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GEOG 4220 - International Regional Geography
3 credits
Critical analysis and synthesis of demographic, environmental, political, economic, and cultural characteristics of world regions, as viewed in the context of human and physical processes at continental to global scales. Can be repeated for credit as different regions are covered.
Repeatable for credit.
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GEOG 4400 - Natural Hazards and Society
3 credits
Examines how social and environmental factors work together to shape the risks posed by natural hazards to human society. Surveys different types of natural hazards and integrates perspectives on geospatial risk assessment, vulnerability, resilience, and mitigation planning.
Cross-listed as: GEOG 6400
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GEOG 4850 - Cartographic Design
3 credits
Techniques used in design and construction of maps, charts, and map projections.
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GEOG 4860 - Python Programming for GIS
3 credits
Students learn the basics of the Python programming language and how to use it with various GIS packages, including ArcGIS. The course also introduces other Python modules that are useful for working with GIS data.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEOG 1800 or WILD 1800
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Spring 2021.
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GEOG 4910 - Geographic Information Science Portfolio
1 credit
Students create and refine an online portfolio comprised of at least three geographic information science (GIS) projects. The projects are drawn from courses that constitute the Applied Geographic Information Science certificate.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
Pass/Fail only
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GEOG 4920 - GIS Internship
1-3 credits
GIS internships give students work experience applying classroom skills to real-world problem solving while meeting the geospatial demands of their communities. Students find and apply for internship positions, working with a faculty sponsor to establish learning objectives and time commitment.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEOG 1800 or WILD 1800
Pass/Fail only.
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Spring 2022.
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GEOG 4950 - Special Topics
1-4 credits
Individual study and research upon selected geographical and societal problems.
Repeatable for credit
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GEOG 6120 - Environment and Development in Latin America
3 credits
Examines the changing environment and developmental geography of Latin America. Focuses on globalization throughout history, along with its impact on lives and environments in the region, varied and changing human-environment relationships, and processes of economic and social inequality.
Cross-listed as: GEOG 4120 .
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GEOG 6200 - Advanced Regional Geography
3 credits
Critical analysis of world’s regions, focusing on analysis and synthesis of a region’s economic, political, population, and cultural themes in the context of physical environment and global processes. Repeatable for different regions.
Repeatable for credit.
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GEOG 6400 - Natural Hazards and Society
3 credits
Examines how social and environmental factors work together to shape the risks posed by natural hazards to human society. Surveys different types of natural hazards and integrates perspectives on geospatial risk assessment, vulnerability, resilience, and mitigation planning.
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GEOG 6870 - Geospatial Analysis
3 credits
In this course, students consider what an increasingly democratic GIS might look like. They gain hands-on experience with tools and theories that aim to make GIS a more inclusive technology by working with spatial data in the open-source programming language R. Additional coursework is required for those enrolled in the graduate-level course.
Cross-listed as: GEOG 4870
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEOG 6900 - Graduate Special Topics
1-4 credits
Offers credit for special assignments, reading, and seminars beyond regularly scheduled courses.
Repeatable for credit
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GEOG 6920 - Field Experiences in Development Geography
1-6 credits
Allows graduate students to carry out geography fieldwork in a developing country context, in consultation with departmental faculty.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission
Repeatable for credit
Pass/Fail only
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GEO 1010 - Introduction to Geology (BPS)
BPS Breadth Physical Sciences
3 credits
This course provides an introduction to geoscience for non-science majors. It covers earth’s origin, plate tectonics, earth materials, the geologic record, hydrologic processes and water resources, geological hazards, the climate system, and mineral and energy resources.
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEO 1020 - Prehistoric Life
3 credits
Emphasizes the evolution and history of life on earth. Introduces the geologic time scale, the basics of minerals and rocks, and the tectonic history of the earth. Stresses methods of fossilization, interpretation of basic sedimentary environments, and examples of the major types of animal and plant fossils from each of the geologic eras.
