Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017

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GEOL 4100 Introductory Hydrology

(3-2-4) Prerequisite: GEOL 1121 or GEOL 1122. Study of hydrologic processes, water balance, and water quality. Emphasis placed on landscape management of water resources to maintain productivity and environmental quality. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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GEOL 4150 Environmental Hydrogeology

This course will cover the occurrence and behavior of groundwater and groundwater systems. Students will learn the physical processes that govern the flow of groundwater in various geologic media and settings. The sources, fate, and cleanup of groundwater and soil contamination will be examined. Chemical reactions and their effects on transport will also be examined for both inorganic and organic contaminants. Multiphase flow will be investigated together with strategies for aquifer and soil remediation. All the scientific concepts will be examined in the context of some of the overriding societal issues and ethical questions. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount. Prerequisites: GEOL 1121 or GEOL 1122.

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GEOL 4200 General Geomorphology

(3-2-4) Prerequisite: GEOL 1121 or GEOL 1122. Study of earth surface processes and landforms, including tectonic, weathering, soil, hillslope, karst, fluvial, glacial, periglacial, eolian, and coastal geomorphic systems. Implications for environmental change are stressed. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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GEOL 4300 Sedimentology & Stratigraphy

(3-2-4) Prerequisite: GEOL 1121 or GEOL 1122. Sedimentary processes in major siliciclastic and carbonate depositional environments, including factors affecting deposition and erosion over large time scales. Principles of stratigraphy including sedimentary structures, facies models, and biostratigraphy. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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GEOL 4460 Applied Field Hydrogeology

This course introduces students to water and wetland resources in Milledgeville and the surrounding areas. Students will learn where the water comes from, how it is treated and supplied to residents, and what happens to it after it has been used. Students will design a field project to determine the impacts of land and water use on environmental quality. The course will introduce students to common methods used in gydrogeology and enfironmental science by professionals and researchers in the field.

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GEOL 4500 Structural Geology

(3-2-4) Prerequisite: GEOL 1121 or GEOL 1122 or permission of the instructor. Introduction to the processes of deformation and geometry of deformed rocks. Examination of rock deformation through analysis of structures at both microscopic and outcrop scales with emphasis on descriptive geometry, map interpretation, and cross section construction methods. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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GEOL 4600 Soil & Environmental Quality

(2-2-4) Prerequisites: ENSC 1000, and ENSC 1000L, and GEOL 1121 and GEOL 1121L, and CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L, and CHEM 1211K, CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L, or CHEM 1212K or CHEM 1312 and CHEM 1312K. Physical, chemical and biological properties of soils as they affect soil-plant-water relations, soil classification and suitability for agricultural and other uses; Interaction of soils with environmental contaminants and the role of soils in pollution control. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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GEOL 4940 Independent Study

(VAR 1-4) Independent work arranged by the instructor according to the individual student's preparation, background, and needs. This course is repeatable for credit.

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GEOL 4950 Special Topics

(VAR 1-4) Consideration of topics in which courses are not offered otherwise, but for which there is current need. Subject matter varies. This course is repeatable for credit.

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GEOL 4951 Special Topics with Lab

Consideration of topics in which courses are not offered otherwise, but for which there is current need. Subject matter varies. This course is repeatable for credit. This course has a lab fee.

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