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GEOL 6332 - Air Pollution Meteorology Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 4341 and GEOL 4342 or consent of instructor.
Meteorological factors influencing air quality. Atmospheric dispersion and characteristics, land use and topographic effect, local circulations, effects of cloud and precipitation, long range transport, exchange between troposphere and stratosphere.
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GEOL 6333 - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: MATH 3363 or consent of instructor.
Basic concepts of geofluid dynamic equations, fluid kinematics, principles of irrotational and rotating fluid motion, compressible and incompressible flow, boundary-layer theory, Boussinesq assumptions, hydrodynamic instability, perturbation dynamics, Rayleigh instability theorem, thermal convection, linear and nonlinear theories, Benard cells, and dynamic similitudes in geofluid systems such as atmosphere and ocean.
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GEOL 6334 - Atmospheric Chemistry Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: MATH 3363 and CHEM 1332, or consent of instructor.
Emission sources and chemical transformations of urban, regional, and global scale air pollution including ozone, particulates, and acids deposition.
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GEOL 6335 - Atmospheric Numerical Modeling Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: MATH 3363 or consent of instructor.
Numeric modeling techniques used in atmospheric sciences including synoptic and mesoscale numerical weather forecasting, global climate modeling, and air pollution modeling.
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GEOL 6336 - Boundary Layers and Turbulence Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: MATH 3363 or consent of instructor.
Boundary layer mean and turbulent motions, convective and stable boundary layers, boundary layer scaling and similarity theory, turbulence closures, and boundary layer modeling.
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GEOL 6337 - Atmospheric Physics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: MATH 3363 or consent of instructor.
Physical principles in atmospheric sciences, including thermodynamics, radiative transfer, cloud physics and wave dynamics.
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GEOL 6338 - Paleoclimate and Global Change Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Natural and anthropogenic global climate change, paleoclimates and paleogeography, evolution of the atmosphere, greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, ocean-atmosphere coupling, solar activity, Milankovitch cycles, effects of global change on agriculture, water resources and energy use.
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GEOL 6339 - Igneous Petrology Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(2-3); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3371 and GEOL 3335 or consent of instructor.
Integration of geochemical, geological, and petrographic data in the interpretation of the origin of igneous rocks.
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GEOL 6340 - Metamorphic Petrology Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(2-3); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3370, GEOL 3372, and GEOL 3375, or consent of instructor.
Mineral reactions, and textural changes in response to dynamothermal processes and applications of geothermobarometry and petrochonology to rocks from a variety of tectonic environments.
Repeated for credit.
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GEOL 6341 - Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3371 and GEOL 3335 or consent of instructor.
Principles of geochemistry, mineral-water stability relationships, isotope geochemistry, phase equilibria, and trace elements in igneous rocks.
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GEOL 6342 - Earth Physics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
The purpose of this course is to bring the fundamental knowledge in the Solid Earth geophysics to the attention of graduate and PHD students in geology and geophysics.
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GEOL 6345 - Hydrochemistry Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 1330 and GEOL 6341 or CHEM 4370 or CHEM 4373, and graduate standing in Natural Sciences and Mathematics or Engineering, or consent of instructor.
Application of thermodynamic principles to predict reactions in fluid-rock systems under low- and high-temperature and pressure conditions.
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GEOL 6346 - Geochemistry of Water-Rock Systems Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: CHEM 1332, GEOL 3370, or consent of instructor.
Processes controlling mineral alteration and chemical transport at low and high temperatures; aqueous geochemistry, chemical thermodynamics, and methods of calculating water-rock interactions and chemical-mass transfer.
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GEOL 6347 - Sandstone Petrography Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(2-3); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3371 and GEOL 3335.
Interpretation of provenance, depositional environment, and diagenesis of sandstones by petrographic analysis.
May be repeated for credit.
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GEOL 6348 - Carbonate Petrography Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(2-3); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3371 and GEOL 3335.
Discussion and petrographic and hand-specimen analyses of the origin and diagenesis of carbonate strata and their depositional environments.
