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FLTE 591 - Integrating Technology into the Foreign Language Curriculum
Use of communication technologies and related foreign language materials with emphasis on pedagogically sound integration of these technologies and materials into foreign language curriculum.
Credits: 3
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FLTE 592 - Development of Technology-Based Materials for the Foreign Language Classroom
Use of computer and Internet-based applications to develop related foreign language materials with emphasis on pedagogically sound integration of these technologies and materials into the foreign language curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: FLTE 591 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLTE 593 - Foreign Language Learning Center Administration
Overall goals and practical procedures for overseeing and running a multimedia language learning center.
Credits: 3
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FLTE 594 - Implementation of Technology-Enhanced Language Learning
Includes independent research on a topic related to foreign language pedagogy and foreign language instructional technology utilizing the Foreign Language Multimedia Learning and Training Center facilities.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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FLTH 500 - Special Topics in Thai Language, Literature, Linguistics or Culture
Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 502 - Pedology
Soil genesis, distribution, and classification. Environment, geomorphology, and soil formation relationships. Soil description, mapping, and interpretation for land use. Lecture, laboratory, and field experience.
Credits: 4
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GEOG 503 - Soils and Environmental Land Use Planning
Application of soil science to environmental issues; use of geospatial data in mapping and utilizing the soil resource in agricultural, urban, and natural systems; use of soils information in wetland delineations, waste disposal, nutrient and contaminant cycling, erosion-sedimentation, ecological restoration, and environmental quality. Professional ethics, certification, and licensing of soil scientists.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 506 - Natural Hazards and Environmental Risk
Examination of processes that create environmental and atmospheric hazards, the spatial and temporal discontinuities associated with hazards, and societal aspects that affect and compound disasters. Historical and contemporary case studies are utilized to investigate the interaction between society and natural hazards.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 507 - Technological Hazards
Study of the spatial problems associated with technological (human-made) hazards and the geographic scope of their impacts on human activities and the environment. Spatial dimension of risk and the role of geospatial information in mitigation, emergency response, planning, and management. Examination of the social and cultural contexts associated with technological hazards and regulatory issues in risk management. Emphasis on risk perception, risk analysis, hazard assessment and hazard management from geospatial and cultural perspectives. Lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 557 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 508 - Tropical Environmental Hazards
Examination of natural hazards focusing on Southeast Asia. Tsunamis, monsoons, typhoons, flooding, droughts, and urban hazards are explored. Interactions among three major systems are analyzed with respect to shaping these hazards: the physical environment, social and demographic characteristics, and components of the built environment.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 513 - Forest Ecology and Management
Forest species regeneration, growth, and mortality. Past and present environmental conditions, disturbances, and forest processes. Tree identification, forest measures, and field methods. Lecture, laboratory, and field experience.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 522 - Plant-Soil Interactions
Crosslisted as BIOS 522X. Chemical and physical properties of soils affecting vegetation, segregation of natural plant communities, and managed systems. Lecture, laboratory, and field experience.
