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FREN 5200 - Topics in French Linguistics and Language Science
The advanced study of a language or a group of languages from a scientific point of view, such as the function and status of languages in society, the comparative history of different language families or the manipulation of language for pragmatic needs across cultures. May be offered as ARAB/CHIN/FREN/GER/ GREK/ITAL/JPNS/LAT/RUSS 5200.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Completion of 4 courses in area of specialization.
Notes: 5000-level courses may be taken only by advanced undergraduate students. Advanced undergraduate students are defined as those who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of four courses, or equivalent, applicable toward a major or minor in any one language. Each course, however, may have more specific and/or additional prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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FREN 5280 - French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Revolution
The study of selected literary texts from the Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FREN 3160, 3250.
Notes: 5000-level courses may be taken only by advanced undergraduate students. Advanced undergraduate students are defined as those who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of four courses, or equivalent, applicable toward a major or minor in any one language. Each course, however, may have more specific and/or additional prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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FREN 5290 - French Literature from the Revolution to the Present
The study of selected literary texts from the late eighteenth century to the present.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FREN 3160, 3250.
Notes: 5000-level courses may be taken only by advanced undergraduate students. Advanced undergraduate students are defined as those who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of four courses, or equivalent, applicable toward a major or minor in any one language. Each course, however, may have more specific and/or additional prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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FREN 5500 - Independent Study in French
Directed individual study of a specific topic in a French literary or linguistic area. Departmental approval required for admission. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: One 5000-level course in the major; a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the major. Not open to minors.
Notes: 5000-level courses may be taken only by advanced undergraduate students. Advanced undergraduate students are defined as those who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of four courses, or equivalent, applicable toward a major or minor in any one language. Each course, however, may have more specific and/or additional prerequisites.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
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FREN 5600 - Advanced Readings in French
Topics of literary, cultural, or linguistic merit will be analyzed. Topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FREN 3160, 3250.
Notes: 5000-level courses may be taken only by advanced undergraduate students. Advanced undergraduate students are defined as those who have satisfactorily completed a minimum of four courses, or equivalent, applicable toward a major or minor in any one language. Each course, however, may have more specific and/or additional prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
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FYE 2100 - First-Year Experience
The First-Year Experience seminar is designed to help students develop a sense of responsibility for their own education and learning. This seminar will introduce students to University resources and will provide support during the first semester of transition to the University. Taught in a small group setting, students will interact with a faculty member and a student leader three times a week. The FYE 2100 seminar will include weekly class meetings, sharing a common reading experience, a project-based assignment, written assignments, and attendance at selected University events. The importance of writing skills, communication skills, and study skills will be emphasized. FYE 2100 will be offered during Fall and Spring semesters and is restricted to freshmen. The course may not be repeated and students will receive a letter grade for this course.
Credits: 2 hours
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GEOG 1000 - World Ecological Problems and Man
(Science credit) Geographers have long been concerned with studying the interactions between human beings and the environment. The major focus of these investigations today is concerned with misuse of the environment, which has led to the present day environmental crisis. The introductory course combines scientific and non-technical appraisals of processes and problems dealing with the question of environmental quality. Therefore, humanity will be studied in the physical as well as the social setting. Though major issues may vary for developing and developed nations, topics concerned with population pressure, pollution, and urbanization will be among those considered.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOG 1020 - World Geography Through Media and Maps
This course presents an introduction to the geography of the earth. This includes the earth as the home of humans, major urban concentrations, descriptive physical characteristics of continents and countries, political subdivision, and general man-land relationships which reflect cultural preferences. Information delivery will be through textual material with a major concentration of carefully selected audiovisual and map study activities to enhance investigating the character of distant places.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 1050 - Physical Geography
(Science credit) A study of the physical environmental systems of our earth. The course examines the seasonal and latitudinal distribution of solar energy; analyzes the many elements of weather, climate, vegetation, and soils; and finally considers the earth’s major landforms and the processes which shape them. Though each topic is treated separately, this course demonstrates the basic relationships among these topics and points out the human implications in all physical earth systems. Map use and laboratory work is an integral part of this course.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOG 1900 - Earth Science for Elementary Educators I
