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GEOG 498 - Seminar in Current Problems
A. Physical Geography
B. Environmental Management
C. Meteorology/Climatology
D. Regional Geography
E. Human Geography
G. Urban/Economic Geography
J. Methods and Techniques
K. Mapping/Geovisualization
Selected topics in the various subfields of geography. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as the topic changes. Students may register for multiple sections of GEOG 498 simultaneously.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 103 - Planetary and Space Science
Exploration of the bodies of our solar system, specifically, what recent probes reveal about the origin, evolution, and interaction of planetary interiors, surfaces, and atmospheres, and their implications for our understanding of the Earth, further space exploration, and the search for extraterrestrial life.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 104 - Introduction to Ocean Science
Use of the basic sciences in an examination of the use and abuse of the ocean environment, including food and mineral resource exploitation, pollution, coastal development and global climate change. Evaluation of likely outcomes from human impacts on the ocean environment in the context of a basic understanding of ocean processes.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 105 - Environmental Geology
Exploration of both constraints imposed by geology on human activities and human impacts on natural processes. Includes fundamental geologic processes and associated hazards (for example, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding, landslides); occurrence and availability of geologic resources (energy, minerals, water); and topics such as pollution, waste disposal, and land-use planning viewed from a geologic perspective.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 120 - Introductory Geology
Exploration of the diverse processes that continually shape our physical environment. Develops an understanding of earth materials, how the earth works, the causes of natural disasters, and the overriding importance of geologic time. Includes minerals, rocks, volcanoes, radioactive dating, earthquakes, plate tectonics, rivers and floods, ground water resources, and glaciers. For a more comprehensive understanding of the subject, concurrent registration in GEOL 121 is strongly recommended.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 121 - Introductory Geology Laboratory
Laboratory experience with individual exploration of topics and subjects best presented in a hands-on environment.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: GEOL 120.
Credits: 1
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GEOL 201 - The Professional Secondary Science Teacher
Crosslisted as CHEM 201X, and PHYS 201X. Introduction to the role of the professional science teacher. Includes philosophical trends in teaching (and how they affect the science teacher), major factors affecting how science is taught, and an introduction to science content/ teaching standards.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: ILAS 201.
Credits: 1
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GEOL 203 - Global Change
Study of the evolution of terrestrial planets with regard to geological, biological, and solar system processes which lead to changes in planetary surfaces and atmospheres. Comparisons between the geological histories and climates of Earth, Mars, and Venus. Emphasis on anthropomorphic effects which may lead to future changes in the earth’s atmosphere and climate.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 301 - The Interdisciplinary Secondary Science Teacher
Crosslisted as BIOS 301X, CHEM 301X, and PHYS 301X. Seminar on the role of a science teacher in an interdisciplinary and/or integrated science class and how a science curriculum is designed based on state and national standards. Focus on skills all science teachers must possess regardless of specific discipline including knowing how to apply the following topics in ways appropriate to the age and development of the students in a classroom: safety procedures, classroom management, designing and conducting demonstrations, experiments, performance assessments, differentiated curriculum, and uses of technology.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: GEOL 483 and ILAS 301.
Credits: 1
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GEOL 320 - Environments and Life Through Time
Examination of the geologic record to learn how to reconstruct past environments, study environmental change, and discover the major events in the history of life on earth. Survey of the evolutionary development of modern life, the generation of the Earth’s current surface, and the development of modern Earth environments. Lectures, laboratory, and two one-day field trips. Not available for credit for majors. Except with departmental approval students may not receive credit from both GEOL 320 and GEOL 322.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: A 100-level or higher natural science course.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 322 - Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology
Designed for Geology and Environmental Geosciences majors and minors. Methods and techniques for analysis of geological deposits, and records of geohistory of biological communities and environments on the Earth’s surface. Discussion and application of new and classical tools in reconstruction of past environments and geography and fossil evidence of biotic evolution and analysis of fossil communities over time. Lectures, laboratory, and a field trip. Except with departmental approval, students may not receive credit from both GEOL 320 and GEOL 322.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 120 and GEOL 121, or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 325 - Solid Earth Composition
Introduction to the solid Earth, particularly its chemistry, mineralogy, and lithologic heterogeneity. Includes the basics of mineralogy, optical mineralogy, and petrology. Lectures, laboratories centered around the use of the petrographic microscope, and a three- or four-day field trip.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 120 and GEOL 121, or consent of the department.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 330 - Global Cycles
Chemical, physical, and biological interactions among earth’s atmosphere/hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere. Origin and evolution of the atmosphere and oceans; biogeochemical cycles of carbon, oxygen, sulfur, and nutrients; humans as geologic and geochemical agents. Cycles put in the context of the global environmental system and examined in time using specific examples from the geologic record. Laboratory analysis of environmental data drawn from geochemistry, geology, and contemporary sources such as earth observing satellites.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 322, CHEM 210, and CHEM 212.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 335 - Dynamics and Structure of the Earth
Integrative study of how dynamic tectonic processes create and shape the internal structure and surface of the Earth. Movement of tectonic plates and how interactions along plate boundaries create faults, folds, and fractures. Earth’s gravity and magnetic fields, the mechanics of rock deformation and how remote sensing techniques are used to explore the Earth’s internal structure. Real-world data to introduce laboratory techniques for describing and interpreting geologic structures.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 322 and GEOL 325.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 344X - Astronomy
Crosslisted as PHYS 344. Modern views on the structure of the universe. Our solar system, stars, galaxies, and quasars. Astronomy as an interdisciplinary science, emphasizing the underlying physical principles.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 155 and PHYS 211 or PHYS 273.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 390 - Introduction to Groundwater
Introduction to hydrologic, resource, and geochemical aspects of groundwater and its interaction with surface water; environmental and groundwater quality aspects; aquifers and resources of Illinois; quantitative groundwater hydrology at precalculus level.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 120 and GEOL 121, or GEOG 101 and GEOG 102, and MATH 110 or higher.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 399 - Honors Volcanology
The study of volcanoes and volcanic eruptions designed for non-geology major honors students. Includes considerations of magma, plate tectonics, pyroclastic phenomena, extraterrestrial volcanism, and eruption prediction.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 401 - The Secondary Earth Science Teacher
Seminar directed to designing earth science instruction to meet state and national standards. Attention given to skills geoscience teachers must possess related to the design and use of instructional methods. Includes a minimum of 40 hours of supervised and formally evaluated experiences in the earth science classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: GEOL 495X.
Credits: 1
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GEOL 402 - Sedimentology
Introduction to the study of sediments and sedimentary rocks: texture, structure, composition, and interpretation. Emphasis on depositional processes, sedimentary facies, and analysis of different environments and depositional systems. Procedures for sedimentary analysis. Lectures, two hours of laboratory, and field trips.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 322 and GEOL 330, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 404 - Departmental Seminar
Weekly presentations by graduate students, staff, and guests. Credit earned in GEOL 404 may not be used to fulfill department requirements for undergraduate degrees. May be repeated a maximum of 4 semesters. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: GEOL 322 and GEOL 325 or consent of the department.
Credits: 1
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GEOL 405 - Stratigraphy
Introduction to methods of stratigraphic data gathering and analysis. Construction of stratigraphic cross-sections and stratigraphic columns. Analysis of field data and virtual field trips to collect data and synthesize it. Overview of the stratigraphy of North America including development of the major stratigraphic patterns of the continent, models for their development, and sequences related to major natural resources.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 322 and GEOL 325, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 409X - Water Quality
Crosslisted as BIOS 409X, ENVS 409, and PHHE 409X. Survey of microbiological and chemical parameters affecting water quality and their associated public health aspects. Topics include microbial detection methods, waterborne disease, organic and inorganic parameters, drinking water, wastewater treatment plants, source water, and risk assessment. Lectures, laboratories, and a field trip.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 110 and CHEM 111, or consent of the department.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 410 - Structural and Determinative Mineralogy
Crystal structures and the chemical and physical factors that govern them. Mineralogical techniques including X-ray, thermal, infra-red and microprobe analysis are emphasized in the laboratory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 211, CHEM 213, and GEOL 325.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 411 - Optical Mineralogy
Principles of optics, optical properties of minerals, and the relationship between optical properties and crystallography; measurement of optical properties and mineral identification by the immersion method and in thin section.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 325.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 412 - Petrography
Study of igneous and metamorphic rocks in both hand specimen and thin section. Detailed rock and mineral identification. Lectures, laboratory, and field experience.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 325 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 415 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Introduction to origin and properties of magma, magmatic differentiation, geochemistry of igneous rocks, igneous textures and their origins, agents and types of metamorphism, metamorphic textures and their origins, metamorphic facies, metamorphic reactions and phase equilibria.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 325 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 419 - Elements of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Chemical principles applied to the study of mineral equilibria and to solving geologic problems, with emphasis on high-temperature (igneous and metamorphic) processes. Origin and abundances of the elements; aspects of the composition of the solar system and of the earth’s interior.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 211, CHEM 213, and GEOL 325, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 420 - Geochemistry of the Earth’s Surface