Credits: 4
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GEOG 525 - Geography of Food and Agriculture
Geographic patterns, food production, and distribution systems. Examination of major environmental challenges inherent in our global food system. Includes global agricultural systems, global food security, industrial and alternative agricultural systems, and the impacts of agriculture on the environment.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 530 - Population Geography
Geographic perspective on overpopulation, immigration, environmental degradation, development, and human rights. Fundamentals of fertility, mortality, migration, and composition. Discussion of both conceptual and empirical approaches focusing on national and international population and public policy issues.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 532 - Geography of Health
Geographic dimensions of health in local and regional populations across the globe. Topics include disease ecology, infectious and chronic diseases, geographic mobility, biometeorology, nutrition, development and health, geographic disparities in health, healthcare resources and access, medical systems, concepts of health and place, therapeutic spaces, GIS and public health. Measurement in vital statistics and surveillance data with statistical, geospatial and modeling applications. Lecture and laboratory.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 535X - Space in Language and Culture
Crosslisted as ANTH 535. Exploration of how various languages express spatial relationships by using different parts of speech, how culture shapes ways of organizing and using space in daily and ritual behavior, and the mental organization of spatial knowledge, with emphasis on universal patterns that generate cultural and individual realizations.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 542X - Geomorphology
Crosslisted as GEOL 542. Systematic study of the 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.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 551 - Political Geography
Study of political phenomena in a real context. Emphasis on temporal and spatial attributes of the state. Core areas and capitals, boundaries, administration of territory. Geopolitics, power, multinational organizations, and modern theories about states. Geographic concepts applied to in-depth analysis of selected conflict regions.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 552 - Geospatial Dimensions of Homeland Security
Planning and practicing homeland security and emergency response from a geospatial perspective. Integrating homeland security across jurisdictions and geographic scales, from local to national. Practical value of GIS, spatial data, and geospatial methods in planning, risk assessment and mitigation. Lecture and laboratory. Not open for credit to students with previous credit In GEOG 556 or its equivalent.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 553 - Environmental Management
Human-environment geography perspective on natural resource planning, environmental conservation, and sustainable development throughout the world. Advanced analysis of environmental issues in a variety of geographic contexts and at scales ranging from local to global. Emphasis on critical and analytical thinking skills.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 554 - Fundamentals of Remote Sensing
Principles of acquiring and interpreting data from remote sensing systems. Use of aerial photography and satellite imagery to study the environment. Physical processes involved in remote sensing including electromagnetic radiation and its interaction with atmosphere and land surface; common remote sensing systems; basic principles of photogrammetry. Lecture and laboratory.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 555 - Land-Use Planning
Study of processes and policies in land-use and land development decisions. Mapping and GIS decision-making techniques applied to the analysis of land-use patterns and management conflicts at national, state, regional, and local government scales. Lecture, laboratory, and field experience.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 556 - Fundamentals of Mapping
For graduate students with little formal background in mapping. An introduction to mapping, with an emphasis on application in the geographic sciences. Concepts of maps as models, tools of visualization, and forms of graphic communication are introduced.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 557 - Fundamentals of GIS
For graduate students with little formal background in GIS or computer mapping. Principles, components, and uses of geographic information systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 556 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 558 - Geovisualization
Theories, principles and approaches of geographic visualization. Fundamentals of cartographic representation, theoretical and practical issues of geovisualization, and developing methods in exploratory spatial data analysis, animation, 3D representation, and virtual environments. Lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 557 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 559 - Geographic Information Systems
Study of the conceptual framework and development of geographic information systems. Emphasis on the actual application of a GIS to spatial analysis. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 557 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 560 - Remote Sensing of the Environment
Computer-based methods for extracting useful information from remotely sensed data for geoscience/environmental applications; principles of digital image processing techniques including radiometric and geometric correction, image enhancement, image classification, and change detection; principles of the latest remote sensing technologies and their applications: LIDAR and GRACE. Lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 554 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 561 - Applied Statistics in Geographic Research
Application of descriptive and inferential statistics in geographic research: the general linear model, spatial statistics, computer analysis, and research design and presentation.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 563 - Urban Geography
Examination of the internal patterns and dynamics of urban areas. Spatial, economic, political, social, and behavioral approaches to the study of cities. Major focus is on U.S. cities.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 564 - Location Analysis
Examination of the location patterns of human social and economic activities. Principles of optimal location for agricultural, industrial, retail, transportation, and urban functions. Use of GIS and other spatial methods in location analysis. Lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 556 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 567 - Workshop in Cartography