This is a laboratory-Based course specifically designed for prospective elementary teachers. The objectives of the course are to aid students in developing meaningful and functional understanding of key earth science concepts and their interrelations; to provide students with open-ended problem solving environments that facilitate insight in the nature of science as an intellectual activity; explore alternate conceptions of scientific phenomena; to help students develop more positive attitudes about science and increase their confidence in their ability to do science.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 2040 - National Park Landscapes
(Science credit) Introduction to the physical and human landscapes of the national park system. Consideration of those natural and human processes which have produced the distinctive features of the national parks. Evolution of the national park concept, policies, and problems.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 2050 - Human Geography
An introduction to those aspects of geography concerned with the efforts of humans to cope with the environment. Included are population and settlement forms, the utilization of resources, the impact of technology on human occupancy of the earth, and the origin and dispersal of cultural elements among the various world realms.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 2250 - Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology
(Science credit) A non-mathematical analysis of atmospheric behavior. The fundamental physical laws affecting the elements of weather - solar radiation, temperature, moisture, pressure, and winds are examined during the first half of the course. Weather systems and forecasting, atmospheric optics, climatic change, and regional climates are examined during the second half of the course. Laboratory meetings dealing with instrumentation and weather map analysis are an integral part of the course.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOG 105 or equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOG 2440 - Economic Geography
This course reviews the spatial processes and patterns for primary production, transportation, manufacturing and energy, service functions, trade and economic development.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 2650 - Map, Chart and Air Photo Reading
(Science credit) Introductions to the fundamental principles that link maps and nature: scale, surface transformations of earth relief and round planet; selection, simplification, and symbolization of data; reference grids and orientation. Methods of map reading, analysis, and interpretation are practiced on maps of different kinds and scales. Air photos and other remotely sensed images and their application are also introduced.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3030 - Geographic Inquiry
Students will be introduced to geography as a field of study, research and professional opportunity. Students will have an opportunity to investigate social and environmental problems through data collection, analysis, interpretation, and graphic and written presentation. The emphasis throughout will be on the application of inquiry models to geographic problems. For Geography majors and minors and Tourism and Travel majors. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which may fulfill the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: For Geographic Information Science concentration, STAT 3660; for all other Geography major concentrations, STAT 2160, STAT 2260 or equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOG 3060 - Atmospheric Environment and Society
(Science credit) The study of the atmospheric environment as it interacts with humans and society. Special emphasis is given to the following: the role of weather and climate in affecting the successful outcome of plans and economic decisions; the dynamics of changing climates and their role in affecting the course of history; human physiological and psychological responses to weather and climate; weather forecasting and its value to society; and the hazards to life, health, and property posed by severe weather. Students should expect to achieve a sufficient understanding of the atmospheric environment so that they may make informed decisions involving weather topics.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3090 - Studies in Regional Geography
An investigation of topics in physical and human geography of selected areas within major world regions. Regional concentration will vary from semester to semester, with the region being indicated at time of enrollment.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: consent of department advisor and instructor.
Credits: 2 to 3 hours
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GEOG 3100 - Principles of Tourism I
Introduction to tourism planning and investment, the airlines industry and airport nomenclature in relation to tourism, tourism marketing, tourism impacts, and tourism site development. Students apply concepts and materials to a course project such as a themed, guided tour in the United States. For Tourism majors only.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOG 3110 - Geography of Michigan
An introduction to the physical and cultural patterns in Michigan with emphasis upon an understanding of the distribution of population, resources, and forms of economic activity. Attention is also focused upon relevant current State problems.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3500 - Conservation and Environmental Management
(Science credit) A critical evaluation of the management of selected natural resources with primary focus on the United States. Conflicts between environmental and economic interests are examined in both historical and contemporary contexts.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3560 - Introduction to City and Regional Planning
Intended to provide the student with an introduction to planning thought and professional practice; examination of the evolution from traditional physical land-use planning to the comprehensive planning process which incorporates physical, social, and economic elements; consideration of the impact of planners and planning movements of the 19th and early 20th centuries such as the “New Towns” programs; relationship of planning to zoning; the emergence of regional administrative units and regional planning programs.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3610 - Population: The Crowding World
Population distribution and settlement patterns are examined geographically. Population topics include mapping and analysis, theories of population change, and types of migration. Emphasis is also placed on functions and structure of urban and rural settlements in selected world regions.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3800 - United States and Canada
