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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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This section of the Catalog includes course descriptions, listed alphabetically by discipline. The descriptions provide information on course numbers, titles, the level of instruction, credit, course sequence, content, and prerequisites as shown in the following example:
CHE 2100 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: CHE 1100
Description: A study of the elements of organic and biological chemistry. This course satisfies requirements for nursing programs and other fields requiring a survey of organic and biological chemistry.
The first two to four letters, called the course subject code, represent the area of study or discipline, e.g., CHE represents chemistry. The course number follows the course subject code, e.g., 2100. The first digit in a four-digit course number designates the level of instruction. Only courses numbered 1000 or above will be included in credits toward a degree. Courses with numbers up to and including 1999 are primarily for freshmen, 2000 through 2999 primarily for sophomores, 3000 through 3999 primarily for juniors, and 4000 through 4999 primarily for seniors. In general, students should not take courses above the level of their class (based upon semester hours earned), but they may do so at one level above if they have the specified prerequisites. In special cases, students may be permitted to take courses more than one level above that designated for their class if they obtain the permission of their advisor and of the faculty member teaching the course and if they meet the prerequisite requirements. Course descriptions provide a summary of the content of the course. If a prerequisite must be met before a student can register for a course, this information is listed above the course description. Attributes, such as Multicultural, General Studies, or Guaranteed Transfer, are listed after the course description. A list of courses being offered in a given semester, instructors, class meeting times, and locations is described in the Class Schedule located on the Office of the Registrar’s website, msudenver.edu/registrar/classschedules.
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FIN 4500 - Analysis of Financial Statements
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FIN 3850 with a grade of “C” or better and Senior standing
Description: An in-depth study of current financial reporting practices, analysis and interpretation of corporate financial statements, utilizing text and selected cases.
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FIN 4600 - Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FIN 3600, FIN 3850 with a grade of “C” or better in both and Senior standing
Description: This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of security analysis and portfolio management. The focus of the course is on selecting the appropriate securities and managing the portfolio to meet the investor objectives. This is the capstone and assessment course for finance majors with a concentration in financial services.
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FIN 4700 - Special Topics in Finance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and approval of the Finance Department chair
Description: This is an in-depth study of selected topics in finance not available otherwise in the curriculum. Typically, this course will focus on current issues or developments in finance, and the content will vary.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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FIN 4750 - Seminar in Personal Financial Planning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FIN 3420, FIN 3450, FIN 3600, FIN 4400 and ACC 3090
Description: This is a senior-level integrative course for finance majors concentrating in personal financial planning. It brings together the various aspects of financial planning with heavy emphasis on case studies.
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FIN 4950 - Financial Strategies and Policies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FIN 3600, FIN 3850 with a grade of “C” or better in both, Senior standing, and completion of all business core courses except MGT 4950
Description: This course takes an integrated case study approach to financial management. Emphasis is on presentation of analyses and recommendations for strategies and policies. This is the capstone and assessment course for finance majors with a concentration in general finance. Proficiency in personal computer and word processing and spreadsheet applications is necessary.
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FER 3000 - Applications of Fire Research
Credits: 3
Description: In this course, students will examine the basic principles of research and methodology for analyzing current, fire-related research. Students will also be introduced to an applications framework for conducting and evaluating independent research in the following areas: fire dynamics, fire test standards and codes, fire safety, fire modeling, structural fire safety, life safety, firefighter health and safety, automatic detection and suppression, transportation fire hazards, risk analysis and loss control, fire service applied research, and new trends in fire-related research.
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FER 3110 - Community Risk Reduction for Fire and Emergency Services
Credits: 3
Description: Students will be introduced to a theoretical framework for understanding the ethical, sociological, organizational, political, and legal components of community risk reduction and a methodology for the development of a comprehensive community risk reduction plan.
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FER 3140 - Fire and Emergency Services Administration
Credits: 3
Description: This course is designed to be a progressive primer for students who want more knowledge about fire and emergency services administration. Students will examine the following skills necessary to manage and lead a fire and emergency services department through the challenges and changes of the 21st century: Persuasion and influence, accountable budgeting, anticipation of challenges and the need for change, and using specific management tools for analyzing and solving problems. A central part of the course focuses on how the leadership of a fire and emergency services department develops internal and external cooperation to create a coordinated approach to achieving the department’s mission.
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FER 3200 - Fire Prevention, Organization, and Management
Credits: 3
Description: In this course, students will examine the factors that shape fire risk and the tools for fire prevention, including risk reduction education, codes and standards, inspection and plans review, fire investigation, research, master planning, various types of influences, and strategies. Also, students will examine the changing roles and responsibilities of fire prevention professionals in managing fire prevention programs and risk reduction activities to ensure public safety.
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FER 3430 - Personnel Development for Fire and Emergency Services
Credits: 3
Description: In this course, students will examine relationships and issues in personnel administration and human resource management within the context of fire and emergency service organizations, including personnel management, organizational development, productivity, recruitment and selection, performance management systems, discipline, and collective bargaining.
