Geology
ENSC 210 - Physical and Environmental Geology
Study the nature and distribution of earth materials, the processes by which the materials are formed and altered, and the nature and development of the landscape.
ENSC 211 - Historical Geology
Study plate tectonics and sea-floor spreading as they relate to the development of continents, ocean basins, and mountain belts. Explore the origin, evolution and diversification of life through time.
GEOL 360 - Mineralogy and Optical Crystallography
A course on crystallography, crystal chemistry, crystal structure, crystal growth, and optical properties. Students learn about physical properties and identification of minerals in hand samples.
GEOL 361 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Explore the characteristics, phase relations, and origin of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Study plate tectonic settings of magmatism and metamorphism. Perform rock classification based upon hand-lens and microscopic examination of mineralogy and texture.
GEOL 371 - Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy
Explore depositional systems and sedimentary processes. Facies models, succession, age relationships, and correlation of strata. Petrology and provenance of sedimentary rocks.
GEOL 381 - Structural Geology
A geometric, kinematic, and dynamic analysis of geologic structures and their origins and evolution. Offers a laboratory emphasis on descriptive geometry, stereographic solutions to structural problems, and data analysis.