Natural chemical processes occurring at and near the earth’s surface. Carbonate equilibria, chemical weathering, oxidation-reduction reactions, and mineral stability relations. Introduction to geochemical cycles and the evolution of sedimentary rocks.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 211, CHEM 213, and GEOL 325.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 421 - Environmental Geochemistry
Exploration of topics in pollution geochemistry including hydrologic and geochemical framework; human-influenced distribution and circulation of metals, radioactive materials, and complex organic compounds; and governmental response to current pollution problems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Any 100- or 200-level geology course, CHEM 211 and CHEM 213, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 425 - Engineering Geology
Utilization and characterization of earth materials for geotechnical and environmental engineering. Assessment of soils and rock quality, Atterberg limits, soil and rock mechanics, geotechnical testing, compaction theory, dewatering, slope stability, and seismic hazards. Case histories and problem solving.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 325, MATH 211 or MATH 229, and PHYS 210 or PHYS 253, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 427 - Planetary Geoscience
Origin, evolution, surfaces, and interiors of planetary bodies with emphasis on results from recent space probe missions. Includes topics such as planetary surface processes, structure and geodynamics of planetary interiors, geophysical exploration of planets, planetary remote sensing, engineering properties of planetary soils and rocks, water on Mars, and the search for extraterrestrial life.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Any 100-level GEOL class or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 429 - Inquiry-Based Field Experiences for Earth Science Teachers
Field and library survey of the salient geological features and landforms of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Open only to certified teachers and students pursuing certification.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Introductory course in physical and historical geology and consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 442 - Geomorphology
Crosslisted as GEOG 442X. Systematic study of geologic processes affecting the evolution of the earth’s surface. Emphasis on glacial, fluvial, and coastal processes and their relationship to the development of landforms under diverse climates of the past and present. Lecture, laboratory, and field trips.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 101 and GEOG 102, or GEOL 105, or GEOL 120, or GEOL 120 and GEOL 121.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 444 - Economic Geology
Introduction to metallic and nonmetallic resources, including coal, petroleum, and groundwater. Investigation of ore-forming processes, including studies of ore minerals and suites. Economic, geopolitical, and geological factors related to resource development will be considered. Lectures, laboratory, and field trips.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 335 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 447 - Quantitative Techniques in Geology
Survey of methods and practices of quantifying, collecting, analyzing, and summarizing geologic data.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 211 or MATH 229, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 458X - Vertebrate Paleontology
Crosslisted as BIOS 458. Survey of the history of vertebrates, focusing on key evolutionary innovations such as the evolution of bone, the invasion of land, and the origin of endothermy. Examination of fossils and the interpretation of them in the context of their geological settings.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 460 - Plate Tectonics
History, fundamentals, and consequences of plate tectonic theory. Early ideas, including continental drift and seafloor spreading. Using magnetics and seismicity to determine plate motions. Performing plate rotations. Study of driving forces, and interactions at plate boundaries. Competing ideas, such as the expanding Earth theory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 335 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 464 - Earthquake Geophysics
Comprehensive overview of earthquake causes and effects. Review of recent destructive earthquakes and earthquake hazards. Locating earthquakes, estimating magnitude and quantitative evaluation of earthquake sources, first-motions, and stress conditions along seismically-active faults. Properties of the crust, mantle, and core deduced from earthquake waves. Earthquake triggering mechanisms, reservoir-induced seismicity, and earthquake prediction.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 335, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 468 - Geomicrobiology
Crosslisted as BIOS 468X. Role of microorganisms in diverse environments at and below the surface of the earth. Topics include life in extreme environments, biodegradation and remediation, biogeochemical cycling, and astrobiology, examined from the perspectives of geochemistry, microbial ecology, molecular biology, and ecosystem studies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 120 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 470 - Invertebrate Paleontology
Crosslisted as BIOS 469X. Principal invertebrate fossil forms of the geologic record, treated from the standpoint of their evolution, and the identification of fossil specimens. Two lectures and two hours of laboratory. Several field trips required.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Major in biological sciences or geology and environmental geosciences.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 471 - Introduction to Micropaleontology
Crosslisted as BIOS 466X. Morphology, classification, paleogeography, stratigraphic application, and geochemistry of calcareous, siliceous, and phosphatic microfossils.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 322 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 475 - Science Across Time and Culture
Crosslisted as BIOS 484X, CHEM 490X, and PHYS 490X. Examination of major concepts of science and how they evolved. Comparison and contrast of the role and practice of science in various cultures and examination of the interaction between science, technology, and culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 120 and GEOL 121, or consent of department.
