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Department of Earth Sciences
Larry W. Knox, Chairperson
DEPARTMENTAL FACULTY: Michael J. Harrison, Evan A. Hart, H. Wayne Leimer, Peter Li, Hugh H. Mills III, Frank W. Stapor,Jr.
No graduate degree is offered in Earth Sciences, but courses may be used (with advisory committee approval) as electives in other fields of study.
COURSES
Geography (GEOG)
GEOG 4210 (5210). Cartography. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Cr. 3.
Principles and practices of map construction and interpretation. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOG 4510 (5510). Theory of GIS, I. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor; computer literacy is assumed, GEOL 2300 and/or GEOL 4410 (5410) are recommended. Introduction to (1) the PC ARC/INFO GIS package, (2) the ArcView GIS package, and (3) the integration of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) with GIS. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOG 4511 (5511). Theory of GIS, II. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and GEOG 4510 (5510). Intermediate principles of GIS using ArcGIS and ArcView packages. Advanced integration of GPS with GIS. Spatial analysis and modeling capabilities of GIS emphasized. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOG 4520 (5520). Advanced Vector-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4510 (5510) and consent of instructor. Selected topics from basic course will be covered in greater detail, and advanced topics will be introduced. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOG 4620 (5620). Principles of GIS. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Introduction to the fundamentals of GIS. Theoretical and technical principles of managing and processing geographic data, nature of geographic data, spatial data models of map projection systems, kriging, structures and spatial analytical and modeling techniques. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOG 4650 (5650). Environmental Applications of GIS. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisites: GEOG 4510/4520 or consent of instructor. Applications of GIS in environmental sciences and engineering. Man emphasis is on approaches, scripting, and modeling exercises. Covers the scope of ecosystems, forestry, drainage basins, pollution modeling, and spatial analysis of contaminants in various environments using GIS as the main tool of analysis. Completion of a real-world GIS project is required. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOG 4850 (5850). Advanced GIS. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4510/4520. Advanced topics in GIS, including writing of avenue scripts, writing and importing Visual Basic scripts, customization of the interface; customization of spatial, network and 3D extensions of ArcView and AML. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
Geology (GEOL)
GEOL 4150 (5150). Geomorphology. Lec. 3. Lab. 2. Cr. 4.
Prerequisite: GEOL 1010 and GEOL 2300 or consent of instructor. Analysis of landforms and processes that shape them. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOL 4320 (5320). Petroleum Geology. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: GEOL 3230 and 4110. Origin and accumulation of petroleum and natural gas. Subsurface exploration techniques involving geophysical well-logs and seismic stratigraphy. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOL 4330 (5330). Environmental Geology. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Cr. 3.
Application of geologic knowledge to the solution of problems arising from the interaction of human activities and natural earth processes. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOL 4410 (5410). Remote Sensing. Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Cr. 4.
Prerequisite: GEOL 2300 and GEOL 3230 or consent of instructor. Principles and application of remote sensing. Provides a survey of the concepts and techniques of remote sensing and image analysis for natural resources, geomorphology and Earth Surface processes. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOL 4650 (5650). Applied Geochemistry. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: GEOL 2120 or consent of instructor. Principles of geochemistry and applications of geochemistry for solving geological and environmental problems. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOL 4710 (5710). Hydrogeology. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: GEOL 1010 and GEOL 1040 or GEOL 1060; CHEM 1120; MATH 1510 or MATH 1710 (MATH 1810 is recommended); or consent of instructor. Occurrence and movement of groundwater, well hydraulics, water quality and pollution. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOL 4720 (5720). Advanced Hydrogeology. Lec. 3. Cr. 3.
Prerequisite: GEOL 4710 (5710) and MATH 1810 (MATH 1820 is recommended) or consent of instructor. Methods of aquifer remediation and groundwater modeling, case studies of groundwater contamination. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOL 4810 (5810). Special Problems. Cr. 1-3.
Prerequisite: Major and consent of instructor. Advanced students may do independent investigations in some approved field. May be repeated for credit. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
GEOL 4820 (5820). Special Problems. Cr. 1-3.
Prerequisite: Major and consent of instructor. Advanced students may do independent investigations in some approved field. May be repeated for credit. Students enrolled in the 5000-level course will be required to complete additional work as stated in the syllabus.
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