GLACIAL AND PLEISTOCENE GEOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: GEOSCI/ENVIR ST 106 , GEOSCI 100 , 109 , ENVIR ST/GEOG 120 , 127 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Physical Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the processes that cause ice deformation in a glacier. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Explain the processes by which glaciers slip over or deform their beds. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify subglacially and proglacially derived landforms and explain the processes that produce them. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explain in general terms the history of ice advance during the later stages of the Pleistocene and the effects it had on glacial geomorphic record. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Assess how climate affected glacial processes. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Describe why glaciated parts of Wisconsin look the way they do. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Interpret glacial features and deposits while in the field. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the processes that cause ice deformation in a glacier. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Explain the processes by which glaciers slip over or deform their beds. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify subglacially and proglacially derived landforms and explain the processes that produce them. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explain in general terms the history of ice advance during the later stages of the Pleistocene and the effects it had on glacial geomorphic record. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Assess how climate affected glacial processes. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Describe why glaciated parts of Wisconsin look the way they do. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Interpret glacial features and deposits while in the field. Audience: Graduate