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2012-2013 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses of Instruction

The following is a listing of all courses of instruction offered by departments at LSU. This listing was up-to-date and as correct as possible at the time of publication of this catalog.

Since this catalog was prepared well in advance of its effective date, some courses may have been added, others may have been dropped, and/or changes in content may have been made.

The following are important notes concerning courses:

  • General education courses are designated by stars (★) placed before the course numbers.
  • Class minima are specified in PS-37, Minimum Class Size:
  ≪ Below 4000 15  
  ≪ Between 4000-4999 10  
  ≪ 5000 and above 5  
  • No credit is given for a course unless the student has been duly registered in that course.
  • The amount of credit given for the satisfactory completion of a course is based on the number of lectures each week for one semester:
  ≪ one credit represents at least one hour of lecture a week for one semester;  
  ≪ two hours of laboratory (in some cases, three) are the equivalent of one hour of lecture.  
  • When a course consists entirely or partly of laboratory, that fact is stated in the description. When not otherwise specified, the course consists entirely of lectures.
  • The number of credit hours that a course carries per semester is listed in parentheses following the course title. If the number listed is variable, i.e., (2-4), the amount of credit that the student is to receive must be stated at the time of registration.
  • Indication of variable credit does not mean that a course may be repeated for credit. If a course can be repeated for credit, that information is included in the course description.
  • Listing of a course does not necessarily mean that it will be offered every year.
  • The phrases also offered as… , see…, or same as…, which appear in some course descriptions, refer to honors courses or to cross-listed courses that are available through more than one department. In each of these instances, only one of the courses may be taken for credit.

Course Numbering System

An explanation of the first digit of the four-digit course numbering system follows. The meaning of the second, third, and fourth digits varies by department. See “Year Classification of Students ” in the “Undergraduate Degree Requirements and Regulations” section of this catalog for an explanation of the criteria for classification as a freshman, sophomore, etc.

1000-1999 • For undergraduate students, primarily freshmen; for undergraduate credit only. Ordinarily open to all students; in some instances upper-division students may not take these courses for degree credit.

2000-2999 • For undergraduate students, sophomore level or above; for undergraduate credit only.

3000-3999 • For advanced undergraduate students, junior- and senior-level; for undergraduate credit only. These courses constitute the advanced portion of an undergraduate program leading to the bachelor’s degree. A student with fewer than 60 hours of credit may enroll in 3000 level courses if they meet the enrollment requirements of the college whose departments offer the courses.

4000-4999 • For advanced undergraduate students (who have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours) and students in graduate and professional schools and colleges; for undergraduate or graduate credit. Undergraduates with 30 or more semester hours who are making timely progress toward a degree may be admitted to 4000 level courses. Such students must have a 3.50 GPA or higher, the appropriate prerequisites, consent of the instructor, and permission of the dean of the student’s undergraduate college.

5000-5999 • For students in post-baccalaureate professional programs (architecture, law, and veterinary medicine). A student in the Graduate School may take these courses for credit with approval of the student’s major department.

6000-6999 • Exclusively for teachers at the elementary, secondary, and junior college levels.

7000-7999 • For students in the Graduate School; for graduate credit only except as follows. Undergraduates with 75 or more semester hours who are making timely progress toward a degree may be admitted to 7000 level courses. Such students must have a 3.50 or higher GPA, the appropriate prerequisites, consent of the instructor, and permission of the dean of the student’s undergraduate college. Credit so earned will apply only toward undergraduate degree requirements, except for students enrolled in an accelerated master’s degree program.

8000-8999 • Research courses exclusively for graduate students, primarily for students working toward the master’s degree; for graduate credit only. The number 8000 designates thesis research.

9000-9999 • Research courses exclusively for graduate students, primarily for advanced graduate students working toward the doctoral degree; for graduate credit only. The number 9000 designates dissertation research.
 

Geology
  

  • GEOL 1001 General Geology: Physical (3)

    This is a General Education course. An honors course, GEOL 1002 , is also available. Credit will not be given for both this course and GEOL 1002  or GEOL 1111 . Earth materials and land forms; processes at work on and within the earth.
  