Campus: USU Eastern only
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GEO 1060 - Introduction to Environmental Geoscience (BPS)
BPS Breadth Physical Sciences
3 credits
Explores the earth’s internal and external processes. Interprets the roles these processes play in human habitation of the planet. Evaluates the interplay occurring between humans and the earth, as in the distribution of resources and the development of civilization.
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GEO 1110 - Physical Geology (BPS)
BPS Breadth Physical Sciences
3 credits
This course provides an in-depth introduction to geoscience. It covers the earth system, plate tectonics, earth materials, the geologic record, hydrologic processes and water resources, geological hazards, the climate system, and mineral and energy resources. It is linked to the required lab course (GEO 1115 ).
Corequisite: GEO 1115
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEO 1115 - Physical Geology Laboratory
1 credit
Laboratory course designed to complement introductory earth science courses. Students will study minerals, rocks, topographic and geologic maps, and aerial photographs.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 1010 or GEO 1060 or GEO 1360 (all may be taken concurrently)
Corequisite: GEO 1110
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GEO 1220 - Historical Geology
3 credits
A study of the earth’s tectonic and life history as inferred from the examination of rocks and fossils. Concerned with the origin and development of the earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and life.
Prerequisite/Restriction: or and (preferred)
Corequisite:
Campus: USU Eastern only
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GEO 1225 - Historical Geology Laboratory
1 credit
Accompanying laboratory course for .
Corequisite:
Campus: USU Eastern only
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GEO 1360 - Planet Earth (BPS)
BPS Breadth Physical Sciences
3 credits
This course introduces students to the principles of interdisciplinary earth science and the earth system. Course topics encompass interconnected geologic, hydrologic, biologic, and atmospheric processes. Students gain understanding of the scientific process and practice critical thinking about science’s role in societal issues.
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEO 1380 - Where Science and Society Meet (BPS)
BPS Breadth Physical Sciences
3 credits
This course explores various ways to counter the myth that science operates independently from society. Not only do the results of science – knowledge and technology – affect our social, cultural, and economic lives, but the practice of science is shaped by its social, cultural, and economic context. This course will build student’s scientific literacy and evaluation skills. Through the use of current issues in society and science, students will examine, analyze and evaluate the impact of the scientific issue on society (and vice versa).
Campus: Online
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GEO 1650 - Fossil Preparation
2 credits
Designed to familiarize students with a paleontological laboratory and teach them basic techniques of fossil preservation. Covers procedures, vocabulary, and includes hands-on experience. Students are introduced to fossil care, identification, preservation techniques, molding and casting, basic osteology, and collection laws.
Campus: USU Eastern only
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GEO 2200 - The Earth Through Time
3 credits
This course investigates the dynamic nature of Earth’s physical and biological processes, and how they have shaped Earth’s 4.5 billion-year history. It emphasizes the interpretation of the geologic record (rocks and landforms) and Earth’s sequential physical and biological changes.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 1010 or GEO 1110
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEO 2205 - Earth Through Time Laboratory
1 credit
This laboratory course is designed to complement GEO 2200 . It examines the sequential physical and biological changes throughout Earth’s 4.5-billion year history, and emphasizes the interpretation of the geologic record from rocks and fossils.
Corequisite: GEO 2200
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEO 2500 - Geology Field Excursions
1 credit
Geologic features and processes observed in the field.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 1010 or GEO 1060 or GEO 1110 or GEO 1360 (may be taken concurrently) or instructor permission
Repeatable for credit.
Pass/Fail only.
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GEO 2700 - Science Excursion
1 credit
Students will study the geology, geography, plant and animal life, astronomy, and historical aspects of the areas visited on a field trip. Students will be expected to attend one or more lectures preceding or following the trip. Assignments, reports and/or exams may be required. Variable fees will be charged, which may include transportation, food, course handouts, and rental fees for some of the necessary equipment. Participation will be up to the discretion of the instructor.
