Geology (GLY) 1

GEOLOGY (GLY) GLY 109. Great Moments in Earth History. (3 Credits)

I, II. Investigation of the origin of the Earth as a planet and its evolutionary
development of physical and biological systems through time. Important
GLY 102. Earth Science for Elementary Teachers. (3 Credits) turning points in the Earth¿s history will be emphasized. 2 Lec/2 Lab.
I, II. Prerequisite: Elementary, special education elementary, and Gen. Ed. IVB or VII (NS).
elementary DHH education majors only or departmental approval. View Course Learning Outcomes
This inquiry-based course for elementary teachers integrates content,
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pedagogy and technology to explore Earth as an integrated set of
systems and as part of the Solar System. 1 Lec/4 Lab. Gen. Ed. IVB or VII
(NS).
GLY 210. Introduction to Geochemistry. (3 Credits)
View Course Learning Outcomes I. Prerequisite or Corequisite: ACT math score of 22, or SAT math score
1. {} of 530, or passing algebra placement test scores (KYOTE algebra domain
KAD score of 14 or higher). or MAT 112, 114, or departmental approval.
An introduction to the application of fundamental concepts and skills in
GLY 103. Earth Science for Middle Grades Teachers. (3 Credits) chemistry (nomenclature, stoichiometry, bonding, chemical change) to
II. Prerequisite: Middle grades, special education middle grades, and DHH geology, including the distribution of the elements, mineral chemistry, and
middle grade education majors only or Earth Science Teaching minors radiometric dating.
or departmental approval. This inquiry-based course for middle grades View Course Learning Outcomes
teachers integrates content, pedagogy, and technology to explore earth
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science content aligned with relevant standards in the Next Generation
Science Standards and the Praxis Middle School Science exam. 1 Lec/ 4
Lab.
GLY 302. Earth Science. (3 Credits)
View Course Learning Outcomes (3) A. Prerequisite: GLY 102, 104, 107, 108, or 109. Study of the universe
1. {} and our solar system, the Earths atmospheric and climatic elements,
its physical processes and features, organic development, and natural
resources.
GLY 104. The Ocean World. (3 Credits) View Course Learning Outcomes
(3) Formerly GLY 304. I, II. Investigation of the geologic, physical,
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biogeochemical, and biologic processes that occur within the oceans of
the world. The course emphasizes connections between these processes,
and hom those connections interact with our planet's life. 2 Lec/2 Lab.
GLY 303. Environmental Geoscience. (3 Credits)
Gen Ed E-4. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for
A. Prerequisite: GLY 103, 104, 107, 108, or 109; or GEO 100, 110, or 210;
GLY 304.
or departmental approval. Investigation of the Earth as a complex set of
View Course Learning Outcomes interconnected systems that cycle elements, water, and earth materials
1. {} over geologic and human times scales. The course emphasizes global
environmental changes that occur on the planet because of human
actionsl. Credit will not be awarded for both GLY 303 or ENV 303.
GLY 107. Gold and Diamonds. (3 Credits) View Course Learning Outcomes
A. The geology of gold and diamonds, including mineralogy, natural
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occurrence, exploration, and mining. The impact of gold, diamonds, and
other important earth materials on the environment, history, and society
will also be discussed. 2 Lec/2 Lab. Gen. Ed. IVB or VII (NS).
GLY 305. Dinosaurs. (3 Credits)
View Course Learning Outcomes (3) A. Prerequisites: GLY 102, 104, 107, 108, 109; ENG 102, ENG 105(B)
1. {} or HON 102; or departmental approval. The rise, diversification, and
extinction of this prominent group of organisms. This course attempts to
explore how scientists make inferences about the past, including the use
GLY 108. Earthquakes and Volcanoes. (3 Credits) and limitations of physical evidence and the nature of science.
I, II. Investigation of the Earth as it exists and functions today, the View Course Learning Outcomes
materials that compose the Earth, the processes that act upon and within
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the Earth, and the interrelationship of both materials and processes with
human activity. 2 Lec/2 Lab. Gen. Ed. IVB or VII (NS).
View Course Learning Outcomes GLY 307. Exploring the Dynamic Earth. (3 Credits)
1. {} Formerly GLY 107. Planet Earth: origin, composition, and evidence of
activity and energetic recycling of Earth materials via plate tectonics.
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2 Geology (GLY)

GLY 309. Mineralogy. (4 Credits) GLY 351. Field Methods. (3 Credits)

