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Geology (GEOL)
GEOL 5383 Sequence Stratigraphy Prerequisites: GEOL 5253, GEOL 5353, GEOL 5363.
GEOL 5463 Physical Hydrogeology Prerequisites: GEOL 4453 or equivalent with a grade of C or better; PHYS 2114 with a grade of C or better. Description: Physical ground-water systems. Realistic problems to acquaint students with ground-water occurrence and movement. Geologic, geophysical, hydraulic testing and modeling techniques used to define an actual ground-water system. Ground-water regulations. Field trips required. May not be used for degree credit with GEOL 4463. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Geology GEOL 5483 Integrated Petroleum Water Resources Management Prerequisites: GEOL 4453 or similar, MATH 2144 and MATH 2153 each with grade of "C" or higher. Description: Developing, maintaining, and disposing or recycling water for use in the petroleum industry. Problems associated with water production and disposal including water quality issues and seismicity. Field trips required. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture
Description: Principles of sequence stratigraphy including carbonate and siliciclastic dominated intracratonic basins. Integration of surface and subsurface data in projects. Field trips required. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Geology GEOL 5393 Stratigraphy of the Midcontinent Prerequisites: GEOL 3034 with a grade of "C" or higher. Description: This course will examine Paleozoic stratigraphy of the North American Midcontinent consisting of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and northwestern Arkansas. The course will consist of lectures, student presentations, and extensive field work that will serve to familiarize the students with the surface and subsurface relationships of geologic formation and their potential for commercial exploitation for oil and gas resources. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Geology GEOL 5403 Geochemistry Prerequisites: Graduate Standing required. Description: Application of chemical principles to geological processes. Modelling water-rock interaction and understanding water quality. No degree credit for students with credit in GEOL 4403. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Geology GEOL 5433 Isotope Geochemistry Description: Introduction to the basic principles of stable isotope geochemistry. Study of the production, distribution, and use of naturally occurring and anthropogenically introduced stable isotopes in the earth's near surface environment with applications to hydrology, biogeochemistry, global change and petroleum systems. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Geology GEOL 5453 Groundwater Modeling Prerequisites: GEOL 4453 or equivalent, MATH 2144, MATH 2153 each with a grade of "C" or higher. Description: Modeling ground water systems. Realistic problems to acquaint students with the movement of geological fluids. Developing models of fluid movement through the subsurface using geological and geophysical data. Field trips required. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Geology
Department/School: Geology GEOL 5513 Marine Geology
Prerequisites: CHEM 1314 or equivalent; PHYS 1114 or 2014 or equivalent; GEOL 3034 or equivalent; all with a grade of "C" or higher. Description: Comprehensive examination of the geology of the ocean basins. Topics include: techniques of data collection and interpretation; shoreline, shelf and deep ocean processes; physical oceanography; origin and distribution of marine sediments; paleoceanography; marine mineral resources; marine tectonics and ocean history. Same course as GEOL 4513. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Geology GEOL 5523 Environmental Organic Geochemistry Prerequisites: CHEM 1314 and 1515 or equivalent; GEOL 3034 or equivalent; GEOL 4403 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Description: Introduction to some environmental aspects of organic geochemistry. Soils and sediments as pollutant receptors, sources of pollutants and selected aspects of environmental health. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Geology GEOL 5533 Organic Geochemistry Prerequisites: CHEM 1314 and CHEM 1515 or equivalent; GEOL 3034 or equivalent. Description: Chemistry of organic matter in sediments and rocks with an emphasis on marine and petroleum systems. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Geology
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