A study of the physical environment north of the Rio Grande followed by an analysis of the spatial structure of the area’s population and economy. The basis for the regional differentiation of the USA and Canada is considered, followed by a region-by-region analysis of each of these unique integrations of physical and cultural phenomena.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3810 - South America
Regional study of the nations of South America with attention to the interrelationships of the physical and cultural environments. Historical background necessary for the interpretation of the present political, social, and economic conditions is included.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3820 - Mexico and the Caribbean
Systematic review of the physical and cultural environments of Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. Economic, social and political issues will be examined from a spatial viewpoint.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3830 - Western and Southern Europe
Intensive regional study of those European nations. The physical elements (climate, landforms, resources, etc.) are examined and the derivative cultural elements are identified. Emphasis is placed upon the social and economic activities of contemporary Western and Southern Europe.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3840 - The Post-Soviet States
A geographical appraisal of the newly independent republics. Topics covered include: location and geographical setting, the physical environment, population, ethnic and nationality issues, economic development, and problems of environmental deterioration.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3850 - The Pacific Realm
Selected studies of the relationships between human beings and the environment in Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, and Polynesia.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3860 - Sub-Saharan Africa: Man, Environments, Resources
Survey of the principal physical and political patterns of Africa south of the Sahara, followed by studies of the significant elements of the major realms and states, e.g., population distribution, patterns of subsistence and commercial agriculture, status of mineral and power resource development, transportation routes, regional development programs.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3870 - The Middle East and North Africa
Study of the diversity and uniformity - both physical and cultural to -of the Middle East and Africa north of (and including) the Sahara. Special attention is given to aridity problems, economic development, petroleum, Arab reunification movements, and the impact of the Muslim World on the current political scene.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3890 - Monsoon Asia
Systematic survey of the physical and human (socio-economic) environments of the southeastern rim of Asia (Pakistan in the west to Japan in the east). Geographical background necessary to interpret present conditions is included.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 3900 - China, Japan, and Korea: Lands and Cultures
An introduction to the contemporary landscapes, cultures, and economies of the countries of East Asia, specifically China, Japan, and Korea. A basic survey of the interactions over time between the physical environments of East Asia and the cultures, the political conditions, the economies, and societies of these three main nations.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 4080 - Principles of Tourism II
Examination of the linkages between geography and tourism, the marketing of travel, and tourism and hospitality products. The course covers tourism and marketing research methods, marketing strategies, marketing planning, and marketing plan implementation with a focus on issues of tourism development. Students apply concepts and materials to a course research project related to tourism providers in west Michigan. The student studies global environments and transportation systems to analyze tourism and travel trends and opportunities. An examination of resort areas, tourist frequency patterns to various resorts, cultural opportunities, and perception of places through travel brochures and literature are included in the course. Theoretical assumptions underlying perceptions of place and mental maps of tourism and travel preferences are examined. For Tourism and Travel majors only.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOG 3100. For Tourism majors only.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOG 4120 - Professional Practice
Provision for an advanced student to benefit by supplementary practical experiences in a particular branch of geography, either by assisting faculty engaged in research or by working in a departmentally-approved off-campus agency. Specific assignments are arranged in consultation with departmental advisors during the semester preceding that in which the student expects to enroll in 4120. The student may enroll for one additional semester, but no student will be allowed more than six hours total credit for 4120. For Geography majors and minors, and Tourism and Travel majors only.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and consent of Department Chair.
Credits: 2 to 6 hours
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GEOG 4440 - Professional Development
This is a capstone course focusing on professional career expectations, skills, standards and ethics, portfolio development, website creation and management, and issues in career development.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOG 3030. To be taken Senior year. For majors in the Geography Department only.
Credits: 2 hours
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GEOG 4600 - Geography/Social Studies Teaching in Middle and High School
This is a pre-service course designed to enable students to meet professional expectations and requirement necessary for teaching geography/social studies in middle and high schools. The teaching methodologies that enhance social science inquiry are the focus. Content standards for the Michigan Social Studies Framework are applied. Meets secondary methods requirements in geography and political science. An alternate methods course to secondary history. Fulfills the requirement for the social studies group minor.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOG 4600 must be taken concurrently or following enrollment in ED 3010 and 3020.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 5010 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Introduction to basic principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with applications to a variety of problems using established data sources and repositories. Includes fundamental principles of cartographic design and communication. A first course in a curricular sequence developing GIS professional expertise.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of departmental computer literacy proficiency.
