Graduate Courses in the Geological Sciences

 
The following list describes geology courses that are scheduled frequently (at least every other year).  Other courses in the graduate catalog are taught less frequently, based on faculty and student interests. In addition to these formal courses, students can take Individual Work (GLY 6905) to learn skills or approach topics not presented in other class work, and take Research Credits (GLY 6971 for M.S. research, GLY 7979 for PhD research prior to candidacy, and GLY 7980 for PhD research after reaching candidacy.  Students should also plan to attend weekly seminar, and to take the seminar course (GLY 6931, 1 credit) at least 3 times during their graduate program.
 
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GLY 5075—Global Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future (3) Prereq: GLY 4552C. Evolution of the Earth’s climate through geologic time, including discussion of modern climatology and methods of paleoclimate interpretations.
GLY 5156—Geologic Evolution of North America (3) Prereq: GLY 2010 or 2026; 4400C recommended. Key geological features of North American plate and important aspects of their geological evolution through time. Current and past plate tectonic setting, major geological and geomorphologic provinces, geophysical aspects of North American lithosphere, and natural resources.
GLY 5241C—Geochemistry (3) Prereq: CHM 2046, GLY 2010C. The abundance and distribution of the elements and their behavior during various geological processes.
GLY 5245—Hydrogeochemistry (3) Prereq: inorganic chemistry,calculus, or permission of instructor. Geological controls on chemical and isotopic composition of natural waters, including meteoric ground water, brines, and sea water, emphasis on thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of fluid-solid reactions.
GLY 5248—Physical Geochemistry (3) Prereq: calculus I, introductory chemistry, or consent of instructor. Principles, theory, practice, and application of thermodynamics and kinetics to geochemical processes.
GLY 5250—Organic Geochemistry and Geobiology (3) Prereq:one year introductory chemistry, one year introductory geology.Theory, practice, and methods of organic geochemistry, organicbiogeochemistry, and geomicrobiology.
GLY 5328—Advanced Igneous Petrology (3) Prereq: GLY 4310C or equivalent. Compositional variability, phase relations,and petrogenetic history of igneous rocks, volcanic regions, and mantle. Theories of petrotectonic associations and magmagenesis.
GLY 5455—Introduction to Geophysics and Tectonics (3) Prereq: GLY 2010C, 2026C, or 4400C and one year of college physics or permission of instructor. Physics of the Earth. Study of gravity and magnetic fields, seismic waves, thermal history, orogenic belts,and plate tectonic theory.
GLY 5558C—Sedimentology (3) Prereq: GLP 2010 or 2026; 4552. Lecture and discussion of major sedimentary processes active in coastal and continental margin settings, focus on relating processes with sedimentary facies. Class work augmented with frequent field trips.
GLY 5736—Marine Geology (3) Prereq: GLY 2010C, or 2026C, or OCE 2005. A detailed introduction to the origin and evolution of ocean basins, ocean margins, and oceanic sediments and microfossils, including a paleoceanographic history of the marine realm.
GLY 5786L—Topics in Field Geology (2; max: 6) Prereq: graduate standing and permission of instructor. Visits to selected sites and regions of outstanding geologic value and interest. Recent locations have included the Appalachians, Bahamas, and Death Valley. May be retaken for credit, as long as topic differs.
GLY 5827—Ground Water Geology (3) Prereq: GLY 2010C, or 2026C. Principles of ground water geology, with special reference to the Coastal Plain and Florida.
GLY 6268C—Isotope Geology (4) Prereq: GLY 5241C. Application of radiogenic and stable isotopes to the solution of geologic problems such as geochronology, petrogenesis, and paleoclimatology.
GLY 6297—Topics in Geochemistry (4; max: 12) Prereq: GLY 5241C. Problems in igneous and metamorphic petrogenesis, geochronology, radiogenic isotopes, stable isotopes, and marinegeochemistry. May be retaken for credit, as long as topic differs
GLY 6424—Tectonics (3) Prereq: GLY 4400C. Evolution and formation of mid-ocean ridges, seamounts, hot spots, island arcs, back-arc basins, passive margins, and mountain chains.
GLY 6519—Modern Stratigraphy (3) Prereq: permission of instructor or undergraduate degree in geology. Integration of classical stratigraphy including biostratigraphy with modern techniques such as radiometric dating, magnetic stratigraphy, astrochronology and cyclostratigraphy, and sequence stratigraphy. High precision stratigraphy to investigate problems in climatology, mammal migration, tectonics, and rates of geological processes.
GLY 6826—Hydrogeologic Modeling (3) Application of computer modeling to hydrogeologic problems through use of analytical and numerical solutions.
GLY 6932—Special Topics in Geology (1-3; max: 9) Lectures, conferences, or laboratory sessions covering selected topics of current interest in modern geology. Generally 1-3 different topics are offered each semester. Recent topics have included: Seismology and Earth Structure, Vertebrate Paleontology, Surface and Groundwater Interactions, Paleolimnology, and GIS. May be retaken for credit, as long as topic differs