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FER 3460 - Political and Legal Foundations for Fire Protection
Credits: 3
Description: In this course, students will examine the legal aspects of the fire service and the political and social impacts of legal issues. The course includes a review of the American legal system and in-depth coverage of legal and political issues involving employment and personnel matters, administrative and operational matters, planning and code enforcement, and legislative and political processes with regard to the fire service. At the end of the course students will be able to understand how fire and emergency services administrators perform as effective risk managers by recognizing legal and political issues affecting public safety, and finding and applying appropriate legal rules and/or political constructs as indicated.
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FRE 1010 - Elementary French I
Credits: 5
Description: This course focuses on skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and cultural competency.
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FRE 1020 - Elementary French II
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): FRE 1010 or one year of high school French or its equivalent with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This course is a continuation of FRE 1010 and focuses on skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and cultural competency.
Note: This course requires a grade of “C” or better to fulfill the General Studies requirement.
General Studies: Oral Communication
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FRE 1800 - International French Year I
Credits: 1-15
Description: This is a variable-credit course, designed for first-year students learning French in a study abroad setting. Recognizes approved study-abroad educational experience in French speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing.
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FRE 2010 - Intermediate French I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 1020 or equivalent
Description: This course is the first of a two-semester, integrated, second-year sequence. The course focuses on further skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and on cultural competency. Class is conducted mostly in French and will include a variety of interactive activities designed to help students develop their knowledge of French and their ability to use it productively in situations of communication.
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FRE 2020 - Intermediate French II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 2010 or equivalent
Description: This course is a continuation of FRE 2010 and is the second of a two-semester, integrated, second-year sequence. The course focuses on further skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and on cultural competency. Class is conducted mostly in French and will include a variety of interactive activities designed to help students develop their knowledge of French and their ability to use it productively in situations of communication.
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FRE 2110 - French Reading and Conversation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): One year of college French or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course helps to build oral proficiency at intermediate and advanced levels through a variety of personalized interactional activities that are based on readings appropriate to each stage of linguistic development.
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FRE 2800 - International French Year II
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): One year of college French or equivalent
Description: This is a variable-credit course that recognizes second-year study of French language and culture in an approved study-abroad setting.
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FRE 3010 - Introduction to Advanced French Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 2010, FRE 2020, or departmental permission
Description: This transitional course is designed to develop those critical, linguistic, and analytical skills required to pursue French studies at the advanced level. The cultural sources studied-literary texts, films, news articles, videos, audio programs,etc.-are chosen to acquaint students with Francophone socio-cultural and literary issues.
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FRE 3050 - Cultural Crossroads: France, Germany, Spain
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020
Description: This course gives students the cultural background necessary to understand and appreciate those spiritual and intellectual developments that have given today’s three European nations (representing our language disciplines) their characteristics. Main topics include the Indo- European language family, the cultural and technological development of Germanic and Romance-speaking countries, the causes for the rise and fall of these countries throughout the 2000 years under consideration, the role of women in politics and the arts, the development of differing social etiquette, reasons for mass emigrations, and contributions of immigrants to their new countries, and the effect that the European Union has on the educational social welfare of its member nations.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
Cross Listed Course(s): GER 3050, HON 3050, MDL 3050, SPA 3050
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FRE 3110 - Survey of French Literature I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3010 or permission of instructor; and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This introduction to French literature from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment gives an insight into French literary, historical, and cultural development through selected reading and discussion.
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FRE 3120 - Survey of French Literature II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3010 or permission of instructor; completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This introduction to 19th- and 20th-century French literature emphasizes the evolution of literary style and content from Romanticism to contemporary literary schools. Readings and discussion are in French.
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FRE 3150 - French Phonetics: Theory and Practice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Two years of college French or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course covers the essential facts of French phonology. It is aimed at improving students’ pronunciation and articulation and introducing them to the field of linguistics.
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FRE 3310 - Advanced French Composition and Grammar
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 2010, FRE 2020 or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is designed to reinforce and further develop writing skills, thus enabling the student to combine accuracy with imagination and inventiveness in writing French.
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FRE 3320 - Cinema in French for Advanced Conversation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3010 or Senior Standing or Instructor’s Permission
Description: This course explores French-language films and provides a vehicle for advanced-level French language comprehension and expression. While students receive an enriched understanding of contemporary French culture, they are encouraged to use advanced structures of the language, as well as other aspects of grammar and idiomatic expressions.
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FRE 3550 - French Historical Perspectives
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3010 or permission of instructor; completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This survey chronologically presents major political, societal, and cultural movements that have molded France and the French throughout history.
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FRE 3560 - Contemporary Socio-Cultural Issues
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3010 or permission of instructor; completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This course provides in-depth presentations and analysis of recent social, cultural, political, and economic issues important to an understanding of contemporary France.
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FRE 3800 - International Advanced French
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing in French or equivalent
Description: This course recognizes upper-division study in language, culture, and literature in a study abroad setting. It uses a variety of methods and includes reading, writing, and discussion seminars in French.
