May 17, 2024

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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Geology
	GEOL 3177 - Introductory Oceanography Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in GEOL 3377 . Description One weekend field trip may be required; cost to be defrayed by student. Supplementary to lecture in GEOL 3377 . Examination of water and sediment properties.
	GEOL 3178 - Weather Information Credit Hours: 1.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Description Use of computers to obtain weather information and to make weather forecasts.
	GEOL 3325 - Rocks and Minerals Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: Declared major in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; GEOL 1130 , 1330 and CHEM 1111 , 1331. Description Minerals and megascopic petrography of common rocks. Classification, identification, description, and interpretation of rocks in hand specimen.
	GEOL 3330 - Paleobiology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: Declared major in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and GEOL 1130 , GEOL 1330 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in GEOL 3130 . BIOL 1361 and 1362 and/or GEOL 1376 and 1176 are strongly recommended. Description Principles and methods of interpreting fossils, including functional morphology, systematics, paleoecology, paleoceanography, evolution, biostratigraphy, and paleobiogeography.
	GEOL 3331 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 1130 and GEOL 1330 . Description Geosciences related aspects of the inter-action between people and the physical environment, including 1) philosophy and fundamental principles, 2) hazardous earth processes, 3) human interaction with the environment, 4) minerals, energy and environment, and 5) global change, land use planning, and decision making.
	GEOL 3332 - Geology of U.S. National Parks and Monuments Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 2 Prerequisite: GEOL 1330 . Description Geologic evolution of North America and its landscape as illustrated by selected national parks and monuments of the United States.
	GEOL 3333 - Earth Resources Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 1330 . Description Mineral and energy resources of the planet Earth; their origin and discovery. Environmental impact of their exploitation; future prospects.
	GEOL 3334 - Earthquakes Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 1330 . Description Causes of earthquakes; questions of earthquake prediction, earthquake hazards, and social policy development associated with land use planning and building design.
	GEOL 3338 - Environmental Hydrogeology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: Declared major in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; GEOL 3370 or GEOL 3325, PHYS 1321 , and MATH 1431 , or consent of instructor. Description Principles of groundwater and surface water flow and interaction with the environment: water quality and pollution.
	GEOL 3340 - Geologic Field Methods Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: Declared EAS major and credit for or concurrent enrollment in GEOL 3370 or GEOL 3325. Description Interpreting topographic and geologic maps; solving geologic problems using trigonometry and descriptive geometry, field mapping, and report writing.
	GEOL 3342 - Principles of Air Pollution Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: Declared majors in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics or Engineering and GEOL 1302 or GEOL 1350 . Description Structure of the atmosphere, anthropogenic and natural emissions of pollutant precursors, meteorological influences on pollutant transport and diffusion, chemical transformations, and health effects of pollution.
	GEOL 3345 - Structural Geology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 3372 or GEOL 3325, GEOL 3340 , MATH 1431 , PHYS 1301 or PHYS 1321 , and credit for or concurrent enrollment in GEOL 3145 . Corequisite: GEOL 3145 . Description Properties of earth minerals and their behavior in stress fields; description, classification, and interpretation of geologic structures.
	GEOL 3350 - Stratigraphy Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: Declared EAS major, GEOL 3340 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in GEOL 3150 . Description Principles of stratigraphy applied to problems of geometry, composition, and time relations of stratified rocks.
	GEOL 3355 - Field Geology I Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 9 Formerly GEOL 3355 Field Geology Prerequisite: GEOL 3145 , GEOL 3345 , GEOL 3150 , GEOL 3350 , and GEOL 3340 . Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in GEOL 3355 and GEOL 3360 only. Description Geological mapping of topographic and aerial photographic bases, detiled measuring of stratigraphic sections, and visits to features of geologic interest. Note: Offered only during summer session. Field trips required; cost to be defrayed by student.
	GEOL 3360 - Field Geology II Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 9 Formerly GEOL 3360 Field Geology Prerequisite: GEOL 3145 , GEOL 3345 , GEOL 3150 , GEOL 3350 , and GEOL 3340 . Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in GEOL 3355 and GEOL 3360 only. Description Geological mapping of topographic and aerial photographic bases, detailed measuring of stratigraphic sections, and visits to features of geologic interest. Note: Offered only during summer session. Field trips required; cost to be defrayed by student.
	GEOL 3365 - Exploring the Planets Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: one semester of a college level course in the physical sciences and consent of instructor. Description Survey of the nature and evolution of the solid bodies in the solar system: the inner planets, including earth and its moon, the outer planets and their moons, meteorites, asteroids and comets.
	GEOL 3370 - Mineralogy Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: Declared EAS majors or permission from EAS undergraduate faculty advisor and CHEM 1111 , CHEM 1331 , GEOL 1330 , and GEOL 1130 . Description Identification and description of minerals, including their crystallographic, physical, chemical, and structural properties.
	GEOL 3372 - Petrography Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: Declared EAS majors and GEOL 3370 . Description Description, classification, and analysis of rocks at macro- and microscopic scales.
	GEOL 3373 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrogenesis Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: GEOL 3370 and GEOL 3372 . Description Description, classification, and analysis of igneous and metamorphic rocks at the macro- and microscopic scales. Study of igneous and metamorphic processes and environments, igneous and metamorphic textures, and geochemical principles.
	GEOL 3374 - Sedimentary Petrogenesis Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: GEOL 3350 , GEOL 3150 , and GEOL 3373 . Description Description and interpretation of sediments and sedimentary rocks from outcrop, hand specimens, and microscopic thin sections.
	GEOL 3377 - Oceanography Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: nine hours core-approved BIOL, CHEM, GEOL or PHYS. Description Introduction to the world’s oceans and oceanic processes.
	GEOL 3378 - Principles of Atmospheric Science Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: Declared majors in College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics or Engineering and MATH 1310 , and GEOL 1102 or GEOL 1150 . Description Principles of physics and dynamics of atmosphere: Local, meso, and synoptic scale weather and global general circulation.
	GEOL 3379 - Computing and Programming for Geoscience Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: Declared major in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: GEOL 1330 , GEOL 1130 and MATH 2433 . Description Introduction to UNIX, shell scripting, high performance computing, MATLAB and the basics of C. 3D data visualization will be introduced as a way to visualize and conceptualize large data sets.
	GEOL 3380 - Physical Meteorology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: PHYS 1322 , MATH 2433 and GEOL 3378 . Description Fundamental physical processes in the atmospheric sciences: thermodynamics, radiative transfer, and cloud microphysics.
	GEOL 3381 - Micrometeorology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: PHYS 1322 , MATH 2433 and GEOL 3378 . Description Behavior of the atmosphere, radiation, and energy balance near the earth’s surface; transfer of heat, mass and momentum; effects on pollutants, microclimate, and land surface on the atmospheric boundary layer.
	GEOL 3382 - Atmospheric Chemistry Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: GEOL 1302 or GEOL 1350 , CHEM 1331 , and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1332 . Description Introduction to the principles of atmospheric chemistry and their relationship to global change. Basic instrumentation will be covered in the lab portion.
	GEOL 3383 - Remote Sensing Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: GEOL 1330 , CHEM 1332 , MATH 1432 , and PHYS 1322 , or consent of instructor. Description Principles of remote sensing, data collection, digital image processing, and applications in geologic, environmental, and land use studies. Counts as advanced geophysics elective. Credit may not be received for both GEOL 3383 and 6325.
	GEOL 3396 - Senior Research Project Credit Hours: 3.0 Prerequisite: Directed research project culminating in a departmentally approved report. GEOL 3396 and GEOL 4396 must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.
	GEOL 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis Credit Hours: 3.0 Prerequisite: approval of department chair. Description GEOL 3399 and GEOL 4399 must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.
	GEOL 4151 - Geoscience Internship Credit Hours: 1.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: EAS major with junior or higher standing; written permission of Department Chair. Description Enhancement of concepts and techniques learned in the classroom and laboratory through work experience directly related to the geoscience profession. Note: Employer evaluation and written report required.
	GEOL 4197 - Selected Topics in Geology Credit Hours: 1.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Current topics in geology and geophysics. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
	GEOL 4198 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 1.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: senior standing and approval of chair.
	GEOL 4298 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 1.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
	GEOL 4330 - Introduction to Geophysics Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 1330 , MATH 2433 and PHYS 1322 . Description Principles of seismology, gravity, geomagnetism, radioactivity, electromagnetism and heat flow, and their use in geological interpretation.
	GEOL 4331 - Geospatial Analysis and Applications Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: MATH 1431 . Description Fundamentals of geospatial science, methods, analysis and applications with hands-on experience.
	GEOL 4332 - Applications of GPS & LIDAR Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: PHYS 1322 and GEOL 4330 Description Principles of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR); hands-on experience on field instrumentation, data collection, and data processing. Some previous GIS experience useful. Note: Credit may not be applied for both GEOL 4332 & 6323.
	GEOL 4333 - Mesoscale Meteorology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 3342 . Description Physical nature and practical consequences of mesoscale atmospheric phenomena. Mesoscale convective systems, fronts, terrain-forced circulations, observations, analysis, and prediction of mesoscale phenomena.
	GEOL 4334 - Environmental Data Analysis Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: MATH 2433 and either GEOL 1302 or GEOL 1350 or GEOL 3378 or consent of instructor. Description Physical and mathematical basis of environmental data analysis. Topics include basic concepts of statistics, regression, filtering, and principal component analysis, etc. Credit cannot be applied for GEOL 4334 and 6328.
	GEOL 4335 - Numerical Modeling in Atmospheric Sciences Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 3378 and MATH 2433 . Description Concepts of numerical models in atmospheric science, meteorological models, urban and regional air quality models, and mobile emissions models.
	GEOL 4336 - Atmospheric Radiation Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Formerly GEOL 4397 Atmospheric Radiation Prerequisite: GEOL 3378 and MATH 2433 Description Principles of radiative transfer in the atmosphere. Remote sensing of clouds, aerosols, and trace gases in the Earth’s atmosphere.
	GEOL 4338 - Advanced Climate Change Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 1302 and GEOL 3342 Description Investigation of the nature of the global climate system and the main processes controlling climate. Topics include global energy balance, atmospheric circulation, and the carbon cycle.
	GEOL 4340 - Aerosols and Climate Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: GEOL 3378 and MATH 2433 . Description Principal aerosol types, size distribution, and chemical composition in the global atmosphere. Aerosol instrumentation including remote sensing from satellites. Note: Credit may not be applied for both GEOL 4340 & 6327.
	GEOL 4341 - Dynamic Meteorology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: MATH 1431 and GEOL 3378 . Description Principles of atmospheric motions, continuity and momentum equations, atmospheric thermodynamics, planetary boundary layer and free tropospheric motions, mesoscale and synoptic systems, general circulation.
	GEOL 4343 - Atmospheric Instrumentation Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: GEOL 3342 or GEOL 3382 . Description Overview of contemporary methods used in atmospheric research, including absorption spectroscopy, mass spectrometric, chromatographic, and radiometric methods. Hands-on laboratory where students set-up, operate, and collect field data.
	GEOL 4344 - Atmospheric Transport and Diffusion Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Formerly GEOL 4397 Atmospheric Transport and Diffusion Prerequisite: MATH 1431 , MATH 1432 , GEOL 1302 , or GEOL 1350 , and GEOL 3342 Description Variations of the Gifford-Turner model will be presented to cover the spectrum of models used in the study of air pollution transport. Techniques of collecting pollution data using instrumented aircraft will be discussed and utilized during the semester.
	GEOL 4345 - Applied Plume Modeling Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: MATH 1431 , 1432, GEOL 1302 , or 1350, and GEOL 3342 . Description Overview of Gifford-Turner model of transport and diffusion of pollutants for point and area sources and advanced applications. Data from small aircraft built specifically for air quality data collection will be applied to the models studied.
	GEOL 4346 - Air Pollution Meteorology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Formerly GEOL 4397 Air Pollution Meteorology Prerequisite: GEOL 3378 Description Meteorological factors influencing air quality. Atmospheric dispersion and characteristics, land use and topographic effects, local circulations, effects of cloud and precipitation, long range transport.
	GEOL 4347 - Atmospheric Biogeochemistry Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: MATH 1431 , CHEM 1331 , GEOL 1302 or 1350 Description Global biogeochemical cycles of relevant atmospheric species; impact of human perturbations of biogeochemical cycles on atmospheric composition and human health.
	GEOL 4348 - Remote Sensing for Atmospheric Science Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: PHYS 1322 , and either GEOL 3378 , or GEOL 3342 . Description Remote Sensing (RS) techniques, their physical principals and applications in atmospheric science. Analysis of meteorological variables, atmospheric trace gases, and surface properties.
	GEOL 4350 - Geomorphology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 3345 or consent of instructor. Description Processes and resulting landforms that shape the landscape, including the role of climate and tectonics in affecting evolution of landscapes.
	GEOL 4355 - Geophysical Field Camp Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 9 Prerequisite: GEOL 4330 . Description Field acquisition and interpretation of global positioning satellite (GPS) technology, multicomponent seismic reflection and refraction methods, ground-penetrating radar (GPR), gravity and magnetics, well logging, and vertical seismic profiling (VSP). Note: Cost to be defrayed by student.
