Thomas J. Owens, Chair
Gwendelyn Geidel, Undergraduate Director
Scott White, Graduate Director

Overview

The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences currently offers a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Geological Sciences and Geophysics. We also offer two concentrations: one in Environmental Geosciences and one that is an Intensive Major in Geological Sciences with Concentration in Marine Geology.

Interdepartmental Majors

Specific programs for students who wish to develop interdepartmental majors will be determined after consultation between the student and faculty representatives of the departments involved.

Programs and Courses

Programs

• Geological Sciences Minor
• Geological Sciences, B.S.
• Geophysics Minor
• Geophysics, B.S.

Courses

• GEOL 101 - Introduction to the Earth
• GEOL 102 - Fossils and the Evolution of Life on Earth
• GEOL 103 - Environment of the Earth
• GEOL 110 - Cultural Geology
• GEOL 201 - Observing the Earth
• GEOL 205 - Earth Resources
• GEOL 215 - Coastal Environments of the Southeastern U.S.
• GEOL 215L - Coastal Environments of the Southeastern U.S. (Laboratory)
• GEOL 230 - Geology of the National Parks
• GEOL 250 - Continental Drift and Ice Ages
• GEOL 302 - Rocks and Minerals
• GEOL 305 - Earth Systems through Time
• GEOL 315 - Surface and Near Surface Processes
• GEOL 318 - Field Studies in Geology
• GEOL 325 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Basins
• GEOL 335 - Processes of Global Environmental Change
• GEOL 345 - Igneous and Metamorphic Processes
• GEOL 355 - Structural Geology and Tectonics
• GEOL 371 - A View of the River
• GEOL 399 - Independent Study
• GEOL 498 - Undergraduate Research
• GEOL 499 - Undergraduate Research
• GEOL 500 - Field Geology
• GEOL 501 - Principles of Geomorphology
• GEOL 502 - Principles of Coastal Geomorphology
• GEOL 503 - Regional Stratigraphy and Biostratigraphy of North America
• GEOL 508 - Palynology
• GEOL 510 - Organic Sedimentation and Coal Genesis
• GEOL 511 - Advanced Paleontology
• GEOL 515 - Marine Micropaleontology
• GEOL 516 - Sedimentology
• GEOL 518 - Surface to Subsurface Stratigraphy
• GEOL 520 - Isotope Geology and Geochronology
• GEOL 521 - Introduction to Geochemistry
• GEOL 524 - Environmental Radioisotope Geochemistry
• GEOL 526 - Igneous Petrology
• GEOL 527 - Metamorphic Petrology
• GEOL 531 - Plate Tectonics
• GEOL 537 - Field Methods in Geophysics
• GEOL 540 - Earth Science for Teachers I
• GEOL 541 - Earth Science for Teachers II
• GEOL 545 - Geological Oceanography
• GEOL 546 - Marine Geophysics
• GEOL 548 - Environmental Geophysics
• GEOL 550 - Sedimentary Simulations and Sequence Stratigraphy
• GEOL 553 - Marine Sediments
• GEOL 554 - Applied Seismology
• GEOL 555 - Elementary Seismology
• GEOL 556 - Seismic Reflection Interpretation
• GEOL 557 - Coastal Processes
• GEOL 560 - Earth Resource Management
• GEOL 561 - Environmental Field Geology
• GEOL 567 - Long Term Environmental Change
• GEOL 568 - Introduction to Micrometerology
• GEOL 570 - Environmental Hydrogeology
• GEOL 571 - Soil Hydrology
• GEOL 575 - Numerical Modeling for Earth Science Applications
• GEOL 579 - Air-Sea Interaction
• GEOL 580 - Satellite Oceanography
• GEOL 581 - Estuarine Oceanography
• GEOL 582 - Marine Hydrodynamics
• GEOL 583 - Geology and Geochemistry of Salt Marshes
• GEOL 600 - Senior Seminar in Geology and Geophysics
• GEOL 650 - Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis
• GEOL 699 - Senior Thesis