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FRE 4520 - Modern French Theater
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three years of college French or equivalent, or Permission of instructor; completion of General Studies requirements; and senior standing.
Description: This is a sampling of the French dramatists who have not only contributed to literary development, but who also have had an impact on society and culture. Theater analysis techniques will also be stressed.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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FRE 4530 - The French Novel
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three years of college French or equivalent, or permission of instructor; completion of General Studies requirements; and senior standing.
Description: This is a sampling of 19th- and 20th-century French novels that will be studied in depth using several literary analysis techniques.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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FRE 4540 - Literature, Culture, and Translation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3310 and/or Senior standing or permission of instructor
Description: This course is designed to allow students to use the various skills that they have developed during their studies of French language, culture and literature at an advanced level. Students analyze and apply translation techniques (from both French to English and English to French) and demonstrate an ability to analyze cultural differences that affect translation, both of text and image. The course provides a practical application of skills toward a service-leaming translation project and includes reflection on the service learning process. Enrollment is limited to 15 students. (Service Learning)
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FRE 4750 - Senior Seminar in French Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, at least two courses at the FRE 3000-level
Description: This is an intense thematic seminar on either a literary or cultural topic emphasizing a comparative study in the former and a multidisciplinary approach to the latter.
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GIS 1220 - Introduction to Geospatial Sciences
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum, acceptable performance standard scores on reading, writing, and mathematics pre-assessment tests. CSS 1010 or CMS 1010, with a grade of “C” is strongly recommended but not required.
Description: The purpose of this course is to provide a functionally integrated entry into geospatial science. The students will learn basic concepts needed to understand maps, geospatial mapping terminology, and basic field and desktop mapping tools. The focus of this class is on learning the concepts that underlie geospatial mapping and learning the basic software and GPS tools required to start a student in the mapping sciences. Basic analysis and spatial problem-solving skills are addressed in this course. Intermediate and advanced spatial analysis skills are taken up in subsequent GIS courses.
Note: Students may not receive credit for GEG 1220 and GIS 1220.
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GIS 2250 - Geographic Information Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GIS 1220
Description: This is a foundation course that provides students with the basic knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with regard to theoretical, technical, and application issues. It introduces and provides direct experience with the techniques used to analyze and display spatial data using GIS. The skills and knowledge developed in this course will be used to support upper-division courses.
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GIS 2710 - Global Positioning Systems
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): GIS 1220 with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This course is an introduction to the science of land navigation using maps and a Global Positioning System (GPS), Students navigate positions in the field and apply cartographic principles to GPS lab and field exercises. Emphasis is given to the integration of GPS data with Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
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GIS 3250 - Cartography
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GIS 2250 and MTH 1210 with grades of “C” or better; or permission of instructor
Description: This course focuses on basic cartographic and visualization concepts and techniques to convey spatial information. Students will critique and design basic cartographic products such as dot, choropleth, contour, and proportional symbol maps using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). They will explore advanced visualization techniques such as integrating data, text, and graphics, developing web maps, and animating maps to show temporal change. Cartographic applications for natural resource management and planning are stressed.
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GIS 4840 - Remote Sensing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GIS 1220 and MTH 1110 with grades of “C” or better
Description: This course provides an overview of photogrammetry and remote sensing principals as well as practical experience in the extraction of earth surface information from hardcopy and digital imagery. Topics include electromagnetic radiation principles, aerial cameras, photo interpretation and measurement, satellite collection systems, digital imagery characteristics, and image processing. The application of remote sensing technologies to land management fields and the integration of digital imagery within Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is emphasized.
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GIS 4850 - Spatial Modeling in Raster
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): GIS 2250 and MTH 1110 with grade of “C” or better; upper division standing; or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): GIS 3250
Description: This is an upper-division course in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with an emphasis on spatial analysis and modeling. The underlying foundations of map algebra are discussed along with practical exercises that allow the student to develop familiarity with those procedures. This course offers an opportunity for students with a solid background in the fundamentals of GIS to apply the analytical capabilities of this technology to model real-world situations in support of decision-making. Application of GIS to the fields of Land Use Planning and Natural Resource Management are emphasized.
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GIS 4860 - GIS Applications
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): GIS 2250 with a grade of “C” or better, upper division standing; or permission of instructor
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): GIS 3250
Description: This course provides advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), with emphasis on vector data models. Students will gain conceptual knowledge about the advantages and limitations of various vector GIS data models (shapefiles, coverages, geodatabases) in support of land management and scientific applications, as well as practical exercises using Arc/Info and ArcGIS software. Students will gain advanced experience in spatial data management, spatial analysis, and project management. Students will be responsible for a GIS application project of their own creation.
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GIS 4870 - Spatial Databases
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GIS 4860 with a grade of “C” or better, and upper division standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This upper-division course emphasizes the challenges and uniqueness of spatial data organization from specific database models to national spatial data infrastructures. Students will gain theoretical and practical experience designing, implementing, and managing georelational and object-relational databases for planning and natural resource applications. Practical experience in spatial database creation using Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Database Management Systems (DBMS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) will be stressed.
