Three lecture-discussion hours per week. A comprehensive study of the origin and development of the major structural features of the ocean basins and the continental margins. Discussion of the techniques used in obtaining geologic data and the interpretation of sedimentary processes, vulcanism, and the stratigraphy of the ocean basins. Practical geophysical techniques for exploring the shallow subsurface. Seismic, resistivity, well log, gravity, magnetic methods.
Field exercises to collect and analyze data.
Two lectures and three laboratory hours per week. Basic elements of seismology. Physical and geological processes controlling the formation and evolution of beach, barrier, and nearshore environments, including discussion of coastal management issues. An approach to problems of resource management by lecture and seminar using case studies in mineral, energy, hydrogeological, and environmental science. Environmental considerations of the hydrologic cycle, occurrence and movement of ground water, aquifer analysis, and water well emplacement and construction.