Problems and techniques of map development. Projects vary but include the processes of design and production, editing and quality control, and final implementation as a printed product. Directed individual study.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 557 and consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 568 - Workshop in GIS
Problems and techniques of GIS prototype development. Emphasis on GIS development and spatial database management for public sector applications such as land parcel mapping, emergency services, facilities management, and homeland security. The processes of design and production, editing and quality control, and final implementation of an operational product are stressed through applied projects.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 557 and consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 569 - Education Methods and Materials in Geography
Strategies of presenting geographic concepts. Evaluation of techniques and materials.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: EPS 505 or EPS 507, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 570 - Web Mapping
Design and implementation of interactive, web-based geovisualizations. Theory of map-based, human-computer interaction and supporting data structures and communication techniques. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: GEOG 559 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 592 - Hydrology
Crosslisted as GEOL 592X. 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.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 593 - Computer Programming for the Geospatial and Atmospheric Sciences
Introductory programming techniques used to process and visualize geospatial data. Programming in Python, basic program logic and control structures in that language, development of programmatic extensions for GIS software (e.g. ArcGIS), integration of Python with open source scientific programming packages. No prior programming experience is required. Lecture and laboratory.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOG 459 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 595X - Teaching of Physical Sciences
Crosslisted as PHYS 495. Preparation for licensure 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 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 596X - History and Social Science Instruction for Secondary and Middle Grades Educators
Crosslisted as ANTH 596X, ECON 596X, HIST 596, POLS 596X, PSYC 596X, and SOCI 596X. Organization and presentation of materials for history and social science courses at the middle grades and secondary levels.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the history or social science secondary or middle grades educator licensure program and permission of the Department of History’s office of secondary educator licensure.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 598 - 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.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 600 - Geography Seminar
Current research and policy developments in geography and related spatial sciences. Each graduate student in geography must accumulate 2 semester hours of credit prior to graduation, but hours may not be applied toward semester-hour requirements for the M.S. or Ph.D. degree. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours. S/U grading.
Credits: .5
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GEOG 601 - Practice of Geography
Development and evolution of geography as a spatial science. Discussion of key debates, body of knowledge, and disciplinary questions that influence the current academic and professional practice of geography. May be repeated up to 4 semester hours for the M.S. or Ph.D. degrees.
Credits: .5
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GEOG 602 - Internship
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
Work as an intern in an off-campus agency or firm. Students complete intern tasks as assigned, do readings, and prepare a paper under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-6
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GEOG 606 - Geography Institute for Teachers
Development of substantive knowledge of systematic or regional geography, understanding of geographical methodology, and exploration of means of articulating advanced work into field and classroom instruction. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of institute director.
Credits: 1-8
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GEOG 622 - Advanced Vegetation Geography
Spatial distributions of vegetation from micro to continental scales. Emphasis on natural processes and controls and human impacts on vegetation dynamics.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 651 - Geopolitical Perspectives
Application of political geographic ideas, concepts, and perspectives to a range of current global issues, e.g., territorial nationalism, conflict over natural resources, population growth, and migration.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 656 - GIS Design and Data
Designing and implementing a geographic information system. Field collection of spatial data. Georeferencing systems. Spatial meta-data standards and data-quality: precision, accuracy standards, accuracy testing. Data management, ownership, and liability.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 659 - Regional Planning
Geographic basis and practice of regional mapping, GIS, and spatial decision processes applied to land-use, social services, transportation, and environmental management concerns. Problems of integrating land, transportation, and environmental management over a multijurisdictional geography. Lecture and laboratory.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 660 - Advanced Spatial Analysis
Statistical and analytical procedures for the analysis of spatial data. Includes descriptive spatial statistics; point, line, and area pattern analysis; multivariate spatial patterns; spatial autocorrelation; spatial process models and kriging. Limitations of asymptotic-theory hypothesis test procedures and introduction to randomization tests. Emphasis on the development and application of operational spatial analysis routines for use in GIS, applied, and basic spatial research.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 661 - Advanced Quantitative Methods for Geographic Research
Introduction to multivariate data analysis: matrix algebra, MANOVA, discriminant functions, principal components, and other procedures in geographic research.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 662 - Advanced Urban Geography
Contemporary understanding of the city; its form and structure, population, employment and economy; its relationship to the region and to national/global systems of cities.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 663 - Geographic Research Procedures
