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 Undergraduate Courses
| Numb. | Name | Fall 24 | Spr 24 | Fall 23 | Spr 23 | Fall 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology | LEC | LEC | LEC | LEC | LEC |
| GEOL 102 | Historical Geology | LEC | LEC | LEC | LEC | LEC |
| GEOL 103 | Physical Geology Lab | LAB | LAB | LAB | LAB | LAB |
| GEOL 104 | Historical Geology Laboratory | LAB | LAB | LAB | LAB | LAB |
| GEOL 120 | The Changing Ocean | LEC | LEC | |||
| GEOL 121 | The Changing Ocean Laboratory | LAB | ||||
| GEOL 134 | Evolution and Extinction |
300 Level Undergraduate Courses
| Numb. | Name | Fall 24 | Spr 24 | Fall 23 | Spr 23 | Fall 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL 302 | Mineralogy | |||||
| GEOL 303 | Field Mapping Techniques | |||||
| GEOL 304 | Sedimentary Geology | LEC | LEC | |||
| GEOL 305 | Environmental Geology | LEC | LEC | |||
| GEOL 306 | Soil Science | LEC | ||||
| GEOL 308 | Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology | LEC | LEC | |||
| GEOL 309 | Introduction to Oceanography | |||||
| GEOL 312 | Invertebrate Paleontology | LEC | ||||
| GEOL 313 | Hydrogeology | LEC | LEC | |||
| GEOL 315 | Modern Methods of Geology | |||||
| GEOL 317 | Geomorphology | LEC | ||||
| GEOL 320 | Geology of Earth Resources | |||||
| GEOL 321 | Geology of Energy Resources | |||||
| GEOL 325 | Planetary Geology | LEC | LEC | |||
| GEOL 332 | Paleoclimatology | LEC | LEC | LEC | ||
| GEOL 334 | Vertebrate Paleontology | LEC | LEC | LEC | ||
| GEOL 363 | Coastal Morphology and Processes | |||||
| GEOL 364 | Marine Geology | |||||
| GEOL 392 | Geology Seminar | LEC |
400 Level Undergraduate GEOL Courses
| Numb. | Name | Fall 24 | Spr 24 | Fall 23 | Spr 23 | Fall 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL 401 | Structural Geology | |||||
| GEOL 403 | Geochemistry | LEC | ||||
| GEOL 404 | Virtual Field Experience and Digital Geologic Methods | |||||
| GEOL 412 | Physical Oceanography | LEC | LEC | |||
| GEOL 417 | Geophysics | |||||
| GEOL 420 | Earth Science and Policy | LEC | LEC | LEC | LEC | LEC |
| GEOL 441 | Great Events in Earth History | LEC | ||||
| GEOL 458 | Chemical Oceanography |
500 Level Graduate GEOL Courses
| Numb. | Name | Fall 24 | Spr 24 | Fall 23 | Spr 23 | Fall 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL 500 | Advanced Structural Geology | |||||
| GEOL 501 | Planetary Geology | |||||
| GEOL 503 | Invertebrate Paleontology | LEC | ||||
| GEOL 504 | Sedimentary Geology | LEC | LEC | |||
| GEOL 506 | Soil Science | LEC | ||||
| GEOL 512 | Invertebrate Paleontology | |||||
| GEOL 513 | Hydrogeology | LEC | LEC | |||
| GEOL 521 | Geology of Energy Resources | |||||
| GEOL 525 | Modeling Earth Signals & Systems | |||||
| GEOL 532 | Paleoclimatology | LEC | LEC | LEC | ||
| GEOL 534 | Vertebrate Paleontology | LEC | LEC | |||
| GEOL 535 | Quantitative Stratigraphy | |||||
| GEOL 536 | Paleontology Seminar | LEC | ||||
| GEOL 541 | Great Events in Earth History | |||||
| GEOL 545 | Planetary Geology | LEC | LEC | |||
| GEOL 563 | Vertebrate Paleontology | |||||
| GEOL 565 | Paleoceanography |