UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2007-08 College of Letters and Science Geosciences

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• Course of Study: Major
• Course of Study: Minor
• Courses: Geosciences (GEO SCI)
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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.

Course of Study: Major

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.

GEOLOGY-GEOPHYSICS OPTION

The Geology-Geophysics Option leads to a BS degree with a major in geosciences.

Required Courses

Elective Courses. Students must take at least 15 additional credits from Geosciences Department courses at the 300 level or above, two of which must be selected from Geo Sci 401, 409, 443, 463, 464, or 563.

Other Required Courses. All students in the Geology-Geophysics Option also must take the following courses:

Mathematics

Students are encouraged to take Math 233 and 234

Chemistry

Students are encouraged to take courses in organic and physical chemistry

Physics

or

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 geology are encouraged to include courses from among Geo Sci 409, 470, 512, 515, 520, 555, 599, 614, 637, and 638.

Students who are interested in geophysics are encouraged to include courses from among Geo Sci 480, 660, and 661.

Students who are interested in engineering geology, environmental geology, or hydrogeology are encouraged to include courses from among Geo Sci 401, 409, 443, 463, 464, 465, 470, 563, 660, and 661.

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

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:

Course of Study: Minor

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.

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.

Faculty

Bruce E. Brown, Assoc. Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.

Barry I. Cameron, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
Northern Illinois University

Douglas S. Cherkauer, Prof., Ph.D.
Princeton University

Dyanna M. Czeck, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
University of Minnesota at Minneapolis

Stephen Dornbos, Asst. 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., Chair
Colorado School of Mines

Mark T. Harris, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Associate Dean, Graduate School

John L. Isbell, Prof., Ph.D.
Ohio State University

William F. Kean, Prof., Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh

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, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
Rutgers University

David H. Miller, Prof. Emeritus, D.Litt, Ph.D.

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

Robert W. Taylor, Assoc. Prof. Emeritus, Ph.D.

Rodney Watkins, Adjunct Assoc. Prof., D. Phil.
Oxford University

Shangping Xu, Asst. Prof., Ph.D.
Princeton University

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