  • GEOL 1002 HONORS: General Geology: Physical (3)

    This is a General Education course. Same as GEOL 1001 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for both this course and GEOL 1001  or GEOL 1111 .
  

  • GEOL 1003 General Geology: Historical (3)

    This is a General Education course. An honors course, GEOL 1004 , is also available. Prereq.: GEOL 1001 . Credit will not be given for this course and GEOL 1004 . History of the earth and life on it, as deciphered from study of its rocks and fossils.
  

  • GEOL 1004 HONORS: General Geology: Historical (3)

    This is a General Education course. Same as GEOL 1003 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for this course and GEOL 1003 .
  

  • GEOL 1066 Dinosaurs, Catastrophes and Extinctions (3)

    This is a General Education course. Not for major credit for geology majors. History of dinosaur discoveries and methods of study; dinosaurs’ relationship to birds and mammals; place of dinosaurs in earth’s geological history; emphasis on catastrophes and patterns of extinction.
  

  • GEOL 1111 Geology of National Park Areas (3)

    Credit will not be given for this course and either GEOL 1001  or GEOL 1002 . Geological study of areas supervised by the National Park Service. Areas covered will include most of the National Parks and Monuments, and many other federally owned lands.
  

  • GEOL 1601 Physical Geology Laboratory (1)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: credit or concurrent enrollment in GEOL 1001 . Lab related to GEOL 1001 . Properties of minerals and rocks; practical application of geological principles, using topographic and geological maps; geological factors relating to energy exploration and environmental problems, with emphasis on south Louisiana.
  

  • GEOL 1602 Historical Geology Laboratory (1)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GEOL 1601 ; credit or concurrent enrollment in GEOL 1003 . Lab related to GEOL 1003 . Sedimentary rocks and environments, geobiological sequences, fossils and the historical geological record as interpreted from maps.
  

  • GEOL 2020 Geology and the Environment (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 1001 . Interaction between human activities and geological processes, hazards and materials; emphasis on environmental geology of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region.
  

  • GEOL 2061 History of the Biosphere (4)

    Prereq.: GEOL 1003 , GEOL 1602 ; BIOL 1201 . One or two field trips required. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Characteristics and geologic history of selected taxa with significant fossil records; use of paleontologic data (paleobiologic, paleoenvironmental, geochemical and biostratigraphic) in geology and evolutionary studies; influence of the biosphere on Earth over geologic time.
  

  • GEOL 2081 Mineralogy (4)

    Prereq.: GEOL 1001 , GEOL 1601  , CHEM 1201  and credit or registration in CHEM 1202  or consent of instructor. Credit will not be given for this course and GEOL 3200 . 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Elementary crystallography; mineral identification; general chemical and physical properties of minerals; environments of minerals.
  

  • GEOL 3032 Introduction to Sedimentology and Depositional Environments (4)

    Prereq.: GEOL 1001 , GEOL 1003 , GEOL 1601  or equivalent; GEOL 2081  or consent of instructor. Credit will not be given for this course and GEOL 3200 . One field trip and one field exercise in nearby area. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Sediment types, textures, sedimentary structures and major minerals used to understand sedimentary processes leading to different depositional environments.
  

  • GEOL 3041 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (4)

    Prereq.: GEOL 2081 . Credit will not be given for this course and GEOL 3200 . 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Classification, theoretical background and tectonic processes related to development of igneous and metamorphic rocks; and optical petrographic methods.
  

  • GEOL 3071 Structural Geology (4)

    Prereq.: GEOL 1003 , GEOL 1602 ; credit in MATH 1550 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab and a one week field-based project. Geometric, kinematic and dynamic analysis of geologic structures and structural systems resulting from deformation; introduction to tectonics; introduction to field techniques and geologic maps; generation of geologic maps and cross-sections.
  