Campus: USU Eastern only
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GEO 2800 - Minerals and Rocks
4 credits
This course introduces minerals and the principles of crystallography, focusing on rock-forming and ore minerals. It surveys petrology and introduces igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, including X-ray and optical identification techniques. It includes three lectures and one three-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
Corequisite: CHEM 1210
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEO 2988 - Special Problems
1-4 credits
Directed study of selected topics.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission
Repeatable for credit
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GEO 3100 - Natural Disasters (DSC)
DSC Depth Life and Physical Sciences
3 credits
Hazardous geologic processes affecting humans. Cause, prediction, avoidance, and frequency of natural disasters, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, landslides, floods, subsidence, meteorite impacts, and global changes. Topics discussed in the context of earth systems and cycles. Three lectures per week.
Prerequisite/Restriction: One Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) course
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GEO 3150 - Energy in the Twenty-first Century (DSC/QI)
DSC, QI Depth Life and Physical Sciences, Quantitative Intensive
3 credits
Provides science-based overview of energy resources. Compares and analyzes energy budgets and energy resources, including solar energy, fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and renewable sources. For the different energy sources, contrasts carbon emissions and potential impacts on climate change.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
Cross-listed as: PHYS 3150
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GEO 3250 - Natural History of Dinosaurs (DSC)
DSC Depth Life and Physical Sciences
3 credits
Dinosaurs are fascinating, amazing, bizarre, gigantic and tiny, and despite being extinct for millions of years they are the subject of this course, which emphasizes the scientific methodologies used in reconstructing these ancient creatures.
Prerequisite/Restriction: BPS or BLS general education course
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GEO 3300 - Geology of the World’s Oceans (DSC)
DSC Depth Life and Physical Sciences
3 credits
Geologic evidence for the development of ocean basins and continental margins through plate tectonic processes. Also, the interaction of the geo- and biospheres and their effect on the evolution of the oceans and atmosphere. Discussion of shoreline and marine environments, the organisms inhabiting them, and the physical and chemical processes in operation therein. Three lectures per week.
Prerequisite/Restriction: One University Studies Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) course
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GEO 3400 - Communicating Geoscience (CI)
CI Communications Intensive
3 credits
Build a foundation in geoscience writing, critical thinking, data processing and presentation, and oral presentation. Collectively, these skills facilitate communication and understanding of Earth science. Basic skills developed in this course are utilized in upper-division Geology major courses.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 1110 ; GEO 2200 (corequisite)
Corequisite: GEO 2200
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GEO 3550 - Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
4 credits
Students learn classification and analysis of sedimentary rocks and structures, with an emphasis on interpretation of ancient sedimentary environments. Controls on sedimentary processes over time and principles of stratigraphic correlation are taught in three lectures and one lab per week.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 2200 ; MATH 1060 , MATH 1210 or AP Calculus AB score of 3 or higher
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GEO 3600 - Geomorphology
4 credits
Students learn about geomorphic processes, origin of landforms and surficial deposits. The course emphasizes fluvial and hillslope landscape elements, and surficial geologic mapping. Both lectures and labs are included.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
Cross-listed as: WATS 3600
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GEO 3700 - Structural Geology
4 credits
Students examine the geometries, mechanisms, and mechanics of rock deformation including stress and strain relationships as well as fault and fold classification and description. Labs present techniques to interpret deformed rocks in map, cross-section, and three-dimensional views.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
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GEO 3800 - Geoscience Workforce Techniques
3 credits
This course focuses on obtaining pre-professional geoscience training for students entering a range of geoscience careers. Students learn and develop competency in diverse skills, including collecting, illustrating, and analyzing practical geoscience data, and working with uncertainty and indirect observations.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Fall 2021.
