Individual work on a special problem in geology. Report required. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Individual work on a special problem in geology. Report required. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Individual work on a special problem in geology. Report required. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Individual work on a special problem in geology. Report required. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

An introduction to earth structures. Advanced geologic map interpretation. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours.

Basic principles and concepts of stratigraphy and sedimentation. Lithologic correlation and the interpretation of geologic history and paleogeography. Field and laboratory analysis of sedimentary rocks including megascopic and microscopic methods. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours per week.

Survey of the origin, chemical composition, occurrence in the context of stratigraphy, structure, and reservoir types of natural hydrocarbons; exploration methods and production techniques; environmental impacts of exploration and production.

An introduction to sedimentary and environmental geochemistry, including carbonate equilibria, redox chemistry, acid-base reactions, and kinetics. These examples will be considered in the context of geologic and environmental topics including acid mine drainage, groundwater, chemical oceanography, and changes across earth history.

Geoscientists have documented continuous change in Earth's climate, environments, and biota through geologic time. Human activity is currently forcing climate change at rates that have previously been associated with periods of extreme ecosystem crisis and mass extinction. This course examines the natural and anthropogenic (human-caused) mechanisms that force climate to change.

Study of selected topics in petrology and geochemistry. Past topics include: Carbonate Petrology; Igneous Petrology; Organic Petrology; Isotope Geochemistry. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits under different subtitles.