Regional Field Geology

Catalog description

This course consists of an extended field trip to a region of special geologic interest. The trip is arranged to illustrate various geologic characteristics and special features unique to the selected region and includes studies of the topographic and geologic setting and significant events through geologic time. More specifically, lithology, stratigraphy, age and origin of geologic structures and geomorphology are discovered. The course will begin with a mandatory on-campus meeting prior to the field trip and finish with a mandatory on-campus meeting after the field trip. A field notebook is required.