560 College of Science GEO 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-4) Typically taught: (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 Credits: (1-3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Application of basic Geoscience field methods during fieldtrips. Readings, written and oral reports, and/or examinations may be required. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. GEO 3010 - Oceanography and Earth Systems Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] 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 bio geochemical cycles, structure and organization of marine ecosystems, and the scientific basis for understanding human impacts on marine systems. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: GEO 1110 or GEO 1130 or GEOG 1000 . GEO 3060 - Structural Geology Credits: (4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Origin and characteristics of structural features in deformed rock. Topics include basic principles of stress, strain, and rock deformation; 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. Prerequisite: GEO 2050 and either MATH 1050 or MATH 1080 ; or consent of instructor. GEO 3080 - Water Resources Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] A detailed examination of the water cycle, including, precipitation, surface water, groundwater, glaciers, water conservation, water management, and water pollution with special emphasis on the water resources of Utah and neighboring areas. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: GEO 1115 . GEO 3150 - Geomorphology Credits: (4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] A study of landforms, surficial deposits, and geomorphic processes operating in fluvial, coastal, eolian, and glacial environments. Laboratory exercises employ maps, aerial photographs, and field analysis to understand the interactive nature of geomorphic processes and landform development. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: GEO 1220 and MATH 1050 or MATH 1080 . GEO 3180 - Paleontology Credits: (4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] 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 1110 or consent of instructor. GEO 3210 - Quaternary Environmental Change Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] 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. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: GEO 1220 or GEOG 1000 or ANTH 2030 . GEO 3250 - Geology of Utah Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] 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 Credits: (4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] 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. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: MATH 1040 or consent of instructor. GEO 3550 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Credits: (4) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] The processes, origin, classification, identification, and basic Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog