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  • GEO 2000R: Applied Geologic Investigation of Grand Canyon, Zion, and Bryce National Parks (LAB)

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Fulfills General Education Laboratory Sciences requirement. Provides an opportunity for students to study topics such as depositional environments, plate tectonics , gradation, rock dating, geologic time, Earth history, and environmental issues in a field research setting through travel to Grand Canyon, Zion, and Bryce Canyon National Parks. The class will be held over a 4-5 day period. Overnight stays at the Tanner Field Station required. Repeatable up to 2 credits. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Examine evidence of climate change both in ancient and modern times. 2. Learn basic scientific processes used to develop hypotheses and theories. 3. Gain greater insight into the enormous length of geologic time and evidences that support this claim. 4. Learn the different ways that scientists can determine geologic ages. 5. Understand agents of gradation, particularly how the hydrologic cycle helps to shape the Earth. 6. Learn how the different subsystems of the Earth system interact as open systems as they exchange not just energy, but matter. 7. Know where and when the basic rock and mineral types form and how they are related to tectonic and hydrologic cycles. 8. Be able to identify common rocks and minerals. 9. Demonstrate the relationship between geological processes and resources and human activities. 10. Understand how plate tectonics works, including the role of the different types of plate boundaries and the forces that help drive the system. 11. Learn how tectonism has helped shape the Earth's surface. Course fee required. FA, SU
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  • GEO 2050: Earth Materials

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Required for all geoscience degree programs. An introduction to the origin, classification, identification, and physical and chemical properties of minerals and rocks, including topics related to crystallography, mineral chemistry, petrology, and the importance of mineral and rock resources to society. Three lectures and one 3 hour laboratory per week. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Evaluate, identify, and classify minerals in hand samples and thin sections based on their physical properties. 2. Classify and categorize minerals based on chemistry and atomic structure. 3. Analyze variations in mineral chemistry and explain the chemical rules that dictate mineral structures. 4. Employ graphical methods to quantify and interpret mineral chemistry. 5. Describe how mineral chemistry and structure control physical and optical properties. 6. Evaluate various igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks and interpreting their environments of formation using their component mineral assemblages and textures. 7. Summarize how, where, and why minerals are important to manufacturing, economics, and politics. Course fee required. Prerequisites: GEO 1110 and GEO 1115 (Both Grade C or higher). FA
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  • GEO 2700R: Field Methods in Geoscience Research

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    A preparatory course for undergraduate participation in collaborative research projects in the geosciences. Repeatable for a max of 3 credits. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop skills in collecting and organizing scientific data from field investigations. 2. Consider how concepts and skills acquired in coursework can be developed through interdisciplinary research. 3. Develop a hypothesis for a research project in the geosciences or related sciences, and devise a protocol to test that hypothesis. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop skills in collecting and organizing scientific data from field investigations. 2. Consider how concepts and skills acquired in coursework can be developed through interdisciplinary research. 3. Develop a hypothesis for a research project in the geosciences or related sciences, and devise a protocol to test that hypothesis. Course fee required. Prerequisites: GEO 1110 and GEO 1115 (Both grade C- or higher).
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  • GEO 2990R: Career Seminar in Geology

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    This seminar is aimed at helping students interested in Earth sciences identify and prepare for future careers in the field of Earth sciences. Students will interact with professionals to learn about Earth sciences career opportunities and will perform exercises to strengthen their resumes/CVs, cover letters, and professional communication skills. Can be repeated up to 4 times for credit. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify potential internship or employment opportunities as a geology degree graduate. 2. Evaluate professional materials that will be needed to apply for summer and post-graduate jobs and programs. 3. Collaborate with faculty, peer students, and guest speakers in a professional setting. 4. Develop professional skills for interviews and collaborative settings. FA
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  • GEO 3000: Advanced Geologic Investigation of Colorado Plateau Basin and Range provinces through national parks

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Provides students an opportunity to engage in an advanced study of topics such as depositional environments, plate tectonics, gradation, rock dating, geologic time, Earth history, and environmental issues in a field research setting through travel to Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands, Great Basin, and Death Valley National Parks. The class requires two camping trips of 3-4 overnight stays, one of which is over Fall Break, plus two to three 1-day trips. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Collect and record geologic field observations/data including rock properties and structural/stratigraphic relationships. 2. Communicate geologic data and hypotheses to scientific peers. 3. Explain geological data products such as maps, cross sections, and stratigraphic columns to evaluate hypotheses about the depositional environments and tectonic history of the southwestern U.S. 4. Describe and evaluate hypotheses about the landscape evolution of notable landforms in the southwestern U.S. Course fee required. Prerequisites: GEO 1110 and 1115 (Both Grade C- or higher). FA (odd)
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  • GEO 3060: Environmental Geology

