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EE 9981-9 Research and Dissertation (1 - 9 hours)
Original research on some problem within the field of electrical or computer engineering on the Ph.D. level. Prerequisites: Admission to Ph.D. program, completion of comprehensive examinations, and permission of instructor.
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EE 9991-3 Independent Study (1 - 3 hours)
Individual studies of advanced topics at the Ph.D. level. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisites: Admission to the Ph.D. program and permission of instructor.
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Energy Management |
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EMGT 6013 Fundamentals of Energy Commodity Trading (3 hours)
Provides an understanding and appreciation of the physical chain and the economics associated with the transportation of natural gas from the ”wellhead to the burnertip.” Covers the regulatory background of the industry, contracts, physical and financial trading (NYMEX contract, basis swaps, options and hedging), elementary technical analysis, risk control and weather
derivatives.
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EMGT 6053 Energy Logistics and Value Chain (3 hours)
Investigation of the logistics and “value chain” aspects of moving energy resources, products and supplies from the point of production to the marketplace (“midstream” and “downstream” components). Addresses the following resource/product groups-oil & refined products (gathering, intermodal transportation, refining, retail, exports), natural gas (gather & processing, transportation & storage, distribution, LNG exports), NGLs (fractionation, transportation & storage, exports), electricity (production - traditional & alternative/renewable, transmission, distribution, smart grid and distributed generation).
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EMGT 6063 Project Management and Business Analysis (3 hours)
Study of contemporary project management tools, processes, and approaches used in business, particularly as they relate to the energy industry. The focus is on business analysis and operational efficiency.
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EMGT 6073 Geographic Information Systems for Energy Applications
A detailed analysis of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with an emphasis on: 1) fundamental concepts of GIS; 2) GIS in acquisition of property rights; 3) GIS in exploration and production; 4) GIS in pipelines; 5) GIS in alternative energy sources; 6) data acquisition; 7) data analysis; and 8) key terms and regulatory requirements pertaining to GIS and the energy industry.
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EMGT 7013 Energy Mergers, Acquisitions, Deal Making, and Financing (3 hours)
Survey of the operational and financial aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and related transactions in the domestic and international energy industry.
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EMGT 7110 Orientation Seminar (0 hours)
A non-credit laboratory course required for graduation that serves as orientation to The University of Tulsa and the Master of Science in Global Energy. Focused on industry engagement, communication, teamwork, organizational skills, writing, and time management.
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EMGT 7123 Management of Multinational Energy Enterprises (3 hours)
A study of various aspects associated with managing and making financial decisions in a multinational enterprise environment in the energy industry.
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EMGT 7133 Marketing and Distribution of Petroleum and Petrochemical Products (3 hours)
Survey of the contemporary principles and practices of marketing and distributing petroleum products from the point of refining and product creation to the point of delivery and sale. Covers existing and future petroleum products and services, product transportation & logistics, the marketplace for petroleum products (bulk wholesalers, convenience stores, retail service stations, etc.), the downstream oil and gas value chain, and comparative domestic and international business models (including marketing channels, market segmentation, and pricing schemes).
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EMGT 7243 Governance, Strategy, and Value Creation in the Energy Firm (3 hours)
A comparative investigation of the decisions, strategies, and tactics that executives pursue to exercise corporate governance and to relentlessly create value for their shareholders / stakeholders. Presents appropriate theory, practice, and cases associated with the energy industry, along with direct contributions from industry leaders.
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EMGT 7973 Advanced Seminar in Energy Management (3 hours)
Study of a current topic or issue in energy business and commerce, or of a specific industry segment. Selections rotate according to the interests of faculty and students, and may encompass the broad business dimensions of management, marketing, operations, accounting, finance, economics, law, or policy in the energy arena.
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Engineering Science |
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ES 7010 Graduate Seminar (0 hours)
Expose graduate students to current research in broad fields through invited guest lectures from faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and research scientists. Assist students with a better understanding of state of the art research techniques and presentation techniques.
