Field Methods (formerly GEOL 2400)

3 credit hours · Undergraduate

This course introduces students to common field techniques and tools used by geoscientists, as well as provides information on the specific safety considerations for any Earth Scientist working in the field. Students will learn how to make systematic field observations, collect and record geological data in field notebooks and geological maps, identify and measure basic geological structures, and use navigation and geospatial tools and other field equipment. Finally students will learn how to synthesize data by constructing their own geological maps, cross sections and stratigraphic logs.