A. Course will be offered every even Fall semester. Prerequisites: GLY 104, A. Prerequisites: GLY 104, 107, 108, or 109; or departmental approval.
107, 108, or 109; MAT 112 (A and B) or higher; or departmental approval. Methods of field geology including description and measurement of rock
Study of minerals commonly encountered in rocks and soils with minor sequences, introduction to geological mapping and writing geological
emphasis on ore deposits: mineral geochemistry, crystal structure, reports. 1 Lec/4 Field
classification, physical properties, optical properties, and geologic View Course Learning Outcomes
environment. Laboratory develops the ability to identify minerals in hand 1. {}
specimens and thin sections. 3 Lec/2 Lab.
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1. {} GLY 398. Independent Studies in Geology. (1-6 Credits)
A. Prerequisite: departmental approval. Topic determined by student
and instructor. Student must have the independent study proposal form
GLY 315. Hydrology. (3 Credits) approved by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment.
A. Course will be offered every even Fall semester. Prerequisites: One May be retaken to a maximum of six hours provided topic is different
from GLY 104, 107, 108, or 109; and MAT 114 or both MAT 112A and each time.
MAT 112B or ACT 23 and above or SAT 550; or departmental approval. View Course Learning Outcomes
Interrelationships between Earth's systems and the occurrence and 1. {}
character of water in streams, lakes, and groundwater. Focuses on
fundamental understanding of hydrologic processes and reservoirs,
interaction between surface waters and groundwater and relationships
GLY 408. Process Geomorphology. (3 Credits)
between human activity and these reservoirs. 2 Lec/ 2 Lab.
A. Prerequisite: GEO 110 or 210, 104, 107, 108, 109; or departmental
View Course Learning Outcomes approval. An in-depth study of the geologic processes involved in
1. {} landform development.
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GLY 349. Applied Learning in Geology. (0.5-8 Credits)
I, II. Work in placements related to academic studies. Total hours for
baccalaureate, sixteen. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required
GLY 409. Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology. (4 Credits)
for each semester hour of academic credit. May not be used to satisfy
A. Course will be offered every odd Fall semester. Prerequisites: GLY 309
area, major, or minor requirements.
and MAT 112 or higher. Nature and origin of common igneous and
View Course Learning Outcomes metamorphic rocks, with emphasis on crystalline rocks. Lab develops the
1. {} ability to analyze and classify rocks in hand sample and in thin section
using a petrographic microscope. 3 Lec/2 Lab.
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GLY 349A. Cooperative Study: Geology. (0.5-8 Credits) 1. {}
I, II. Work in placements related to academic studies. Total hours for
baccalaureate, sixteen. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required
for each semester hour of academic credit. May not be used to satisfy
GLY 410. Structural Geology. (4 Credits)
area, major, or minor requirements.
A. Course will be offered every odd Fall semester. Prerequisites: GLY 104,
View Course Learning Outcomes 107, 108, or 109; and MAT 112 (A and B) or higher. Deformation of Earth's
1. {} crust across a wide range of scale with emphasis on plate tectonics and
its consequences. Lab develops the ability to analyze the geometry of
deformed rock bodies and solve common structural problems. Course
GLY 349B. Cooperative Study: Geology. (0.5-8 Credits) includes a MANDATORY field trip during Fall Break. 3 Lec/2 Lab.
I, II. Work in placements related to academic studies. Total hours for View Course Learning Outcomes
baccalaureate, sixteen. A minimum of 80 hours of employment required 1. {}
for each semester hour of academic credit. May not be used to satisfy
area, major, or minor requirements.
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Geology (GLY) 3

GLY 415. Sedimentary Geology. (4 Credits) GLY 480. Petroleum Geology. (3 Credits)
A. Course will be offered every odd Fall semester. Prerequisite: GLY 104, A. Pre/Corequisites: GLY 410 and GLY 420. Use of the petroleum systems
107, 108, 109; MAT 112 (A and B) or higher; or departmental approval. paradigm to explore characteristics of economically-viable petroleum
Examination of sedimentary processes and products, the characteristics accumulations. Examines fundamental activities such as electric logging,
and origins of sedimentary rocks and their related depositional mudlogging, and drilling. Exercises and projects model industry practices
environments, and application of these principles to solving geological in recognizing and understanding petroleum accumulations. 2 Lec/ 2 Lab.
problems. Laboratory develops techniques for describing and interpreting View Course Learning Outcomes
sedimentary rocks, structures, and stratigraphy. Course includes a 1. {}
MANDATORY field trip during Fall Break. 2 Lec/4 Lab.
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1. {} GLY 482. Paleoclimate. (3 Credits)
A. Prerequisite: GLY 104, 109, 415, GEO 115, 210, or 315; or departmental
approval. How the interaction of ocean and atmosphere creates climate
GLY 420. Stratigraphy. (4 Credits) in the planet today and leaves its record in geologically accessible Earth
A. Course will be offered every even Spring semester. Prerequisites: materials, with an emphasis on the interpretation of the geological record
GLY 415 and MAT 112B or higher with a grade of C or better. Description, and how we learn how the Earth¿s climate has changed in the past.
correlation, and interpretation of stratified sedimentary sequences; basic View Course Learning Outcomes
identification and interpretation of the fossils they contain. Emphases: 1. {}
rock-vs. time-stratigraphy, facies relationships, sequence stratigraphy,
event stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, well log correlation. Course includes a
mandatory, overnight, weekend field trip. 2 Lec/4 Lab.
GLY 498. Capstone Project in Geology. (3 Credits)
View Course Learning Outcomes A. Prerequisite: senior standing and departmental approval. A capstone
1. {} experience for geology majors that integrates a research experience
with the students' professional development and the production of a
substantive deliverable product (e.g. poster, conference presentation,
GLY 450. Evolution of the Earth. (3 Credits) geologic map.) Student must have the independent study form approved
A. Course will be offered every odd Spring semester. Prerequisite: by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment.
ENG 102 or 102R or 105 or HON 102 and GLY 309, 409, 410, 415, or 420, View Course Learning Outcomes
or departmental approval. Overview of geological principles from the 1. {}
perspective of the Earths history, physical and biological. Emphasis on
critical thinking and expressive writing. Credit will not be awarded to
students who have credit for GLY 450W or 550.
GLY 499. Senior Thesis. (3 Credits)
View Course Learning Outcomes A. Prerequisites: senior standing and department approval. Supervised,
1. {} independent thesis project for majors in geology. Thesis project must
be approved by faculty supervisor and department committee prior to
enrollment in the course. Student must have the independent study form
GLY 451. Field Camp. (6 Credits) approved by faculty supervisor and department chair prior to enrollment.
SUMMER ONLY. Prerequisites: GLY 409 and 410. Field-training course in View Course Learning Outcomes
the northern and central Rocky Mountains (6 weeks). Analysis of rock 1. {}
sequences; geologic mapping of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous
terrains; interpretation of complex rock deformation; regional geological
synthesis with emphasis on tectonics; and visits to many instructive
GLY 535. Hydrogeology. (3 Credits)
geologic localities, including national parks and monuments.
A. Course will be offered every odd Spring semester. Prerequisite:
View Course Learning Outcomes GLY 104, 107, 108, or 109; and MAT 112 or higher. Origin, occurrence,
1. {} movement, utilization, and conservation of groundwater. Qualitative
and quantitative presentation of geological, physical, and geochemical
aspects of groundwater hydrology. 2 Lec/2 Lab.
GLY 460. Aqueous Geochemistry. (3 Credits) View Course Learning Outcomes
A. Prerequisite: GLY 210 or CHE 111 and 111L. Reactions between natural 1. {}
waters, atmospheric gasses and earth materials in surface and near
surface environments. Emphasis is placed on consequences of chemical
weathering, composition of surface and near surface water, geochemical
GLY 580. Selected Topics:___. (1-3 Credits)
cycles, and natural and anthropogenic geochemical events. 2 Lec/2 Lab.
A. Prerequisite: senior standing or departmental approval. Designed to
View Course Learning Outcomes explore specific aspects of geology. May be retaken to a maximum of six
1. {} hours provided topic is different each time.
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4 Geology (GLY)

GLY 735. Hydrogeology. (3 Credits)

A. Course will be offered every odd Spring semester. Origin, occurrence,
movement, utilization, and conservation of groundwater. Qualitative
and quantitative presentation of geological, physical, and geochemical
aspects of groundwater hydrology. 2 Lec/2 Lab.
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GLY 780. Selected Topics:______________. (1-3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: departmental approval. Designed to explore specific
aspects of geology. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours provided
topic is different each time.
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GLY 812. Clay Mineralogy. (3 Credits)

Structure, origin, occurrence, and use of clay minerals. X- ray diffraction
techniques and differential thermal analysis used to identify clay
minerals.
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