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English |
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ENGL 6033 Academic Writing for Graduate Students (3 hours)
An academic writing course where advanced multilingual students explore a variety of critical and rhetorical approaches for American academic reading and writing
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ENGL 6803 Special Topics in Literature and Language II (3 Hours)
Special Topics in Literature and Language II
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ENGL 7023 Creative Writing Workshop (3 hours)
A workshop for those who wish to develop their skills as writers (and readers) of fiction and non-fiction prose.
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ENGL 7053 Theory I (3 hours)
Studies in the history of criticism from Plato through the 19th century.
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ENGL 7063 Theory II (3 hours)
Studies in 20th-century theory, with emphasis on a contemporary theory or theories.
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ENGL 7073 Feminist Theory (3 hours)
Studies in theory and criticism by feminist writers.
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ENGL 7153 Shakespeare (3 hours)
A selective survey of Shakespeare’s career and of contemporary Shakespeare criticism, with attention to relevant institutional contexts and theoretical problems.
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ENGL 7183 Early Modern Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of literary and social materials from seventeenth-century Britain.
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ENGL 7193 Restoration and 18th-Century British Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of literary and social materials from eighteenth-century Britain.
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ENGL 7213 African American Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of literary and social materials from the field of African American Literature.
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ENGL 7223 18th-Century British Fiction (3 hours)
Readings of British prose fiction of the 18th century, chosen from works by Behn, Bunyan, Swift, Defoe, Richardson, Manley, Henry Fielding, Sarah Fielding, Haywood, Lennox, Sterne, Smollett, Goldsmith, Mackenzie, and others.
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ENGL 7283 Romantic Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of literary and social materials from the Romantic period.
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ENGL 7293 Romantic Poetry (3 hours)
Readings of poetry from the Romantic period, 1776-1836, chosen from works by Burns, Blake, Baillie, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Smith, Barbauld, Opie, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Bowles, Clare, Hemans, and others, with attention to Romantic theories of poetry and art.
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ENGL 7353 Teaching Second-Language Writing (3 hours)
Survey of first and second language writing theories and research methods.
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ENGL 7383 19th-Century British Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of literary and social materials from nineteenth-century Britain.
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ENGL 7453 Modern Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of literary and social materials from the modernist period.
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ENGL 7483 Twentieth-Century British Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of literary and social materials from modern Britain.
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ENGL 7513 Early American Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of literary and social materials from early America.
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ENGL 7523 19th-Century American Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of literary and social materials from nineteenth-century America.
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ENGL 7533 Twentieth-Century American Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of literary and social materials from twentieth-century America.
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ENGL 7543 Contemporary American Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of literary and social materials from contemporary America.
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ENGL 7553 Transatlantic Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of transatlantic literary and social materials.
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ENGL 7573 Contemporary British and Anglophone Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of contemporary Anglophone literary and social materials.
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ENGL 7863 Special Topics in English Literature (3 hours)
The study of special topics in English Language and Literature. Topics vary.
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ENGL 7961 Residency (1 hour)
See Graduate Residency (7961)
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ENGL 7991-3 Directed Writing (1-3 hours)
Directed Writing
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ENGL 8103 Representative Figures (3 hours)
The art and life of major literary figures drawn from all periods and from all literatures written in English.
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ENGL 8123 Gender Formation in Modern Literature (3 hours)
Inquiry into the construction of gender in texts written in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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ENGL 8133 Restoration and 18th-Century Women Writers (3 hours)
A study of women’s writing in the Restoration and 18th century from the perspective of genre. Topics vary.
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ENGL 8143 Women’s Writings: Texts and Contexts (3 hours)
Analysis and contextualization of literary and social materials from the field of women’s writings.
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ENGL 8153 20th-Century Women Writers (3 hours)
A study of women’s writing in the 20th century from the perspective of genre. Topics vary.
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ENGL 8163 Special Topics in Women’s Literature (3 hours)
The study of special topics in women’s literature from the perspectives of theme (The Female Subject), motif (The Body in Women’s Literature), literary movements, etc.
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ENGL 8173 Special Topics in Literature before 1800 (3 hours)
Special topics in literature from the perspectives of cultural change (Literature and Literacy, 1530-1642), politics (Literary Representation and Social Conflict in the English Renaissance), contemporary theory (Discursive Economies of the Renaissance), etc.