Credits: 2
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GEOL 477 - Field Methods in Environmental Geosciences
Field camp designed to train students in field methods and integrative problem solving related to environmental geosciences covering topics such as field methods in hydrogeology, surface-water and vadose-zone hydrology, water quality analysis, ecosystem health, environmental surface geophysics, site evaluation and techniques, and regional landscape history and environmental change. Offered during summer session only.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 325, GEOL 330, GEOL 335, and either GEOL 390 or GEOL 490, or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 478 - Geologic Field Work
Field camp. Offered during summer session only.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 330, GEOL 335, and GEOL 405. CRQ: GEOL 479.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 479 - Geologic Field Work
Continuation of field camp.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: GEOL 478.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 480 - Theoretical Petrology
Origin of igneous and metamorphic rocks with emphasis on theoretical principles of phase equilibria, thermodynamics, kinetics, and elemental and isotopic evolution and partitioning.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 325 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 481 - Sedimentary Petrology
Emphasis on laboratory analysis of siliciclastic and carbonate rocks to determine depositional and diagenetic histories. Lectures and two-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 325 and GEOL 330, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 482 - Transition to the Professional Earth Science Teacher
A transitioning experience in which the certification candidate achieves closure on the initial phase of professional preparation and, upon that foundation, charts a path for continuing professional growth as a practicing teacher. Candidate will reflect on the preparatory experience and complete documentation demonstrating ability to perform as a qualified earth science teacher. Such documentation will include, but not be limited to, the electronic portfolio, a professional development plan, and a resume.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: GEOL 487 or consent of department.
Credits: 1
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GEOL 483 - Interdisciplinary Teaching of Science in Secondary Education
Crosslisted as BIOS 402X, CHEM 493X, and PHYS 493X. Methods and theory for the teaching of interdisciplinary science in grades 6-12. Exploration of the nature and purpose of science and its underlying assumptions, the social and cultural challenges in science teaching, and the potential solutions to these challenges through research, discussion, and reflection. Use of state and national science standards to develop student learning objectives and to design inquiry-based lesson plans, micro-teaching, construction and use of assessment rubrics, and ongoing development of a professional portfolio.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 484X - Use of Technology in Secondary Science Teaching
Crosslisted as PHYS 494. Selected methods for the evaluation and use of technology in both the instructional and laboratory setting in secondary science education. Topics may include the interfacing of computers for data acquisition in the laboratory, strategies for integrating the Internet into the curriculum, and use of video/multimedia equipment.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 2
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GEOL 485 - Volcanology
Examination of volcanoes, types of volcanic eruptions, magma sources and storage, lava flows, and pyroclastic deposits.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 325 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 486X - Science Teaching in the Elementary, Middle, and Junior High School: Grades K-9
Crosslisted as PHYS 492. Selected instructional methods and materials for teaching science in elementary, middle, and junior high schools with emphasis on the physical sciences. Analysis of modern curricula and practice in the use of associated laboratory materials developed for use at all level from grades K-9. Designed for the classroom teacher and pre-teacher, but open to science supervisors and administrators.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: A general physical science course or equivalent and consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 487 - Student Teaching (Secondary) in Geology/Earth Science
Student teaching in grades 6-12, assignments made by the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences. Also see “Teacher Certification Requirements” for other regulations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 495X and consent of department.