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GEO 4500 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
4 credits
Origin, processes of formation, classification, and identification of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Study of igneous and metamorphic rocks in hand specimens and thin sections. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 2800
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GEO 4700 - Geologic Field Methods (CI)
CI Communications Intensive
3 credits
Collection, recording, and interpretation of geologic deposits and processes in the field. Written reports with geologic maps, cross-sections, and graphs are required. Two extended lab periods per week, weekend day trips, and one lecture per week. Fieldwork will end early.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 3600 (may be taken concurrently), GEO 3700 , or instructor permission
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GEO 4800 - Senior Seminar
1 credit
This course is a seminar that explores current work in particular topics.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission
Repeatable for credit.
Pass/Fail only.
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEO 4850 - Internship/Co-op
1-4 credits
This course consists of educational work experience.
Repeatable
Pass/Fail only
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GEO 4900 - Special Problems
1-4 credits
This is an advanced directed study of selected topics. A written report is required.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
Repeatable
Pass/Fail only
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GEO 5150 - Fluvial Geomorphology
3 credits
This course introduces fluvial geomorphology through the reading of landscapes and riverscapes. Students learn to appreciate riverscape diversity, in which distinctive suites of physical and biotic processes (behavior) help shape landscape form and character. Weekend field trips are required. Additional coursework is required for those enrolled in the graduate-level course.
Cross-listed as: GEO 6150 and WATS 5150 /WATS 6150
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEO 5200 - Geology Field Camp
5 credits
Integrative approach to examining geologic relationships in the field, deciphering geologic evolution of map regions, and interpreting the structure and distribution of rocks. Results presented in reports, maps, cross-sections, and graphical formats. Requires 40-45 hours of lab per week for 3.5-4.0 weeks.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 2800 , GEO 3550 , GEO 3600 , GEO 3700 , GEO 4700
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GEO 5210 - Geoscience Workforce Practicum
3 credits
This is an applied, geoscience workforce-focused field course. Practical geoscience skills, including field mapping, lithologic logging and well-log analyses, water and soil sampling, and surveying are combined with professional skills such as safety, site assessment, and reporting.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2022.
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GEO 5360 - Volcanology
3 credits
Provides students with a basic understanding of volcanic processes. Students gain an understanding of the range and scope of volcanoes and volcanic eruptions. Prehistoric volcanic eruptions reconstructed from their deposits. To receive graduate credit, student must write student grant proposal to do research in some area of volcanology relevant to hazards assessment.
Cross-listed as: GEO 6360
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GEO 5390 - Sedimentary Petrology
2 credits
Students collect sedimentary rocks, make thin sections, use polarizing microscopes to identify common sedimentary minerals and characterize rock properties, classify siliclastic and carbonate rocks, propose a research project, and write and present the results of the project to peers.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 2800
Cross-listed as: GEO 6390
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GEO 5410 - Advanced Stratigraphy
3 credits
Students study correlation of clastic and carbonate rocks, and depositional and erosional systems in marine and continental sedimentary basins, learning sequence stratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, paleomagnetism and biostratigraphy, sedimentary responses to changes in base level, and influences of tectonic and climatic forces.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 3550
Cross-listed as: GEO 6410
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GEO 5420 - Ore Deposits
3 credits
This course is an introduction to ore deposits and ore-forming processes. The primary focus is on metallic mineral deposits, but some of the more important non-metallic deposits are also covered, excluding hydrocarbons. Graduate students write an additional research proposal.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
Cross-listed as: GEO 6420
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GEO 5430 - Invertebrate Paleontology and Paleobotany
3 credits
This course surveys prominent invertebrate groups, including their diagnostic morphologic features, stratigraphic ranges, and environmental tolerances. It equips students with the necessary information and techniques to enable them to recognize and utilize fossils in stratigraphic and paleoenvironmental interpretation. Additional coursework is required for those enrolled in the graduate-level course.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 2200
Cross-listed as: GEO 6430
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Fall 2021.
