Eleven day field camp in the vicinity of Whitefish Falls, northern Lake Huron. Students will examine Precambrian metasedimentary and Early Paleozoic...
Origins of sedimentary grains. Transport processes. Characteristics of the main types of sedimentary basins. Stratigraphic methods, including litho-,...
This course explores the significance of life on Earth, past and present. Topics include ecological revolutions, mass extinctions, roles of life in...
A survey of the fossil record from bacteria, protista, calcareous algae, to invertebrate animals. Topics on each group of fossils include functional...
Introduction to the fossil record that documents the major steps in vertebrate evolution, including the origin and radiation of fishes, amphibians,...
Introduction to physical geology with emphasis on the engineering oriented aspects of the Earth Sciences. Topics include: minerals and rocks; mass...
The study of crystal structure, crystal chemistry and stability of rock-forming minerals. Compatibility of atomic substitution in minerals (solid...
Study of igneous processes using rock and thin section descriptions (petrography). Discussion of how different compositions and conditions influence...
Identification and description of various types of siliciclastic and carbonate rocks; the important characteristics of sedimentary rocks and their key...
Study of metamorphic processes using rock and thin section descriptions (petrography). Discussion of factors that control the mineralogy and physical...
An advanced course covering the geophysical techniques used for subsurface sensing, with applications to environmental studies and resource...
An introduction to physics of the Earth's interior. Major topics are: Earth structure from seismic observations, heat flow, the physics of minerals...
An introduction to the basic concepts of geodesy and geodetic surveying, to include geometrical and physical geodesy. Material covered will include...
Occurrence, movement, and behavior of water in the hydrologic cycle. The development of quantitative representations of hydrologic processes (e.g.,...
Acquisition of solutes by rain, surface and subsurface waters and their transportation and deposition in natural environments (e.g., formation of ore...
Eleven day field school in a deformed metamorphic terrain. Observation and documentation of geological features at outcrops. Three-dimensional...
A study of geomicrobiological processes recorded in the Earth record and bacteria interactions in contemporary systems, including methods for the...
A survey course introducing the broad field of mineral deposit geology and the importance of mineral resources. Global theories of ore genesis are...
The material covered builds directly on Earth Sciences 3370A/B Metallogenic models are applied to a wide spectrum of deposit types. Emphasis is placed...
The study of the fundamental geological components of petroleum systems responsible for oil and natural gas accumulations in sedimentary basins. The...