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ENGL 8183 Special Topics in 19th-Century British Literature (3 hours)
Special topics in literature from the perspectives of history (The Industrial Revolution), aesthetics (Literature and Art in Victorian England), gender (The New Woman), literary movements (Fin de Siècle), etc.
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ENGL 8193 Special Topics in American Literature (3 hours)
Special topics on bodies of literature, history, and culture.
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ENGL 8203 Special Topics in Modern Literature (3 hours)
Special topics on bodies of literature, history, and culture.
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ENGL 8213 Studies in Genre (3 hours)
Examination of theories of genre in connection with a particular kind of writing such as pastoral, lyric, long poem, novel, autobiography, etc.
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ENGL 8791-9 Qualifying Exam Preparation (1-9 hours)
Independent study in areas under preparation for the doctoral qualifying examination.
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ENGL 8973-6 Doctoral Independent Study (3 - 6 hours)
Doctoral Independent Study
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ENGL 8991-9 Directed Doctoral Readings (1-9 hours)
Independent study to be used during the 36 hours of required coursework toward the Ph.D.
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ENGL 9961 Residency (1 hour)
See Graduate Residency (7961)
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ENGL 9981-9 Dissertation (1-9 hours)
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Finance |
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FIN 6083 Portfolio Management (3 Hours)
Developing and implementing a portfolio to meet the objectives of an investment policy statement. Emphasis on constructing an investment policy statement, creating a policy portfolio, evaluating performance, and monitoring a portfolio and portfolio strategies for fixed income and equity asset allocations. Computer databases and software packages are used
extensively to evaluate these strategies in a realistic decision-making setting. Prerequisite: FIN 3083 with a grade of C or higher.
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FIN 6113 Student Investment Fund (3 hours)
Actual management of a financial asset portfolio. Students determine the investment style, allocate assets, select securities, and place the trades. Students are responsible for maintaining and updating all policies, procedures, accounting records, and a web site. Prerequisites: FIN 7023 , application form, and permission of instructor.
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FIN 7003 Financial Theory (3 hours)
Devoted to an understanding of the numerous financial decisions confronting the modern business firm. Specific emphasis is placed on developing practical decision-making approaches for solving financial problems. Prerequisites: All foundation MSF courses.
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FIN 7013 Long-Term Financial Decisions (3 hours)
Emphasis on the optimal acquisition and allocation of long-term sources of capital. Topics include capital budgeting evaluation models, cash flow analysis, diversification, portfolio approaches to capital budgeting, capital structure, cost of capital, lease purchase decisions, abandonment, and mergers. Prerequisite: FIN 7003 .
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FIN 7023 Investment Analysis and Management (3 hours)
Theory and tools of analysis required in managing financial assets. Employing modern decision and probability theory, statistical techniques, and the computer, the course investigates the entire process of investing in financial assets, from the analysis of individual securities to the final combination of securities into portfolios. Prerequisites: FIN 7003 .
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FIN 7033 Derivative Securities (3 hours)
Introduces the use and pricing of derivative assets. Covers mathematical concepts underlying derivative asset analysis, the institutional structure of derivative markets and contracts, elementary pricing relations, the binominal and Black-Scholes options pricing models. Futures, options, bond and foreign currency options, implied binomial trees, and alternative option pricing models are explored. Prerequisites: FIN 7003 .
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FIN 7053 Portfolio Management (3 hours)
Development and application of modern portfolio theory to the selection of financial assets. Topics include diversification, portfolio construction and revision, and portfolio management. Prerequisites: FIN 7003 .
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FIN 7093 International Financial Management (3 hours)
Examines the international business environment and the challenges and opportunities it presents for financial managers. Emphasis on foreign exchange, international treasury functions, international risk, and diversification. Prerequisite: MBA 7013 or FIN 7003 .
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FIN 7123 Enterprise Risk Management (3 hours)
An understanding of the risks faced by banks and other financial institutions. Topics include a review of the financial products used for hedging and risk reduction, how traders manage their exposure, interest rate risk, volatility, bank regulation and Basel II, credit derivatives, and using Value-at-Risk for managing market risk, operational risk, and credit risk. Prerequisites: FIN 7003 and FIN 7033 .