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GEO 5440 - Vertebrate Paleontology (CI)
CI Communications Intensive
3 credits
This course covers interrelationships between various plants and their environment, providing field, laboratory, and quantitative techniques for interpreting ancient environments and analyzing past botanical interrelationships. The course is half semester, with three lectures and one lab per week. Additional coursework is required for those enrolled in the graduate-level course.
Cross-listed as: GEO 6440
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEO 5460 - Advanced Physical Sedimentology
3 credits
Detailed interpretation of sedimentary rocks, based on petrography and sedimentary characteristics. Source terranes, tectonic settings, depositional environments, and diagenetic changes during burial. Three lectures and two labs per week. Half semester.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 2800 and GEO 3550
Cross-listed as: GEO 6460 .
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GEO 5470 - Chemical Sedimentary Rocks
2 credits
Application of field observations, hand-sample, thin-section, and X-ray diffraction analyses to the interpretation of chemical sedimentary rocks. Emphasizes determination of depositional environment and evaluation of diagenetic changes. Three lectures and one lab per week. Half semester.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 2800 and GEO 3550
Cross-listed as: GEO 6470
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GEO 5480 - Sedimentary Basin Analysis
2 credits
Detailed coverage of techniques of sedimentary basin analysis, including depositional systems, provenance, basin modeling, and fluid and heat flow history. Survey of types of sedimentary basins worldwide.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 2800 and GEO 3550
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GEO 5490 - Facies Analysis of Sedimentary Rocks
3 credits
This course will cover topics including sedimentary processes and results, contacts, facies analysis, sequence stratigraphy, and implications of sedimentologic studies. Lectures, field trips, literature review, and geologic writing will be emphasized, with 6000 level credit earned through student presentations and a semester projects.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 3550
Cross-listed as: GEO 6490
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GEO 5500 - Advanced Igneous Petrology
4 credits
Advanced concepts in the origin and evolution of magmatic systems, effects of different tectono thermal regimes on magma genesis, magma dynamics, and phase equilibria in magmatic systems. Concepts illustrated by rock suites from classic locations. Three lectures and three laboratory hours each week.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 4500 or equivalent
Cross-listed as: GEO 6500 .
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GEO 5510 - Groundwater Geology (QI)
QI Quantitative Intensive
3 credits
Provides graduate students and senior undergraduates with understanding of fundamental principles of groundwater geology and hydrology, and helps prepare them for careers in hydrogeology or environmental geology. Three lectures per week.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 1110 and MATH 1210 or instructor permission; GEO 3600 /WATS 3600 recommended
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GEO 5520 - Techniques of Groundwater Investigations (CI)
CI Communications Intensive
3 credits
Survey of techniques used in groundwater investigations for collecting physical and chemical data. Includes well drilling and construction; water level, flow rate, and discharge measurements; hydraulic and tracer tests; and groundwater sampling.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 5510 or instructor permission
Cross-listed as: GEO 6520
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GEO 5530 - Petroleum Systems: Principles of Exploration and Development (QI)
QI Quantitative Intensive
3 credits
Analysis of the petroleum system from source to trap. Examines processes of generation, migration, and accumulation of oil and gas. Overview of petroleum economics and technology.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 3550 and GEO 3700 ; or instructor permission
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GEO 5540 - Quantitative Methods in Geology (QI)
QI Quantitative Intensive
4 credits
This course covers the application of quantitative, computer-based methodologies to geologic problems, with emphasis on developing coding skills to leverage computational power. Previous experience with programming languages (R/MATLAB) is helpful but not required. Additional coursework is required for those enrolled in the graduate-level course, including student presentation on thesis research methodology.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
Cross-listed as: GEO 6540
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEO 5550 - Geochemical Application of Electron Microprobe and X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis
4 credits
Theory and application of X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and the electron microprobe to problems in geochemistry and materials analysis. Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisite/Restriction: CHEM 1210 or equivalent, or instructor permission
Cross-listed as: GEO 6550 .
