7383 - Advanced Petroleum Geology Review and application of concepts of petroleum exploration. 7713 - Regional Tectonics Review course covering structural styles, associations, and models. Involves extensive reading on geology of selected areas. Seminar format, term papers required. 7723 - Geomechanics Basic introduction to the application of continuum mechanics to geology.
Topics covered include stress, strain, buckling, bending, fracturing, isostasy, and heat conduction.
Term paper and field trip required. A nominal fee will be charged to cover travel expenses. An introductory-level background in physical chemistry is desirable. 7433 - Organic Geochemistry Geochemistry of organic substances with emphasis on the origin and diagenesis of petroleum. 7443 - Clay Mineralogy Classification, identification, and genesis of clay minerals and clay rocks, their uses and exploitation.