Credits: 7-12
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GEOL 488 - Environmental Change
Examination of physical, chemical, and biological processes that cause environments to change naturally or under the influence of human activities. Consideration of environments at several different size scales, from small water sheds/forests, to larger lake systems, to the global atmospheric-ocean system. Emphasis on the roles of positive and negative feedback in controlling the state of environments and their susceptibility to change.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Any 100- or 200- level BIOS, GEOG, GEOL course; CHEM 210 and CHEM 212; and MATH 229 or MATH 211; or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 489 - Undergraduate Research
Independent work in geology under the direction of a faculty member. Open only to seniors. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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GEOL 490 - Hydrogeology
Comprehensive introduction to hydrogeology: groundwater occurrence, physics of flow, aquifer characteristics, basic groundwater chemistry, aspects of groundwater contamination, resources, and environmental hydrogeology.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 120 and GEOL 121 and MATH 211 or MATH 229, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 491 - Geophysical Well Logging
Qualitative and quantitative interpretation of electric, sonic, radioactive, and other well logs. Physical and electrical properties of saturated rock and soil applied to petroleum, mining, and groundwater exploration.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 325; and PHYS 210 or PHYS 253; or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 492X - Hydrology
Crosslisted as GEOG 492. Quantitative examination of the properties, occurrence, distribution, and circulation of water near the earth’s surface and its relation to the environment. Emphasis on applying fundamental physical principles to understand surface and subsurface hydrological processes. Lecture, laboratory, and field trip.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 101 and GEOG 102, or GEOL 120; and MATH 210 or MATH 211 or MATH 229.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 493 - Groundwater Geophysics
Survey of geophysical methods commonly employed in groundwater investigations. Applications of geophysics to groundwater exploration, contaminant migration, and aquifer evaluation as well as the theoretical basis for surface and borehole geophysical measurements. Case histories to illustrate field procedures and interpretation methods.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 211 or MATH 229; and PHYS 210 or PHYS 253; or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 494 - Special Topics in Geology and Environmental Geosciences
Lectures, discussion, readings, and reports on topics of special interest in a particular field of geology. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. Open to seniors only.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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GEOL 495X - Teaching of Physical Sciences
Crosslisted as PHYS 495. Preparation for certification in grades 6-12 in one or more of the fields of physical science: physics, chemistry, earth science, and general science. Examination and analysis of modern curricula: classroom and laboratory organization: microteaching and observation of teaching; lesson planning; multicultural education; teaching science to the exceptional child; reading and the teaching of science; methods of evaluation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department. CRQ: ILAS 401.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 496 - Geophysics
Intended for majors in all areas of geology. Introduction to the basic principles of geophysical techniques applicable to the solution of geological and environmental problems that range in scale from local to global.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 211 or MATH 229 and PHYS 210 or PHYS 253, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 497 - Regional Field Geology
Extended field trips to regions of broad geologic interest. Emphasis on understanding the region as a whole, as well as its relationships to adjacent areas. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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GEOL 498 - Senior Thesis
Independent research on a geological problem under the direction of a faculty adviser leading to the completion of a written report and oral presentation to a thesis committee. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 1-3
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GEOL 499 - Senior Thesis - Honors
Independent research for honors students on a geological problem under the direction of a faculty adviser leading to the completion of a written report and oral presentation to a thesis committee. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 1-3
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FLGE 101 - Beginning German I
Fundamentals of grammar, composition, and conversation. Intended for students with less than one year of high school German. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 102 - Beginning German II
Continuation of FLGE 101. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 101 or one year of high school German and appropriate score on the placement test.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 103 - Beginning German Conversation
German conversation at the elementary level.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 101. CRQ: FLGE 102.
Credits: 1-2
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FLGE 201 - Intermediate German I
Review of grammar, structure, and syntax. Reading and discussion of a variety of text types, with practice in speaking and writing. Generally appropriate for those with two or three years of German in high school, but placement examination is required.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 102.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 202 - Intermediate German II
Continuation of FLGE 201.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 201.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 203 - Intermediate German Conversation
Continuation of FLGE 103.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 102, FLGE 103, and FLGE 201. CRQ: FLGE 202 or consent of department.
