UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013
College of Letters and Science
Geosciences
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The Department of Geosciences offers a major in geosciences leading to either the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. The geology-geophysics option in the major leads to the BS degree and is designed to prepare students to enter a graduate program or to work as professional geoscientists in a wide range of disciplines, including hydrogeology, engineering geoscience, petroleum or mineral exploration and development, environmental geoscience, and other facets of geosciences. The general option in the major leads to the BA degree and is designed for students, including primary and secondary school teachers, who have a broad interest in the earth sciences. The department also offers a minor in geosciences to allow students to combine a geosciences background with other majors.
All students who major in geosciences must complete at least 15 credits in geosciences courses at the advanced level (numbered 300 or above) in residence at UWM as part of the 36 advanced-level credits required for the L&S degree. The College requires that students attain at least a 2.5 GPA on all credits in the major attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.5 GPA on all major credits attempted, including any transfer work.
GEOLOGY-GEOPHYSICS OPTION
The geology-geophysics option leads to a BS degree with a major in geosciences.
Required Courses
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Geo Sci 100 |
Introduction to the Earth |
3 |
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Geo Sci 102 |
Historical Geology |
3 |
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Geo Sci 301 |
Principles of Mineralogy |
3 |
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Geo Sci 302 |
Elementary Petrology |
3 |
|
Geo Sci 316 |
Introduction to Geophysics |
3 |
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Geo Sci 414 |
Structural Geology (satisfies L&S research requirement) |
3 |
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Geo Sci 455• |
Field Geology (normally taken over the summer) |
5-8 |
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Geo Sci 511 |
Stratigraphy and Sedimentation |
3 |
*Geo Sci 455 is required but not offered at UWM. Students must enroll in a field course at another university to satisfy the requirement.
Elective Courses. Students must take at least 18 additional credits from Geosciences Department courses at the 300 level or above, two of which must be selected from Geo Sci 400, 401, 409, 443, 463, 464, or 563.
Other Required Courses. All students in the geology-geophysics option also must take the following courses:
Mathematics
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Math 231 & 232 |
Calculus and Analytic Geometry |
8 |
Students are encouraged to take Math 233 and 234
Chemistry
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Chem 102 & 104 |
General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis |
10 |
Students are encouraged to take courses in organic and physical chemistry
Physics
Physics 120, 121, 122 & 123 |
General Physics I & II (Non-Calculus Treatment) |
10 |
|
or |
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Physics 209, 210, 214 & 215 |
Physics I & II (Calculus Treatment) |
10 |
Students are advised strongly to increase their scholastic breadth by selecting courses from among several subdisciplines of the geosciences, in consultation with Geosciences Department faculty.
Students who are interested in general geology are encouraged to include courses from among Geo Sci 409, 515, 520, 614, 635, 636, and 638, and to consider topics offered under 696 and 697.
Students who are interested in environmental geology or hydrogeology are encouraged to include courses from among Geo Sci 400, 401, 409, 443, 463, 464, 562, and 563.
GENERAL OPTION
The general option leads to a BA degree with a major in geosciences and is intended for students who seek a general introduction to geology.
Required Courses
|
Geo Sci 100 |
Introduction to the Earth |
3 |
|
Geo Sci 102 |
Historical Geology |
3 |
|
Geo Sci 301 |
Principles of Mineralogy |
3 |
|
Geo Sci 302 |
Elementary Petrology |
3 |
|
Geo Sci 414 |
Structural Geology (satisfies L&S research requirement) |
3 |
|
Geo Sci 455* |
Field Geology (normally taken over the summer) |
3 |
|
Geo Sci 511 |
Stratigraphy and Sedimentation |
3 |
*Geo Sci 455 is required but not offered at UWM. Students must enroll in a field course at another university to satisfy this requirement.
Elective Courses. Students must take at least 9 additional credits from Geosciences Department courses at the 300 level or above.
Other Required Courses. All students in the general option also must take the following:
| Physics and Chemistry | 9-10 |
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At least one laboratory course in physics and one laboratory course in chemistry selected from the courses required for the Geology-Geophysics Option. |
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The minor consists of a minimum of 18 credits in geosciences courses, including six credits in Geo Sci 100 and 102. The remaining 12 credits must be at the 200 level or above, with at least 9 of them at the 300 level or higher taken in residence at UWM. The College requires that students attain at least a 2.5 GPA on all credits in the minor attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.5 GPA on all minor credits attempted, including any transfer work.
Courses (GEO SCI)
Crosslisted Courses
The following courses offered by the Department of Geography may be used to fulfill the requirements of the undergraduate major and minor in geosciences.
Geog 475 |
Geography of Soils |
3 |
Geog 653 |
Soils of Wisconsin Field Study Tour |
2 |
Bruce E. Brown, Assoc. Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Barry I. Cameron, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Northern
Illinois University
Douglas S. Cherkauer, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Patricia Coorough-Burke, Adjunct Instr., M.S.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dyanna M. Czeck, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Stephen Dornbos, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
University of Southern California
David Edgington, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Daniel Feinstein, Adjunct Asst. Prof.
U.S. Geological Society
Margaret Fraiser, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Timothy J. Grundl, Prof., Ph.D.
Colorado School of Mines
Professor, School of Freshwater Sciences
Weon Shik Han, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Mark T. Harris, Prof., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Thomas Hooyer, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Iowa State University
John L. Isbell, Prof., Ph.D., Chair
Ohio
State University
William F. Kean, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
J. Val Klump, Adjunct Prof., Ph.D.
University
of North Carolina
Director, Great Lakes WATER Institute
Norman P. Lasca, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Lindsay McHenry, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Rutgers University
Gregory Mursky, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Richard Paull, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Howard J. Pincus, Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Peter M. Sheehan, Adjunct Prof., Ph.D.
University
of California, Berkeley
Head of Geology, Milwaukee Public Museum
Keith A. Sverdrup, Prof., Ph.D.
University
of California, San Diego
Gina Szablewski, Senior Lect., M.S.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Robert W. Taylor, Assoc. Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.
Shangping Xu, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
Princeton University
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