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GEOL 6349 - Geodynamics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Earth’s layers (core, mantle, crust) and their interactions; mantle convection; lithosphere deformation and rheology; heat; magmatism; continental rifted margins; seafloor spreading; subduction.
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GEOL 6350 - Advanced Structural Geology Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3145, GEOL 3345, and MATH 2433.
For geology majors. Analysis of geologic structures using surface and subsurface data.
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GEOL 6351 - Basin Modeling Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Fundamental concepts and computer modeling of the formation and development of sedimentary basins on lithosphere and basin scale.
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GEOL 6352 - Microtectonics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3345 and GEOL 3373.
Rock and mineral deformation in the interpretation of microstructural and petrofabric data in relation to kinematics and rheology.
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GEOL 6358 - Terrigenous Depositional Systems Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 4358, or consent of instructor.
Modern terrigenous depositional systems as a basis for the interpretation of ancient terrigenous sedimentary rocks. Field trip(s) may be required, cost to be defrayed by student.
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GEOL 6360 - Rivers and Deltas Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3150, GEOL 3350, and GEOL 6358 , or consent of instructor.
Modern processes and translation into ancient counterparts of river and delta deposits.
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GEOL 6363 - Carbonate Sedimentology Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(2-3); )
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Field trip(s) required; cost to be defrayed by student. Discussion of the origins and criteria of recognition of carbonate accumulations from different depositional environments.
Course can be repeated for credit.
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GEOL 6366 - Hydrogeology Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: CHEM 1332, MATH 1432, GEOL 1330, and PHYS 1312, graduate standing in Natural Sciences and Mathematics or Engineering, or consent of instructor.
Field trips may be required; cost to be defrayed by student. Interdisciplinary study of groundwater, emphasizing the geologic aspects of groundwater flow and chemistry.
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GEOL 6367 - Advanced Hydrogeology Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 6366 and MATH 2433, and graduate standing in Natural Sciences and Mathematics or Engineering, or consent of instructor.
Advanced topics in hydrologic field methods and groundwater principles for saturated and unsaturated media, contaminant transport and numerical simulation of fluid flows.
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GEOL 6370 - Integrated Biogeochemical Studies Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: MATH 3363, CHEM 1332, or consent of instructor.
Natural biochemical cycles of relevant atmospheric species; factors that regulate cycles; interactions among biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere; perturbations of biogeochemical cycles; impact on ecosystems/human health.
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GEOL 6372 - Petroleum Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: CHEM 3332, or consent of instructor.
Geological and geochemical constraints on petroleum generation and accumulation. Concepts and technology of petroleum geochemistry and their application in petroleum exploration, exploitation and production.
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GEOL 6373 - Petroleum Systems Analysis Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Modern quantitative multi-disciplinary procedures for objective evaluation of petroleum potential of basins and exploration opportunities on the basis of statistical probabilities of hydrocarbon charge, reservoir, trap, and seal.
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GEOL 6374 - Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3370, and GEOL 3373 or 3374 or consent of instructor.
Principles of radiogenic isotope chronology and its applications in surface processes and sedimentary systems, tectonics, solid Earth and planetary sciences.
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GEOL 6376 - Advanced Tectonics and Sedimentation Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Field trip may be required; cost to be defrayed by student. Examination of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary basins that form near plate boundaries.
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GEOL 6378 - Basin Analysis for Petroleum Exploration Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(2-3); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3345, GEOL 3145, GEOL 3350, and GEOL 3150.
Application of petroleum workstations for basin analysis and petroleum exploration in tectonically complex areas, including the use of 3D seismic data volumes from a known petroleum-producing area.
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GEOL 6379 - Applied Biostratigraphy Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3350, GEOL 3330, or consent of instructor.
Principles of biostratigrahy in the applications to solve geologic problems by integrating biostratigraphy with multiple-sourced datasets, seismic, and geochronological data.
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GEOL 6380 - Sequence Stratigraphy Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3350 or consent of instructor.
Subdivision of basin fills into genetic packages, lithostratigraphic, chronostratigraphic, biostratigraphic, seismostratigraphic and sedimentological bases for correlation, mapping of facies and stratigraphic prediction.