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GIS 4880 - Current Topics in GIS: Variable Topics
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): GIS 2250 with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This course covers important topics in GIS and remote sensing, emphasizing new concepts and technological developments. The course content will vary, and the course may be repeated for credit as the course topic changes with a maximum of six credits earned.
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GIS 4890 - Advanced GIS Project
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GIS 4860 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This is a senior-level capstone course for land use majors with a concentration in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Students serve as GIS specialists working on individual or group projects with emphasis on land use applications. Students manage a project from inception to completion, including databases and maps, as well as a final report and presentation.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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Geography |
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GEG 1000 - World Regional Geography
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard scores on reading, writing, and mathematics preassessment placement tests
Description: This course presents the study of the formation, behavior, and interaction of social, political, cultural, and economic regions throughout the world.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences I, Global Diversity
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS2
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GEG 1100 - Introduction to Physical Geography
Credits: 3
Description: This course explores the various elements of the physical environment and interactions between the elements. The course emphasizes the atmosphere (weather and climate), the lithosphere (soils, geology, and landforms), and the hydrosphere (oceans, streams, and groundwater).
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SC2
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GEG 1120 - Orienteering
Credits: 1
Description: This course familiarizes students with the reading and interpretation of topographic maps and the use of the compass. Orienteering exercises are conducted in the field.
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GEG 1300 - Introduction to Human Geography
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard scores on reading, writing, and mathematics preassessment placement tests
Description: This course provides an introduction to geographic perspectives, concepts, and methods as they apply to the study of human activities. Emphasis is placed on explaining human spatial patterns and their consequences. Topics covered include population, migration, language, religion, folk and economic development, political systems, and resources.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences I, Global Diversity
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GEG 1610 - Introduction to Planning
Credits: 1
Description: This course provides an overview of the role of planning in land use, different types of planning processes, public and private sector actors, skills required of planners, and planning documents and maps.
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GEG 1910 - Water Essentials
Credits: 3
Description: Water Essentials is a general introduction to the essential nature of water on Earth. The course presents students with a comprehensive foundation in the water cycle, human use of water, water and the environment, the politics of water, and the critical issues surrounding water as a resource. The course will educate Colorado water users on the sources and uses of their water, its importance as a resource, the critical issues of water conservation and scarcity, and the legal, political, economic and physical infrastructure that controls water in the American West.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
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GEG 1920 - Concepts and Connections in Geography
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard scores on reading, writing, and mathematics preassessment tests
Description: This course introduces the basic concepts and themes of geography, covering both physical and cultural aspects of the Earth’s surface. Students will develop the analytical skills to understand how people shape and are shaped by their environment. The course examines how the human experience and human activity create and sustain places; how climates, land forms, and water processes shape the earth’s surface; the interconnections between physical and cultural phenomena; and how this knowledge relates to everyday life.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences I
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SC2
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GEG 2020 - Geography of Colorado
Credits: 3
Description: Geography of Colorado presents the study of the physical, economic, and cultural features of Colorado. These features include climate, landforms, history, water resources, energy and minerals, mining, soil, natural vegetation, agriculture, population characteristics, the economy, current issues, as well as their interactions, and the overall geographic setting.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences I
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GEG 2200 - Geography of the United States
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Six hours of earth science courses
Description: This course is a survey of the geography of the U.S., including an overview of the physical characteristics, landforms, climate, soil, vegetation, and natural resources. Regions of the U.S. are studied, including the distribution of population, agriculture, industry, transportation, and culture. Geographic problems and issues are raised.
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GEG 2300 - Geographic Analysis of Social Issues
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 1300
Description: This course is a geographic analysis of current social issues. Topics include urban spatial problems such as crowding and crime, drugs and gangs, population growth, environmental perception, resource use, and culturally based land-use patterns. The administration of space, boundaries, territoriality, and spatial learning are discussed.
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GEG 3000 - Historical Geography of the U.S.
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Six hours of geography or permission of instructor; GEG 1300, GEG 2200, or HIS 1210 recommended
Description: This course examines the unique interrelationships between geography and history. Topics covered include frontiers and boundaries, settlement patterns, environmental perception, sequent occupancy, changing land-use practices, migration, and urban growth. Further, the course addresses the interrelationships between different physical environments and cultural landscapes.
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GEG 3300 - Land Use, Culture, and Conflict
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1400 or NAS 1000 or PSC 1010 and at least junior standing
Description: This course is designed to introduce students to theories, approaches, and controversies concerning use of land and resources on Indian Reservations. Reading and discussion will be directed toward questions related to differing views on land use and resources, how modernization impacts traditional settings, as well as treaties and governmental policies that govern Indian land. Case studies which illustrate current conflict/resolution issues between Native Americans and other actors such as federal, state and local governments will be examined.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): NAS 3300, PSC 3300
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GEG 3360 - Economic Geography
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 1300
Description: This course investigates the “economic landscape” and analyzes global patterns of spatial interdependence in a systems framework. Spatial economic models are examined through case studies and class exercises. The relationships between human activity and land-use patterns are examined in a world/regional context.