  • GEOL 3200 Earth Materials for Petroleum Engineers (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 1001  or GEOL 1002 , GEOL 1003  and GEOL 1601 ; Credit will not be given for this course and GEOL 2081  or GEOL 3032  or GEOL 3041 . May not be taken by geology majors for credit. 2hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Introduction to the classification, occurrence and origin of rocks and rock forming minerals.
  

  • GEOL 3666 Field Geology (6)

    Su Prereq.: GEOL 2061 , GEOL 3032 , GEOL 3041 , and GEOL 3071  or equivalent. Students planning to take this course should apply to the camp director no later than March 15. Camp fee. Six weeks of field-based projects in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming; fundamentals of the study of rocks and geologic features in their natural settings.
  

  • GEOL 3909 Geological Research (1-3)

    May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Primarily for geology majors. Directed reading, conference and field/laboratory investigations of geological problems.
  

  • GEOL 3999 Undergraduate Thesis in Geology (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 3909 ; consent of department. Pass-fail grading. Defense committee of three faculty members must be approved by the department. Individual research on problems in the geological sciences. Includes writing, public presentation and defense of a research thesis.
  

  • GEOL 4002 Special Topics in Geology and Geophysics (3)

    Prereq.: senior standing in geology or consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Advanced and/or emerging topics in the geosciences.
  

  • GEOL 4012 Introduction to Micropaleontology (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 2061  or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Morphology, classification, stratigraphy, paleoecology and evolutionary patterns of common marine microfossils.
  

  • GEOL 4019 Geoarchaeology (4)

    Also offered as ANTH 4019 . Prereq.: GEOL 1001  or ANTH 2015  or GEOG 2051  or permission of instructor. 3 hrs. lecture plus equivalent of 3 hrs of lab per week devoted to an applied fieldwork problem. Geological, stratigraphical, geochemical and geophysical techniques employed in the study of archaeological sites and materials.
  

  • GEOL 4023 Coastal and Shallow-Marine Depositional Systems (3)

    Also offered as GEOG 4023 . Dynamics of sediment transport in coastal zones and on continental shelves; sea- level changes; morphological, sedimentary and stratigraphic attributes of coastal and shallow-marine lithosomes.
  

  • GEOL 4035 Advanced Sedimentology (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 3032 . Field trip required. Physical sedimentary processes in nonmarine and marine depositional systems, including fluvial, alluvial fan, lacustrine, eolian and carbonate and clastic marine environments; influence of tectonics, climate and sea level on sedimentary architecture and sequences.
  

  • GEOL 4043 Earth Materials and the Environment (3)

    Prereq.: CHEM 1202 , GEOL 1001 , GEOL 2081  or permission of instructor. Earth materials as problems and solutions in environmental issues; physiochemical behavior of asbestiform silicates, silica, zeolites and associated health hazards; potential geological repositories for hazardous waste.
  

  • GEOL 4044 Petroleum Geology (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 2061 , GEOL 3071 , and MATH 1550 . Modern concepts of the origin, migration, entrapment and production of hydrocarbons from sedimentary basins.
  

  • GEOL 4045 Stratigraphy (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 3032  or permission of instructor. The succession and age relationships of rock strata including their form, lithologic components, fossil content, geophysical and geochemical properties and their interpretation in terms of environment, mode of origin and geologic history.
  

  • GEOL 4062 Exploration and Environmental Geophysics (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 3071  and MATH 1552  or permission of instructor. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Principles and methods of acquisition, processing and interpretation of geophysical data used to investigate the shallow subsurface; seismic refraction, seismic reflection, gravity, magnetics, electrical resistivity, well logs and ground penetrating radar.
  

  • GEOL 4064 Solid Earth Geophysics (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 3071  and MATH 1552 . Concepts and methods used to study the structure and dynamics of the earth; rotation, gravity, seismology, heat flow, geomagnetism, paleomagnetism, radioactivity and deformation.
  

  • GEOL 4066 Plate Tectonics (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 3071 . Contemporary concepts of plate tectonics; geophysical observations and geological implications.
  