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GEO 5560 - Subsurface Analyses: Principles and Techniques
2 credits
Survey of techniques to characterize subsurface geologic environments. Survey of three-dimensional analyses, deep drilling, coring, well-log analyses, subsurface geophysical methods, fluid and stress measurements, and petrophysical properties. Graduate students examine and interpret data sets related to research projects.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 3550 , GEO 3700 , or instructor permission
Cross-listed as: GEO 6560
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GEO 5570 - Engineering Geology (QI)
QI Quantitative Intensive
3 credits
This course introduces basic concepts in engineering geology, which is the interdisciplinary study of geology applied to engineering. It may be used to bridge a gap between geology and civil engineering. It focuses primarily on quantitative problem solving.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Fall 2021.
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GEO 5600 - Geochemistry
4 credits
Students learn the application of thermodynamics, solution chemistry, phase diagrams, and both radioactive and stable isotopes to the understanding of earth processes.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
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GEO 5610 - Tectonic Evolution of North America
3 credits
Survey of tectonic styles and processes along plate margins, using the tectonic evolution of western North America as the prime example. Two lectures and one lab per week.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 3700
Cross-listed as: GEO 6610
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GEO 5620 - Global Geophysics (QI)
QI Quantitative Intensive
3 credits
Application of physics to understanding geologic processes, the earth’s interior, and the theory of plate tectonics. Two lectures and one two-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 3700 and PHYS 2220
Cross-listed as: GEO 6620
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GEO 5630 - Geologic Image Analysis
3 credits
Interpretation of geologic features on aerial photographs, satellite imagery, and digital elevation models. Three two-hour labs per week.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 3600 , GEO 3700
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GEO 5640 - Introduction to Seismology
3 credits
This course introduces the mathematical fundamentals of the elastic wave equation, and some basic tools for characterizing seismic sources and imaging variations of material properties in the Earth’s interior. For 6000-level graduate credit, students must complete a semester project and additional problem set assignments.
Cross-listed as:
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GEO 5650 - Senior Thesis
1-4 credits
This course consists of individually directed work with a particular faculty member resulting in the preparation, submission and completion of an undergraduate thesis.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
Repeatable
Pass/Fail only
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GEO 5660 - Applied Geophysics
4 credits
Field-oriented course involving data collection, data analysis, and overview/introduction of geophysical imaging and analysis of the subsurface. For GEO 6660 , students must complete a written project and presentation.
Prerequisite/Restriction: MATH 1210 , PHYS 2210 , PHYS 2220 ; or instructor permission
Cross-listed as: GEO 6660
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GEO 5670 - Inverse Theory
3 credits
This course introduces the mathematical tools for optimizing model parameters (and estimating uncertainties for a given set of observational measurements. For 6000-level graduate credit, students must complete a semester project and additional problem set assignments.
Prerequisite/Restriction: ; or
Cross-listed as:
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GEO 5680 - Paleoclimatology
3 credits
Covers climate through the past four billion years of geologic time. Explores driving forces behind climate changes. Examines data and methods used in paleoclimate research. Includes discussion of literature and stresses local paleoclimate records. Three lectures per week, along with field trips.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 3600 /WATS 3600 or instructor permission
Cross-listed as: GEO 6680 and PSC 5680 /PSC 6680 and WATS 5680 /WATS 6680
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GEO 5690 - Geodynamics
3 credits
This course examines the physical processes that drive deformation and a wide variety of the other geological phenomena, including processes and observations of heat transfer, the role of gravity in stress and strain, and the various different flavors of rock rheology. Observational metrics (including geochemistry, laboratory measurements, and geophysical measurements of rock properties) will also be covered. For 6000-level graduate credit, students must complete a semester project and additional problem set assignments.
Cross-listed as:
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GEO 5900 - Topics for Teachers
1-4 credits
Special topics in geology for elementary and secondary science teachers to provide an understanding of the geology of Utah and the Western United States. Emphasis on field and lab activities.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Introductory geology course or instructor permission
Repeatable for credit.
