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 including 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, surfidal deposits, and geomorphic processes operating in fluvial, coastal, eolian, and glacial environments. Laboratory exerdses employ maps, aerial photographs, and field analysis to understand the interactive 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 sdence teacher's education coursework. GEO 3880. Groundwater (4) S Origin, occurrence, behavior, and use of groundwater, with spedal emphasis on practical applications in Utah. Three lectures and one three hour lab per week. Prerequisites: GEO Sill 15 and either MATH QL1050 or MATH QL1080; or consent of instmdor. GEO 4010. Ancient Environments and Paleoecology (3) (offered as needed) A multi disdplinary seminar course that will explore both physical and biological methods of interpreting ancient environments and ecology. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: GEO 3180, or GEO 3550, or ZOOL 3450, or BTNY 3454, or CHEM 3070, or consent of instructor. GEO 4060. Geoscience Field Methods (3) F A capstone course in the collection and analysis of field data for various Geoscience applications. Topics include introdudory surveying, geologic mapping of bedrock and surficial deposits, General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED JnferaVsciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts S Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business SEcon MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Heafth Professions MHA CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO- MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL SocialS Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY SW GERT SOC ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog