GLG 200 Introduction to Environmental Science and Global Change
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Description:
Tools and knowledge to understand our earth systems and current issues in the environmental sciences and global change. Use of geology, physics, chemistry, and biology to explore concepts and case studies across local, regional, and global scales. Build the environmental science foundation for communicating and working across disciplines to solve problems in society.
Effective Dates:
SS24 - US26
GLG 201 Introduction to Earth and Planetary Sciences
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Not open to students with credit in:
GLG 301
Description:
Physical and chemical processes related to the past, present, and future behavior of Earth systems, and the energy systems that drive them. Earth and planetary materials, interior and surface processes, and associated natural resources and hazards.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
GLG 203 Geology of the Great Lakes Region
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(PHY 183 or PHY 231 or PHY 193H or PHY 221)
AND (CEM 141 or CEM 151 or LB 171 or CEM 181H)
Recommended Background:
Physical science, environmental engineering, civil engineering
Restrictions:
Open to undergraduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Not open to students with credit in:
GLG 201, GLG 301
Description:
Geological, physical and chemical processes related to the origin and evolution of the Earth, North American continent, and the Great Lakes environment. Soils, hydrology, Earth structure and materials, geologic hazards.
Effective Dates:
FS23 - Open
GLG 203L Geology of the Great Lakes Region Laboratory
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 1 Lab Hours: 2
Not open to students with credit in:
GLG 201
Description:
Laboratory investigation of physical, chemical, and biological phenomena and processes in Earth systems. Experiential study and tools for characterizing and describing Earth materials and observations.
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
GLG 303 Oceanography
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(CEM 141 or CEM 181H or LB 171 or CEM 151) and (PHY 231 or PHY 183 or PHY 193H or LB 273 or PHY 183B or PHY 231C or PHY 241 or PHY 173 or PHY 221)
Description:
Physical, chemical, biological, and geological aspects of oceanography: ocean circulation, waves, tides, air-sea interactions, chemical properties of ocean water, ocean productivity, shoreline processes, and sediments.
Interdepartmental With:
Integrative Biology
Administered By:
Geological Sciences
Effective Dates:
SS24 - US26
GLG 304 Physical and Biological History of the Earth
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
GLG 201 or ISP 203A
Not open to students with credit in:
GLG 202
Description:
Origin of the Earth. Differentiation of the Earth's core, mantle, and crust. Lithospheric tectonics over geologic time. Origin and evolution of the Earth's hydrosphere, atmosphere and climate. Origin and evolutionary history of biological life. Interactions of life with the Earth's endogenic and exogenic systems.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - US26
GLG 306 Environmental Geomorphology
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
CSS 210 or GEO 206 or GEO 333 or GLG 201 or GLG 304 or ISP 203A
Description:
Relationships of running water, weathering, gravity, ice, waves, wind, and biota (including humans) to terrain and soils. Evolution of landscapes. Classical and modern interpretations.
Interdepartmental With:
Geography
Administered By:
Geography
Effective Dates:
SS24 - US26
GLG 321 Mineralogy and Geochemistry
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(GLG 201) and (CEM 142 or CEM 152 or CEM 182H or LB 172 or MSE 250) and (MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LB 118 or MTH 124)
Description:
Earth materials and their origin, modification, structure, dynamics and history. Crystallography and crystal chemistry, and geochemical properties and processes in mineral crystallization and recrystallization. Analytical identification and characterization of minerals in their lithologic context.
Effective Dates:
SS24 - US26
GLG 330 Biogeochemistry
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
CEM 141 or CEM 151 or CEM 181H or LB 171
Recommended Background:
(GLG 200 or GLG 201 or GEO 206 or IBIO 355) and CEM 161
Description:
Physical, chemical, and biological processes that govern the flow of chemical elements. How humans have altered the movement of these chemical elements through the environment. Biogeochemical cycling of elements between the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere across time and space.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - SS27
GLG 361 Igneous and Metamorphic Geochemistry and Petrology (W)
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(GLG 321) and completion of Tier I writing requirement
Not open to students with credit in:
GLG 461
Description:
Evolution, origin, occurrence and tectonic setting of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Phase relations of igneous and metamorphic systems. Studies of rocks in thin sections. Field trip required.
Effective Dates:
SS24 - US26
GLG 380 Natural Resources, the Energy Transition, and the Environment
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Introduction to natural resources in the context of the coming energy transition. Overview of the key concepts, challenges, and opportunities associated with natural resource origin, management, energy transition, and environmental sustainability.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
GLG 401 Global Tectonics and Earth Structure (W)
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
((GLG 304) and completion of Tier I writing requirement) and (MTH 114 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LB 118) and (PHY 183 or PHY 183B or PHY 231 or PHY 231C or LB 273 or PHY 193H or PHY 173 or PHY 221 or PHY 241)
Not open to students with credit in:
GLG 371
Description:
Structural geology, geological and geophysical methods of studying the structure and dynamics of the earth and planets. Plate kinematics and global geodynamic processes, plate margin processes and evolution, marine geology. Field trip required.
Effective Dates:
US24 - US26
GLG 406 Geomorphology of River and Coastal Systems
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
GEO 206 or GEO 306 or GLG 201 or GLG 431
Restrictions:
Open to sophomores or juniors or seniors or graduate students.
Not open to students with credit in:
GEO 411
Description:
Topics associated with the geomorphology of coastal and river systems. Processes and responses of fluvial and coastal systems to natural and anthropogenic drivers (e.g., development, sea level rise, climate change). Emphasis on field methods, data analysis, and coastal and stream management applications. Optional class projects using data collected in the field.
Interdepartmental With:
Geography
Administered By:
Geography
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
GLG 411 Hydrogeology
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
MTH 114 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or MTH 126 or MTH 132 or MTH 133 or LB 118 or LB 119 or MTH 152H or MTH 153H
Restrictions:
Not open to freshmen or sophomores.
Description:
Source, occurrence, and movement of groundwater emphasizing geologic factors and controls.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - US26
GLG 412 Glacial Geology and the Record of Climate Change
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Recommended Background:
GLG 201 or GEO 306 or GEO 408 or GLG 301
Restrictions:
Not open to freshmen or sophomores.
Description:
In-depth analysis of glacial geology and the record of climate change, with emphasis on North America and Europe. Field trip required.
Effective Dates:
US24 - US26
GLG 421 Environmental Geochemistry
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Recommended Background:
GLG 201 and (CEM 141 or CEM 151 or CEM 181H or LB 171)
Description:
Natural and anthropogenic processes affecting the chemistry of the environment with an emphasis on the water cycle. Equilibria and kinetic balances, biogeochemical cycling, contaminant chemicals, chemical origins, environmental health.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - US26
GLG 422 Field Methods in Environmental Science
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1 Lab Hours: 4
Prerequisite:
{{(GLG 201 or GEO 206 or IBIO 355) and (CEM 141 and CEM 161)} or (LB 171 and LB 171L)} and (STT 200 or STT 201 or STT 231)
Description:
Introduction to field methods in enviro sciences, conceptual design, sample collection, and analysis. Offered first half of semester. Field trips required.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - US26
GLG 431 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
GLG 321 and GLG 304
Description:
Sediments, sedimentary rocks, sedimentary processes, and depositional environments through geologic time. Facies event correlation. Fossils as tools in stratigraphy and environmental analysis. Biostratigraphy, paleoecology and taphomony. Field trip required.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - US26
GLG 433 Vertebrate Paleontology
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
IBIO 328 or GLG 304 or IBIO 360 or IBIO 365 or IBIO 384 or IBIO 445 or GLG 434 or FW 471
Description:
Fossil vertebrates with emphasis on evolution and interrelationships of major groups. Modern techniques of identification and interpretation of fossils.
Interdepartmental With:
Integrative Biology
Administered By:
Geological Sciences
Effective Dates:
FS17 - FS26
GLG 434 Evolutionary Paleobiology
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Recommended Background:
BS 162 or GLG 304 or LB 144 or BS 182H
Description:
Patterns and processes of evolution known from the fossil record
Interdepartmental With:
Integrative Biology
Administered By:
Geological Sciences
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 435 Geomicrobiology (W)
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement
Recommended Background:
GLG 201 or MGI 201 or BS 161 or LB 145
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors or graduate students in the College of Natural Science or in the Lyman Briggs College.
Description:
Geological and microbiological perspectives on microbial activities in diverse environmental settings, including geological change mediated by microorganisms, microbial evolution driven by geologically diverse habitats.
Interdepartmental With:
Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology
Administered By:
Geological Sciences
Effective Dates:
FS25 - US26
GLG 444 Cosmochemistry
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
{GLG 201 or AST 208} and (CEM 142 or CEM 152 or CEM 182H or LB 172 or MSE 250)
Restrictions:
Not open to freshmen.
Not open to students with credit in:
GLG 844
Description:
Origin of the elements throughout the universe. History of the galaxy, solar system, and planet Earth as told by the materials that compose them. Study of meteorites and planetary samples theoretically and in the laboratory. Summarize state of field on directed topics.
Interdepartmental With:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Administered By:
Geological Sciences
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
GLG 445 Planetary Sciences
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(GLG 201 or AST 208 or GLG 200) and (CEM 142 or CEM 152 or CEM 182H or LB 172 or MSE 250) and (PHY 174 or PHY 184 or LB 274 or PHY 222 or PHY 232 or PHY 294H) and (MTH 124 or MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LB 118) and Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement
Restrictions:
Not open to freshmen.
Not open to students with credit in:
GLG 845
Description:
Survey of planetary sciences including planetary interiors, surface processes, atmospheres and magnetospheres. Origin and dynamics of planetary systems. Habitability and astrobiology. History and future of space exploration. Design the scientific investigation of a future space mission.
Interdepartmental With:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Administered By:
Geological Sciences
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
GLG 446 Sustainable Food Systems
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors or approval of department.
Description:
Impacts of climate variability and change on water availability, food security and global environmental change. Integrated models to identify adaption and mitigation strategies to such changes and to enhance the efficiency of natural resources use.
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
GLG 470 Solid Earth Geophysics and Geodynamics
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(GLG 201) and (MTH 133 or LB 119 or MTH 153H or MTH 126) and (PHY 183 or PHY 231 or PHY 193H or LB 273 or PHY 221)
Not open to students with credit in:
GLG 472
Description:
Theory and applications of solid-earth geophysics including geochronology, geothermics, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism, geodesy and gravity, rheology, and seismology.
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
GLG 471 Applied Geophysics
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
((MTH 133 or concurrently) or (LB 119 or concurrently) or (MTH 153H or concurrently) or (MTH 126 or concurrently)) and ((PHY 184 or concurrently) or (PHY 184B or concurrently) or (PHY 232 or concurrently) or (PHY 232C or concurrently) or (PHY 294H or concurrently) or (LB 274 or concurrently) or (PHY 174 or concurrently) or (PHY 222 or concurrently) or (PHY 242 or concurrently))
Restrictions:
Not open to freshmen or sophomores.
Description:
Application of seismic, gravity, magnetic, resistivity, and electromagnetic methods to problems related to engineering studies, mineral and oil exploration, groundwater, subsurface mapping, pollution, and hazardous waste.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - US26
GLG 491 Field Geology - Summer Camp (W)
Semester:
Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 6
Prerequisite:
(GLG 431 and GLG 361) or (GLG 431 and GLG 401) or ((GLG 361 and GLG 401) and completion of Tier I writing requirement)
Restrictions:
Open to students in the Department of Geological Sciences or in the Lyman Briggs Geological Sciences Coordinate Major or in the Lyman Briggs Environmental Geosciences Coordinate Major. Approval of department.
Description:
Field analysis of rock types: igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary. Structural analysis. Preparation of stratigraphic sections, geologic maps and cross sections. Air photo analysis.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 493 Field Studies in Geological Sciences
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 6
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
GLG 201 and GLG 304
Recommended Background:
Specific programs may have additional prerequisites.
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors or graduate students in the Department of Geological Sciences or in the Lyman Briggs Environmental Geosciences Coordinate Major or in the Lyman Briggs Geological Sciences Coordinate Major. Approval of department.
Description:
Field experiences in solid earth and environmental geosciences within the US and abroad. Field trips required.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 498 Topics in Geological Sciences
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
GLG 201 and GLG 304 or approval of department
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors or graduate students in the Department of Geological Sciences or in the Lyman Briggs Environmental Geosciences Coordinate Major or in the Lyman Briggs Geological Sciences Coordinate Major.
Description:
Selected topics in geological and geoenvironmental sciences supplementing or expanding specific topics, or examining topics not covered in regular courses.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - US26
GLG 499 Independent Study in Geological Sciences
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to seniors or juniors in the Department of Geological Sciences or in the Lyman Briggs Earth Science-Interdepartmental Coordinate Major or in the Lyman Briggs Environmental Geosciences Coordinate Major or in the Lyman Briggs Geological Sciences Coordinate Major. Approval of department; application required.
Description:
Advanced individual study of special topics in the geological sciences.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - US26
GLG 801 Seminar in Geochemistry
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Description:
Recent developments in geochemistry, including aqueous, biologic and mineralogic aspects.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 802 Seminar in Geophysics and Geodynamics
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
GLG 401 or GLG 470 or GLG 471
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Description:
Applied, solid-earth, and theoretical geophysics, global and regional geodynamics. Plate tectonics, marine geophysics, and polar earth sciences.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 803 Seminar in Hydrogeology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
GLG 411 or GLG 421
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Description:
Occurrence, movement and composition of groundwater in geologic settings.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 804 Seminar in Paleobiology
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Description:
Invertebrate, vertebrate and plant paleobiology.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 805 Seminar in Petrology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
GLG 361
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Description:
Current topics in igneous petrology.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 806 Seminar in Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Description:
Recent developments in stratigraphy and deposition, and diagenesis of sedimentary rocks.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 807 Seminar in Structural Geology and Tectonics
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Description:
Rock deformation and major lithospheric structure.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 808 Seminar in Planetary Geology and Astromaterials
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
Upper university-level coursework in GLG or AST.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Approval of department.
Description:
Current topics in planetary geology and astromaterials, including meteorites and returned samples.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 809 Integrative Earth Sciences
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1
Description:
Key topics in the Earth and Environmental Sciences as represented by the research foci of the current faculty and research staff including, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrology, and paleonotology.
Effective Dates:
FS23 - Open
GLG 813 Watershed Hydrology
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Watershed hydrology covering the physical, chemical, and isotopic characteristics of river runoff generation from the pore to the catchment scale.
Effective Dates:
SS24 - Open
GLG 821 Aqueous Geochemistry
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Recommended Background:
CEM 383 or CSS 455 or FW 472 or GLG 421
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Controls on the chemical and isotopic nature of water (fresh, marine, brine) and its solutes. Data acquisition and synthesis. Chemical modeling and evolution of water masses.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 825 Organic Geochemistry
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
At least one of, Environmental Geochemistry, Organic Chemistry, or Biochemistry
Description:
Application of organic molecules, elements and isotopes as an indicator of the sources, reactions and fates of biogenic substances in natural waters, sediments, and soils. Corresponding concepts, experimental strategies and analytical methods.
Effective Dates:
FS23 - Open
GLG 828 Biogeochemical Cycles Through Time
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
Introductory chemistry or equivalent
Description:
Introduction to chemical tracers for elucidating biogeochemical process on multiple timescales. Overview of modern spatiotemporal biogeochemical gradients, pathways of their geologic preservation, and records of biogeochemical cycles across key events in Earth history.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
GLG 844 Cosmochemistry
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Recommended Background:
Introductory chemistry (CEM 142 or equivalent), introductory physics (PHY 174 or equivalent), calculus 1 (MTH 124 or equivalent), and introductory earth or planetary science (GLG 201 or AST 208 or equivalent)
Not open to students with credit in:
GLG 444
Description:
Chemical composition of the universe, the Sun, the planets, and their building blocks. Origin of the elements, astrophysical sites of nucleosynthesis, and their galactic chemical evolution. Chemically and isotopically trace cosmic genetic relationships, date important events such as formation of the first solids in the Solar System. Processes that segregate elements and isotopes into different astrophysical and planetary reservoirs. Observe primitive and evolved meteoritic and planetary materials in the laboratory.
Interdepartmental With:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Administered By:
Geological Sciences
Effective Dates:
SS24 - Open
GLG 845 Planetary Sciences
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
Introductory chemistry (CEM 142 or equivalent), introductory physics (PHY 174 or equivalent), calculus 1 (MTH 124 or equivalent), and introductory earth or planetary science (GLG 201 or AST 208 or equivalent)
Not open to students with credit in:
GLG 445
Description:
Surface and internal properties and processes of planets and their natural satellites, asteroids, and comets. Origin, composition, structure, tectonics, volcanism, impact phenomena, atmospheric evolution, atmosphere-surface interactions, habitability, and history of solar system bodies. Results of recent space exploration programs and missions.
Effective Dates:
SS24 - Open
GLG 850 From Research to Publication
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
Experience with literature reviews and/or empirical research. Experience with courses requiring extensive writing.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students and open to juniors or seniors. Approval of department.
Description:
Moving research from data to publication including: ethics in publishing, identifying appropriate journals, writing manuscripts, and the publication process.
Effective Dates:
FS18 - Open
GLG 862 Igneous Petrology
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Recommended Background:
GLG 361
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Origin and evolution of magmatic systems. Relationship of igneous activity to tectonic setting.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 871 Introduction to Seismology
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
Introductory mathematics, including calculus and multivariable calculus;
Introductory physics, including classical mechanics and optics;
Introductory geology.
Description:
Stress and strain, elastic wave propagation in layered media, earthquake mechanism, and semi-quantitative understanding of common seismic methods for studying the Earth’s interior.
Effective Dates:
FS21 - Open
GLG 873 Introduction to Numerical Tools for Earth and Environmental Scientists
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
B.S. in the Earth Sciences or related field
Description:
Introduction to Linux and C including numerical methods, integration, curve-fitting, and differential equations with an emphasis on applications to the geological sciences.
Effective Dates:
FS19 - Open
GLG 875 Modern Geodesy and Applications
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
Introductory mathematics, including calculus and multivariable calculus; experience with linear algebra recommended;
Introductory physics, including classical mechanics and optics;
Introductory geology.
Description:
Modern geodetic methods including the Global Positioning System, measuring steady or time-variable motions, the physical models that are used to interpret these observations, and applications to active geological processes, the cryosphere, and hydrology.
Effective Dates:
FS22 - Open
GLG 889 Special Problems in GeocognItion
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Individual study on current problems in geocognition and geoscience education research
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 890 Special Problems in Planetary Geology and Astromaterials
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
Upper university-level coursework in GLG or AST
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Approval of department.
Description:
Individual study on current topics in planetary geology and astromaterials, including meteorites and returned samples.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 891 Special Problems in Geochemistry
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Approval of department.
Description:
Individual study on problems in geochemistry, including aqueous, biologic, and mineralogic aspects.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 892 Special Problems in Geophysics and Geodynamics
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
GLG 401 or GLG 470 or GLG 471
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Approval of department.
Description:
Individual study on problems in applied and solid-earth geophysics, global and regional geodynamics, and polar earth sciences.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 893 Special Problems in Hydrogeology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
GLG 411 or GLG 421
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Approval of department.
Description:
Individual study on the movement, occurrence and composition of groundwater in geologic environments.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 894 Special Problems in Paleobiology
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Approval of department.
Description:
Individual study on invertebrate, vertebrate and plant paleobiology.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 895 Special Problems in Petrology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
GLG 361
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Approval of department.
Description:
Individual study on current problems in petrology.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 896 Special Problems in Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Approval of department.
Description:
Individual study on problems in sedimentology and stratigraphy.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 897 Special Problems in Structural Geology and Tectonics
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Approval of department.
Description:
Individual study on rock deformation or major expressions of deformation. From two to seven weeks of field study during semester breaks may be required for certain research projects.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 898 Special Problems in Environmental Geosociences
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Approval of department.
Description:
Individual study on problems in environmental geosciences.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 899 Master's Thesis Research
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 10
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 36 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to master's students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Approval of department.
Description:
Master's thesis research.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 900 Research Strategies and Methods in Environmental Engineering and Science
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and open to graduate students in the Department of Geological Sciences.
Not open to students with credit in:
CE 900
Description:
Criteria for quality research, scientific method, scientific arguments, statistical testing, critical thinking skills, reviewing journal articles, literature synthesis, writing proposals and papers, giving presentations, responsible conduct of research.
Interdepartmental With:
Environmental Engineering
Administered By:
Environmental Engineering
Effective Dates:
SS11 - Open
GLG 901 Research Strategies and Methods
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:1
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 3 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
Undergraduate degree in Engineering or Sciences
Description:
Selected topics in the earth and environmental sciences.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GLG 999 Doctoral Dissertation Research
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 24
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 36 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to doctoral students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Approval of department.
Description:
Doctoral dissertation research.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open