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FIN 7133 Advanced Topics in Risk Management (3 hours)
Risk measurement and management, including market, credit, and liquidity risk, settlement measurement techniques for contracts such as duration, portfolio Beta, factor sensitivities, Value at Risk(tm), dynamic portfolio distribution analysis, and extreme value analysis. Includes techniques for trading desk risk management, total portfolio market exposure limits, and counterpart credit exposure limits. Prerequisites: FIN 7033 and MATH 2024.
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FIN 7143 Money and Capital Markets (3 Hours)
Discussion of money and capital markets, and the role of these markets in the economy and business operations. Topics will cover monetary policy and the banking system in the US, banking regulations and requirements, and an introduction into market microstructure.
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FIN 7193 Applied Finance Project (3 hours)
An applied project exploring a quantitative finance problem that might be met in practice and involves the development or use of a quantitative financial technique. Requires prior approval of the supervising faculty member, an industry sponsor, and the department chairperson.
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FIN 7213 Research Tools in Finance (3 hours)
Attain a working knowledge of advanced statistical analyses commonly used by financial professionals; apply these statistical methods to a variety of financial situations; understand the composition, structure, and retrieval of data from financial databases; and develop the ability to analyze financial data using statistical software. Develop financial models in SAS and MATLAB. Prerequisites: MBA 7013 and either QM 7023 or STAT 6813 .
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FIN 7243 Financial Modeling (3 Hours)
Use of quantitative techniques and simulation with respect to managing and forecasting financial decisions. Development of dynamic financial statement models. Emphasis on decisions related to working capital, debt management, financial forecasting and valuation.
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FIN 7961 Residency (1 hour)
See Graduate Residency (7961)
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FIN 7973 Seminar in Finance (3 hours)
A critical analysis of selected topics in finance. Prerequisite: FIN 7003 .
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FIN 7981-6 Master’s Thesis (1-6 hours)
Directed research on a problem in an approved area. Written thesis and formal defense before graduate committee is required.
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FIN 7991-3 Independent Study in Finance (1-3 hours)
Open to graduate students who wish to pursue individual study or investigation of a field of finance. Students are required to plan their program of study and prepare a formal report of their findings. The field of interest selected for study may not be that investigated in meeting thesis requirements. Prerequisite: Permission of graduate advisor.
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Geography |
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GEOG 6053 Geomorphology (3 hours)
Description, analysis, and interpretation of land-form on the earth’s surface. Utilization of aerial photographs and topographic maps. Prerequisite: GEOL 1014 or equivalent.
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Geology |
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GEOL 6083 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 hours)
Fundamentals of the design and use of spatial datasets in computerized mapping and analysis of spatial data. Concentrates on technical and scientific aspects of the collection, query, analysis and presentation of spatial data from a wide range of disciplines using industry standard software tools. Lecture and computer lab components. Prerequisites: GEOL 1014, or equivalent; or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 6463 Petroleum Geology (3 hours)
A synthesis of geology, geophysics, and geochemistry as applied to petroleum exploration, petroleum production, and enhanced oil recovery. Prerequisites: GEOL 1013 and 3153, or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 6513 Hydrogeology (3 hours)
Introduction to the properties of water and the hydrologic cycle. Both surface and groundwater systems as well as exploration techniques, well design, well hydraulics and aquifer tests. Prerequisite: GEOL 3153.
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GEOL 6544 Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks and Processes (4 hours)
Igneous and metamorphic rocks of the earth’s crust and their processes of formation, alteration, and occurrence in space and time. Laboratory stresses the coordination of megascopic and petrographic studies of rocks. Prerequisite: GEOL 2143. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory session each week.
