STRUCTURAL AND TECTONIC GEOLOGY. Geometric and genetic classification of both macro- and micro-structural types and their interrelations with crustal tectonics. Prerequisite: GEOL 222. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours). (3 credit hours).

INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY. The classification, morphology, and paleoecology of invertebrate fossils. Prerequisite: GEOL 103. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours). (4 credit hours).

OPTICAL MINEROLOGY. Use of the petrographic microscope to study the optical properties of rock-forming minerals. Prerequisite: GEOL 222 (2 lecture, 2 lab). (3 credit hours).

GEOLOGY FIELD STUDIES. Field projects for graduate students. Prerequisite: GEOL 221, 222, 303, 313, or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE GEOLOGY. Advanced study of the principles of ocean basin tectonics, seawater composition, waves, tides, currents, and marine and coastal marine sedimentation. Prerequisite: GEOL 314 or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

SPECIAL TOPICS. Lecture or lecture-lab courses on specific topics and on a one-time basis. (1-3 credit hours).

GEOMECHANICS. Properties and behavior of earth materials and their geological engineering applications to problems and design in geotechnics, mining, and petroleum. Prerequisite: ENGR 420. Corequisite: GE 420. (3 credit hours).

PROFESSIONALISM IN GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING. Overview of professionalism in Geological Engineering, including such topics as ethics, communication, legal aspects and public interface. Prerequisite: Senior standing. (1 credit hour).

PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL ANALYSES IN ENGINEERING DESIGN. Introduction to probability, statistics, uncertainty, and reliability. Application of common continuous and discrete probability distributions. Design under uncertainty and elementary decision analysis. Simulation of random variables. Applications in natural and man-made materials, hydrologic and geological conditions and other natural processes, and engineering design. (Same as ENGR 453). Prerequisite: MATH 262. (3 credit hours).

SUBSURFACE SITE CHARACTERIZATION. Coring, logging, introduction and application of geophysical methods, sampling, and penetrometer testing. Applications require preparation of quality assurance and control procedures, maps, cross sections, and oral and written reports. Prerequisites: GE 305, 450. (4 credit hours).

GEOLOGICAL FIELD STUDIES. Application of geological engineering and geology to special study field problems. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. (4 credit hours).

HYDROGEOLOGY. The theory and geology of the flow of ground water. Engineering principles and the design of wells for the production or injection of fluids from or into subsurface aquifers. Prerequisite: GE 420 or consent of instructor. (3 lecture, 2 lab hours) (4 credit hours).

DIRECTED STUDIES AND PROJECTS. Individual studies and/or projects for undergraduates on specific topics. (1-3 credit hours).

GE 503

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY. Chemical interaction between water and aquifer minerals, organic minerals, and contaminants. Prerequisite: CHEM 106. (3 credit hours).

GEOMECHANICS FOR GEOLOGISTS. Application of geomechanics to geological problems. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING. Geological engineering problems associated with each area of the United States . (3 credit hours).

REMOTE SENSING. Theory and principles of remote sensing technology; mission design and analysis of remotely sensed data, given cost and technological constraints, for geologic applications. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (1 lecture, 4 lab hours) (3 credit hours).

SPATIAL ANALYSIS. GIS analysis of the relationships of mapped features. Course will include application and integration of GIS, image processing, and mathematical modes. (3 credit hours).

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. Study of the formation and classification of ore deposits; exploration techniques; evaluation of reserves; and extraction techniques. Prerequisite: GEOL 303. (3 credit hours).

QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING. Quantitative methods in geolgogy and geological engineering. (3 credit hours).

GE 520

GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING COMPUTER APPLICATIONS. The use of computer programs for earth science applications. Prerequisites: GEOL 221, 222, 313, 315, or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

ADVANCED ROCK MECHANICS. The application of mechanics to solving problems in rock engineering for both surface and underground conditions. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

DESIGN OF WASTE REPOSITORIES. Assessment of factors that govern site selection, site evaluation, and landfill design. Prerequisite: GE 460 or GE 560.

GEOPHYSICS I. Gravity and magnetic theory and methods. (3 credit hours).

SPECIAL TOPICS. Lecture or lecture/lab courses on specific topics and on a one-time basis. (1-3 credit hours).

ADVANCED PETROLOGY. The genesis of each of the three major rock groups by use of general collections and detailed suites of rocks and by classroom lecture. Prerequisites: GEOL 221, 222. (4 credit hours).

DIRECTED STUDIES. Individual investigation of an original problem either as a senior research problem or a graduate research problem for nonthesis credit. May be repeated for credit. (1-3 credit hours).

GEOLOGY FIELD STUDIES. Field projects for graduate students. Prerequisite: GEOL 221, 222, 313, 303, or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE GEOLOGY. Advanced study of the principles of ocean basin tectonics, seawater composition, waves, tides, currents, and marine and coastal marine sedimentation. Prerequisite: GEOL 314 or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

SPECIAL TOPICS. Lecture or lecture-lab courses on specific topics and on a one-time basis. (1-3 credit hours).