  • GEOL 4068 Reflection Seismology (3)

    Prereq.: PHYS 1201  or PHYS 2101 , MATH 1550  or consent of instructor. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Seismic reflection techniques used to investigate shallow earth structure; waves in layered media, correlation, convolution, deconvolution and spectral analysis; interpretation of seismic record sections.
  

  • GEOL 4071 Advanced Structural Geology (3)

    Prereq.: minimum of 20 hrs. in geology courses, including GEOL 3071 . 2 hrs. lecture, 3 hrs. lab. Structural geology of the U. S.; its application to problems of folding, faulting, rock mechanics and plate interactions.
  

  • GEOL 4081 Chemical Oceanography (3)

    Also offered as OCS 4126 . Prereq.: consent of instructor. 3 hrs. lecture/seminar. Controls on the mass balance and distribution of major elements, trace elements, heavy metals, dissolved gases and nutrients in estuarine and open-ocean systems.
  

  • GEOL 4083 Introduction to Isotope Geology (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 2081  and MATH 1550  or equivalent. Principles of nuclear chemistry, radioactive decay and isotopic fractionation processes; radiometric dating techniques and stable isotopic studies.
  

  • GEOL 4084 Geomicrobiology (3)

    Also offered as BIOL 4084 . Prereq.: GEOL 3032  or BIOL 2051  or consent of instructor. Microbial effects and controls on geologic, geochemical and ecological processes; biochemical tracers and fossils of microbially mediated processes through time; introduction to biogeochemical processes.
  

  • GEOL 4085 Geochemistry of Sediments and Natural Waters (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 2081  and MATH 1550 . Controls on the composition of natural waters and the role of fluid-rock interactions in the geochemical evolution of sedimentary rocks, the ocean and the atmosphere; major geochemical cycles.
  

  • GEOL 4111 Vertebrate Paleontology (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Phylogenetic survey of fossil vertebrates; their origins and transitions; vertebrate taphonomy, biostratigraphy and fossil collection and preparation.
  

  • GEOL 4131 Basin Analysis (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 3032 . Basic environment of sediment deposition; sedimentological models and their relationships within depositional basins; analysis of theoretical basin models and comparison with modern and ancient sedimentary basins.
  

  • GEOL 4164 Deltaic Geology (3)

    Also offered as GEOG 4164 . Prereq.: consent of instructor. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Processes of deltaic sedimentation and the nature of deltaic sediments; Mississippi River delta compared to other modern and ancient deltas.
  

  • GEOL 4165 Subsurface Geology (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 1001 , GEOL 1003 , GEOL 1601 , GEOL 1602 ; PETE 4088  strongly recommended. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Principles and methods of exploration, analysis and interpretation using borehole data, electric logs and samples of rocks and fluids; construction of geological maps and sections showing sediment facies, geological structure, geotemperature, fluid pressure and water salinity; analysis of fluid migration, oil and gas accumulation and geothermal resources.
  

  • GEOL 4182 Physical Hydrogeology (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 3032  and MATH 1552  or permission of instructor. Subsurface fluid flow in geological materials; emphasis on geological controls of the origin and migration of pore water, including saline brines, in sedimentary basins; topics including crustal scale flow, petroleum migration, ore formation and subsurface flow regimes in Louisiana
  

  • GEOL 4666 Coastal Field Geology (4)

    Su Also offered as OCS 4666 . Prereq.: consent of instructor. Camp fee. Four-week field course on the Louisiana coast utilizing facilities operated by Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. Sedimentary environments, coastal processes and environmental geological problems of the Mississippi delta plain.
  

  • GEOL 6001 Topics in Earth Sciences for Teachers (3)

    Su May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. when topics vary. Consent of instructor is required for the second and third times. Various aspects of the earth sciences for elementary, middle and high school teachers of science.
  

  • GEOL 7031 Deep-water Depositional Environments (3)

    Prereq.: introductory course in sedimentology, e.g., GEOL 3032 . Different types of sediment in deep water and on various transport processes; emphasis on submarine fan systems, their lithologic and seismic response; geological factors responsible for variation in end products.
  