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Geological attributes of environmental settings with emphasis on the analysis of geologic conditions pertinent to resource availability, urban planning, recognition and assessment of geologic hazards, and environmental issues through geochemical investigation of Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply a Systems Science perspective to Geological topics. 2. Enhance critical thinking skills in the context of Earth sciences. 3. Utilize multiple sources of information to understand geology and make scientific analyses. 4. Develop and present research topics and findings. 5. Consider human interactions with the physical Earth, both human impacts on the environment and environmental hazards to human society. Prerequisites: GEO 1110 (Grade C or higher) AND GEO 1115 (Grade C or higher). FA (even)
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  • GEO 3110: Scientific Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Augments research, writing, and communication skills of science majors. On successful completion, students will be able to effectively use scientific literature databases; find, read, understand, and critically assess primary scientific literature; write in a clear, concise, scientific style that will be required in upper-level science classes, including Senior Thesis, and in graduate study or future professions. In order to enter GEOL 3110 with the needed experience in scientific writing, students are required to have completed or be currently enrolled in a geology course that requires an original, student-designed research project and paper or must obtain instructor permission before enrolling. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Employ scientific literature databases. 2. Analyze and assess primary scientific literature effectively and efficiently. 3. Develop clear, concise, scientific context for all types of communication that you will be required to do in upper-level science classes (including senior thesis) and in your professional life (e.g., research reports for publication in primary literature and for corporate distribution). Prerequisites: ENGL 2010 and GEO 3000 or GEO 3180 or GEO 3200 or GEO 3500 or GEO 3550 or GEO 3600 or GEO 3700. FA, SP
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  • GEO 3180: Paleontology

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Reviews theories, principles, and applications of paleontology, as well as the characteristics of important groups of fossil organisms and their geologic distributions and paleoecologies. The course includes a lab. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Review and debate the nature of the fossil record. 2. Appraise, criticize, debate, and defend the principles of and theories about evolution, speciation, systematics, and extinction. 3. Assess possible functional morphological and paleoecological features of a fossil organism. 4. Assess the paleobiogeographic and biostratigraphic utility of a fossil organism. 5. Evaluate and classify a fossil and assess what it contributes to understanding the evolutionary history and diversity of its clade. Course fee required. Prerequisites: GEO 1220 and GEO 1225, or instructor permission. FA (odd)
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  • GEO 3200: Mineralogy

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Exploration of the physical, chemical, and optical properties of common rock- and ore-forming minerals through the principles of crystallography, optical microscopy, and analytical chemistry. Three one-hour lectures, and one three-hour lab per week. Laboratories emphasize mineral studies at macro and micro scales, analytical methods, and data processing. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Determine the physical properties of minerals based on their chemical composition, and atomic structure. 2. Examine symmetry elements and functions of a mineral sample (or model), and correctly identify its corresponding crystal system. 3. Classify the most common rock and ore-forming minerals and recall their chemical formulas. 4. Summarize the nature and causes of various mineral features such as twinning, exsolution, defects, color, polymorphism, and pseudomorphism. 5. List various geochemical analytical techniques and elaborate on the theory they are based on. 6. Analyze mineral data, and effectively communicate the methods, results, and logical interpretations of those data in a scientifically written report. Course fee required. Prerequisites: GEO 1110 and 1115; and MATH 1050 (or higher); and CHEM 1210 and 1215 (All grade C or higher). FA (odd)
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  • GEO 3400: Water Resources

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    A detailed examination of the water cycle, including: precipitation, surface water, ground water, glaciers, water conservation, water management, and water pollution with special emphasis on the water resources of Utah and neighboring areas. Offered upon sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the water resources management issues (water quality and water quantity) in local and global regions. 2. Apply the basic principles of water resources, including hydrologic cycle, surface and groundwater hydrology to understand critical water needs. 3. Utilize quantitative models in water resources and hydrology. 4. Apply the scientific methods and critical thinking to analyze the hydrologic data in water resources management (e.g. surface water, groundwater, water quality). Prerequisites: GEO 1110/1115 AND CHEM 1210/1215. FA (even)
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