GEOMETRICS. Map analysis of spatial geological data as applied to petroleum, coal, ore and geotechnical exploration and evaluation. (Same as ENGR 614) Prerequisite: GE 413. (3 credit hours).

GEOSTATISTICS. Operational aspects and interpretation of geological data using statistics and data analysis. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

ADVANCED GEOMORPHOLOGY. Surface processes associated with specific physiographic districts. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGY. Advanced treatment of the principals and recent advances in sedimentary petrology with particular emphasis on textural and geochemical aspects of diagnosis. Prerequisite: GEOL 314 or consent of instructor. (4 credit hours).

SCIENTIFIC WRITING SEMINAR. Exercises in scientific writing format and style, with particular emphasis on writing abstracts and manuscripts for publication in refereed archival journals. May be repeated once for credit. (1 credit hour).

THESIS. (1-12 credit hours).

GE 503

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY. Chemical interaction between water and aquifer minerals, organic minerals, and contaminants. Prerequisite: CHEM 106. (3 credit hours).

GEOMECHANICS FOR GEOLOGISTS. Application of geomechanics to geological problems. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING. Geological engineering problems associated with each area of the United States . (3 credit hours).

REMOTE SENSING. Theory and principles of remote sensing technology; mission design and analysis of remotely sensed data, given cost and technological constraints, for geologic applications. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (1 lecture, 4 lab hours) (3 credit hours).

SPATIAL ANALYSIS. GIS analysis of the relationships of mapped features. Course will include application and integration of GIS, image processing, and mathematical modes. (3 credit hours).

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. Study of the formation and classification of ore deposits; exploration techniques; evaluation of reserves; and extraction techniques. Prerequisite: GEOL 303. (3 credit hours).

QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING. Quantitative methods in geolgogy and geological engineering. (3 credit hours).

GE 520

GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING COMPUTER APPLICATIONS. The use of computer programs for earth science applications. Prerequisites: GEOL 221, 222, 313, 315, or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

ADVANCED ROCK MECHANICS. The application of mechanics to solving problems in rock engineering for both surface and underground conditions. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

DESIGN OF WASTE REPOSITORIES. Assessment of factors that govern site selection, site evaluation, and landfill design. Prerequisite: GE 460 or GE 560.

GEOPHYSICS I. Gravity and magnetic theory and methods. (3 credit hours).

SPECIAL TOPICS. Lecture or lecture/lab courses on specific topics and on a one-time basis. (1-3 credit hours).

SPECIAL PROJECTS. Approved investigation of original problems under direction of a staff member. (May be repeated for credit). (1-3 credit hours).

ISOTOPE HYDROGEOLOGY. Applications of stable and radioactive isotopes forsolving environmental and low-temperature geologic problems. Problems that will beaddressed include measurement techniques and limitations, tracing the origin of water and contaminants in natural systems, applications for global climate change and paleoclimates, quantifying infiltration and groundwater travel rates, and age dating of water. Prerequisites: CHEM 105 and 106. (3 credit hours).

ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING. Lecture and laboratory study of advanced topics in remote sensing, including classification and georeferencing. Prerequisite: GE 510. (3 credit hours).

GROUNDWATER MECHANICS. This course focuses on the physics of subsurface flow and transport including: mass and momentum conservation, storage, compressibility, capillarity and Darcy's Law in porous media. Governing equations, critical assumptions and boundary and initial conditions for models of single and multiphase flow and transport in porous and fractured media are explored. Prerequisite: GE 450 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. (3 credit hours).

GROUNDWATER MODELING. Analysis and synthesis of hydrology problems. Conceptual modeling process, parameter estimation, model validation, and model prediction. Mathematical models for steady and transient flow and transport. Applications to well hydraulics, water supply, regional flow, recharge and infiltration, subsidence, sea water intrusion, surface water/groundwater interaction, groundwater pollution, and geotechnical problems. Case studies. Prerequisite: ENGR 636. (3 credit hours).

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT. Conceptual and mathematical models for the transport of contaminants in natural systems. Primary attention given to contaminant transport in aquifers, with secondary attention given to transport in the unsaturated zone, in the atmosphere, and at the water atmosphere boundary. Prerequisite: GE 450 or CE 442. (3 credit hours).

NUMERICAL MODELING IN GEOSCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. Numerical methods in geomechanics, including processes in groundwater, soil and rock mechanics. Solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations will be approximated, emphasizing finite-difference methods. Introduction to finite element methods and boundary element methods. Prerequisite: Math 353, GE 450 or CE 463, or equivalent. (3 credit hours).

RESEARCH TOPICS IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE. Individual research in selected areas of interest. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit). (1-3 credit hours).

SEMINAR. Presentation of papers by faculty, visiting lecturers, and graduate students. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit). (1 credit hour).

THESIS. (1-12 credit hours).

SPECIAL PROJECTS IN ENGINEERING SCIENCE. Individual design or research projects in selected areas of interest. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit). (1-6 credit hours).

SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOIL SCIENCE. (May be repeated for credit). (1-3 credit hours).