  • GEOL 7032 Fluvial Processes and Systems (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. Fluid flow, sediment transport and fluvial depositional processes; river systems as conveyor belts for sediment delivery to sedimentary basins; fluvial sediments in the stratigraphic record.
  

  • GEOL 7043 Advanced Igneous Petrology (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 3041  or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Phase diagrams, magmatic origin of igneous rocks and evolution of igneous provinces.
  

  • GEOL 7044 Advanced Metamorphic Petrology (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 3041  or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Facies concept, theoretical and field relations, textures and their significance.
  

  • GEOL 7061 Sequence Stratigraphy (3)

    Prereq.: introductory course in sedimentology, GEOL 3032  or equivalent. One week field trip to the southern Rocky Mountains is required. Principles of physical stratigraphy with emphasis on contemporary concepts about the interaction of tectonics, sea level and sediment supply in generating a predictable architecture of sedimentary basin fills.
  

  • GEOL 7062 Seismic Stratigraphy (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 3071  or equivalent. Interpretation of seismic reflection data in terms of sedimentary facies, stratigraphic sequences and implications for local and eustatic sea-level fluctuations.
  

  • GEOL 7064 Numerical Methods in the Geological Sciences (3)

    Prereq.: CSC 2262 , MATH 1552  and GEOL 4064  or equivalent. Numerical methods applied to geological research; interpolation and extrapolation, nonlinear equations, solutions of simultaneous linear equations, least squares approximations, numerical integration, numerical solution of differential equations and Fourier transforms.
  

  • GEOL 7065 Geodynamics (3)

    Prereq.: MATH 2057  and MATH 2090  or equivalent and GEOL 4064  or equivalent. Fundamental physical processes involved in plate tectonics and other geological phenomena; concepts in mantle convection, rock rheology, faulting, flexure and heat transfer.
  

  • GEOL 7081 Isotope Geochemistry (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab/demonstration. Stable isotope fractionation in natural systems; emphasis on oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon isotope-ratio variation in natural waters, carbonates and silicates with application to the solution of petrologic problems.
  

  • GEOL 7083 Mass Spectrometry for Isotope Geology (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 4083  or consent of instructor. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Principles of thermal ionization mass spectrometry; chemical preparation of geological samples for isotope ratio measurements; use of multicollector solid source mass spectrometer; applications to geological studies.
  

  • GEOL 7085 Paleoceanography (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 4081  or consent of instructor. Physical conditions, circulation, bio-ecology and chemistry of oceans in the past as inferred from sediment records; ocean’s role in the climate system and its response to climatic and tectonic changes.
  

  • GEOL 7111 Advanced Micropaleontology (3)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Advanced training in micropaleontology.
  

  • GEOL 7115 Paleoecology (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 2061  and GEOL 3032 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab field trip. Diversity, structure, taphonomy and evolution of fossil and modern marine assemblages; adaptations and functional morphology; organism-sediment relationships.
  

  • GEOL 7117 Biostratigraphy (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 2061  or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Stratigraphic concepts; modern rules and procedures in interval and assemblage zonations; distribution of stratigraphically important fossil groups; event stratigraphy and chronostratigraphic modeling using computer techniques; applications to global and regional problems.
  

  • GEOL 7120 Paleobiology (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 2061  or equivalent. Patterns and processes of evolution as discerned from the fossil record; tempo and mode of evolution, hierarchy and macroevolution, mass extinctions, patterns of diversification; emphasis on development of theories and case studies.
  

  • GEOL 7131 Petrology of Sandstones (3)

    2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Petrology and petrography of terrigenous sandstones; applications of sediment mineralogy and texture to the analysis of provenance, deposition and diagenesis; emphasis on the interrelationship of tectonics and sedimentation.
  

  • GEOL 7132 Dynamics of Sedimentation (3)

    2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Fluid mechanics as applied to sedimentation, fluid-particle interactions, erosion, mechanics of sediment transport including fluid and sediment flows, deposition and the origin of primary structures, and hydrodynamic instability and soft-sediment deformation.
  

