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Spring 2018
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| GEOL 100 - INDEPENDENT STUDY: GEOLOGY |
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Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Environmental Science Department |
| GEOL 101 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY |
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This course provides an introduction to the geological sciences, including an historical background. The course begins with the underlying geologic principles and the exploration of Plate Tectonics, which is used as a framework for the rest of the course. Subsequent topics include: the formation of the major rock-forming minerals, and common igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks; the major geophysical processes and the formation of resultant features (volcanoes, earthquakes, mountain belts, ocean basins, and structural geologic features); and the physical and biological history of the planet. GEOL 101 can be used to fulfill requirements for Environmental Studies majors and the General Education 100-level science requirement for non-science majors. Environmental Science and Integrated Science Studies majors must take GEOL 105 Fundamentals of Geology (lec/lab) instead (which is also recommended for those seeking teacher certification in earth science).
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Lecture/Online, Online Course Environmental Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-SCIENCE W EXPERIENTIAL |
| GEOL 106 - FUNDAMENTALS OF EARTH SCIENCE LECTURE |
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This course will provide an introduction to the geological sciences. The course begins with the underlying geologic principles and the exploration of Plate Tectonics. Subsequent topics include: the formation ofthe major rock-forming minerals, and common igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks; the major geophysical processes and the formation ofresultant features (volcanoes, earthquakes, mountain belts, ocean basins, and structural geologic features]; the major surface processes [weathering, erosion, water, ice, and wind); the structure and processes operating in the oceans and atmosphere; and the physical and biological history of the planet. This information will be presented in a plate tectonic
framework. This is a lecture—laboratory course. Students must take both the lecture and laboratory sections. GEOL 106 is required for the Environmental Science and Integrated Science Studies majors, the Environmental Science and Earth Science minors, and can be used to fulfill requirements for the Environmental Studies major and minor as well as the 100-level Scientific Reasoning category of General Education. It is the recommended foundation course for Earth Science teacher certification. It is a Writing intensive course.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Lecture/Online, Online Course Geology Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-SCIENCE W EXPERIENTIAL, WRITING INTENSIVE |
| GEOL 106L - FUNDAMENTALS OF EARTH SCIENCE LAB |
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This course will provide an introduction to the geological sciences. The course begins with U11: underlying geologic principles and the exploration of Plate Tectonics. Subsequent topics include: the formation of the major rock-forming minerals, and common igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks; the major geophysical processes and the formation ofresultant features (volcanoes, earthquakes, mountain belts, ocean basins, and structural geologic features); the major surface processes (weathering, erosion, water, ice, and wind); the structure and processes operating in the oceans and atmosphere; and the physical and biological history ofthe planet. This information will be presented in a plate tectonic
framework. This is a lecture-laboratory course. Students must take both the lecture and laboratory sections. GEOL 106 is required for the Environmental Science and Integrated Science Studies majors, the Environmental Science and Earth Science minors, and can be used to fulfill requirements for the
Environmental Studies major and minor as well as the 100-level Scientific Reasoning category of General Education. It is the recommended foundation course for Earth Science teacher certification. It is a writing intensive course.
