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Geology

Undergraduate GEOL Courses with Recent Syllabi

LEC = Lecture Course, LAB = Laboratory Course,
DUO=Lecture & Laboratory Course, IND = Individualized Course

 

* Indication of AOES Mason Core Courses on-line for Fall 2020 *

Geology (GEOL) Classes and Semesters Offered

100 Level Undergrad Courses 

Numb.NameSpr 21Fall 20Sum 20Spr 20Fall 19Sum 19
GEOL 101*Introductory GeologyLECLEC LEC LEC 
GEOL 102*Historical GeologyLECLEC LECLEC 
GEOL 104Historical Geology LaboratoryLAB LAB LAB LAB 
GEOL 134Evolution and ExtinctionLEC  LEC  

300 Level Undergrad Courses

Numb.NameSpr 21Fall 20Sum 20Spr 20Fall 19Sum 19
GEOL 302MineralogyLECLEC LEC LEC 
GEOL 303Field Mapping Techniques LEC  LEC 
GEOL 304Sedimentary Geology LEC  LEC 
GEOL 305Environmental GeologyLEC  LEC  
GEOL 306Soil ScienceLEC  LEC  
GEOL 308Igneous/Metamorphic PetrologyLEC  LEC  
GEOL 309Introduction to Oceanography LEC  LEC 
GEOL 312Invertebrate PaleontologyLEC  LEC  
GEOL 313HydrogeologyLEC  LEC  
GEOL 317Geomorphology LEC  LEC 
GEOL 320Geology of Earth ResourcesLEC  LEC  
GEOL 321Geology of Energy Resources LEC  LEC 
GEOL 325Planetary Geology    LEC 
GEOL 332Paleoclimatology LEC  LEC 
GEOL 334Vertebrate Paleontology LEC  LEC 
GEOL 363Coastal Morphology and ProcessesLEC  LEC  
GEOL 364Marine Geology   LEC  
GEOL 392Geology Seminar LEC  LEC 

400 Level Undergad GEOL Courses

Numb.NameSpr 21Fall 20Sum 20Spr 20Fall 19Sum 19
GEOL 401Structural GeologyLEC  LEC  
GEOL 403Geochemistry   LEC  
GEOL 412Physical Oceanography LEC  LEC 
GEOL 417GeophysicsLEC     
GEOL 420Earth Science and Policy LECLEC LECLEC 
GEOL 441Great Events in Earth HistoryLEC  LEC  
GEOL 458Chemical OceanographyLEC     

500 Level Graduate GEOL Courses

Numb.NameSpr 21Fall 20Sum 20Spr 20Fall 19Sum 19
GEOL 506Soil ScienceLEC  LEC  
GEOL 513HydrogeologyLEC  LEC  
GEOL 521Geology of Energy Resources LEC  LEC 
GEOL 525Modeling Earth Signals & Systems LEC   LEC 
GEOL 532Paleoclimatology LEC  LEC 
GEOL 534Vertebrate Paleontology LEC  LEC 
GEOL 535Quantitative StratigraphyLEC     
GEOL 536Paleontology Seminar  LEC    
GEOL 541Great Events in Earth HistoryLEC  LEC  
GEOL 563Vertebrate PaleontologyLEC  LEC  
GEOL 565Paleoceanography   LEC  

600 & 700 Level Graduate GEOL Courses

Numb.NameSpr 21Fall 20Sum 20Spr 20Fall 19Sum 19
GEOL 601The Lithosphere     LEC 
GEOL 792Geology SeminarLECLEC LECLEC