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GEG 3520 - Regional Geography: Variable Topics
Credits: 2-3
Prerequisite(s): Six hours of earth science courses Specific regions of the world will be selected for in-depth study
Description: Topics will include physical and cultural geography, demographics, economic activity, urbanization, political geography, and environmental issues.
Note: The course may be repeated for credit as a different region is studied.
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GEG 3600 - Urban Geography
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 1300
Description: This course examines theories of urban development and factors that affect urbanization, such as demographic change, annexation, zoning, and infrastructure development. Models of urban land use are examined in the context of cities in the United States. Students learn how to prepare and analyze census-tract maps.
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GEG 3610 - Principles of Land Use Planning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 3600
Description: In this course students learn basic land-use planning concepts and how to analyze land-use patterns, interpret land-use maps, and analyze existing land-use plans. Further, students learn how to collect relevant data, prepare a comprehensive land-use plan, and predict future planning issues. Special attention is paid to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in land-use planning.
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GEG 3630 - Transportation Planning and Land Use
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 3610, six additional hours of geography
Description: This course is an analysis of transportation systems as they relate to other types of land use. Transportation networks are examined in terms of types, patterns, and densities. Consideration is given to alternative transportation systems as they relate to energy savings, pollution prevention, and the reduction of congestion.
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GEG 3700 - Urban Sustainability
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 3600 and GEG 3610
Description: This course examines the relationship between urbanization and sustainability. It analyzes the opportunities and challenges of cities to initiate, foster and manage the pace of change needed to transition to sustainability. It evaluates how cities throughout the world are planning for sustainability and reducing their carbon footprint and, in doing so, learning how to foster change in local contexts. The course also provides students with the professional tools to identify and learn how sustainable urban planning practices generated in dynamic U.S. and international contexts can be adapted to different urban local settings to find creative ways to transition to urban sustainability.
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GEG 3720 - Global Sustainable Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 3360
Description: This course surveys the sustainability concept and sustainable development practices focusing on: economic growth and environmental degradation, the overuse of resources and the generation of waste, and the effectiveness of environment protection and environmental justice. It examines the environmental implications of production systems, consumption patterns, and waste generation in the global north as well as poverty and exclusion in the global south. It reviews the evolution of sustainability and sustainable development as major policy-making paradigms for addressing the tension between economic development and environmental protection. The course also examines the technocentric approach to environmental degradation and other
alternative approaches that emphasize justice, socio/economic equity and ecological responsibility.
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GEG 3920 - Directed Study in Land Use
Credits: 2-6
Prerequisite(s): Fifteen hours in earth science courses and approval of instructor and department chair
Description: This course provides an opportunity for upper-division students with a strong background in earth science to pursue study in a specific topic of interest and value. The course requires permission of the instructor and chair of the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department and frequent meetings between student and instructor.
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GEG 4020 - Field Experience in Teaching Social Studies in Secondary Schools
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): EDS 3140
Corequisite(s): HIS 4010
Description: This field-based course provides opportunities to develop teacher candidates’ professional and pedagogical skills in a Social Studies classroom. In coordination with the classroom teacher, teacher candidates will design and implement content lessons, use content strategies to improve both information acquisition and literacy skills, and adjust instruction for students with diverse needs. Course assignments and evaluations are designed to help teacher candidates become reflective practitioners.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: GEG or HIS.
Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 4020
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GEG 4610 - Urban and Regional Planning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 3610
Description: This course studies the philosophy and scope of urban and regional planning and the principles and factors of planning and their interrelationships.
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GEG 4620 - Residential Land Use Patterns
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 3600 or GEG 3610 or six hours of urban studies courses
Description: This course examines spatial patterns of urban growth, factors that affect housing, the role of nonprofit developers in the current housing market, as well as theories that explain the residential mosaic of North American cities. It includes an analysis of current housing trends as well as the housing types, densities, patterns and geographic distribution, as well as the interrelationships with other aspects of the urban environment, including infrastructure.
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GEG 4640 - Recreational Land Use Patterns
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 3610 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course considers various types of recreation space, including greenbelts; open space; wilderness areas; and national, state and local parks. It relates recreational land to the land-use planning process, as well as the environmental impacts of recreation.
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GEG 4700 - Sustainability in Resource Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 3720
Description: This course traces the evolution of current thought and practice in the environmental debate of resources. It reviews the politics of resource management as it relates to a broader set of issues about economic development, sustainability, and social equity. It examines the environmental and social effects associated with development of specific land-based resources. Topics covered include consumerism, the growth economy, global climate change, hydropolitics, food systems and agriculture, deforestation, warfare, and ecological and human impacts of environmental degradation. The course provides a framework to examine the politics of resource management and environmental policy and how contending approaches and practices impact human development and environments.