	GEOL 4356 - Environmental Science Field Research Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 6 Prerequisite: CHEM 1332 and PHYS 1322 and 9 advanced hours in GEOL. Description Field data collection and analysis for environmental science student, including measurements and analysis of atmospheric, geospatial, and ecological properties.
	GEOL 4358 - Introduction to Depositional Models Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 3235; GEOL 3350 recommended. Description Credit may not be received in both GEOL 4358 and GEOL 6358. Field trips required; cost to be defrayed by the student. Recent sedimentary depositional environments as a basis for interpreting the sedimentary rock record.
	GEOL 4365 - Environmental Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: CHEM 1332 , CHEM 1112 , GEOL 1330 and GEOL 1130 . Description An introduction to the principles of chemistry as they apply to the solution of geological problems including the processes that control the composition of water in the earth and reactions between water and rocks.
	GEOL 4367 - Geochemical Reaction Modeling Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: Declared major in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences; GEOL 3370 or GEOL 3345 , MATH 1431 and 1432 , and both CHEM 1112 and 1332 or a grade of B- or better in GEOL 4365 , or consent of instructor. Description Theory and application of geochemical reaction modeling. Approaches to modeling aqueous processes and their applications in diverse geological and environmental systems.
	GEOL 4370 - Global Seismology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 4330 . Description Acquisition and interpretation of seismic structures of mantle plumes, mid-oceanic ridges, subduction zones, and transgression regions, to infer the property and physical state of the Earth’s interior.
	GEOL 4379 - Groundwater and Engineering Geophysics Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: PHYS 1322 and GEOL 1330 . Description Methods of characterizing shallow, subsurface conditions, including the influence of fluids on the physical properties of near-surface materials, high-resolution seismic and gravity methods.
	GEOL 4380 - Petroleum Seismic Exploration Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 4330 . Description Acquisition, processing, and interpretation of seismic data for the purpose of hydrocarbon exploration.
	GEOL 4381 - Geophysical Signals and Analysis Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: GEOL 4330 ; GEOL 4355 ; MATH 3321 . Description Digital signal analysis; sampling, spectral analysis and filtering; processing of seismic, ground penetrating radar, and gravity data; lab exercises and processing including deconvolution, noise suppression, subsurface model building, and imaging.
	GEOL 4382 - Introduction to Petroleum Geology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in GEOL 3345 and GEOL 3350 . Description Fundamentals of petroleum geology; source rock, reservoir, and trap studies. Practical exploration methods such as subsurface stratigraphy and mapping. Note: Credit may not be applied for both GEOL 4382 and GEOL 6381.
	GEOL 4383 - Elements of Reservoir Geophysics Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 3 Prerequisite: GEOL 4330 . Description Rock properties and fluid effects; well logging and analysis; processing and interpretation of seismic data for petroleum development; geostatistics; time- lapse 3D seismic methods.
	GEOL 4385 - Introduction to Marine Geophysics Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GEOL 4330 Description Overview of exploration geophysics in the marine environment; navigation, seafloor imaging; theory and techniques of marine seismic reflection and refraction, gravity, magnetics, heat flow; interpretation of marine geophysical data.
	GEOL 4396 - Senior Research Project Credit Hours: 3.0 Prerequisite: Directed research project culminating in a departmentally approved report. GEOL 3396 and GEOL 4396 must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.
	GEOL 4397 - Selected Topics-Geology Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Description Current topics in geology and geophysics. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Cr. 3 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Note: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
	GEOL 4398 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 1.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: senior standing and approval of chair.
	GEOL 4399 - Senior Honors Thesis Credit Hours: 3.0 Prerequisite: GEOL 3399 and approval of department chair. Description GEOL 3399 and GEOL 4399 must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.
	GEOL 4598 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 5.0
German
	GERM 1303 - Basic German I Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Description Normally may not be taken for credit by students who have had two or more years of high school German. Credit for GERM 1303 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for GERM 1501 or GERM 1603 . All language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) are equally developed. Students will be able to communicate in contemporary German on a limited range of topics.