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOG 5210 - Studies in Climatology and Meteorology
(Science credit) Studies at an advanced level in meteorology and climatology. Topics of current interest to atmospheric scientists are examined in depth. Regional climatic phenomena and their relation to atmospheric circulation patterns are also investigated.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOG 2250 or consent of department.
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 5430 - Transportation Planning
This course covers the practice of planning multimodal transportation systems including motorized transportation networks (roads, cars, and trucking), public transportation (buses and rail), paratransit, non-motorized transportation (trails, bikes and pedestrian), airlines and airports, freight (road, rail, water, and air), and information networks. Information processing applications covered in this course include GIS-T and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 5440 - Studies in Economic Geography
Presents world patterns of agriculture, manufacture, or transportation which link global production and consumption. In any term, the course focuses upon one of these three economic sectors.
- Agriculture. Describes and analyzes the distribution of major crops and livestock, and their combinations in common farming operations. The spatial organization of agriculture through time is analyzed for selected areas.
- Industry. Evaluates the general distribution and locational factors associated with selected industries, giving particular attention both to models of industrial location and to the empirical interrelation of economic, technological, and political elements affecting the locational decision.
- Transportation. Emphasizes the historical evolution of transport systems in developed and developing nations, transport factors in location theory, techniques of transport analysis, the urban transport problem, and competitive and complementary characteristics of transport modes in differing political systems.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOG 2050 and GEOG 2440 or consent of department.
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor
Credits: 2 to 3 hours
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GEOG 5450 - Studies in Human Geography
Each course listed under this general title is a concentrated study of one of the principal subdivisions of human geography. The scope and principal themes of each specialized field are reviewed, with consideration given to current research on selected problems.
1. Cultural Geography. Techniques of spatial analysis applicable to the study of humans and their environment. The place of origin, diffusion, and present distribution of selected cultural patterns will be traced with emphasis given to cultural traits which strongly influence human occupancy of the earth’s surface.
2. Historical Geography. Studies of geographic and related features which have combined to influence the course of historical development. This course will concentrate on a particular region and/or period of time during each semester in which it is offered. Each specialization will be designated in the class schedule.
3. Political Geography. General survey of the principles and the applied aspects of political geography; primary emphasis on the physical and cultural resource bases and conflicts of national states, the assessment of location, boundary delimitation and the territorial sea, politically-organized territories within the administrative hierarchy, and electoral geography.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOG 3030, or GEOG 2050 or GEOG 2440, or by consent of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 2 to 3 hours
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GEOG 5530 - Water Resources Management
Examination of water resources management with an emphasis on the effects of water uses and runoff on water quality and quantity. Topics include: water resource systems, estimating consumptive and non-consumptive water uses, and run off with computer models, and multiple socio-economic and hydrological factors in water resources management.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior, senior, or graduate student standing.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 5540 - Outdoor Recreation: Resources and Planning
(Science Credit) Examination of extensive, resource-based outdoor recreation (such as parks, wilderness, wild rivers, hunting and fishing, hiking, etc.) with emphasis upon recreational planning. Topics include supply and demand for outdoor recreation, identification of present and future recreational needs, policy considerations, administration of recreational land uses, and various problems associated with outdoor recreation. Readings, discussion, and student-designed and executed individual studies provide professional orientation.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 5550 - Contemporary Issues in Resources Management
(Science credit) Examination of selected contemporary natural resource and environmental problems, such as questions of natural resource adequacy, environmental pollution, energy shortages, political and economic problems related to resource management, and individual studies of local environmental problems.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOG 3500 or consent.
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 5560 - Studies in Urban and Regional Planning
Each of the courses listed under this number focuses on a major aspect of planning, including a review of the objectives of the planning process, legislation pertaining to planning operations, and methods of field and library investigation required for analysis and policy formulation in matters related to planning.
1. Urban Planning and Zoning. A survey of American planning thought and practice: the background of planning and zoning in American municipalities; traditional and contemporary approaches to the comprehensive plan; elements of land use and transportation planning; the legal foundations of zoning; and the organization of the planning agency.