  • GEOL 7133 Sedimentary Petrography of Carbonates (3)

    2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Principles governing formation, deposition and diagenesis of carbonate sediments and sedimentary rocks; lab stresses textural, fabric and mineral relationship and interpretation of depositional environments and mineral paragenesis of ancient carbonate sequences.
  

  • GEOL 7134 Clay Mineralogy (3)

    2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab/discussion. Mineralogy; geochemistry and geology of clay minerals; argillaceous sediments and rocks.
  

  • GEOL 7183 Physical Geochemistry of Burial Diagenesis (3)

    Prereq.: GEOL 4085  or equivalent. Quantitative techniques in thermodynamics, kinetics and mass transport applied to problems of burial diagenesis of sedimentary minerals and fluids.
  

  • GEOL 7195 Reservoir Characterization (3)

    Also offered as PETE 7195 . Prereq.: GEOL 4182  or PETE 4051  or consent of instructor. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Origin, description, exploration and development of oil and gas reservoirs; topics include accommodation space, reservoir occurrence, origin of petroleum, oil and gas properties, rock properties, drilling, exploration and appraisal, reservoir flow modeling and production engineering; emphasis on integration of geology, geophysics and petroleum engineering.
  

  • GEOL 7200 Scientific Communication and Visualization (3)

    Methods for written, oral and visual communication with an emphasis on scientific approaches, analysis and presentation of scientific quantitative information.
  

  • GEOL 7900 Special Topics in Geology and Geophysics (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 12 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Advanced and/or emerging topics in geology and geophysics.
  

  • GEOL 7909 Directed Research in Geology and Geophysics (1-6)

    May be taken for a max. of 10 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. General student-selected research topics and focused group research, including all topics in geology and geophysics.
  

  • GEOL 7911 Seminar in Geology: Paleontology (2)

    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • GEOL 7931 Seminar in Geology: Sedimentology (2)

    May be repeated for credit. Fall semester: carbonate sedimentology; spring semester: clastic sedimentology and sedimentary environments.
  

  • GEOL 7941 Seminar in Geology: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (2)

    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • GEOL 7961 Seminar in Geology: Structural Geology (2)

    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • GEOL 7966 Field Work (1-9)
  

  • GEOL 7971 Seminar in Tectonics (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Plate tectonics, diapirism, isostasy and the tectonics of specific areas.
  

  • GEOL 7972 Seminar in Geophysics (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Structure and composition of the mantle; physical processes at ridges, trenches and transform faults; dynamics of plate interiors; intraplate stress; and thermal histories of the earth and other terrestrial planets; physics of rock magnetism; and hydrodynamics of sedimentary basins.
  

  • GEOL 7981 Seminar in Geochemistry (2)

    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Mineralogy, paragenesis, geochemistry and natural occurrence of authigenic silica in sediments; other topics such as hydro geochemistry, isotope geochemistry and the geochemistry of carbonates.
  

  • GEOL 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)

    “S”/”U” grading.
  

  • GEOL 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)

    “S”/”U” grading.

Greek
  

  • GREK 1001 Elementary Greek (4)

    This is a General Education course. Credit will not be given for this course and GREK 1002 . Introduction to the core vocabulary and grammar for reading and writing Ancient Greek; basic readings in Classical and Biblical Greek.
  

  • GREK 1002 HONORS: Elementary Greek (4)

    Same as GREK 1001 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students. Credit will not be given for this course and GREK 1001 . Homeric dialect, grammar and meter, while reading basic passages from Homer’s Iliad.
  

  • GREK 2051 Intermediate Greek (4)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 1001  or equivalent. Credit will not be given for this course and GREK 2052 . Completion of core vocabulary and grammar for reading and writing Ancient Greek; basic readings in Classical and Biblical Greek.
  

