Discover Earth's record of over 4.5 billion years of history, spanning the formation of the planet and its building blocks to the evolution of continents, oceans, and the atmosphere. Topics include how geologic processes link to the formation of life, mass extinctions, natural resources and changing climate, how geoscientists decode the record of Earth's stories preserved by sediments, rocks, and fossils, and how different technologies provide a deeper understanding of Earth's dynamic history.
Application of many basic principles of chemistry to selected environmental problems in geosciences (e.g. acid mine drainage, carbon dynamics, weathering, and contaminant metal mobility). No laboratory. Credit not awarded for both GEOL 2405 and GEOL 3405. Prerequisite: A Catamount Core N1, N2, or MA course.
Introduction to a variety of computing tools commonly used in sciences and geosciences in particular. Hands-on experience; real data are used to resolve specific problems. Prerequisite: A Catamount Core N1 or N2 course.
Geological evolution of western Vermont as seen through actual field mapping in the Burlington area. Specifically designed for sophomores majoring or minoring in Geosciences or related sciences. Prerequisite: GEOL 1025, GEOL 1100, GEOL 1400, or GEOG 1200; a Catamount Core N1 or N2 course.
On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Learn to reconstruct sagas of the solid Earth using a wide variety of evidence, often cryptic, preserved by rocks over the course of their fascinating tectonic histories. Learn to apply fundamental concepts of metamorphism and deformation to the discovery and interpretation of mineral assemblages and textures as clues to these histories via microscopy and assorted analytical techniques. Further explore methods by which absolute timing and rates of geologic processes can be quantified. Prerequisite: GEOL 2105 or GEOL 3105.
Undergraduate student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory-level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
College honors thesis or other department/program honors, under the supervision of a faculty member. Offered at department discretion.
Research for the Master's Thesis.
Student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Graduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.