2. Regional Planning. Organization and plans of regional development programs.
3. Public Lands and Parks. Specific programs and policies relating to the preservation and/or development of government-controlled lands.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOG 3560, Graduate standing, of consent of Department.
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 5570 - Environmental Impact Assessment
Alteration of the natural and human environment for perceived economic and social benefits often has significant adverse consequences. Recognition of this problem is reflected in federal, state, and local laws and regulations requiring environmental impact statements. The course provides an introduction to the analysis and preparation of environmental impact assessments.
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOG 5630 - Surveying Techniques
The theory and application of geographic techniques and instruments of field investigations: collection and analysis of field data, preparation and presentation of materials. The course is based primarily upon field operations. The purpose is to introduce students to the capabilities and limitations of traditional surveying techniques and the Global Positioning System (GPS). Students will gain a basic understanding of how satellite-based navigation systems operate and they will put into practice through a series of field exercises.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOG 5010.
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOG 5660 - Field Geography
The theory and application of geographic techniques and instruments of field investigations: collection and analysis of field data, preparation and presentation of materials. The course is based primarily upon field observations.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOG 2650
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor.
Credits: 2 to 4 hours
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GEOG 5670 - Spatial Analysis
This course provides an introduction to techniques for spatial data analysis in geographical research. Topics include: experimental design and sampling; spatial data visualization and exploration; analysis of clusters and point patterns; global and local indicators of spatial autocorrelation; basic concepts of geostatistics; and an introduction to spatial data analysis. The main focus will be on data description and exploration.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOG 5010 GEOG 3030 or prior coursework in descriptive and inferential statistics.
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOG 5690 - Intermediate Geographic Systems
Principles and applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Examines the nature and accuracy of spatially referenced data, as well as methods of data capture, storage, retrieval, visualization, and output. Emphasis is placed on developing solutions to problems involving spatial entities and attributes by employing logical conceptual analysis using the tools provided by a typical geographic information system.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOG 5010.
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOG 5700 - Cities and Urban Systems
Study of processes and forms of urban settlement highlighting problems relating to (1) political and geographical realities of urbanized regions, (2) factors in city growth (or decline), (3) the sizes, functions, and geographical distribution of cities, and (4) population patterns in contemporary cities. Activities are designed to provide the student with experience in the use of source materials and methods of analysis utilized in urban geography.
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor.
Credits: 3 to 4 hours
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GEOG 5820 - Remote Sensing of the Environment
An introduction to the concepts and foundations of air photo and satellite image interpretation, photogrammetry, and digital image processing. Students are also exposed to the physical principles that underlie electromagnetic radiation and its interactions with the earth-atmosphere system. Students who successfully complete this course should be able to understand the capabilities and limitations of photographic and digital imagery obtained from aircraft and space-borne platforms.
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOG 5970 - Independent Study
Designed for highly qualified majors and graduate students who wish to study in depth some aspect of their field of specialization under a member of the departmental staff. Repeatable for credit.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of department advisor and instructor.
Notes: Prerequisites applicable to all 5000-level courses in Geography include 14 credit hours of geography, or consent of advisor and/or instructor.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
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GEOS 1000 - Earth Studies
Students are introduced to the origin of the solar system and the earth-moon system with emphasis on humankind’s place in the universe. Students will investigate the materials and processes that shape the earth and the Geologic hazards that affect our lives. Mineral, water, and energy resources will be considered in the context of their occurrence and limitations. Plate tectonics and the origin and evolution of life will be used to frame the course. 3 lectures and a 2-hour lab period. Fulfills General Education Area 6.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOS 1290 - Physical Geology Laboratory
A laboratory experience covering minerals and rocks, and the interpretation of topographic and Geologic maps.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Minimum 3 hours of nonlaboratory Geology.