0.000 TO 2.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 2.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lab Geology Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-SCIENCE W EXPERIENTIAL |
| GEOL 198 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Geology Department |
| GEOL 199 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Geology Department |
| GEOL 200 - INDEPENDENT STUDY: GEOLOGY |
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Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Environmental Studies Department |
| GEOL 298 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Geology Department |
| GEOL 299 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Geology Department |
| GEOL 300 - INDEPENDENT STUDY: GEOLOGY |
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Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Environmental Science Department |
| GEOL 327 - GEOLOGY OF NEW JERSEY |
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This field course explores New Jersey's 1.5 billion year geologic history through analysis and interpretation of clues left in the rocks. We will examine each of the four provinces of the state, from the bedrock to the surface, focusing on the geologic history of the state and its geologic resources; we will also look at environmental geology issues such as water resources, land use, and waste management. This course includes four full-day field trips and seminars before each trip (and a wrap-up session at the end). All trips are mandatory. This course fulfills the Field Studies requirement for the Environmental Studies major and can be used as an elective in the Environmental Science major and minor, Environmental Studies major, and for Earth Science Teacher Certification.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Geology Department |
| GEOL 328 - PALEONTOLOGY, PALEOECOLOGY & PALEOENVIRONMENTS LECTURE |
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This is an interdisciplinary course in which students use paleontology and sedimentology to interpret ancient environments and the ecosystems they supported. Students begin with a brief review ofaspects of geology required for paleontological studies: geologic time, plate tectonics, and sedimentary rocks and their depositional environments. There is also a review of evolutionary
theory and ecological and paleoecological principles. Following this, the course is split into two sections. First, there is an overview of the major depositional environments, the typical fossil organisms that are found preserved in them, the processes of fossilization, and how the ecosystems of particular environments have changed through time. This is followed by a survey of the history
oflife, with case studies in which we examine several important fossiliferous units in both marine and terrestrial settings, and use paleontological (biological) and sedimentological (geological) data to reconstruct the paleoecology and ancient physical environment. The concurrent Lab has sessions that will include fossil identification and analysis and several field visits to sites in New jersey and
Pennsylvania. This course fulfills the upper-level Geology gquirement for the Environmental Science major, and is a core (required) course for the Earth Science minor. lt may also be used as an elective in the Biology, Environmental Studies and Sustainability (Earth Science track] majors and the
Environmental Science minor. It counts towards the Earth Science teaching certificate. lt is a Writing lntensive course, and has a required lab section.
This course is cross-listed (GEOL 328 / BIOL 328).
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Lecture/Online, Online Course Geology Department Course Attributes: WRITING INTENSIVE |
| GEOL 328L - PALEONTOLOGY, PALEOECOLOGY & PALEOENVIRONMENTS LAB |
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This is an interdisciplinary course in which students use paleontology and sedimentology to interpret ancient environments and the ecosystems they supported. Students begin with a brief review ofaspects of geology required for paleontological studies: geologic time, plate tectonics, and sedimentary rocks and their depositional environments. There is also a review of evolutionary theory and ecological and paleoecological principles. Following this, the course is split into two
sections. First, there is an overview of the major depositional environments, the typical fossil organisms that are found preserved in them, the processes offossilization, and how the ecosystems ofparticular environments have changed through time. This is followed by a survey ofthe history poflife, with case studies in which we examine several important fossiliferous units in both marine and terrestrial settings, and use paleontological (biological) and sedimentological (geological) data to reconstruct the paleoecology and ancient physical environment. Lab sessions include fossil identification and analysis and several field visits to sites in New Iersey and Pennsylvania. This course fulfills the upper-level Geology requirement for the Environmental Science major, and is a core (required) course for the Earth Science minor. It may also be used as an elective in the Biology, Environmental Studies and Sustainability (Earth Science track) majors and the Environmental Science minor. lt counts towards the Earth Science teaching certificate. The (required) Lecture section is a Writing Intensive course.
This course is cross—listed (GEOL 328L / BIOL 328L).
0.000 TO 1.500 Credit hours 0.000 TO 1.500 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lab Chemistry Department |
| GEOL 333 - ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY |
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This course studies the interactions between geology and the surface and near-surface environment. First we will examine geologic resources such as water, soils, minerals, and energy; this section will include examination of current extraction including resource limits, alternative resources, and pollution. The second part of the course concerns geological hazards, both generated in the earth's interior (earthquakes and volcanoes) and those acting on the Earth's surface (mass movement, flooding, and coastal hazards), and the role of humans in both increasing their occurrence and damages and how to (try to) mitigate them. Third, we will examine the interplay between humans and the surface environment, in particular climate and hydrology. Finally we will study some applications of environmental geology in society, including land use planning, waste disposal, and environmental laws and regulations.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Geology Department |
| GEOL 398 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Geology Department |
| GEOL 399 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Geology Department |
| GEOL 400 - INDEPENDENT STUDY: GEOLOGY |
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Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Geology Department |
| GEOL 498 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Geology Department |
| GEOL 499 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Geology Department |
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