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GEG 4710 - Legal Aspects of Land Use
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 4010 or GEG 3610 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course studies the laws, ordinances, and regulations related to land use, as well as the role of federal, state, and local government in regulating and controlling land use. The course makes use of case studies and local issues.
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GEG 4720 - Sustainability in Mitigation Planning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 1100 and GEG 3610, ENV 4010 recommended
Description: This course studies the principles of community emergency planning and hazard mitigation to reduce the longterm risks and impact of natural hazards on local communities. It acknowledges that natural hazards such as floods, storms, and earthquakes cannot be prevented; their risks to life and property can be greatly reduced through advance mitigation planning that reduces or eliminates long-term risks of natural hazard vulnerability. It recognizes that natural-environmental hazards are inextricably intertwined with sustainable development. The course reviews how sustainable community development that improves social equity while minimizing environmental damage reduces the vulnerability of a community to natural disasters. The course provides the
required skills to design a strategic program to elaborate a hazard mitigation plan for local communities.
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GEG 4950 - Internship in Land Use
Credits: 2-15
Prerequisite(s): Land Use major with upper division standing plus 12 upper division hours of earth science courses and permission of the chair of the earth and atmospheric sciences department
Description: This course provides an on-the-job internship experience with a land-use-related company or agency. The experience must be done under qualified supervision and under the direction of an Earth and Atmospheric Sciences faculty member.
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GEG 4970 - Sustainability Practice Seminar
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEG 4700 and 12 hours of upper-division courses in natural and/or social science or written permission of instructor; completion of all SBS I and II and Natural and Physical Sciences General Studies course requirements, senior standing.
Description: This course is a senior-level, capstone seminar for EAS students addressing the issue of how to integrate the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability into decision-making, project development, and assessment. The primary purpose of the course is to develop the knowledge and skills required to evaluate sustainable proposals and existing sustainable practices and to develop new alternatives for problem-solving. Topics covered include sustainable planning for climate change and adaptation to water scarcity. The pedagogic strategy of this course is to provide students with a grounded, hands-on experience in the practice of sustainability assessment.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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GEL 1010 - Physical Geology
Credits: 4
Description: This course introduces the basic theories, concepts, and assumptions used in geology, utilizing both lecture and laboratory components. It includes earth’s internal systems from core to crust, as well as the dynamics of the lithosphere with its processes, products, and effects on the environment. Students will learn to identify common rocks and minerals.
Field Trips: A field trip is required.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
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GEL 1020 - Geology of Colorado
Credits: 3
Description: This science course focuses on the State of Colorado to introduce basic concepts, principles, theories, and assumptions in geology. The course covers Colorado’s major geological provinces and landforms; common minerals, rocks, and fossils; geologic processes; geologic resources and hazards; and important events in Colorado’s geologic history.
Field Trips: One field trip is required.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
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GEL 1030 - Historical Geology
Credits: 4
Description: This course presents the origin and history of the Earth as well as the evolution of its life, based on the rock and fossil record. The course also reviews the changing geography of the Earth through geologic time, emphasizing the theory of plate tectonics.
Field Trips: A field trip is required.
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GEL 1150 - Physical Oceanography
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard scores on reading, writing, and mathematics pre-assessment placement tests
Description: This introductory course studies the world’s oceans, including geographic, geologic and physical features of the ocean basins and the physical and chemical properties of ocean water. Other major topics include ocean exploration, ocean waves, currents and tides, air-sea interactions, marine ecology, and geologic history. The course emphasizes the use and control of ocean resources and the impact of ocean pollution.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
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GEL 1510 - Geology of Red Rocks Park and Vicinity
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): GEL 1010 recommended
Description: This course examines the geology of Red Rocks Park and vicinity, including rocks formed over a period of approximately 1.7 billion years. Along with basic concepts of geology, the formations exposed along the Front Range, including their ages, rock types, origins, and economic products, are examined within a concept of geologic history. The geologic history includes Colorado’s famous “disappearing” mountain range (the Ancestral Rocky Mountains), evidence of ancient oceans and deserts, dinosaur bones and tracks and the uplift of the modern-day Rocky Mountains.
Note: Students may not receive credit for both GEL 1510 and GEL 1520. Students cannot enroll in both GEL 1510 and GEL 3510 for credit at the same time.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
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GEL 1520 - Garden of the Gods-Front Range Geology
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): GEL 1010 recommended
Description: This course examines the geology along the Front Range from Boulder to Colorado Springs through rock exposures covering a span of approximately 1.7 billion years. Basic concepts of geology are applied to the formations exposed along the Front Range. These formations are examined with respect to age, rock type, origin, and economic products. The geologic history includes Colorado’s famous “disappearing” mountain range (the Ancestral Rocky Mountains), evidence of ancient oceans and deserts, dinosaur bones and tracks, and the uplift of the modern-day Rocky Mountains.