Credits: 1 hour
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GEOS 1300 - Physical Geology
A study of the common rocks and minerals and the Geologic processes acting upon these materials that form the structure and surface features of the earth. Three lectures and a two-hour laboratory period. Fulfills General Education Area 6.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOS 1310 - Historical Geology
Geologic time, evolution of prehistoric life, and principles of earth history with case examples from North America.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 1300 or GEOS 1000.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOS 1440 - Environmental Earth Science
A study of the earth from an environmental perspective. Origin of the earth and solar system, physical and chemical structure of the earth, chronology, and the use of the scientific method to advance this understanding. Focus on the hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere and their interactions. Fulfills General Education Area 7.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 1500 - Earth Hazards and Disasters
An introduction to the major geologic hazards affecting the earth. Impacts, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunami and coastal hazards, mass wasting, and flooding will be discussed. Emphasis is placed on understanding how and why these hazards occur, how these hazards affect the lives of citizens in the United States and around the world, and how geoscience and technology can be used to identify and manage potential hazards.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 2000 - Evolution of Life - A Geological Perspective
A consideration of the diversity of life through time with emphasis on the Geological constraints on evolution. Evolutionary processes and patterns of selected fossil groups from single-celled organisms to the vertebrates. Co-evolution of plants and animals, and mechanisms of extinction will be discussed. Fulfills General Education Area 6.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOS 2320 - Integrated Earth System Studies
The course will view the whole earth as a single system and focus on the interrelations and interactions among different subsystems and changes that occur in these with time. Topics covered will include basic laws of physics and chemistry that operate on the earth, evolution, biogeochemical cycles, global changes (natural and anthropogenic) and human interactions with the environment. Construction of models of systems will be explored to determine possible impact of a change on the system as a whole.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: CHEM 1100 and GEOS 1300.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 2500 - Planetary Geology
An introduction to the origin and geological diversity of the planet, and other bodies that make-up our universe. Emphasis is placed on understanding how and why these planetary systems occur and operate, what makes Earth so unique, how these systems affect the lives of citizens in the United States and around the world, and how geoscience and technology can be used to better understand our universe.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOS 2900 - Earth Science for Elementary Educators II
This laboratory-Based course is a continuation of GEOG 1900 and is specifically designed for prospective elementary teachers. The objectives of the course are to aid students in developing meaningful and functional understanding of key earth science concepts and their interrelations; to provide students with open-ended problems solving environments that facilitate insight in the nature of science as an intellectual activity; to explore alternate conceptions of scientific phenomena; to help students develop more positive attitudes about science and increase their confidence in their ability to do science.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 3010 - Minerals and Rocks
A one semester course covering hand specimen mineralogy and petrology; includes introduction to crystallography, physical and chemical properties of minerals, and rock description and genesis. Will not count toward a major in Geology.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 1000 or 1300 and 1310, a course in college-level chemistry, or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOS 3120 - Geology of the National Parks and Monuments
A study of the origin of Geologic features and the development of landscapes through Geologic time in selected National Parks and Monuments. Students will be expected to read extensively in the available literature. Fulfills General Education Area 7.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 3220 - Ocean Systems
The ocean system encompasses over seventy percent of the world’s surface, and comprises one of the largest resources that the peoples of the world hold in common. This course will explore our understanding of this complex system, and the evolution of technology on which this understanding is based. The costs and benefits of the past, present, and future use of the world ocean will be considered in the context of competing values and interests.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 3350 - Mineralogy
Introduction to crystallography, crystal chemistry, and determinative mineralogy. Physical and chemical properties, occurrence, uses and determination of about 100 minerals. Lecture 3 hours a week. Laboratory 3 hours a week.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 1000 or GEOS 1300; CHEM 1100 and 1110; or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOS 3360 - Optical Mineralogy
Principles and methods of optical crystallography. Study of minerals and rocks in thin sections.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 3350 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 4300 - Structural Geology
Development of rock structures and mechanics of rock deformation. Structural interpretation of Geologic maps, cross-sections, and aerial photographs.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 1310; GEOS 3010 or GEOS 3350; MATH 1180; or consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 4320 - Geomorphology
Detailed consideration of the earth’s surficial processes including transformation of fluvial, glacial, mass-wasting, eolian, and coastal landforms. Laboratory exercises involve interpretation of topographic maps, Geologic maps, and air photographs. Three-day field trip required. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which may fulfill the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 1310; GEOS 3010 or GEOS 3350; PHYS 1070 and 1080 or PHYS 1130 and 1140; CHEM 1100 and 1110; and MATH 1180 or MATH 2000.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 4330 - Invertebrate Paleontology