Geography in the sciences; logical inquiry; paradigms and models; geographic research strategies.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 664 - Advanced Economic Geography
The spatial organization and dynamics of production and distribution systems.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 665 - Advanced Field Methods
Field investigation of spatial processes and patterns. Research design, sampling methods, and mapping techniques. Choice of area and topics dependent upon needs and interests of the student. Lecture, laboratory, and field experience. May be repeated to a total of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 3-6
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GEOG 668 - History of Geographic Thought
Evolution of concepts pertaining to the nature, scope, and methodology of geography since classical times; emphasis on the modern period.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 670 - Advanced Climatology
Physical processes associated with the global energy balance, the hydrologic cycle, and the atmosphere’s general circulation, and their linkage to the climate system. Climate controls to understand climates of various spatial scales. Past, present, and future climate variability and change. Applications to climate-sensitive environmental systems.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 672 - Master’s Research Paper
Individual investigation of special problems in the field of geography under supervision of one or more staff members. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 1-3
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GEOG 690 - Community Geography
Team research project focusing on an issue of practical concern to the northern Illinois community. Application of geography and/or meteorology tools and methods to contemporary issues. Variable topics. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: At least 15 semester hours of geography or meteorology at the graduate or undergraduate level, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 699 - Master’s Thesis
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 1-6
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GEOG 702 - Advanced Soil Landscapes
The development and distribution of soils in relation to landscape processes, climate, vegetation geography, and human use.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 753 - Advanced Human-Environmental Interaction
The human-environmental perspective in geography. Environmental impacts on human activities, human efforts to control the environment, and the spatial implications of environmental management from local to global scale and across cultures.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 758 - Readings in Geography
Directed readings in those phases of geographic literature needed by the student to strengthen background knowledge. May be repeated, but only 6 semester hours may be applied toward the M.S. degree and only 15 semester hours may be applied toward the Ph.D. degree.
Credits: 1-3
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GEOG 760 - Advanced Geospatial Science
Developments in the measurement, sensing, computation, visualization, and analysis of spatial data in human and environmental geography.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 761 - Advanced Spatial Modeling and Regression Techniques
Expansion of geographic research techniques, including approaching spatial effects in research design. Areas of focus include approaching spatial effects in research design, exploratory spatial data analysis, global, regime, and local spatial regression, logistic regression in spatial environments, and two-stage spatial models. Focus on application of techniques in geographic research, their underlying mathematics, diagnostic contextualization, and the special case of the spatial environment.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 771 - Independent Research
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
Independent research under the supervision of adviser. May be repeated, but only 6 semester hours may be applied toward the M.S. degree and only 15 semester hours may be applied toward the Ph.D. degree.
Credits: 1-3
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GEOG 790 - Advanced Seminar
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
Lectures, discussions, and reports on topics of special interest in a particular field of geography. Each field may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours; students may register for multiple sections under different topics simultaneously.
Credits: 3
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GEOG 799 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation
May be repeated to a maximum of 36 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to Ph.D. candidacy and consent of department.
Credits: 1-15
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GEOL 501 - Foundations of Graduate Research
Introduction to the process of professional scientific research in geology and environmental geosciences. Instruction in how to devise and execute original research projects, how to successfully compete for research funding, how to organize and write scientific papers and proposals, and how to successfully compete for jobs after graduation. Includes visits and lectures from resident research faculty, classroom discussion, writing workshops, and visits to campus research facilities. Required for all newly admitted graduate students.
Credits: 1
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GEOL 502 - 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. Lecture, two hours of laboratory, and field trips.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 505 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Introduction to the study of sedimentary rocks (texture, structure, composition, and interpretation) and methods of stratigraphic data gathering and analysis. Emphasis on depositional processes, sedimentary facies, and analysis of different environments and depositional systems.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 507 - Global Climate Change through Time
Exploration of past climate and how this is relevant to modern and future climate change. Sedimentary rocks, ice, and a variety of organic remains are our libraries housing a diverse number of proxies that paleoclimatologists can use for their detective work in deciphering how Earth’s climate has changed in the past and to attribute causes that have driven those changes.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 508 - HAZWOPER Certification
Hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER) certification is specifically designed for workers who are involved in clean-up operations, voluntary clean-up operations, emergency response operations, and storage, disposal, or treatment of hazardous substances or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. This course covers topics included in 29 CFR 1910.120. S/U grading.