Note: Students may not receive credit for both GEL 1510 and GEL 1520. Students cannot enroll in both GEL 1520 and GEL 3520 for credit at the same time.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
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GEL 1530 - Geology of the Colorado Plateau
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): None; GEL 1010, GEL 1510, GEL 1520 and/or GEL 1560 are recommended
Description: This course examines the geology of the eastern Colorado Plateau, including the geology of the Colorado National Monument, Arches National Park, and Southern Canyon lands National Parks. Along with basic concepts of geology, the formations exposed in the eastern Colorado Plateau, including their ages, rock types and origins, are examined. Historical geology and geomorphology come to life in this beautiful, desolate, arid country. Students must be in good physical condition because strenuous hiking is involved, and students must have prior camping experience.
Note: Note: Students cannot take both GEL 1530 and GEL 3530 for credit.
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GEL 1550 - Geology of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): GEL 1010 recommended
Description: This course emphasizes the processes and landforms associated with the eolian (wind) and desert environments at the Great Sand Dunes National Monument, located in the San Luis Valley between the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Investigations of the dune fields allow students to identify various types of dunes, as well as damage related to desertification. The relationships of sand source areas, cross-bedding, and transport directions are investigated.
Note: Students cannot take both GEL 1550 and GEL 3550 for credit.
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GEL 2530 - Introduction to Geologic Field Methods
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): GEL1010, GEG1220 or equivalent
Description: This course is an introduction to field measurements and data collection for earth scientists. It examines methods and procedures in sampling, measuring, describing, mapping, and ascertaining field data. The heart of the course is a week-long field experience studying a variety of geologic features where students will be trained in hands-on practices pertinent to industry and academia, such as strike and dip measurements, triangulation procedures, field notebook entries, orienteering~. Students must be in good physical condition because strenuous hiking is involved. Additional field trip fees are required.
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GEL 3050 - Introduction to Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): GEL 1010, CHE 1800
Description: This course examines common minerals, their origin, associations within rocks, their basic geochemistry and identification. It includes a discourse in crystallography, as well as methodologies of identification utilizing practical laboratory and field techniques such as hand specimens analysis, chemical methods, X-ray crystallography, and the use of optical microscopy.
Field Trips: A field trip is required.
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GEL 3060 - Stratigraphy and Structure
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): GEL 1010 and GEL 3050; MTH 1120 or MTH 1400
Description: This course analyzes vertical and horizontal stratigraphic and structural relationships within the Earth’s crust. The stratigraphic portion of the course emphasizes transgressive and regressive sequences and unconformity boundaries (sequence stratigraphy) while the structural portion emphasizes three-dimensional relationships found in folded and faulted rocks.
Field Trips: Field trips are required
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GEL 3120 - Geomorphology
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): GEL 1010 or GEG 1100
Description: This course is a detailed analysis of the Earth’s landforms, including their origins and sequential changes due to internal and surficial processes. Maps and aerial photographs are extensively used for geomorphic interpretations.
Field Trips: Field trips are required
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GEL 3420 - Soil Resources
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200 and completion of General Studies
Description: This course analyzes the materials and processes that combine to produce various soil types. Soil types are examined in relationship to climate, landforms, vegetation, and geology, as well as in relation to land-use patterns.
Field Trips: Required field trips investigate soil-mapping techniques
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GEL 3440 - Energy and Mineral Resources
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1400 and GEL 3050, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course investigates mineral resources and reserves that serve our industrial society. It includes a detailed examination of the origin, physical characteristics, and distribution of mineral resources, including metals and nonmetals, and energy resources, including fossil fuels and alternative energy resources.
Field Trips: Field trips are required
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GEL 3510 - Advanced Geology of Red Rocks Park and Vicinity
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): Nine hours of geography or geology or permission of instructor
Description: This course requires an analytical approach to the geology of Red Rocks Park and vicinity, including rocks formed over a period of approximately two billion years. The geologic history includes Colorado’s famous “disappearing” mountain range (the Ancestral Rocky Mountains), evidence of ancient oceans and deserts, dinosaur bones and tracks, and the uplift of the modern-day Rocky Mountains.
Note: Students cannot take both GEL 1510 and GEL 3510 for credit.
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GEL 3520 - Advanced Garden of the Gods-Front Range Geology
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): Nine hours of geography or geology or permission of instructor
Description: This course requires an analytical approach to the geology along the Front Range from Boulder to Colorado Springs through rock exposures covering a span of approximately two billion years. Along with basic concepts of geology, the formations exposed along the Front Range, including their age, rock types, origins and economic products, are analyzed within a context of geologic history.
Note: Students cannot take both GEL 1520 and GEL 3520 for credit.
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GEL 3530 - Advanced Geology of the Colorado Plateau Field Course: Variable Topics
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): GEL 1010, at least one prior lower-division field course (e.g., GEL 1510, GEL 1520, GEL 1530, GEL 2530) or permission of instructor
Description: This advanced field course requires an analytical approach to the geology of the Colorado Plateau and surrounding areas. Variable topics include a variety of geological destinations, such as, but not limited to, the Colorado National Monument, Dead Horse Point State Park, Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Capitol Reef National Park, Goblin Valley State Park and Utah’s Basin and Range province, Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest National Parks, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. Along with basic concepts of geology, the formations exposed in the Colorado Plateau, including their ages, rock types, and origins are analyzed. Historical geology, geomorphology, stratigraphy, geological structures and field geology come to life in this beautiful,
desolate, arid country. Students must be in good physical condition because strenuous hiking is involved. Prior field and camping experience is also recommended.