Credits: 1-2
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FLGE 301 - Advanced German Grammar
Theory and practice of grammatical structure and stylistics. Emphasis on points of conflict between English and German.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 202 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 302 - Advanced German Composition and Translation
Emphasis on style in the written language in compositions and basic techniques of translation from German to English and English to German.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 301 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 311 - Advanced German Conversation
Intensive practical training in conversational skills to achieve fluency of expression.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 202 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 320 - German Texts and Media
Emphasis on exposure to a variety of text genres and media, while increasing vocabulary acquisition and developing skills in reading, summarizing, and analyzing.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 202.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 321 - Masterpieces of German Literature
Reading and analysis of poetry, drama, and prose representative of the main currents of German literature from the Middle Ages with emphasis on the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 202.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 323 - Special Topics in German Language, Literature, or Culture
Special topics in German. Topics announced.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 202 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 380 - Introduction to German Language and Business Practices
Includes German business etiquette, language, and practices. No previous knowledge of German required. Cannot be used in German major or minor.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 381 - Reading Expository German I
Development of reading skills through the study of grammar and vocabulary. Translation and discussion of representative texts in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences as appropriate. Open only to graduate students with no prior knowledge of German. S/U grading.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 382 - Reading Expository German II
Continuation of FLGE 381. Open only to graduate students with credit for FLGE 381. S/U grading.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 411 - Modern German
Current usages in spoken and written German with emphasis on contemporary vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and syntax.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 412 - Practical Business German
German language study oriented toward business practices. Techniques of spoken and written communication necessary in the German work environment.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 414 - German Business Communication
Advanced practice in business communication, with analysis of authentic contemporary materials. Extensive practice in the writing of business correspondence and formal presentations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 432 - Enlightenment, Through Weimar Classicism
Literary, philosophical, and political experience of Germany in the 18th century as reflected in the works of Lessing, Herder, Wieland, Goethe, Schiller, and others.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 433 - German Romanticism
Background, theory, and major literary texts of German Romanticism.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 434 - German Realism and Naturalism
Realism and naturalism in 19th century Germany as reflected in the prose, poetry, and drama of Stifter, Keller, Hebbel, Storm, Fontane, Hauptmann, and others.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 435 - Modern German Literature
Literary trends from 1890 to 1945, including impressionism, neo-romanticism, expressionism, the new realism of the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the Inner Emigration, and the Other Germany in exile. Includes representative writers such as Wedekind, Schnitzler, Hofmannsthal, Rilke, Thomas Mann, Kafka, Hesse, and Brecht.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 437 - Contemporary German Literature
German literature from 1945 to the present, including the postwar period, the East- West division of the Cold War, and the conflicts since the reunification of 1990, but also the separate developments in Austria and Switzerland. Texts by such representative writers as H. Boll, G. Grass, C. Wolf, and others.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 461 - German Culture and Civilization 800-1832
Social and cultural developments in the German-speaking lands from 800 to 1832.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 462 - German Culture and Civilization 1832-1945
Critical approach to German culture and society from 1832-1945 with emphasis on the Wilhelminian era, the Weimar Republic, and the Third Reich. Analysis of essential texts and the lives of representative Germans. Lectures, discussions, films.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 463 - Deutschland Heute
Critical approach to postwar and contemporary German culture, society, and everyday life from 1945 to the present, with emphasis on the developments since the reunification of 1990. Analysis of essential texts and the lives of representative Germans. Lectures, discussions, films.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 481 - The Structure of Modern German
Survey of Modern German and the use of contemporary linguistic methods to analyze and contrast its major structures and their functions.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 482 - Approaches to Translation
Theoretical approaches to translation, history of translation, as well as the development of skills and techniques of translation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 302 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 484 - Translation Practice
Intensive training in accurate and idiomatic translation from German to English and English to German with emphasis on a variety of different text types.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLGE 302 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLGE 485 - History of the German Language
Survey of the German language from its origins to the present with a consideration of the political, social, and literary forces influencing the language. Topics include grammar and phonology, and the relationship of German to other languages and to older Germanic dialects.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Two 300-level German courses or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 101 - Orientation to Health and Human Sciences
Introduction to majors within the College of Health and Human Sciences. Evaluation of students’ interests, abilities, and expectations in relation to requirements for completion of majors within the College of Health and Human Sciences.
Credits: 1
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UHHS 301 - Independent Study in Health and Human Sciences
Directed independent study and service learning with special opportunities for interprofessional collaboration in health and human sciences, gerontology, and related topics. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: At least junior standing and consent of college.
Credits: 1-3
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UHHS 350 - Critical Thinking for Health and Human Services Professionals
Crosslisted as NURS 349X. Development of critical thinking skills as applied to health and human services professionals.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to an academic program in the College of Health and Human Sciences.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 450 - Administration for Professionals in Health and Human Sciences
Administrative principles as they pertain to provision of services by professionals working in health and human sciences settings. Topics include departmental supervision, personnel issues, resource management, safety issues, and governmental regulations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHHS majors with at least junior standing or admission to the HHS B.G.S. major.
Credits: 3
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UHHS 455 - Management of Financial Resources in Health and Human Sciences Organizations
Survey of accounting and finance techniques used by department-level health and human sciences managers. Emphasis on third-party reimbursement mechanisms, the regulatory environment, interpreting financial accounting statements, and applying managerial accounting techniques. Topics include cost behavior analysis, budgeting, planning, financial ratios, cost-volume-profit analysis, discounted cash-flow analysis and related applications of accounting and finance in health and human sciences organizations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHHS major with at least junior standing or admission to the HHS B.G.S. major.
Credits: 3
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