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GEOL 6381 - Petroleum Geology Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3345, and GEOL 3350, or consent of instructor.
Credit may not be given for both GEOL 4382, and GEOL 6381. Fundamentals of petroleum geology; source rock, reservoir, and trap studies; well log and seismic interpretation, petroleum geochemistry, and mapping.
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GEOL 6382 - Plate Tectonics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3345 and GEOL 3350.
The historical development of the plate tectonic theory and its seismological basis; kinematics of plate motion, geometry, and evolution of plate mosaics; geologic analysis of the structure and history of plate boundaries and ancient orogenic belts.
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GEOL 6383 - Petroleum Geology of Gulf of Mexico and Latin America Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3345, GEOL 3145, GEOL 3350, and GEOL 3150.
Provides an integrated tectonic, stratigraphic, paleogeographic, and structural framework for the region to evaluate known and frontier petroleum areas.
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GEOL 6384 - Petroleum Prospecting Workshop Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(0-8); )
Prerequisite: or consent of instructor.
Interdisciplinary, team-based petroleum system analysis and prospect generation.
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GEOL 6386 - Igneous Petrogenesis and Plate Tectonics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 3371 and GEOL 3335.
Major element, trace element and radiogenic characteristics of magmas generated in different tectonic settings, processes responsible for chemical diversity of magmas, and petrogenetic models for magmatism in terms of global tectonic processes.
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GEOL 6387 - Reservoir Geophysics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Reservoir characterization using geophysical methods, including time-lapse seismic and permanently-instrumented reservoirs.
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GEOL 6388 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems used in management, analyses and graphical presentation of spatial data set.
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GEOL 6389 - Geographic Information Systems for Geologists Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 6388 or consent of instructor.
Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS, ArcInfo, Spatial Analyst, 3-D Spatial Analyst) in geology, geophysics, geohazards, hydrology, environmental geosciences, petroleum geology and geophysics.
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GEOL 6390 - 3-D Seismic Exploration I Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 4330 or equivalent.
Interpretation of the spatial component of three-dimensional seismic data in geologic structure and tratigraphy with emphasis on hydrocarbon exploration.
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GEOL 6392 - Migration of Seismic Data Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in NSM or Engineering, or consent of instructor.
Covers methods for processing seismic data to obtain a picture of the subsurface in both two and three dimensions.
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GEOL 6393 - Seismic Amplitude Interpretation Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Formerly/Same as: GEOL 6393 - Three-Dimensional Seismic Exploration I
Prerequisite: GEOL 4330 or equivalent.
Interpretation of the amplitude component of three-dimensional seismic data in predicting lithology and hydrocarbons. Correlation with logs, AVO, impedance inversion and reservoir characterization.
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GEOL 6394 - Geophysical Data Acquisition Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(2-3); )
Formerly/Same as: GEOL 6394 - Three-Dimensional Seismic Exploration II.
Prerequisite: GEOL 4330 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
Instruction in geophysical survey design, instrumentation (ultrasonic, well logging, VSP, seismic, GPS, and radar), data acquisition, and various software packages. Local field surveys will be conducted.
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GEOL 6395 - Petroleum Seismology Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Overview of seismic methods and the role they play in petroleum exploration and production. Topics include aspects of acquisition, processing, and interpretation.
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GEOL 6396 - Graduate Seminar Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: graduate standing in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
Current research topics in the earth and atmospheric sciences.
May be repeated for credit as seminar topics vary.
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GEOL 6397 - Selected Topics in Geology Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Current topics in geology and geophysics.
May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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GEOL 6398 - Special Problems Credit Hours: 3.0 (; )
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor or approval of chair.
Independent Study
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GEOL 6399 - Master’s Thesis Credit Hours: 3.0 (; )
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GEOL 6499 - Master’s Thesis Credit Hours: 4.0 (; )
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GEOL 6598 - Special Problems Credit Hours: 5.0 (; )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor or approval of chair.