Note: Students cannot enroll concurrently in GEL 3530 and GEL 1530 during the same semester.
Field Trips: Additional field trip fees for transportation, food, lodging, etc. are required.
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GEL 3550 - Advanced Geology of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): Nine hours of geography or geology or Permission of instructor
Description: This course analyzes the processes and landforms associated with the eolian (wind) and desert environments at the Great Sand Dunes National Monument, located in the San Luis Valley between the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Analysis of the dune fields allows students to identify various type of dunes, as well as damage related to desertification. The relationships of sand source areas, cross-bedding and transport directions are analyzed.
Note: Students cannot take both GEL 1550 and GEL 3550 for credit.
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GEL 3920 - Directed Study in Geology
Credits: 2-6
Prerequisite(s): Fifteen hours in geology; Permission of instructor and department chair
Description: This course provides an opportunity for upper-division students with a strong background in geology to pursue study in a specific topic of interest and value. The course requires permission of the instructor and chair of the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department and frequent meetings between student and instructor.
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GEL 4050 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): GEL 3050
Description: This course involves the study of the nature, composition, origin, and history of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Students will be introduced to the principles that govern the mineralogical and textural diagenesis of these systems and their unique mineral assemblages. Lab exercises in optical microscopy, geochemical data interpretation, graphical analysis and classification modalities are essential components. Prior working knowledge of polarized optical microscopy, mineralogy, and chemistry is prerequisite. Familiarity with programming simple electronic spreadsheet algorithms is highly recommended. A fieldtrip is required.
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GEL 4150 - Hydrology (Surface Water)
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): GEG 1100 or GEG 1910 or ENV 3400
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CSS 1010 or CIS 1010, MTH 1210
Description: In this course, students examine surface waters with respect to water flow, drainage systems, storage, pollution and environmental relationships. The hydrologic cycle is studied with respect to the amount and distribution of water, the movement and fluxes of water and current water-related issues. Topics addressed include hydrologic data sources, statistical analysis in hydrologic problem-solving, hydrograph analysis, hydrographic routing, hydrologic modeling and current challenges ofurban hydrology, hydrologic models and hydrologic design.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: GEL or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 4150
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GEL 4250 - Hydrogeology (Groundwater)
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): GEL 1010, CHE 1800, MTH 1110
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): GEL 3420
Description: This course is a practical approach to the study of groundwater with emphasis on water quality, underground flow, pumping, and infiltration I recharge principles in relationship to the geologic environment. The course includes practical methods of laboratory water quality testing, groundwater flow analysis and experimentation, as well as septic system design and evaluation. Since mathematical models are involved, familiarity with graphing and algebraic operations is of essence. A foundational knowledge in geology is prerequisite.
Field Trips: Self-guided group fieldtrips are required for this course.
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GEL 4950 - Internship in Geology
Credits: 2-15
Prerequisite(s): Land Use major with upper division standing plus 12 upper division hours of earth science courses and Permission of the chair of the earth and atmospheric sciences department
Description: This course provides an on-the-job internship experience with a land-use-related company or agency. The experience must be done under qualified supervision and under the direction of an Earth and Atmospheric Sciences faculty member.
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GER 1010 - Elementary German I
Credits: 5
Description: This course focuses on skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and cultural competency.
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GER 1020 - Elementary German II
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): GER 1010 or one year of high school German or its equivalent with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This course is a continuation of GER 1010 and focuses on skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and cultural competency.
Note: This course requires a grade of “C” or better to fulfill the General Studies requirement.
General Studies: Oral Communication
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GER 1800 - International German Year I
Credits: 1-15
Description: This is a variable-credit course for first-year students learning German in a study-abroad setting. It recognizes an approved study-abroad educational experience in German speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing.
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GER 2010 - Intermediate German I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GER 1020 or equivalent
Description: This course is the first of a two-semester, integrated, second-year sequence. The course focuses on further skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and on cultural competency. Class is conducted mostly in German and will include a variety of interactive activities designed to help students develop their knowledge of German and their ability to use it productively in situations of communication.
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GER 2020 - Intermediate German II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GER 2010 or equivalent
Description: This course is a continuation of GER 2010 and is the second of a two-semester, integrated, second-year sequence. The course focuses on further skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and on cultural competency. Class is conducted mostly in German and will include a variety of interactive activities designed to help students develop their knowledge of German and their ability to use it productively in situations of communication.
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GER 2110 - German Reading and Conversation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): One year of college German or equivalent or Permission of instructor
Description: This course prepares the student to read and to communicate with ease in German. It emphasizes vocabulary and idiomatic phrases used in everyday language.
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