Geosciences Course Offerings

Fall 2025 to Summer 2027

Geo Courses – Fall 2025

Geol 110 – Intro to Geology – Parks and Monuments (3) – Magloughlin (online)

Geol 120 – Geology and Society (3) – 2 sections – Bryan

Geol 130 – Dinosaurs and their World (3) – Joe Sertich (online)

Geol 121 – Experiential Geoscience Lab (1) – Bryan

Geol 122 – Geoscience – Climate and Environmental Change (3) – Melzer

NR 140 – Diversity and Inclusion in Natural Resources (3) – Bryan

Geol 150 – Dynamic Earth for majors (4) – Stright

Geol 192 – New Student Seminar – Exploring Geosciences (1) – Stright

Geol 310 – Earth Materials and Lab (4) – Harrison, Ridley, Vanderleest

Geol 311 – Earth’s Interior (3) – Harry, Schutt

Geol/Clmt 275 – Earth System Interactions (3) – Rugenstein, Aster (F2F, online)

Geol 332 – Optical Mineralogy (2) – Magloughlin

Geol 340 – Glacial Geology (3) — McGrath

Geol 344 – Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (4) – VanderLeest

Geol 366 – Low-Temperature Geochemistry (3) – Rugenstein

Geol 384 – Supervised College Teaching (1) – Bryan

Geol 401 – Geology of the Rocky Mountains (1) – (rotates) Pederson

Geol 415 – Critical Zone Geoscience (3) – Gallen

Geol 442 – Applied Geophysics (4) – Harry

Geol 447 – Mineral Deposits (3) – Ridley

Geol 452 – Hydrogeology (4) – Ronayne

Geol 492/692 – Seminar: Geosciences (1) – Schutt

Geol 492/692 – Seminar: Tectonics (1) – Singleton

Geol 492/692 – Seminar: Advanced Geomorphology (1) – Gallen

Geol 578 – Global Seismology (4) – Schutt

Geol 579 – Solid Earth Inverse Methods and Practices (3) – Aster

Geol 580B4 – Advanced Field Geology (3) – Singleton

Geol 601 – Professional Development for Geoscientists (1) – Rathburn

Geol 652 – Fluvial Geomorphology (3) – Wohl

Geol 662 – Field Geomorphology (2) – Rathburn

Geol 698/798 – Research

Geol 699/799 – Thesis/Dissertation

Geo Courses – Spring 2026

Geol 110 – Intro to Geology – Parks and Monuments (3) – Magloughlin (online)

Geol 120 – Geology and Society (3) – 2 sections – Bryan

Geol 121 – Experiential Geoscience Lab (1) – Bryan

Geol 122 – Geoscience – Climate and Environmental Change (3) – Caldwell

Geol 154 – Earth and Climate Change Through Time (4) – Slattery

Geol 312 – Earth’s Surface (2) – Pederson, Stright, Gallen, Ronayne, McGrath

Geol 313 – Earth Systems (2) – Rugenstein, Gallen

Geol 314 – Earth’s Surface Laboratory (1) – Rugenstein, others

Geol 364 – Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (3) – Harrison

Geol 372 – Structural Geology (4) – Singleton

Geol 376 – Field Methods (3) – Ridley

Geol 381A1 – Subsurface Geologic Reservoirs (3) – Stright

Geol 384 – Supervised College Teaching (1) – Bryan

Geol 446 – Environmental Geology (3) – Ridley

Geol 454 – Geomorphology (4) – Triantifillou & Wohl

Geol 480A5 – Volcanology (2) – Harrison

Geol 492/692 – Seminar: Geophysics/Geodynamics topic (1) – Harry

Geol 492/692 – Seminar: Outreach and Community Engagement (1) – Bryan

Geol 494(x) – Independent Study: topic (1-3) – any faculty

Geol 498 – Research (1-6) – any faculty

Geol/Atms 542 – Paleoclimatology (3) – Rugenstein^2

Geol 546 – Sedimentary Basin Analysis (4) – VanderLeest

Geol 554 – Remote Sensing of the Earth System (3) – McGrath

Geol 570 – Plate Tectonics (3) – Harry

Geol 571 – Tectonic Geomorphology (3) – Gallen

Geol 692 – Seminar: Fluvial Geomorphology topic (1) – Wohl

Geol 692 – Seminar: Field Tectonics topic (1) – Singleton

Geol 698/798 – Research

Geol 699/799 – Thesis/Dissertation

Geo Courses – Summer 2026

Geol 110 – Intro to Geology – Parks and Monuments (3) – Magloughlin (online)

Geol 120 – Geology and Society (3) – Magloughlin

Geol 121 – Experiential Geoscience Lab (1) – Magloughlin

Geol 130 – Dinosaurs and their World (3) – Sertich (online)

Geol 436 – Geology Summer Field Course (6) – Singleton

Geo Courses – Fall 2026

Geol 120 – Geology and Society (3) – 2 sections – Bryan

Geol 121 – Experiential Geoscience Lab (1) – Bryan

Geol 122 – Geoscience – Climate and Environmental Change (3) – Melzer

Geol 122 – Geoscience – Climate and Environmental Change (3) – Caldwell (online)

Geol 130 – Dinosaurs and their World (3) – Sertich (online)

NR 140 – Diversity and Inclusion in Natural Resources (3) – Bryan

Geol 150 – Dynamic Earth for majors (4) – Stright

Geol 192 – New Student Seminar – Exploring Geosciences (1) – Pederson

Geol/Clmt 275 – Earth System Interactions (3) – Rugenstein (online)

Geol 310 – Earth Materials and Lab (4) – Harrison, Ridley, Vanderleest

Geol 311 – Earth’s Interior (3) – Harry, Schutt

Geol 344 – Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (3) – VanderLeest

Geol 384 – Supervised College Teaching (1) – Bryan

Geol 38X – new Applied Geostatistics (3) — Magloughlin

Geol 401 – Geology of the Rocky Mountains (1) – Rathburn

Geol 440 – Geodetic & Near-Surface Geophysical Methods (4) – McGrath

Geol 447 – Mineral Deposits (3) – Ridley

Geol 452 – Hydrogeology (4) – Ronayne

Geol 477/677 – Isotope Geology & Geochronology (3) – Harrison

Geol 492/692 – Seminar: Tectonics (1) – Singleton

Geol 494(x) – Independent Study: topic (1-3) – any faculty

Geol 575 – Subsurface Geophysical Mapping (4) – Harry

Geol 580 B5 – Time Series and Spectral Methods in Geosciences (3) – Aster

Geol 58X – Data Analysis (3) – Gallen

Geol 601 – Professional Development for Geoscientists (1) – Rathburn

Geol 652 – Fluvial Geomorphology (3) – Wohl

Geol 662 – Field Geomorphology (2) – Rathburn

Geol 698/798 – Research

Geol 699/799 – Thesis/Dissertation

Geo Courses – Spring 2027

Geol 120 – Geology and Society (3) – 2 sections – TBA

Geol 121 – Experiential Geoscience Lab (1) – Bryan

Geol 122 – Geoscience – Climate and Environmental Change (3) — Ronayne

Geol 122 – Geoscience – Climate and Environmental Change (3) – Caldwell (online)

Geol 130 – Dinosaurs and their World (3) – Sertich (online)

Geol 154 – Earth and Climate Change Through Time (4) – Bryan

Geol 312 – Earth’s Surface (2) – Pederson, Stright, Gallen, Ronayne, McGrath

Geol 313 – Earth Systems (2) – Gallen, McGrath

Geol 314 – Earth’s Surface Laboratory (1) – Gallen

Geol 38X/58X – new Critical Minerals/Analytical Methods (3) – Magloughlin

Geol 364 – Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (3) – Harrison

Geol 372 – Structural Geology (4) – Singleton

Geol 376 – Field Methods (2) – Ridley

Geol 384 – Supervised College Teaching (1) – Bryan

Geol 446 – Environmental Geology (3) – Ridley

Geol 454 – Geomorphology (3) – Wohl

Geol 4XX – Geosciences Field Capstone (var) – Singleton

Geol 492/692 – Seminar: Petrology (1) – Harrison

Geol 494(x) – Independent Study: topic (1-3) – any faculty

Geol 498 – Research (1-6) – any faculty

Geol 551 – Groundwater Modeling (3) – Ronayne

Geol 554 – Remote Sensing of the Earth System (4) – McGrath

Geol 574 – Geodynamics (3) – Schutt

Geol 4XX/5XX – Reservoir Characterization and Modeling (3) – Stright

Geol 58X – Thermochronology, etc. (3) – VanderLeest

Geol 58X – new Grad Geomorphology course (3) – Gallen

Geol 692 – Seminar: Fluvial Geomorphology topic (1) – Wohl

Geol 698/798 – Research

Geol 699/799 – Thesis/Dissertation

Geo Courses – Summer 2027

Geol 110 – Intro to Geology – Parks and Monuments (3) – Magloughlin (online)

Geol 120 – Geology and Society (3) – Magloughlin

Geol 121 – Experiential Geoscience Lab (1) – Magloughlin

Geol 122 – Geoscience – Climate and Environmental Change (3) – Caldwell (online)

Geol 130 – Dinosaurs and their World (3) – Sertich (online)

Geol 4XX – Geosciences Field Capstone (var) – Singleton