Morphology, classification, evolution, and stratigraphic distribution of major invertebrate fossil groups.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 1310 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOS 4340 - Problems in Geology
Intensive reading and research on a topic in Geology under the direction of a member of the Geology faculty.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 16 hours in Geology and permission of department.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
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GEOS 4350 - Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Processes, characteristics, and relationships among fluvial, deltaic, strand plain, lagoon, shelf, and slope terrigenous depositional systems. Laboratory includes textural analysis, sedimentary structures, paleocurrent analysis, electric logs, subsurface maps, and application of statistical and computer methods to the solution of sedimentologic problems and basin analysis. Course includes a three-day field trip. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which may fulfill the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 1310; GEOS 3010 or GEOS 3350.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOS 4380 - Field Studies in Geology
Field observations and introduction to geologic mapping. Aspects of landscape evolution, rock-forming processes, and rock deformation will be studied. Emphasis will be on how observations are combined to make geologic interpretations and how the geologic history and evolution of a region can be interpreted from field data.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 3010 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 4390 - Geologic Mapping
Field observations and geologic mapping. Rock-oriented mapping projects will be completed under supervision that requires observations and synthesis of rock descriptions, structural analyses, stratigraphic interpretations, and compilations of the geologic history of assigned study areas.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 3010 or GEOS 4400; GEOS 4300; or consent of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 4400 - Petrology and Petrography
Classification, origin, and description of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Laboratory study of rocks and thin sections.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 3360; CHEM 1100 and 1110.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 4600 - Geologic Communications
A seminar designed to introduce students to the oral presentation of Geologic information. Students will critique talks given in the weekly departmental seminar and make one oral presentation to a group of students and faculty.
Credits: 1 hour
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GEOS 5020 - Problems in Geology and Earth Science
Individual problems involving topical reading and/or research problems in earth sciences. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 1300, GEOS 3000, GEOS 3010, GEOS 4400, and consent of department.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
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GEOS 5030 - Environmental Consulting Practice
An introduction to the principles and practices that are peculiar to environmental consulting. Emphasis is placed on the legal, business, and practical considerations needed to conduct a consulting practice. This course is not to be counted toward the 60 credits beyond the Master’s in the Ph.D. program.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Geology or earth science.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 2 hours
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GEOS 5060 - Introduction to Soils
Properties of natural and engineered soils. Interactions between soils and plants, microorganisms, water, atmosphere, and contaminants. Soil uses, remediation, and conservation.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 3010 or GEOS 3350, MATH 1220 or MATH 1700, and CHEM 1100/1110; Corequisite is MATH 1230 or MATH 1710.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 5090 - Surface Water Hydrology
Hydrology describes the waters of the earth, their occurrence, circulation and distribution, and their reaction with the environment. Emphasis is on quantitative aspects of surface water. Topics include, stream flow precipitation, evapotranspiration, hydrographs, runoff, probability analysis and modeling.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 123 or MATH 1710.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 5120 - Principles of Hydrogeology
The study of surface and ground water with special emphasis on its occurrence, movement, and relation to the Geologic environment.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 3010 or GEOS 3350; MATH 1220 or MATH 1700. MATH 1230 or MATH 1710 may be taken concurrently.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 5140 - Isotope Hydrology
Principles of isotope fractionation. Experimental techniques in isotope mass spectrometry. Carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen isotope systematics in the hydrologic cycle. Application of stable isotope techniques to study ground water - surface water interaction. Use of nitrogen isotope measurements in understanding round water nitrogen cycling and fate of nitrate load. Introduction to developments in the application of chlorine isotopes in hydrology. The course will include a seminar style approach requiring summarizing of recent research papers.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Instructor’s consent.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 5150 - Applied Hydrology
Application of hydrogeologic theory to water supply networks. Topics include: well installation, well testing, aquifer testing, and distribution systems.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 5120.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 5160 - Geochronology and Global Change
Application of the concepts of nuclear physics and chemistry to Geological problems. Topics to include absolute and relative dating, formation of the elements, global change and causes of global change.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 3350 and basic knowledge of Chemistry, Physics, and Math.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 5200 - Economic Geology
Origin, occurrence, and utilization of metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits, and mineral fuels. Lecture 3 hours a week.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 3010 or GEOS 3350.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 5210 - Geological and Environmental Remote Sensing