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GEOL 6553 Environmental Geochemistry (3 hours)
Geochemical processes controlling the composition of the natural system and its response to natural and man-made disturbances. Includes major, trace element, and isotopic compositions of the atmosphere, surface and subsurface waters, and the rock/soil system. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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GEOL 6723 Paleoenvironment Interpretation (3 hours)
Combines techniques and information from other geoscience specializations such as mineralogy, sedimentology and stratigraphy, climatology, geochemistry, biology, basin analysis and development, and tectonics to generate a more
complete characterization of current and ancient environments. Prerequisites: GEOL 3053 and CHEM 1013 or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 6861-6 Special Topics in Geology (1-6 hours)
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GEOL 7113 Plate Tectonics (3 hours)
Lecture and seminar covering global tectonics, plate boundary phenomena, structural associations and assemblages, petrologic associations and assemblages and the mechanics of plate motion and interaction. Term paper required. Prerequisites: GEOL 3063, 3153, 4144; MATH 2073; PHYS 2063, or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7263 Carbonate Sedimentology (3 hours)
Study of carbonate depositional environments and the description and classification of limestones. Field trips are required. Prerequisites: GEOL 2003 and 3153 or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7313 Clastic Sedimentology and Depositional Systems (3 hours)
An overview of the mechanics of detrital transport and deposition. Survey of clastic depositional environments and facies. Field trips may be required. Prerequisite: GEOL 3153 or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7333 Advanced Stratigraphic Analysis (3 hours)
Application of quantitative methods to stratigraphic analysis. Survey and application of sequence stratigraphy. Course activities emphasize hands-on exercises. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7353 Sandstone Petrography (3 hours)
Study of the classification, texture, composition, and diagenesis of sandstone and related clastic sedimentary rocks. Laboratory exercises emphasize microanalysis. Prerequisites: GEOL 3153 or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7401-6 Special Topics in Geochemistry (1-6 hours)
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GEOL 7413 Geochemistry (3 hours)
Study of the chemical principles that govern the distribution of elements among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and solid earth. Prerequisite: CHEM 1023.
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GEOL 7433 Organic Geochemistry (3 hours)
Geochemistry of organic substances with emphasis on the origin and diagenesis of petroleum. Prerequisites: CHEM 1023, GEOL 4063, or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7713 Regional Tectonics (3 hours)
Review course covering structural styles, associations, and models. Involves extensive reading on geology of selected areas. Seminar format, term papers required. Prerequisites: GEOL 3063 and permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7723 Geomechanics (3 hours)
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. Prerequisites: GEOL 3063, GEOL 3061, MATH 2073, PHYS 2063, and permission of instructor.
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GEOL 7861-6 Special Topics in Geology (1-6 hours)
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GEOL 7913 Geology Report (3 hours)
Non-thesis option report in geology. Pass-fail only.
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GEOL 7961 Residency (1 hour)
See Graduate Residency (7961)
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GEOL 7981-6 Research and Thesis (1-6 hours)
Directed research on some problem within an approved area. Examination and written thesis required. Pass-fail only. Prerequisite: Permission of discipline.
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GEOL 7991-4 Independent Study (1-4 hours)
Individual or group studies of advanced topics. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisite: Permission.
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GEOL 9981-9 Research and Dissertation (1-9 hours)
Original research on some problem within the field of earth sciences at the Ph.D. level. A maximum of 12 hours can be taken in one semester. Pass-fail only. Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program.
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GEOL 9991-9 Independent Study (1-9 hours)
Individual or group studies in advanced topics at the Ph.D. level. Selected study is undertaken by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisites: Admission to the Ph.D. program and permission.
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Geophysics |
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GPHY 6023 Field Methods in Geophysics (3 hours)
The application of geophysical field methods for delineating near-surface features and/or structures as applied to exploration, environmental, and engineering problems. Field design, ground positioning, instrumentation, Practical field data acquisition with gravimeter, magnetometer, ground-penetrating radar, electrical resistivity, electromagnetic, and seismic equipment. Processing and interpreting acquired data. Prerequisites: GPHY 4053 and GPHY 4003.
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GPHY 6053 Applied Geophysics (3 hours)
Survey of applied geophysics describing physical methods involved in exploration for hydrocarbons and minerals. Applications of physics to measurements made for mapping near surface earth structure. Gravity, magnetic, electrical, electro-magnetic, bore-hole logging, ground penetrating radar, seismic, and radioactivity methods for mapping sub-surface will be discussed. Introduction to data processing and interpretation with the objective of locating natural resources. Prerequisites: GPHY 2053 and EE 3023.
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