GEOL 445 - Applied Geology Summer Field School

Credits: (6)

Instructional Method: Approximately two months correspondence and 40 hours of field work and classroom instruction per week.
Prerequisites: GEOL 105; and either GEOL 100 or GEOL 106.
Intensive training in geologic field methods with emphasis on mapping, data collection and the geology of Virginia with applications to engineering and environmental concerns and to land use planning. The university campus serves as the base from which field studies are conducted. The course requires overnight excursions permitting the examination of a wide variety of geologic field conditions including field trip stops in all the geologic provinces of Virginia. Course may require transportation, food and camping fees. Course will not substitute for GEOL 441, Geologic Field Methods, for students majoring in geology.