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GEOL 6599 - Master’s Thesis Credit Hours: 5.0 (; )
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GEOL 6698 - Special Problems Credit Hours: 6.0 (; )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor or approval of chair.
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GEOL 6699 - Master’s Thesis Credit Hours: 6.0 (; )
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GEOL 6798 - Special Problems Credit Hours: 7.0 (; )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor or approval of chair.
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GEOL 6998 - Special Problems Credit Hours: 9.0 (; )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor or approval of chair.
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GEOL 7199 - Master Thesis Credit Hours: 1.0 (; )
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GEOL 7320 - Seismic Velocity Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 7333 .
Factors governing seismic velocities in earth materials, methods of measuring velocity, and velocity inversion techniques needed to determine earth parameters; application of velocity data to exploration geophysics
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GEOL 7321 - Multicomponent Seismic Processing Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 7333 and GEOL 7341 , or consent of instructor.
Multicomponent (3C and 4C) acquisition techniques, elastic-wave signals analysis and processing (with emphasis on converted waves), and interpretation of PS with PP data using logs and VSP.
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GEOL 7322 - Seismic Inversion: Current Concepts Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: GEOL 7332 or GEOL 7333 , or consent of instructor.
Applied mathematical concepts and geophysical applications of two and three dimensional inversion of seismic data, emphasizing its applications in hydrocarbon.
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GEOL 7323 - Borehole Geophysics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Links borehole data to surface geophysical data. Rock physics, petrophysics, borehole seismics including VSP, borehole gravity and electromagnetics, well-logging methods.
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GEOL 7324 - Rock Physics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Study of lithological, compositional, textural, and pore space properties of sediment and sedimentary rocks using laboratory and field measurements, empirical relations, and theoretical models.
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GEOL 7325 - Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Description of rock and fluid properties and evaluation of petroleum-bearing formations, using coring and core analysis, rock catalogs, mud logging, and drill stem and wireline formation testing.
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GEOL 7330 - Potential Field Methods of Geophysical Exploration Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: MATH 3363 or consent of instructor.
Theory of gravitational and magnetic fields; gravity and magnetic instruments and field procedures; reduction and quantitative interpretation of gravity and magnetic data.
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GEOL 7333 - Seismic Wave and Ray Theory Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: MATH 3321 or consent of instructor.
Fundamental concepts and foundations of wave and ray theory with implications for the processing of seismic data.
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GEOL 7335 - Geophysics of Porous Media Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: MATH 3321 or consent of instructor.
Basic concepts of Gassman and Biot type of media; Terzagi equation and pore pressure analysis; concepts of absolute and relative permeability; wave propagation and frequency dependency in media with isolated and connected porosity.
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GEOL 7341 - Geophysical Data Processing Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: MATH 3363 or consent of instructor.
Principles and methods in processing of geophysical data, particularly those in discrete form, with emphasis on sampling theory, Fourier analysis, model fitting, and image processing.
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GEOL 7399 - Master’s Thesis Credit Hours: 3.0 (; )
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GEOL 7699 - Master’s Thesis Credit Hours: 6.0 (; )
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GEOL 8198 - Doctoral Research Credit Hours: 1.0 (; )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and approval of chair.
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GEOL 8199 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit Hours: 1.0 (; )
Prerequisite: admission to candidacy as a doctoral student.
Doctoral dissertation work in progress.
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GEOL 8298 - Doctoral Research Credit Hours: 2.0 (; )
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GEOL 8299 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit Hours: 2.0 (; )
Prerequisite: admission to candidacy as a doctoral student.
Doctoral dissertation work in progress.
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GEOL 8398 - Doctoral Research Credit Hours: 3.0 (; )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and approval of chair.
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GEOL 8399 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit Hours: 3.0 (; )
Prerequisite: admission to candidacy as a doctoral student.
Doctoral dissertation work in progress.
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GEOL 8498 - Doctoral Research Credit Hours: 4.0 (; )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and approval of chair.
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GEOL 8499 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit Hours: 4.0 (; )
Prerequisite: admission to candidacy as a doctoral student.
Doctoral dissertation work in progress.
