Minor in Geology Teaching (16 hours)
The geology teaching minor is intended for students who are pursuing secondary education licensure through the David O. McKay School of Education.
Program Requirements
- When all of the geology credit required for a minor is transferred from another school, at least one course in geology must be taken at BYU.
- No D credit is allowed in minor courses.
- Complete the following:
GEOL 111 : Physical Geology.
(4:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Materials, structure, and surface features of the earth and the geologic processes involved in their development. Field trips and lab studies, use of aerial photos. |
GEOL 112 : Historical Geology.
(4:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOL 111 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developmental history of the earth, its landforms, and life forms, emphasizing the North American continent. Field trips and lab studies. |
- Complete eight hours from the following:
GEOL 109 : Geology of the Planets.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Origins and distinctive histories of the planets in our solar system as revealed by study of their surface features. |
| NOTE: | For nonscience and science majors. |
GEOL 210 : Field Studies.
(3:0:9)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOL 111 & GEOL 112 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Procedures in observing, collecting, and recording field data concerning properties of rock units. |
| NOTE: | Contact Geological Sciences Department before April 15 for dates of upcoming August trip. |
GEOL 351 : Mineralogy.
(4:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | MATH 112; Chem 105 or 111 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Principles of crystallography and crystal chemistry. Physical, chemical, and crystallographic properties of minerals. |
GEOL 352 : Petrology.
(3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOL 210 & GEOL 351 & CHEM 105; or GEOL 210 & GEOL 351 & CHEM 111 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Compositions, fabrics, and field relations of igneous and metamorphic rocks; behavior of rock-forming systems. Field trips. |
GEOL 370 : Sedimentology and Stratigraphy.
(3:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOL 111 & GEOL 112 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Erosion; sediment entrainment, transport, and deposition; depositional systems and facies analysis; principles of stratigraphy. Field trips. |
GEOL 375 : Structural Geology.
(3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOL 111 & GEOL 112 & GEOL 351 & GEOL 352; Phscs 105 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Geometric, kinematic, and dynamic analysis of tectonic features. Practical exercises. Using aerial photos. Field trips. |
GEOL 411 : Geomorphology and Remote Sensing.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOL 111 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Interpretive analysis of landforms and their geologic significance. Use of aerial/satellite images of Earth and other planets, topographic/bathymetric maps, multi-wavelength image data. Field trips. |
GEOL 435 : Introduction to Groundwater.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOL 111; or GEOL 330; Math 110 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to the occurrence, movement, and properties of subsurface water; surface and groundwater relationships. |
GEOL 440 : Solid Earth Geophysics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | PHSCS 106 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Physics of the earth, including earthquake seismology. Gravity, seismic, magnetic, electrical, and heat flow properties and methods. |
GEOL 445 : Geochemistry.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | CHEM 106 & CHEM 107 & GEOL 352; or CHEM 112 & GEOL 352 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applying elementary chemical principles to understand geologic processes and materials. |
GEOL 446 : Applied Geochemical Studies.
(3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOL 445 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applied problem solving through development of geochemical modes. Using mass balance, equilibrium thermodynamics, and kinetic processes to understand environmental systems. |
GEOL 460 : Economic and Resource Geology.
(3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter Even Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOL 352 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Nature and genesis of metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits, including laboratory study of economic minerals. Field trips. |
GEOL 480 : Paleontology.
(3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Even Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOL 112 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Distribution, morphology, paleoecology, evolution, and stratigraphic significance of organisms in the geologic record. Field trips. |