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GEO 6050 - Graduate Seminar in Tectonics (Topic)
1-3 credits
Advanced topics of current interest in tectonics and orogenesis.
Cross-listed as:
Repeatable for credit.
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GEO 6100 - Graduate Seminar in Geomorphology (Topic)
1-3 credits
Advanced topics of current interest in geomorphology and landscape evolution.
Cross-listed as: GEO 7100 .
Repeatable for credit.
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GEO 6120 - Advanced Geomorphology
3 credits
Process geomorphology seminar focusing on hillslope, tectonic, and climatic geomorphology research.
Cross-listed as: GEO 7120
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GEO 6150 - Fluvial Geomorphology
3 credits
This course introduces fluvial geomorphology through the reading of landscapes and riverscapes. Students learn to appreciate riverscape diversity, in which distinctive suites of physical and biotic processes (behavior) help shape landscape form and character. Weekend field trips are required. Additional coursework is required for those enrolled in the graduate-level course.
Cross-listed as: GEO 5150 and WATS 6150 /WATS 5150
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEO 6190 - Aqueous Geochemistry
3 credits
This course will investigate chemical reactions occurring in natural waters focusing on the thermodynamic and kinetic descriptions of chemical speciation, mineral dissolution and precipitation, and redox cycling.
Prerequisite/Restriction: CHEM 1220 , GEO 2800 and MATH 1210
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GEO 6200 - Graduate Seminar in Geochemistry (Topic)
1-3 credits
Advanced topics of current interest in geochemistry.
Cross-listed as: GEO 7200 .
Repeatable for credit.
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GEO 6240 - Structural Analysis of Deformed Geological Materials
3 credits
Explores how rocks, sediments, ice, and soils deform. By examining the geometry, kinematics, mechanics, and mechanisms of deformation, students learn how to interpret deformed materials in the field and laboratory.
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GEO 6250 - Mechanics and Processes in Earth Sciences
3 credits
Fundamentals of solid and fluid mechanics with applications to the earth sciences. Applications to rock deformation, fluid flow, glacier movement, and slope stability. Designed for graduate students in earth sciences and engineering. Two lectures, one lab per week.
Prerequisite/Restriction: MATH 1210 , PHYS 2210 , and graduate standing
Cross-listed as: GEO 7250
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GEO 6280 - Stable Isotope Geochemistry
2 credits
This course covers Stable Isotope Geochemistry through lecture, seminar, and laboratory activities utilizing the stable isotope lab. Students study the fundamentals of stable isotope geochemistry as applied to geosciences and Earth system processes, focusing on light stable isotopes (H, O, C, N, S).
Cross-listed as: GEO 7280
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GEO 6290 - Radiogenic Isotopes
2 credits
This course serves as an introduction and survey to high-temperature geochronology – predominantly U-Pb geochronology – and radiogenic isotope geochemistry.
Cross-listed as: GEO 7290
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GEO 6300 - Graduate Seminar in Petrology (Topic)
1-3 credits
Advanced topics of current interest in petrology of igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary rocks.
Cross-listed as: GEO 7300 .
Repeatable for credit.
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GEO 6350 - Graduate Seminar in Paleontology and Paleoecology (Topic)
1-3 credits
Advanced topics in paleontology, paleoecology and the evolution of ancient life.
Cross-listed as: GEO 7350
Repeatable for credit.
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GEO 6360 - Volcanology
3 credits
Provides students with a basic understanding of volcanic processes. Students gain an understanding of the range and scope of volcanoes and volcanic eruptions. Prehistoric volcanic eruptions reconstructed from their deposits. To receive graduate credit, student must write student grant proposal to do research in some area of volcanology relevant to hazards assessment.
Cross-listed as: GEO 5360
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GEO 6390 - Sedimentary Petrology
2 credits
Students collect sedimentary rocks, make thin sections, use polarizing microscopes to identify common sedimentary minerals and characterize rock properties, classify siliclastic and carbonate rocks, propose a research project, and write and present the results of the project to peers. Additional coursework may be required for graduate students.