  • GREK 2052 HONORS: Intermediate Greek (4)

    Same as GREK 2051 , with special honors emphasis for qualified students. Prereq.: GREK 1002 . Credit will not be given for this course and GREK 2051 . Continuation of Homeric dialect, grammar and meter, while reading passages from Homer.
  

  • GREK 2103 Intermediate Greek Prose (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 2051  or GREK 2052  or equivalent. Application of grammar, vocabulary and concepts from the first year of Greek. Readings in basic ancient Greek prose.
  

  • GREK 2153 Homer (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 2103  or equivalent. Readings from the Iliad or Odyssey; selected passages from various books; some attention to aesthetic and historical problems.
  

  • GREK 2155 Greek Drama (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 2103 . Readings in Greek drama including a representative play of Sophocles or Euripides.
  

  • GREK 2156 New Testament (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 2103  or equivalent. Selected readings from the New Testament.
  

  • GREK 2165 Plato’s Dialogues (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 2103  or equivalent. Readings from Plato’s dialogues.
  

  • GREK 2166 Attic Oratory (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GREK 2103  or equivalent. Readings from Attic orators such as Demonsthenes, Andocides, Antiphon, Lysias.
  

  • GREK 4023 Special Topics in Greek Poetry (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Readings and studies in one or more of the following: Homer, Hesiod, Pindar, Greek lyric poetry, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes.
  

  • GREK 4024 Special Topics in Greek Prose (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Readings and studies in one or more of the following: Herodotus, Thucydides, the Pre-Socratics, the orators, Plato, Aristotle.
  

  • GREK 4915 Independent Work (1-3)

    May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Permission of department required. Readings in Greek literature directed by a senior faculty member.
  

  • GREK 7003 Seminar in Greek Literature (3)

    May be taken for a max. of 15 hrs. of credit as topics vary.

German
  

  • GERM 1101 Elementary German (4)

    This is a General Education course. Native speakers of German will not receive credit for this course. Basic lexicon and structures of German; emphasis on communicative language use; supplementary work in language and computer laboratories.
  

  • GERM 1102 Elementary German (4)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GERM 1101  or equivalent. Continuation of GERM 1101 . Native speakers of German will not receive credit for this course. Basic lexicon and structures of German; emphasis on communicative language use. Supplementary work in language and computer laboratories.
  

  • GERM 2001 German for Travelers (3)

    German for travelers is not applicable towards a major or minor in German and does not fulfill foreign language requirements for undergraduates. The course introduces basic communication patterns, focuses on practical everyday vocabulary through exercises role-playing and situational activities.
  

  • GERM 2075 German Civilization (3)

    This is a General Education course. Also offered as HIST 2075 . Knowledge of German not required. Development of the modern German states from early Germanic times; art, literature, music and philosophy in an historical context.
  

  • GERM 2090 Germanic Mythology (3)

    Knowledge of German not required. Germanic myths and legends; their major manifestations in religion, literature, art and music.
  

  • GERM 2101 Intermediate German (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GERM 1102  or equivalent. Native speakers of German will not receive credit for this course. Reading, conversation, composition; review of lexicon and structure; supplementary work in language and computer laboratories.
  

  • GERM 2102 Intermediate German (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GERM 2101  or equivalent. Continuation of GERM 2101 . Native speakers of German will not receive credit for this course. Reading, conversation, composition; emphasis on lexicon of spoken German; supplementary work in language and computer laboratories.
  

  • GERM 2155 Readings in German Literature (3)

    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: GERM 2102  or equivalent. Native speakers of German will not receive credit for this course. Analysis of literary texts; expansion of lexicon, comprehension and composition skills.
  

  • GERM 3060 German for Business (3)

    Prereq.: GERM 2102  or equivalent. Introduction to German in a business environment: focus on linguistic structures and vocabulary, forms of business communication, reading of business text and social customs.
  

  • GERM 3061 German Discourse (3)

    Prereq.: GERM 2102 . Intensive practice in listening comprehension, oral and written communication; special problems in German structure; thematic treatment of contemporary issues in German speaking countries.
 

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