Minor in Geology
The Minor in Geology requires a minimum of 21 hours of which at least 12 credit hours must be unique to that minor. Students in this minor have a foundation in geology, particularly in near surface geology at the intersection of geology and the environment. Students electing to minor in geology must complete the following:
REQUIRED COURSES
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EEES 1020 | Introductory Geology Laboratory | 1 |
| EEES 2100 | Fundamentals Of Geology | 4 |
AT LEAST TWO COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING FOUR
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EEES 2230 | Earth History: Historical Geology and Paleontology | 4 |
| EEES 3210 | Mineralogy and Petrology | 4 |
| EEES 3220 | Sedimentary Petrology and Stratigraphy | 3 |
| EEES 3310 | Earth Structures and Mapping | 3 |
CHOOSE AT LEAST 8–10 UNIQUE CREDITS FROM THIS LIST OF COURSES to make up a minimum of 21 credit hours. *Only one of EEES4480 or EEES4490 can be used to fulfill these credits.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EEES 2230 | Earth History: Historical Geology and Paleontology | 4 |
| EEES 2400 | Oceanography And Water Resources | 3 |
| EEES 3000 | Geology Of National Parks | 3 |
| EEES 3100 | Surficial Processes | 3 |
| EEES 3210 | Mineralogy and Petrology | 4 |
| EEES 3220 | Sedimentary Petrology and Stratigraphy | 3 |
| EEES 3250 | Engineering Geology | 3 |
| EEES 3310 | Earth Structures and Mapping | 3 |
| EEES 4100 | Glacial Geology | 3 |
| EEES 4150 | Evolution | 3 |
| EEES 4200 | Quaternary Geology | 3 |
| EEES 4220 | Environmental Geochemistry | 3 |
| EEES 4410 | Hydrogeology | 3 |
| EEES 4450 | Hazardous Waste Management | 3 |
| EEES 4480 | GIS Applications in ENSC | 3 |
| EEES 4490 | Remote Sensing of The Environment | 4 |
| EEES 4920 | Senior Geology Seminar | 2 |
The departmental undergraduate geology advisor (Dr. Becker) must approve a program of study in advance, and a minimum GPA of 2.0 must be achieved for the course work completed in the minor.
Below is a sample plan of study. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Hours | |
| EEES 1020 | Introductory Geology Laboratory | 1 |
| EEES 2100 | Fundamentals Of Geology EEES 1010 can substitute with permission of advisor. | 4 |
| Hours | 5 | |
| Second Term | ||
| EEES 2230 or EEES 3220 | Earth History: Historical Geology and Paleontology or Sedimentary Petrology and Stratigraphy | 3 - 4 |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Third Term | ||
| EEES 3210 or EEES 3310 | Mineralogy and Petrology or Earth Structures and Mapping | 3 - 4 |
| EEES Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 6-7 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| EEES Electives | 6 - 8 | |
| Hours | 6-8 | |
| Total Hours | 20-24 | |
- PLO 1. Students will be able to identify and classify Earth materials, including minerals, rocks and common fossils.
- PLO 2. Students will be able to apply the common tools necessary for a field investigation in geology.
- PLO 3. Students will be able to explain the two fundamental paradigms in geology: plate tectonics and evolution.
- PLO 4. Students will be able to apply the concepts of plate tectonics to the analysis of other geologic processes, such as the distribution of earthquakes, creation of landforms, and sedimentary depositional environments.
- PLO 5. Students will be able to explain and discuss the basic principles concerning the origin and distribution of minerals (mineralogy) and rocks (petrology).
- PLO 6. Students will be able to evaluate the record of rock behavior under stress (structural geology) within the lithosphere.
- PLO 7. Students will be able to analyze field maps or other images to interpret the processes and interactions among the primary Earth systems that produce features on the Earth surface.
- PLO 8. Students will be able to evaluate environmental issues in the context of geological principles, and to design practical potential solutions.