More complete listing of Geological Sciences Courses here |
| Introductory Courses |
| Geol 101: Introduction to Geology |
| Nature and distribution of earth materials and their utilization as natural resources; discussion of earth structure, earthquakes, mountain building, and continental drift; development of landscapes. Lecture and laboratory. |
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| Courses in the Geological Sciences Major Program |
| Geol 255: Historical Geology |
| An introduction to the geologic history of the Earth, emphasizing the tectonic, stratigraphic, and climatic record of North America. Lecture and laboratory. |
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| Geol 341: Principles of Paleontology |
| Introduction to paleontology emphasizing paleontologic theory and the study of the morphology and biologic relationships of key groups preserved in the fossil record. Lecture, laboratory, and field trip. |
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| Advanced Courses |
| Geol 443: Paleoecology |
| Principles of ecology applied to interpretation of the fossil record including ecological convergence, community paleoecology, coordinated stasis, diversity gradients, mass extinctions, and relationship to macroevolution. Both theoretical and practical aspects of paleoecology emphasized. Lecture, discussion, and field trip. |
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| Geol 448: Paleobiogeography |
| Theoretical principles of for biogeographic analysis of fossil taxa including both historical and ecological biogeography, survey of biogeographic methods, and analyses of case studies including implications for evolutionary studies and biodiversity dynamics. Lecture and discussion. |
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| Geol 454: Carbonate Depositional Systems |
| The study of carbonate rocks in the modern and geologic record. Topics include origin of carbonate sediment, patterns and processes of carbonate deposition and diagenesis, depositional models, and applications to the interpretation of carbonate rocks. Lecture, laboratory, and field trip. |
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| Geol 454A: Carbonate Depositional Systems II: Carbonates of San Salvador, Bahamas |
| Field study of modern and Pleistocene carbonate rocks and depositional environments on San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Involves a week long field trip during spring break and a post-field project. |
