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

Geo Courses – Fall 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) – Melzer 

Geol 140 – 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 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 Stats and Data Analysis (3) TBA 

Geol 38X/58X –Isotope Geology & Geochronology (3) – Harrison 

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

Geol 4xx – Geosciences Field Capstone (2) – Singleton 

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

Geol 447 – Mineral Deposits (3) – Ridley 

Geol 452 – Hydrogeology (4) – Ronayne 

Geol 492/692- Seminar: Tectonicis-Singleton

Geol 572 – Advanced Structural Geology (4) – Singleton 

Geol 575 – Subsurface Geophysical Mapping (4) – Harry 

Geol 578 – Global Seismology (4) – Schutt 

Geol 58Xxx – Time Series and Spectral Methods in Geosciences (3) – Aster 

Geol 58Xxx – 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 110 – Intro to Geology – Parks and Monuments (3) – Magloughlin (online) 

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 1xx – 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 – new Mineralogy/Critical/Optical (3) – Magloughlin 

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

Geol 372 – Structural Geology (4) – Singleton 

Geol 376 – Field Methods (3) – Ridley 

Geol 384 – Supervised College Teaching (1) – Bryan 

Geol 446 – Environmental Geology (3) – Ridley, etc 

Geol 454 – Geomorphology (3) – Wohl 

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 535 – Microtectonics (3) – Magloughlin 

Geol 551 – Groundwater Modeling (3) – Ronayne 

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

Geol 574 – Geodynamics (3) – Schutt 

Geol 581A7 – Reservoir Characterization and Modeling (3) – Stright 

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

Geol 58Xxx – 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 1xx – Dinosaurs and their World (3) – Sertich (online) 

Geol 4xx – Geosciences Field Capstone (3) – Singleton