GEOL 6399 - Directed Study in Advanced Geology and Physics

Credits: 3 Class: 2 Lab: 1
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
This course provides ongoing opportunities for students to build their knowledge and understanding in the earth sciences as science has a rapidly changing knowledge base and expanding relevance to societal issues. Topics may include geological evolution, plate tectonics, exploration and production of energy resources, classical and modern physics, environmental modeling, physics of the atmosphere, and advanced investigative methods in geology and physics. Students will examine current literature in these areas and discuss the merits and implications of the latest findings. In addition, students will be immersed in various labs and activities that reinforce the concepts under investigation.