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GEOL 8599 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit Hours: 5.0 (; )
Prerequisite: admission to candidacy as a doctoral student.
Doctoral dissertation work in progress.
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GEOL 8698 - Doctoral Research Credit Hours: 6.0 (; )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and approval of chair.
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GEOL 8699 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit Hours: 6.0 (; )
Prerequisite: admission to candidacy as a doctoral student.
Doctoral dissertation work in progress.
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GEOL 8898 - Doctoral Research Credit Hours: 8.0 (; )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and approval of chair.
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GEOL 8998 - Doctoral Research Credit Hours: 9.0 (; )
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and approval of chair.
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GEOL 8999 - Doctoral Dissertation Credit Hours: 9.0 (; )
Prerequisite: admission to candidacy as a doctoral student.
Doctoral dissertation work in progress.
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ECON 6198 - Research and Readings in Economics Credit Hours: 1.0 (; )
Prerequisite: approval of chair.
Student may elect to receive either S/ U or letter grade. Individually directed readings or research in a particular field of economics.
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ECON 6199 - Thesis Credit Hours: 1.0 (; )
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ECON 6298 - Research and Readings in Economics Credit Hours: 2.0 (; )
Prerequisite: approval of chair.
Student may elect to receive either S/ U or letter grade. Individually directed readings or research in a particular field of economics.
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ECON 6333 - Applied Economic Methods Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: MATH 1432 or MATH 1314 or consent of instructor
Statistical basis for applied economic analysis, which includes discrete and continuous distributions, point estimation, tests of hypothesis, methods of estimation and properties of estimators and mathematical economic methods.
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ECON 6340 - Health Economics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: and or consent of instructor.
Economic analysis of health care. Topics include the value of health, the demand of health care, health insurance markets, managed care and the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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ECON 6345 - Energy Economics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: and or consent of instructor.
Energy economics with applications: Markets and market structures including the effects of regulations; sources; substitutes; externalities; data analysis and policy.
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ECON 6351 - Economic Forecasting Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: or consent of instructor.
Forecasting and modeling techniques including univariate and multivariate time series, model selection, response function analysis and variance decompositions, various non-linear models, and forecast evaluation.
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ECON 6352 - Quantitative Methods & Applications Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: , , and or consent of instructor.
Cost-benefit analysis, debt and equity financing, asset allocation, derivatives, among other topics. Microsoft Excel experience will be emphasized.
Maybe repeated for credit.
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ECON 6355 - Economic Development of Asia Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Economic and social problems of raising standards of living in Asia. Discussion issues include economic growth, growth and the environment, income disparities, the role of trade and foreign investment, and the accompanying political and social changes.
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ECON 6372 - Issues in Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Contemporary issues in microeconomic theory, including various modeling techniques.
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ECON 6376 - Economics of Europe Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor
Study of the main macroeconomic processes of the European Union. European trading policy, including common market creation and development. Other macroeconomic issues such as European budget, unemployment, and EURO currency will be analyzed
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ECON 6390 - Workshop Research Methods I Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: None.
Economics research mthods covers how to devise a research agenda and mthodology, find research sources and tools, and how to carry out research.
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ECON 6391 - Master’s Internship Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(3-0); )
Prerequisite: , , and consent of instructor.
Work with practicing economists in selected private industry, federal, state and local government offices.
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ECON 6393 - Master’s Research Project Credit Hours: 3.0 (Lecture Contact Hours:(0-0); )
Prerequisite: Consent of program director.
Work under the guidance of faculty economists on selected research project(s).
Practicum
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ECON 6395 - Wkshp Res Method II Credit Hours: 3.0 (; )
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ECON 6398 - Research and Readings in Economics Credit Hours: 3.0 (; )
Prerequisite: approval of chair.
Student may elect to receive either S/ U or letter grade. Individually directed readings or research in a particular field of economics.
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ECON 6399 - Master’s Thesis Credit Hours: 3.0 (; )
Prerequisite: Consent of program director.
Faculty-guided applied research project.
May be repeated for credit.
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