318 GEO PS/SI1130. Introduction to Meteorology (3) F, S Survey of atmospheric processes that create weather. Topics include solar radiation, temperature, moisture, pressure, wind, storm systems, weather forecasting, and air pollution. Problem solving skills and use of satellite imagery included. Three lectures per week. GEO 1220. Historical Geology (4) S The history of the Earth and the methods used to interpret this history. Short field trips required. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: GEO PS/SI1110 and GEO Sill 15. GEO PS/SI1350. Principles of Earth Science (3) F, S Overview of Earth's systems, including weather, climate, seasons, rocks and minerals, processes that change Earth's surface, earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate tedonics. Data collection and analysis are included. Two ledures and one three-hour lab per week. Designed for Elementary Education majors. GEO 2050. Earth Materials (4) F An introduction to the origin, dassification, and identification of minerals and rocks induding topics related to crystallography mineral chemistry, petrology, and the importance of mineral and rock resources to our society. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: GEO Sill 15 or permission of instructor. GEO 2600. Laboratory Safety (1) F, S An interdisciplinary, team-taught course that will be an overview of the major chemical, biological and physical safely issues related to science laboratories and field work. Class will meet once per week and will be taught in a ledure/demonstration format. GEO 2890. Cooperative Work Experience (1-6) Open to all students in Geosdences who meet the minimum Cooperative Work Experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. GEO 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-4) (offered as needed) Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. GEO 2950. Geoscience Fieldtrips (1-3) F, S Application of basic Geosdence field methods during fieldtrips. Readings, written and oral reports, and/or examinations may be required. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. GEO SI3010. Oceanography and Earth Systems (3) S (alternate years) Study of the world's oceans as a framework for examining the major issues in Earth system science. Topics include plate tectonics and the origin of ocean basins, atmosphere-ocean linkages and feedbacks, El Nino events, the ocean's role in biogeochemical cydes, structure and organization of marine ecosystems, and the sdentific basis for understanding human impacts on marine systems. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: GEO PS1110 or GEO PS1130 or GEOGPS1010. GEO 3060. Structural Geology (4) F (alternate years) Origin and characteristics of structural features in deformed rock. Topics include basic prindples of stress, strain, and rock ddorma- tion; analysis of faults and folds; and relations to major tectonic features of Earth. Field trips required. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: GEO 2050 and either MATH QL1050 or MATH QL1080; or consent of instmdor. GEO 3080. Water Resources (3) F A detailed examination of the water cycle, including, precipitation, surface water, groundwater, gladers, water conservation, water management, and water pollution with special emphasis on the water resources of Utah and ndghboring areas. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: GEO Sill 15. GEO 3150. Geomorphology (4) S A study of landforms, surficial deposits, and geomorphic processes operating in fluvial, coastal, eolian, and glacial environments. Laboratory exerdses employ maps, aerial photographs, and field analysis to understand the int era dive nature of geomorphic processes and landform development. Three ledures and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: GEO 2050 and MATH QL1050 or QL1080. GEO 3180. Paleontology (4) F (alternate years) Characteristics of important fossil groups and their geologic distribution and paleoecology. Emphasis on the invertebrate record with some treatment of vertebrates and plants. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: GEO 1220 or ZOOL SI1110 or consent of instmctor. GEO 3210. Quaternary Environmental Change (3) S (alternate years) Overview of the geologic and paleoclimatic history of the Earth during the last 2 million years (the "Ice Age"), focusing on the interactions between geological, climatological, and biological processes and systems. Topics include the methods used to date Quaternary deposits, nature of Quaternary glaciations, use of proxy data to model past climates, causes of Quaternary climatic oscillations, history of Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, and the increasing role of humans as agents of environmental change. Field trips required. Three ledures per week. Prerequisite: GEO 1220 or GEOGPS1010 or ANTH SS2030. GEO 3250. Geology of Utah (3) F (alternate years) The study of Utah's geologic history, rocks, minerals, fossils, and landforms and their relationship to regional and global events. Field trips required. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: GEO 1220. GEO 3400. Remote Sensing I (4) F An introduction to traditional photographic analysis and digital image processing of remotely sensed imagery (satellite and low- altitude aerial platforms) for earth scientists. An assessment of the electromagnetic spectrum with regard to spectral ranges of reflected and emitted energy as a means of identifying, interpreting, and analyzing earth surface phenomena. Image processing techniques are introduced through ERDAS Imagine software. Prerequisites: MATH QL1040 or consent of instructor. Three ledures and one three-hour lab per week. GEO 3550. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4) S The processes, origin, classification, identification, and basic petrology of sedimentary rocks and the principles, concepts, and applications of stratigraphy. Field trips required. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: GEO 1220 and GEO 2050; or consent of instmctor. GEO 3570. Foundations of Science Education (3) A thorough investigation of research in science learning and curricular standards at the state and national levels. Foundations of the philosophy of science and scientific inquiry as applicable to sdence teaching at the secondary level. This course serves as a foundation to a preservice science teacher's education coursework. Weber State University 2008 - 2009 Catalog