GRADUATE COURSES

GEOGRAPHY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

GEO 574 GEOGRAPHIC CONCEPTS AND SKILLS FOR TEACHERS. This course is designed for experienced social studies teachers. It provides up-to-date geographic content, information, and related geographic skills applicable to the public school curriculum. Prerequisite: Teaching Experience.

GEO 575 SELECTED PROBLEMS IN GEOGRAPHY. This course is designed for individual students who wish intensive supervision in their research or study of special topics in the field of Geography.

Geology Program

The graduate program in Geology is designed for those students seeking the M.Ed. degree. It serves as a minor teaching field on the Master of Education degree, Plan I or Plan II.

SENIOR COURSES OPEN TO GRADUATE STUDENTS

GEL 431 Geology of North America
GEL 432 Economic Geology
GEL 437 Plate Tectonics
GEL 440 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
*GEL 442 Structural Geology
GEL 445 Invertebrate Paleontology
*GEL 446 Hydrogeology
GEL 460, 461 Field Geology
GEL 495 Special Topics in Geology

GRADUATE COURSES

GEOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

GEL 531 GEOLOGY OF TEXAS FOR TEACHERS. A geochronological study of Texas. Topics include igneous activity, sedimentation, stratigraphy, and tectonics. Considerable amount of time will be devoted to study of the mineral and petroleum deposits in Texas.

GEL 532 OCEANOGRAPHY FOR TEACHERS. This course covers all major aspects of oceanography. It includes discussions of the geological, biological, physical and chemical aspects of oceanography. Methods of presenting this type of information to secondary school students will be given prime consideration.

GEL 595 SPECIAL GRADUATE TOPICS IN GEOLOGY. Individual study in special areas of geology. Topic content to be selected and agreed upon by the students and member of the geology faculty.


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