Credits: 1
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GEOL 509X - Water Quality
Crosslisted as ENVS 509 and BIOS 509X. 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.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 510 - 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 analyses are emphasized in the laboratory. Students should be competent in chemistry and mineralogy prior to enrollment.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 511 - 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.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 512 - Petrography
Study of igneous and metamorphic rocks in both hand specimen and thin section. Detailed rock and mineral identification. Lectures, laboratory, and a field experience.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 515 - 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.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 519 - 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. Students should be competent in chemistry and mineralogy prior to enrollment.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 520 - 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. Students should be competent in chemistry and mineralogy prior to enrollment.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 521 - 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. Students should be competent in chemistry prior to enrollment.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 525 - 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. Students should be competent in mineralogy and structural geology prior to enrollment.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 527 - 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.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 529 - 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 licensed teachers and students pursuing educator licensure.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Introductory course in physical and historical geology, and consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 542 - Geomorphology
Crosslisted as GEOG 542X. 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.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 544 - 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. Lectures, laboratory, and field trips.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 547 - Quantitative Techniques in Geology
Survey of the methods and practices of quantifying, collecting, analyzing, and summarizing geologic data.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 558X - Vertebrate Paleontology
Crosslisted as BIOS 558. 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 560 - 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. Students should be competent in structural geology prior to enrollment.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 564 - 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. Students should be competent in structural geology prior to enrollment.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 568 - Geomicrobiology
Crosslisted as BIOS 568X. 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.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 570 - Invertebrate Paleontology
Crosslisted as BIOS 569X. Principal invertebrate fossil forms of the geologic record, treated from the standpoint of their evolution, and the identification of fossil specimens. Several field trips required.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 571 - Introduction to Micropaleontology
Morphology, classification, paleogeography, stratigraphic application, and geochemistry of calcareous, siliceous, and phosphatic microfossils.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 577 - Field Methods in Environmental Geosciences
Immersive training 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, environmental surface geophysics, site evaluation and techniques, and regional landscape history and environmental change. Multiple field trips and frequent, outdoor physical activity are required. Students should be competent in hydrogeology prior to enrollment.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 4
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GEOL 581 - Sedimentary Petrology
Emphasis on laboratory analysis of siliciclastic and carbonate rocks to determine depositional and diagenetic histories. Lectures and two-hour laboratory per week. Students should be competent in mineralogy and stratigraphy prior to enrollment.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 582 - Transition to the Professional Earth Science Teacher
Transitioning experience in which the licensure 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. Reflection 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 resumé.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: GEOL 587 or consent of department.
Credits: 1
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GEOL 584X - Use of Technology in Secondary Science Teaching
Crosslisted as PHYS 594. 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 585 - Volcanology
Examination of volcanoes, types of volcanic eruptions, magma sources and storage, lava flows, and pyroclastic deposits.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 586X - Science Teaching in the Elementary, Middle, and Junior High School: Grades K-9
Crosslisted as PHYS 592. 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 levels 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 587 - 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 “Educator Licensure Requirements” for other regulations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GEOL 595X and consent of department.
Credits: 7-12
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GEOL 588 - Environmental Change
Examination of the physical, chemical, and biological processes that cause environments to change naturally or under the influence of human activities. Environments at several different size scales will be considered, 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. Students should be competent in chemistry and calculus prior to enrollment.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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GEOL 590 - Hydrogeology
Comprehensive introduction to hydrogeology; groundwater occurrence, physics of flow, aquifer characteristics, basic groundwater chemistry, aspects of groundwater contamination, resources, and environmental hydrogeology. Students should be competent in calculus prior to enrollment.
Credits: 3
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