	GERM 1304 - Basic German II Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GERM 1303 . Description Credit for GERM 1304 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for GERM 1502 or GERM 1603 . All language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) are equally developed. Students will be able to communicate in contemporary German on a limited range of topics.
	GERM 1501 - Beginning German I Credit Hours: 5.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 4 Lab Contact Hours: 1 Description Normally may not be taken for credit by students who have had two or more years of high school German. Credit for GERM 1501 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for GERM 1303 . Thorough foundation in structure of the German language concentrating on basic skills of reading, writing, understanding, and speaking German, emphasizing oral proficiency and communicative, interactive language learning. Introduction to the culture of German-speaking countries. Required one-hour computer and video lab session per week. TCCNS Equivalent: GERM 1511
	GERM 1502 - Beginning German II Credit Hours: 5.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 4 Lab Contact Hours: 1 Prerequisite: GERM 1303 or GERM 1501 or equivalent (placement exam score). Description Credit for GERM 1502 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for GERM 1304 . Thorough foundation in structure of the German language concentrating on basic skills of reading, writing, understanding, and speaking German, emphasizing oral proficiency and communicative, interactive language learning. Introduction to the culture of German-speaking countries. Required one-hour computer and video lab session per week. TCCNS Equivalent: GERM 1512
	GERM 1803 - Accelerated Beginning German Credit Hours: 8.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 8 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Description May not be taken for credit by students who have had two or more years of high school German. Credit for GERM 1803 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for GERM 1302, GERM 1304 , GERM 1501 , or GERM 1502 . Thorough foundation in German language concentrating on basic skills of reading, writing, understanding, and speaking German, emphasizing oral proficiency and communicative, interactive language learning. Introduction to culture of German-speaking countries. Homework includes video and computer assignments that must be completed in the language acquisition center.
	GERM 2111 - Intermediate Conversational German Credit Hours: 1.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GERM 1304 or 2502, or equivalent (placement test score). Description May not be used to satisfy second year language requirement. May be taken concurrently with GERM 2331 ;GERM 2332 . Intermediate level with intensive practice in spoken German through guided conversation and discussion of contemporary topics, using visual materials.
	GERM 2112 - Intermediate Conversational German Credit Hours: 1.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GERM 1304 or 2502, or equivalent (placement test score). Description May not be used to satisfy second year language requirement. May be taken concurrently with GERM 2331 ;GERM 2332 . Intermediate level with intensive practice in spoken German through guided conversation and discussion of contemporary topics, using visual materials.
	GERM 2198 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 1.0
	GERM 2331 - Intermediate German I Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GERM 1304 or GERM 1502 or GERM 1803 or equivalent (placement exam score). Description Guided conversation and composition; oral reports based on listening comprehension exercises and written material; review of major grammatical structure. Reading of short literary texts and nonfiction. TCCNS Equivalent: GERM 2311
	GERM 2332 - Intermediate German II Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GERM 2331 or equivalent (placement exam score). Description Guided conversation and composition; oral reports based on listening comprehension exercises and written material; review of major grammatical structure. Reading of short literary texts and nonfiction. TCCNS Equivalent: GERM 2312
	GERM 2398 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 3.0
	GERM 3111 - Advanced Conversational German Credit Hours: 1.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GERM 2331 and GERM 2332 or equivalent. Description Advanced level intensive practice in spoken German; free discussion of contemporary topics, using visual materials, listening comprehension exercises, and articles from German newspapers and magazines.
	GERM 3112 - Advanced Conversational German Credit Hours: 1.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GERM 2331 and GERM 2332 or equivalent. Description Advanced level intensive practice in spoken German; free discussion of contemporary topics, using visual materials, listening comprehension exercises, and articles from German newspapers and magazines.
	GERM 3198 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 1.0
	GERM 3329 - Introduction to Translation Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: ENGL 1303 and GERM 2332 or equivalent. Description A language skills course designed to introduce and practice translation techniques from German to English. Emphasis is on written communication (newspaper articles, business letters, prose selections, etc.).
	GERM 3330 - Reading German Texts Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GERM 2332 or equivalent. Description May be taken concurrently with GERM 3333 . Textual analysis with selected fictional and nonfictional readings in German. Development of reading and writing skills.
