582 College of Science 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 petrology of sedimentary rocks and the principles, concepts, and applications of stratigraphy. Field trips required. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisite: GEO 1220 and GEO 2050; or consent of instructor. GEO 3570 - Foundations of Science Education Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] 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 science teaching at the secondary level. This course serves as a foundation to a preservice science teacher's education coursework. GEO 3753 - Geomicrobiology Credits: (3) Geomicrobiology is the study of the interactions between microorganisms and minerals. This course will explore 1. geological change mediated by microorganisms, 2. microbial evolution driven by geologically diverse habitats, and 3. applications of geomicrobiology, including understanding the evolution of life on earth, the study of life in extreme environments, and industrial applications of geomicrobiology. This team-taught course includes classroom discussion, laboratories, and field trips. Prerequisite: CHEM 1210 or approval of the instructor. Cross-listed with MICR 3753- GEO 3880 - Groundwater Credits: (4) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] Origin, occurrence, behavior, and use of groundwater, with special emphasis on practical applications in Utah. Three lectures and one three hour lab per week. Prerequisite: GEO 1115 and either MATH 1050 or MATH 1080; or consent of instructor. GEO 4010 - Ancient Environments and Paleoecology Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Amulti disciplinary 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. Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog