2003-2005 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

Geological Sciences155GEO 519 Geostatistical Modeling. Three hours.Geostatistical and mathematical mod el ing of geosystems. Offered spring se mes ter.GEO 521 Well-Log Analysis. Three hours. Two lectures, one laboratory.Prerequisites: GEO 314 and GEO 367.Analysis and interpretation of geo phys i cal log data, including resistivity, porosity, gamma,and other newly developed logs. Geologic uses of log data are also discussed. Offeredaccording to demand.GEO 522 Sedimentary Basin Analysis. Three hours.Prerequisites: GEO 561 or GEO 565, and GEO 512 or GEO 513.Examination of the evolution and development of sedimentary basins. Emphasis is onsedimentary, tectonic, and geochemical pro cess es and their infl uence in petroleumgeneration, ac cu mu la tion, and preservation. Offered according to demand. Mancini.GEO 525 Advanced Topics in Geology. Variable credit.Advanced topics in the following areas: economic geology, geochemistry, geo hy drol o gy,geo phys ics, geo mor phol o gy, mineralogy, paleontology, petrology, sed i men ta tion, stratigra phy, structural geology, and tectonics. Offered according to demand.GEO 530 Ore Deposits. Three hours.Introduction to sed i men ta ry, hydrothermal, meta so mat ic, and magmatic ore deposits,including geologic setting and genesis. Offered according to demand.GEO 534 Seminar in Tectonics. One hour.Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.Discussion of current research in tectonics and related topics. May be repeated for credit.Offered fall and spring semesters.GEO 535:536 Graduate Seminar in Geology. One hour.Oral presentations on current geological topics. Offered fall and spring semesters.GEO 541 Applied Geophysics. Three hours.Prerequisite: MATH 126 and PH 102:104 or equiv a lent.The use of physical mea sure ments to infer subsurface struc ture. Includes seismic refl ectionand refraction profi ling, gravity and mag net ic anomalies, electric and elec tro mag net icprospecting, and borehole geophysics. Offered fall semester.GEO 542 Geodynamics. Three hours.Prerequisite: PH 102:104, MATH 126, GEO 314, GEO 365, or permission of theinstructor.Introduction to the structure of the earth’s interior and theory of plate tectonics. Quan ti -ta tive analysis of the physical processes governing the formation of major tectonic andmagmatic features on the earth. Emphasis is on understanding geodynamic processesin orogenic belts, volcanic arcs, intraplate magmatism, sedimentary basins, and con ti -nen tal extensional provinces. Offered spring semester.GEO 545 Multichannel Seismic Processing. Four hours.Prerequisites: MATH 126 and PH 102:104.Introduction to multichannel seismic data acquisition, processing, and interpretation.Includes the theory of wave propagation, time series analysis, and fi ltering. Problembasedlab using real-world data and examples.GEO 555 Advanced Paleontology. Three hours.Prerequisite: GEO 355.Detailed ex am i na tion of selected fossil groups. Offered according to demand. Stock.GEO 557 Geologic History of the Vertebrates and Land Plants. Three hours.Prerequisite: GEO 102 or permission of the instructor.Not open to students who have earned credit for GEO 457. Geologic history of vertebrates,in ver te brates, and plants as they invaded the land and evolved through time.Offered alternate years. Stock.GEO 559 Paleoecology. Three hours.Prerequisite: GEO 355 or permission of the in struc tor.Examination of the re la tion ships between fossil organisms and their dep o si tion al en vi -ron ments. Offered ac cord ing to demand. Mancini, Stock.