	GERM 3331 - Introduction to German Literature I Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GERM 2332 or equivalent. Description Methods of analysis of German poetry, drama, and prose with selected readings of major German authors.
	GERM 3332 - Introduction to German Literature II Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GERM 2332 or equivalent. Description Survey of major periods of German literature from the Age of Enlightenment to the present with representative works.
	GERM 3333 - German Conversation and Composition Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GERM 2332 or equivalent. Description Conversation based on general interest topics, newspaper articles, and short literary texts; writing of expository German prose, developing sophisticated vocabulary and style.
	GERM 3334 - German Conversation and Composition Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: GERM 2332 or equivalent. Description Conversation based on general interest topics, newspaper articles, and short literary texts; writing of expository German prose, developing sophisticated vocabulary and style.
	GERM 3340 - Texas Germans Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
	GERM 3350 - Understanding the 20th Century through German Culture Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 . Description Development of modern Western Civilization and key cultural and historical moments of the 20th century explored through the framework of German culture (literary texts, film, art). Note: Taught in English. Core Category: [40] Language, Philosophy, & Culture
	GERM 3360 - Masterpieces of German Literature in English Translation I Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: MATH 1310 . Description Major works of German literature from its beginnings to German classicism. Taught in English. Note: May not apply toward a German major, minor, or foreign language requirement.
	GERM 3361 - Masterpieces of German Literature in English Translation II Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: MATH 1310 . Description Major works of German literature from German classicism to the present. Taught in English. Note: May not apply toward a German major, minor, or foreign language requirement.
	GERM 3362 - Paris - Berlin: Tales of Two Cities Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Formerly GERM 3362 Paris and Berlin Cross-Listed As: FREN 3362 Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 . Description Cultural, historical, and literary impact of urbanization in nineteenth and twentieth century France and Germany. Note: Cannot apply toward any foreign language requirement or as credit toward a major or minor in French. Taught in English. Core Category: [40] Language, Philosophy, & Culture
	GERM 3363 - Themes in German Drama Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 . Description Historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic evolution of German drama from the Enlightenment to the present. Taught in English. Note: May not apply to foreign language requirement. Taught in English. Core Category: [50] Creative Arts
	GERM 3364 - Writing Holocausts: The Literatures of Genocide Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Cross-Listed As: FREN 3364 Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 . Description Literature and historical context of the Holocaust with implications for understanding other acts of genocide. Analysis of literary texts, film, and art. Note: Cannot apply toward foreign language requirement. Taught in English. Core Category: [40] Language, Philosophy, & Culture
	GERM 3369 - World War I in Literature, Visual Arts, and Film Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 . Description Representations of World War I in literature, photography, art, film; focus on the cultural impact of the war experience, avant-garde movements, and social, political and artistic rupture. Note: Taught in English. Core Category: [40] Language, Philosophy, & Culture
	GERM 3380 - German Women Film Directors Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: ENGL 1303 or equivalent and sophomore standing. Description Screening and study of German films by women directors within their historical, cultural, and aesthetic content. Taught in English. Note: May not apply to German major, minor, or foreign language requirement. May apply to Women’s Studies Minor, Film Studies Minor, and German Area Studies Minor/Major.
	GERM 3381 - History of German Cinema Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: ENGL 1303 and sophomore standing. Description History of German films within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. Note: Taught in English. Core Category: [50] Creative Arts
	GERM 3382 - History of German Cinema Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: ENGL 1303 or equivalent and sophomore standing. Description History of German films within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. Taught in English.
	GERM 3384 - Fascism and German Cinema Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: ENGL 1303 and sophomore standing. Description Screening and study of German films produced during the Fascist period (1933-45) within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. Note: Taught in English. Core Category: [50] Creative Arts
	GERM 3385 - East German Cinema Credit Hours: 3.0 Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0 Prerequisite: ENGL 1303 and sophomore standing. Description Screening and study of East German films within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context. Note: Taught in English. Core Category: [50] Creative Arts

