Nov 21, 2024

2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geoscience - Geoscience Option (GSCE) - BA Major

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47-51 S.H. (Approved minor or second major required)

This major has six parts:

Part I: Entrance to the Major
Part II: Geoscience Core Courses - provides students with an overview of the fundamentals of the geosciences
Part III: Geoscience Focus Areas - provides students an opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge in specific areas of study within the geosciences
Part IV: Geoscience Capstone - provides students with research experience and opportunities for professional development
Part V: Geoscience Electives - allows students to explore areas of interest in the geosciences
Part VI: Minor or Second Major.

PART I: ENTRANCE TO THE MAJOR (4-5 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

GEOS 120 - Dynamic Earth with Laboratory (4 S.H.)
OR
GEOS 215 - Earth & Space Systems (4 S.H.)
OR
GEOS 199 - Dynamic Earth Laboratory (1 S.H.) & one of the following: 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111,115, 116, or 121 (3-4)

PART II: GEOSCIENCE CORE COURSES (19 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

GEOS 090 - Earth Talks Speaker Series 0 S.H. (0; enrollment with a grade of “P” required 6 times prior to graduation, unless excused by the department chairperson)
GEOS 235 - Earth and Life Through Time (4 S.H.)
GEOS 301 - Field and Analytical Methods I (4 S.H.)
GEOS 305 - Minerals and Rocks (4 S.H.)
GEOS 309 - Watershed Science (4 S.H.)
GEOS 316 - Geographic Information Systems (3 S.H.)

PART III: GEOSCIENCE FOCUS AREAS (11 S.H.)

ROCKS & TECTONICS (CHOOSE 4 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

GEOS 360 - Structural Geology (4 S.H.)
GEOS 435 - Optical Mineralogy and Petrology (4 S.H.)
GEOS 442 - Geophysics (4 S.H.)
GEOS 365 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4 S.H.)

SURFACE PROCESSES (CHOOSE 4 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

GEOS 375 - Planetary Geology (4 S.H.)
◆ GEOS 415 - Advanced Geomorphology (4 S.H.)
◆ GEOS 420 - Applied Hydrogeology (4 S.H.)
GEOS 443 - Global Water Resources (4 S.H.)
GEOS 445 - Geochemistry (4 S.H.)

BROADER PERSPECTIVES (CHOOSE 3 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

GEOS 325 - Environmental Geoscience (3 S.H.)
GEOS 335 - Global Climate Change (3 S.H.)
GEOS 385 - Geology of North America (3 S.H.)
GEOS 401 - Geological Field-Research Methods (2-4 S.H.)
GEOS 405 - Current Topics in Geoscience (1-3 S.H.)
GEOS 450 - Travel Study in Costa Rica (3 S.H.)

PART IV: GEOSCIENCE CAPSTONE (5-6 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

GEOS 475 - Geoscience Seminar (1)

AND

GEOS 470 - Geological Research Strategies (2)

AND 2-3 credits from:

GEOS 399 - Internship (1-3)
GEOS 470 - Geological Research Strategies (2)
GEOS 499 - Directed Research-Geoscience (1-3)

PART V: GEOSCIENCE ELECTIVES (8-10 S.H.)

Geoscience – GEOS

Choose 8-10 additional credits from the following Geoscience Focus Areas:

Part III: ROCKS & TECTONICS
SURFACE PROCESSES
BROADER PERSPECTIVES
Part IV: GEOSCIENCE CAPSTONE

PART VI: MINOR OR SECOND MAJOR

An approved minor or second major is required for the BA major.

Note:

◎ = Oral Intensive

◆ = Math/Critical Analysis Intensive

△ = Writing Intensive