The following courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 5000-6999 which are offered for undergraduate credit only may be found in the undergraduate bulletin, as well as all other undergraduate courses (numbered 0900-4999). Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for undergraduate credit unless specifically restricted to graduate students as indicated by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses.
Prereq: GEL 1010; 1000 recommended. Classification of landforms and analysis of surficial geologic processes. Geophysical methods for subsurface analysis of soil and groundwater pollution. Application of remote sensing techniques in resource management. (Y)
Open only to middle or high school teachers. Review of all major earth science concepts including: physical geology, oceanography, meteorology and astronomy. Material Fee as indicated in the Schedule of Classes (Y)
Prereq: CHM 1070 and CHM 1080 or equiv.; PHY 2130 and PHY 2140, or PHY2170 and PHY 2180, or equivs. Introduction to fundamentals of radiochemistry measurement techniques; survey of various applications of radionuclides in environmental science; brief discussion of the use of stable isotopes (O, C and H). (W)
Prereq: GEL 1010 and two semesters of college chemistry or equivalent. Survey of some of the geochemical interactions which take place in Earth environments (water, soils, atmosphere, etc.) brought about by natural and human-induced chemical processes. Material Fee as indicated in the Schedule of Classes (Y)
Prereq: GEL 1010, CHM 1220 and 1230, CHM 2280 and 2290, or consent of instructor. Physical, chemical and mineralogical properties and classification of soils. Behavior of pollutants in soils and methods for reclamation. (Y)
Open only to middle- or high school teachers. Origin of the ocean basins; ocean currents, waves and tides; life in the oceans and marine ecology; marine resources and pollution. (S)
Prereq: GEL 1010; or consent of instructor. Characteristics and behavior of groundwater in earth materials. Groundwater geology of southeastern Michigan. Water well technology and methods for exploration. (Y)
Prereq: CHM 1220, 1230, 1240, 1250, or equiv.; MAT 2010 or equiv. Basic principles of chemical behavior in the environment; sources, fate, and transport of contaminants. (Y)
Prereq: introductory courses in physics, chemistry, and geology. Introduction to various physical and chemical age dating methods used in geology. (Y)
Prereq: GEL 2130, 3160, 3300, 3400. Geology of metallic and nonmetallic mineral deposits, including important hydrocarbon deposits and their different tectonic settings. (Y)
Prereq: consent of instructor, adviser, and graduate officer. (T)
Prereq: consent of instructor and adviser. Independent work in laboratory or field. (T)