Introductory Graduate Seminar
Donna Whitney, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
This is a course for first-semester graduate students, with the following aims: (1) introduce the varied research being done by different groups in the department; (2) help new grad students develop and strengthen ...

Petrology and Plate Tectonics
Allen Glazner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This course is organized around the igneous and metamorphic processes that govern the rock cycle, all within the context of plate tectonics. Rather than addressing igneous and metamorphic rocks and processes as ...

Geoscience Field Issues Using High-Resolution Topography to Understand Earth Surface Processes
Sharon Bywater-Reyes, University of Northern Colorado; Beth Pratt-Sitaula, EarthScope
The objective of the course is to train students in manual and remote sensing methods of topographic data collection, including 1) GPS/GNSS surveys, 2) structure from motion (SfM), and 3) ground-based (terrestrial ...

Introduction to Volcanology
Erouscilla Joseph, University of the West Indies
The course will introduce students to Plate tectonics and volcanoes; including the processes that takes place at active volcanoes (eruptive mechanisms, effusive and explosive volcanism); methods and instrumentation ...

Natural Disasters
Paul Price, University of Wisconsin Baraboo/Sauk County
A study of various environmental hazards, their causes, impacts on humans, and mitigation.

Structural Geology and Tectonics
Barb Tewksbury, Hamilton College
Rather than taking students through the topics of structural geology in textbook table-of-contents order, this course is framed around having students apply concepts and methods of structural geology and tectonics ...

Introductory Earth System Science Lab
Natalie Bursztyn, University of Montana
Earth Systems Science lab is designed to accompany Earth Systems Science lecture (ERTH 101) to provide hands-on opportunities for students to practice geoscientific inquiry. Students will examine Earth materials ...

Martha Richmond: Using Lead in the Environment in Government 438: Environmental Policy and Politics at Suffolk University
Martha Richmond, Suffolk University
"Lead in the Environment" was a 3 week module used to introduce the larger topic of Environmental Policy and Politics. It was very successful in first showing students how and why environmental lead is today considered a "wicked" problem—a geologic issue that has impacts on environmental health, environmental justice, and challenges for environmental regulation and policy. Before looking at environmental lead, students often do not understand the scope and implications of present-day problems. Many students told me that they were surprised and saddened to learn about difficulties still encountered because of environmental lead.

Natural Disasters and Earth Resources
Mathieu Richaud, California State University-Fresno
Processes and materials that produce the different geologic resources and hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, landslides). Plate tectonic theory. Emphasizes the relationship between geology and humans.

First Year Graduate Seminar
Naomi Levin, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
This course is intended to be an introduction to the department, graduate school and a launch pad for students' professional careers. Graduate education gives students the opportunity to develop new skills, ...