Exploration of geologic processes that shape our dynamic planet and how they interact as a system. 主题包括板块构造, 深时间, 气候, 火山, 地震, 溪流和地下水, 冰川, 自然资源, 以及地质过程和人口之间的相互作用. The class emphasizes both global systems and the geology of southern Wisconsin. We focus on using scientific methods to decipher complex interactive processes and developing skills for observation and analysis in the field and laboratory. 一个周六或周日的实地考察. 已修过地质学110学分的学生不得选修本课程. (4U)每年提供.

Examination of a wide variety of scientific tools and datasets allows us to reconstruct the 历史 of the Earth. 来自岩石协会的信息, 化石, 地层的相关性, 地球化学, and radioactive-age determinations forms a logical picture of the co-evolution of the Earth’s lithosphere, 水圈, 大气, 与生物圈. The human dimension of historical geology is revealed in tracing the development of the concept of time, and through discussions of the rate and magnitude of human-induced environmental change. 讲座、讨论、实验、实地研究. 一个周六或周日的实地考察. (4U)每年提供.

Application of geologic principles to help in understanding the response of our environment to natural and anthropogenic forces of change, and proper constraints we should exercise in being good stewards of the Earth. 自然资源(水), 土壤, 气候, 和能源), 洪水, 火山活动, 地震也是考虑的话题之一, 重点是时事. 讲座、讨论、实验、实地研究. 一个周六或周日的实地考察. (4U)每年提供.

地质情况, 地理位置, 历史, 以及在野外考察期间要研究的地区的环境. 学生可以参加一次以上的研讨会以获得学分. 评分/不评分由讲师决定. 这门课程需要额外收费. 每年提供. Prerequisite or co-requisite: 地质 100 or 105 or 110 or 115 or with permission of instructor. 本课程是五月野外考察(地质学172)的先决条件。.

地质情况, 地理位置, 历史, 以及在野外考察期间要研究的地区的环境. 学生可以参加一次以上的短途旅行以获得学分. 评分/不评分由讲师决定. 这门课程需要额外收费. 每年提供. Prerequisite or co-requisite: 地质 100 or 105 or 110 or 115 or with permission of instructor, 和地质171在旅行前的学期.

The study of minerals, including their composition, properties, occurrence, and classification. Lectures and laboratory include discussion of basic crystallography and crystal chemistry, and introduction to optical mineralogy and the properties and occurrences of common rock-forming minerals. 讲座、实验、实地研究. 秋季假期的一次为期四天的实地考察. (4U)每年秋天提供. 先决条件或共同条件:地质100,105,110或化学220.

The study of rocks, including their composition, classification, and tectonic setting. Lectures and laboratory focus on the processes that control the formation of rocks in the context of plate tectonics and planetary evolution. 讲座、实验、实地研究. 提供交替的春季学期. 前提条件:地质100或110和200.

生命的历史，从起源到现在. 保存, 分布, and identification of invertebrate 化石 as well as selected vertebrate and plant 化石. Competing evolutionary theories are evaluated in the perspective of geologic time. Fossils are studied as once-living organisms that were adapting to changing environments and part of a biological community. 讲座、讨论、实验和实地研究. 一个周末实地考察. (也被列为生物210.)提供隔年. Prerequisite: 地质 100, 105, or 110 or Anthropology 120 or 1 course in Biology.

收集技术, 记录, and presenting geologic data; use of surveying techniques, 布伦顿罗盘, GPS和GIS, and hydrologic field methods; interpretation of data as plotted on maps and sections. Field observations and measurements are synthesized with maps and cross-sections in written and oral reports. 讲座、实验、实地研究. (4U)隔年提供. Prerequisite: Previous orconcurrent 100-level geology course highly recommended.

皱褶的机械原理, 缺点, 关节, 火成岩深成岩体, 以及地球的次级构造特征. 通过模型和实验对变形过程进行实验室研究, 并对结构进行了图解分析, 数学, 以及计算机技术. 讲座、实验、实地研究. 一个周六或周日的实地考察. 提供交替的春季学期. 前提条件:地质100或110和200.

学生们了解了它的起源, 分布, 沉积, 以及常见的岩石形成沉积物的岩化作用. Lithologic knowledge is combined with fossil and geochemical data to interpret 沉积al age and environment. Principles of stratigraphy are used to correlate surface/subsurface sedimentological data and construct cross-sections. Sedimentologic and stratigraphic concepts are utilized to analyze 沉积al basins. Students learn course concepts through lectures, laboratories, and field work. 一个周末实地考察. 提供隔年. Prerequisite: previous or concurrent 100-level geology course highly recommended.

This course focuses on the origin and development of landforms created by fluvial, 冰川, 风成, 喀斯特作用. 除了, the relationships of landforms to underlying geologic structures and the 历史 of geologic and 气候 changes as recorded by surface features are explored. Landscapes and surface processes are analyzed using air photos and topographic maps as well as field-mapping techniques and geographic information systems. 一个周六或周日的实地考察. 提供交替的秋季学期. 前提条件:地质100或110.

An introduction to the components of the hydrologic cycle with an emphasis on the movement of water through geologic media. 现场监测方法及水文地质资料图解分析, 数学, 以及计算机建模技术. Applications to issues of water quality, water supply, and water resources management. 讲座、实验、实地研究. 一个周六或周日的实地考察. 提供交替的春季学期. 前提条件:地质100或110; Mathematics 110 or 115 highly recommended.

Students gain an understanding of natural 气候 variability over Earth’s 历史, 包括变化的速率和幅度, 以及驱动这些变化的机制. Knowledge of past 气候 states and changes is then used to interpret current anthropogenic 气候 change and extrapolate future 气候 scenarios. 社会, 经济, and natural resource use (critical minerals and water) implications of 气候 change are discussed. 学生们利用从岩石中收集的数据研究过去的气候, 沉积物, 冰原, 树的年轮, 和化石. 提供隔年. Prerequisites: any 100-level geology, biology, or chemistry course, or by consent of the instructor. (也称为环境研究245)

Topics of current interest or of special importance in the field of geology chosen to take advantage of the expertise of either the regular faculty or of visiting lecturers. 偶尔也会提供. 前提条件:取决于主题.

Topics of current interest or of special importance in the field of geology chosen to take advantage of the expertise of either the regular faculty or of visiting lecturers. 偶尔也会提供. 前提条件:取决于主题.

The structural and chemical evolution of the continental lithosphere from the Archean to present. 讲座和实验的重点是板块运动的运动学, 大陆经济增长, 地质年代学, geo-thermobarometry, 热建模. 来自地球、金星和火星的山带被用作案例研究. 具备基本的计算机和数学技能. 偶尔也会提供. 前提条件:地质100或110和200; 地质 105 recommended.

地质领域的个别领域和/或实验室研究问题. May be elected by the student in consultation with the department chair and staff members either during the regular school year or during the vacation periods. 研究项目可能会导致考虑沃尔特S. 地质学奖. (CP) 前提条件:大二 and consent of the faculty supervisor and department chair.

Individual study under faculty supervision; evaluation based on appropriate evidence of achievement. 前提条件:大二.

在课堂教学中与教师合作. 分级学分/无学分.