Completion of Geology supporting course sequence highly recommended. May be repeated for credit, up to 9 hours maximum. Students will complete an independent research project under supervision of a faculty member, and present results in a senior thesis and a public presentation. Mapping and outcrop description techniques are emphasized. Destination of trip varies.
Trip requires camping and vigorous physical activity.
Application of statistical methods to geological problems. Emphasis on sampling plans, nature of geologic distributions, and application of analyses of variance to solving geological problems. Each topic is a course in directed study under supervision of a faculty member. All areas of geology included. Does not count as a Geology elective.