Overview
Description
Integrative exploration of the application of geophysics to energy and groundwater resources, waste management, and site characterization. Includes an overview of gravity, magnetic, electrical, and seismic methods. Students gain hands-on experience with state-of-the-art field instrumentation during outdoor laboratory sessions on campus.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
- at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
- Junior or Senior standing
GEOL 332
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; GEOL 332.
Units
Lecture3
Laboratory Studio1
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO13, CO14
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- apply quantitative reasoning as well as critical analysis and use of information to analyze geophysical data and make a well-reasoned defense of results.
- apply information and techniques from previous coursework across disciplines to plan, mobilize, and complete a geophysical field investigation.
- describe the results of a geophysical field investigation in professional report format appropriate to the geosciences.
- describe fundamental geophysical characterization methods and perform basic analysis on data derived from these methods.