rock deformation and geologic structures of the earth's crust their description and classification, theories and facts regarding their origins and methods of investigating them. Field trips required. Fee required. Syllabus GEOL 481 Geologic Field Techniques (2) (4 laboratory) Prerequisites: GEOL 202, GEOL 470. Techniques of obtaining and recording geological data in the field and constructing geological maps. Includes use of Brunton compass, plane table and aerial photographs and the preparation of geological reports. Fee required. Syllabus GEOL 482 Geology Field Camp (6) Prerequisites: GEOL 421, GEOL 470, GEOL 481. Six weeks of field geology including mapping of a Variety of geologocial terrains using topographic maps, aerial photographs, plane table and other methods. Return to: Geology, General Earth Science, Secondary Earth Science Teaching, Environmental Earth Science Program GEOL 510 Groundwater Geology (2) Groundwater in the geologic setting. Hydrology of groundwater basins. Well hydraulics. Principles of flow in saturated and unsaturated materials. Modeling of hydrogeologic systems. Applications to groundwater contamination and management problems. GEOL 521 Optical Mineralogy and Petrography 94) (2 lecture, 4 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 320. Use of the petrographic microscope to study minerals in immersion media and in rock thin sections and the hand sample and microscopic description of rocks. Fee required. GEOL 525 Economic Geology (3) Prerequisite: GEOL 320. Deals with the origin and occurrence of metallic and related mineral deposits and also with origin, migration and accumulation of oil and natural gas deposits. Field trip required. Fee required. GEOL 532 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (2) (1 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 421 or GEOL 521. Description and classification of igneous and metamorphic rocks, phases relations of minerals , origin of igneous rocks and processes of metamorphism. Field trip required. Fee required. GEOL 533 Sedimentary Petrology (2) (1 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 421 or GEOL 521. Advances study of sedimentary rocks. Various techniques, including use of the petrographic microscope, will be employed to analyze these rocks and to interpret their histories. Field trip required. Fee required. GEOL 535 Tectonics (20 Prerequisite: GEOL 202. The earth's tectonic features and the models which have attempted to explain them. Detailed study of modern plate tectonic theory and the evidence which supports it. GEOL 540 Paleontology (4) (2 lecture; 6 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 202. Fossil animals and plants - fossilization processes, collecting procedures, specimen preparation, description, classification, functional morphology, paleoecology, biostratigraphy, evolutionary trends. Field trip require. Fee required. GEOL 550 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 202. Sedimentary processes; depositional environments; classification and structures of sedimentary rocks; fields and laboratory methods of analyzing and interpreting outcrops and samples. Regional stratigraphy of northeastern Colorado investigated. Field trips required. Fee required. GEOL 560 Geomorphology (3) (2 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 100 or GEOL 201. Origin and evolution of landforms with emphasis on fluvial processes; hydraulic characteristics of streams, morphology of drainage basins, landscape evolution by stream sculpture and deposition and lithologic, climatic and structural controls. Fee required. GEOL 564 Glacial and Quaternary Geology (3) Prerequisite: GEOL 100 or GEOL 201. A survey of geologic phenomena that characterized the Quaternary Period, with emphasis on the behavior of glaciers, glacial landforms and sediment and climatic implications. Two Saturday field trips required. Fee required. GEOL 567 Volcanic Geology (3) (2 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisite: GEOL 421 or GEOL 521 or consent of instructor. A study of volcanoes and volcanic processes and products. Emphasis on the origin, classification and interpretation of volcanic rocks and ejecta and volcanic structures and landforms. Fee required. GEOL 570 Structural Geology (4) (3 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisites: GEOL 201, PHYS 220, MATH 125. Mechanics of rock deformation and geologic structures of the earth's crust their description and classification, theories and facts regarding their origins and methods of investigating them. Field trips required. Fee required. GEOL 581 Geologic Field Techniques (2) (4 laboratory) Prerequisites: GEOL 202, GEOL 470. Techniques of obtaining and recording geological data in the field and constructing geological maps. Includes use of Brunton compass, plane table and aerial photographs and the preparation of geological reports. Fee required. GEOL 582 Geology Field Camp (6) Prerequisites: GEOL 421, GEOL 470, GEOL 481. Six weeks of field geology including mapping of a Variety of geological terrains using topographic maps, aerial photographs, plane table and other methods. GEOL 590 Rocky Mountain Geology Seminar (2). Consent of instructor. Geology of selected Rocky Mountain area thoroughly investigated by means of four-day field trip to that area followed by seminar presentations on topics relevant to geology of specified area. Fee required. GEOL 595 Special Topics in Geology (1-4) An opportunity to explore area of geology beyond the scope of existing department offerings. Repeatable, under different subtitles. GEOL 622 Directed Studies (1-4) Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 25 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times. GEOL 100 General Geology
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