Cross-listed as: GEO 5390
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GEO 6400 - Graduate Seminar in Sedimentary Geology (Topic)
1-3 credits
Advanced topics of current interest in sedimentary geology, depositional systems, and basin evolution.
Cross-listed as: GEO 7400
Repeatable for credit.
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GEO 6410 - Advanced Stratigraphy
3 credits
Students study correlation of clastic and carbonate rocks, and depositional and erosional systems in marine and continental sedimentary basins, learning sequence stratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, paleomagnetism and biostratigraphy, sedimentary responses to changes in base level, and influences of tectonic and climatic forces. Additional coursework may be required for graduate students.
Cross-listed as: GEO 5410
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GEO 6420 - Ore Deposits
3 credits
This course is an introduction to ore deposits and ore-forming processes. The primary focus is on metallic mineral deposits, but some of the more important non-metallic deposits are also covered, excluding hydrocarbons. Graduate students write an additional research proposal.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
Cross-listed as: GEO 5420
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GEO 6430 - Invertebrate Paleontology and Paleobotany
3 credits
This course surveys prominent invertebrate groups, including their diagnostic morphologic features, stratigraphic ranges, and environmental tolerances. It equips students with the necessary information and techniques to enable them to recognize and utilize fossils in stratigraphic and paleoenvironmental interpretation. Additional coursework is required for those enrolled in the graduate-level course.
Cross-listed as: GEO 5430
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Fall 2021.
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GEO 6440 - Vertebrate Paleontology
3 credits
This course covers interrelationships between various plants and their environment, providing field, laboratory, and quantitative techniques for interpreting ancient environments and analyzing past botanical interrelationships. The course is half semester, with three lectures and one lab per week. Additional coursework is required for those enrolled in the graduate-level course.
Cross-listed as: GEO 5440
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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GEO 6450 - Deep Time: Studying the Earth’s expansive past
3 credits
The study of Earth’s deep time record is critical for conceptualizing Earth’s beginnings, biotic evolution, plate tectonics, and climate change. This course presents historical and cutting-edge research on such topics within the context of the geologic time scale. Much of the course will be taught in the field on a week-long field trip to Death Valley or Grand Canyon.
Cross-listed as: GEO 7450
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GEO 6460 - Advanced Physical Sedimentology
3 credits
Detailed interpretation of sedimentary rocks, based on petrography and sedimentary characteristics. Source terranes, tectonic settings, depositional environments, and diagenetic changes during burial. Three lectures and two labs per week. Half semester.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 2800 and GEO 3550
Cross-listed as: GEO 5460 .
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GEO 6470 - Chemical Sedimentary Rocks
2 credits
Application of field observations, hand-sample, thin-section, and X-ray diffraction analyses to the interpretation of chemical sedimentary rocks. Emphasizes determination of depositional environment and evaluation of diagenetic changes. Three lectures and one lab per week. Half semester.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 2800 and GEO 3550
Cross-listed as: GEO 5470 .
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GEO 6490 - Facies Analysis of Sedimentary Rocks
3 credits
This course will cover topics including sedimentary processes and results, contacts, facies analysis, sequence stratigraphy, and implications of sedimentologic studies. Lectures, field trips, literature review, and geologic writing will be emphasized, with 6000 level credit earned through student presentations and a semester projects.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 3550
Cross-listed as: GEO 5490
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GEO 6500 - Advanced Igneous Petrology
4 credits
Advanced concepts in the origin and evolution of magmatic systems, effects of different tectono thermal regimes on magma genesis, magma dynamics, and phase equilibria in magmatic systems. Concepts illustrated by rock suites from classic locations. Three lectures and three laboratory hours each week.
Prerequisite/Restriction: GEO 4500 or equivalent
Cross-listed as: GEO 5500 .
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