The course provides rigorous (70% of student’s efforts) hands-on-exercises on the applications of remote sensing techniques in geological and in environmental sciences. The hands-on exercises are primarily based on case studies that were published in peer-reviewed articles, data downloaded from our receiving station, and/or data collected by the students using hand-held VNIR spectro-radiometer. In the process of solving the lab exercise, the students will master image processing techniques. The fundamentals of remote sensing will be covered as well, since the student can not start dealing with applications unless he or she knows the fundamentals. Throughout the course, the students will work with a wide-range of space-borne data sets including CORONA, Landsat MSS, Landsat TM, SPOT, ASTER, SIR-C, SRTM, A VIRIS, ASAR, and ERS.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOS 5230 - Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response
Training in safety procedures for working on hazardous sites. Training in the safe handling of hazardous materials which might be encountered during drilling, soil sampling, or water sampling. Review of State and Federal regulations. Use of personal protection equipment. Satisfies OSHA 40 hour training requirements.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 5120.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 1 hour
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GEOS 5240 - Remediation Design and Implementation
Principles and techniques for the remediation or cleanup of ground water and soils contamination. Introduction to pump and treat systems, bioremediation, soil vapor extraction, air sparging, and others. Choosing the appropriate system and sizing it for economical application to a specific site. Field trips required.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 5120.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 1 hour
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GEOS 5250 - Surface Geophysics
An introduction to the use of those surface geophysical methods used in the investigation of ground water. Includes shallow seismic electrical methods, and ground-penetrating radar.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 5120.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 1 hour
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GEOS 5260 - Principles and Practices of Aquifer Testing
Introduction to the methods of aquifer testing with emphasis on step drawdown pump-tests, forty-hour pumping test with recovery, slug tests and bail tests, data processing, using computer software, water level recorders, data loggers, and water level measuring equipment.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 5120.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 1 hour
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GEOS 5270 - Principles of Well Drilling and Installation
An introduction to hollow-stem auger drilling and well installation, rotary drilling with mud and air, cable tool drilling, monitoring well design, sample collection and description; cuttings, split spoon, and Shelby tube, borehole geophysics, and installation and development of wells.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 5120.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 1 hour
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GEOS 5280 - Principles and Practices of Ground-water Sampling and Monitoring
An introduction to state-of-the-art techniques for sampling, monitoring, and evaluating ground water systems and surface water interactions. Includes quality control and assurance procedures, ground-water sampling equipment and procedures, field hydrochemical equipment and procedures, and vadose zone sampling of water and gas.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 5120.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 1 hour
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GEOS 5300 - Plate Tectonics and Earth Structure
Major tectonic features and internal structure of the earth in relation to plate tectonics, critical examination of the tenants of plate tectonics.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 3010 or GEOS 3350; GEOS 4300 or consent of instructor.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 5350 - GIS Applications in Geological and Environmental Sciences
The course provides rigorous hands-on-exercises (based on data from case studies) on the applications of statistical methods, GIS technologies, and other computer-based software to the management, analysis, and display of multidimensional, geological, hydrogeological, and environmental data sets (70% of student effort). The course will cover (30% of student effort) the fundamentals of spatial data analysis and GIS technologies as well, since the students can not start dealing with applications unless they understand the fundamentals. In addition, students will be required to complete a research project using spatial data sets and acquired expertise.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Geosciences major with Junior standing.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 5360 - Glacial Geology
A study of the mechanics of glacier movement, processes of glacial erosion and deposition, and the distribution of glacial features in space and time. Special emphasis will be placed on the glacial Geology of the Great Lakes area.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 3010 or GEOS 3350.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 3 hours
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GEOS 5400 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Advanced discussion of origins and positions of igneous and metamorphic rocks in light of recent experimental evidence and concepts of global tectonics.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: GEOS 4400 or equivalent.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 4 hours
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GEOS 5450 - Hazardous Waste Remediation
Content includes chemical, physical, and biological processes affecting contaminants in the subsurface. Topics include environmental regulations, remediation, site characterization, contaminant characterization, detailed engineering and management considerations related to the design and operation of hazardous waste remediation systems involving water pollution, air pollution, solid waste, and groundwater pollution.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 1220 or MATH 1700 and corequisite MATH 1230 or MATH 1710; CHEM 1120/1130.
Notes: The prerequisites to 5000-level courses are: junior status and 12 hours of course work in Geosciences or consent of instructor. There may be specific prerequisites to individual courses.
Credits: 3 hours
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