Geology Courses
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Lower Division
101. Introductory Geology (4 units)
205. Volcanic Hazards, Surveillance and Prediction (2 units) 210. Earthquakes: Science and Public Policy (2 units)
250. Historical Geology (5 units)
295. Special Projects in Geology (Credit to be arranged: 1 or 2 units)Upper Division
301. Introduction to Geologic Mapping (4 units)
304. Geology in the Classroom (2 units)
305. Demonstration Laboratory in Geology (1 unit)
306. Oceans and Atmospheres for the Science Teacher (3 units) 307. Service Learning in the Earth Sciences (1 to 2 units) 309. Earth: The Blue Planet (5 units)
310. Regional Field Geology (2 units)
312. Geology of California (4 units)
320. Mineralogy and Crystallography (5 units)
321. Optical Mineralogy (2 units)
322. Geochemistry (3 units)
325. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (5 units)
330. Sedimentary Petrology (5 units)
340. Stratigraphy (5 units)
350. Paleontology (5 units)
360. Structural Geology (5 units)
370. Tectonics (4 units)
375. Groundwater Hydrology (4 units)
376. Field Methods in Hydrology (5 units)
390. Field Camp (8 units) 391. Advanced Geologic Mapping (2 to 6 units)
395. Directed Studies (Credit to be arranged: 1 to 6 units) 399. Undergraduate Geological Research (2 to 4 units)
430. Engineering Geology (5 units)
460. Topics in Applied Geology (4 units) 510. Scientific Issues in Surface and Groundwater Management (4 units)
520. Readings in Classical Geology (2 units)
530. Scanning Electron Microscopy (5 units)
531. Transmission Electron Microscopy (5 units)
532. Techniques in Ultrastructure Analysis (5 units)
540. Advanced Topics in Geology (4 units)
545. Laboratory for Advanced Topics in Geology (1 unit)
575. Internship (2-4 units)
590. Senior Seminar (1 unit).
595. Independent Study (Credit to be arranged: 1 to 6 units)