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GEOL 3177 - Introductory Oceanography Laboratory

GEOL 3178 - Weather Information

GEOL 3325 - Rocks and Minerals

GEOL 3330 - Paleobiology

GEOL 3331 - Environmental Geology

GEOL 3332 - Geology of U.S. National Parks and Monuments

GEOL 3333 - Earth Resources

GEOL 3334 - Earthquakes

GEOL 3338 - Environmental Hydrogeology

GEOL 3340 - Geologic Field Methods

GEOL 3342 - Principles of Air Pollution

GEOL 3345 - Structural Geology

GEOL 3350 - Stratigraphy

GEOL 3355 - Field Geology I

GEOL 3360 - Field Geology II

GEOL 3365 - Exploring the Planets

GEOL 3370 - Mineralogy

GEOL 3372 - Petrography

GEOL 3373 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrogenesis

GEOL 3374 - Sedimentary Petrogenesis

GEOL 3377 - Oceanography

GEOL 3378 - Principles of Atmospheric Science

GEOL 3379 - Computing and Programming for Geoscience

GEOL 3380 - Physical Meteorology

GEOL 3381 - Micrometeorology

GEOL 3382 - Atmospheric Chemistry

GEOL 3383 - Remote Sensing

GEOL 3396 - Senior Research Project

GEOL 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

GEOL 4151 - Geoscience Internship

GEOL 4197 - Selected Topics in Geology

GEOL 4198 - Independent Study

GEOL 4298 - Independent Study

GEOL 4330 - Introduction to Geophysics

GEOL 4331 - Geospatial Analysis and Applications

GEOL 4332 - Applications of GPS & LIDAR

GEOL 4333 - Mesoscale Meteorology

GEOL 4334 - Environmental Data Analysis

GEOL 4335 - Numerical Modeling in Atmospheric Sciences

GEOL 4336 - Atmospheric Radiation

GEOL 4338 - Advanced Climate Change

GEOL 4340 - Aerosols and Climate

GEOL 4341 - Dynamic Meteorology

GEOL 4343 - Atmospheric Instrumentation

GEOL 4344 - Atmospheric Transport and Diffusion

GEOL 4345 - Applied Plume Modeling

GEOL 4346 - Air Pollution Meteorology

GEOL 4347 - Atmospheric Biogeochemistry

GEOL 4348 - Remote Sensing for Atmospheric Science

GEOL 4350 - Geomorphology

GEOL 4355 - Geophysical Field Camp

GEOL 4356 - Environmental Science Field Research

GEOL 4358 - Introduction to Depositional Models

GEOL 4365 - Environmental Geochemistry

GEOL 4367 - Geochemical Reaction Modeling

GEOL 4370 - Global Seismology

GEOL 4379 - Groundwater and Engineering Geophysics

GEOL 4380 - Petroleum Seismic Exploration

GEOL 4381 - Geophysical Signals and Analysis

GEOL 4382 - Introduction to Petroleum Geology

GEOL 4383 - Elements of Reservoir Geophysics

GEOL 4385 - Introduction to Marine Geophysics

GEOL 4396 - Senior Research Project

GEOL 4397 - Selected Topics-Geology

GEOL 4398 - Independent Study

GEOL 4399 - Senior Honors Thesis

GEOL 4598 - Independent Study

GERM 1303 - Basic German I

GERM 1304 - Basic German II

GERM 1501 - Beginning German I

GERM 1502 - Beginning German II

GERM 1803 - Accelerated Beginning German

GERM 2111 - Intermediate Conversational German

GERM 2112 - Intermediate Conversational German

GERM 2198 - Independent Study

GERM 2331 - Intermediate German I

GERM 2332 - Intermediate German II

GERM 2398 - Independent Study

GERM 3111 - Advanced Conversational German