Courses & Catalogs
All undergraduates in the Jackson School take a set of fundamental courses, establishing a common foundation shared by students in all of the degree options. These courses include at least one of the three major introductory courses, with variations depending on a student’s degree track. Other fundamental courses cover earth materials, sedimentary rocks, the introduction to field & stratigraphic methods, and structural geology. Most undergraduates also take part in either the six-week summer field trip, Geology 660, or a comparable field course.
In addition to their geological science courses, Jackson School undergraduates must fulfill course requirements outside the Department. These include courses essential to the mathematical and scientific skills needed to become a geoscientist, such as advanced calculus and chemistry, as well as general course requirements for the university in English, history, foreign language, and other areas.
Course Catalogs & Schedules
Lower Division
| Course # | Course Name | Course Info | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 401 | Physical Geology | ||
| BDP 101 | Environmental Change and Sustainability | Spring | |
| GEO 302C | Climate: Past, Present and Future | Spring | |
| GEO 302D | The Age of Dinosaurs | Fall | |
| GEO 302E | Earth, Wind and Fire | Spring | |
| GEO 302M | Age of Mammals | Spring | |
| GEO 302P UGS 303 | Sustaining a Planet | Fall | |
| GEO 303 | Introduction to Geology | ||
| GEO 303C | Introduction to the Solar System | Fall | |
| GEO 404C | Plate Tectonics and Earth History | Spring | |
| GEO 405 | Life through Time | Fall | |
| GEO 305E | Energy and the Environment | ||
| GEO 306P | Geology and Sustainability | Fall | |
| GEO 307 | Introduction to Oceanography | ||
| EVS 311 | Field Seminar in Sustainability | Spring | |
| GEO 114G | Geophysics Colloquium | ||
| GEO 416K | Earth Materials | Fall | |
| GEO 416M | Sedimentary Rocks | Fall | |
| GEO 316P | Sedimentary Rocks – For Non-Majors | Spring |
Upper Division
| Course # | Course Name | Course Info | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 420F | Classic Geology in Scotland | ||
| GEO 420H | Honors Introductory Geology | ||
| GEO 420K | Introduction to Field and Stratigraphic Methods | Spring | |
| GEO 422K | Paleobiology | Fall | |
| GEO 320L | Introductory Field Geology | Syllabus Overview Equipment List | Summer |
| GEO 322S | Development and Evolution of Vertebrate Skeletons | ||
| GEO 322V | Morphology of the Vertebrate Skeleton | ||
| GEO 325J | Programming in FORTRAN and MATLAB | Spring | |
| GEO 325K | Computational Methods in Geological Sciences | Fall | |
| GEO 426P | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology | Spring | |
| GEO 327G | GIS and GPS Applications in Earth Sciences | Fall | |
| GEO 428 | Structural Geology | Fall | |
| GEO 330K | Energy Exploration | Spring | |
| EVS 331 | Research Methods for the Environmental Sciences | Spring | |
| GEO 331K | Petrology and Plate Tectonics | ||
| GEO 335 | Geology and Mineral Resources of Texas | ||
| GEO 338T | Marine Tectonics | Spring | |
| GEO 339T | Continental Tectonics | Fall | |
| GEO 340T | Geoclimatology | ||
| EVS 141 | Environmental Science Professionalism I | Fall | |
| GEO 341 | Mineral Resources, Society and the Environment | Fall | |
| GEO 341G | Geomicrobiology | ||
| GEO 344K | Marine Mining and Minerals | ||
| GEO 344U | Quantitative Seismic Interpretation | ||
| GEO 346C | Introduction to Physical and Chemical Hydrology | ||
| GEO 347G | Climate Modeling | Fall | |
| GEO 347K | Gems and Gem Minerals | ||
| GEO 347P | Climate System Physics | Spring | |
| GEO 348K | Marine Geology and Geophysics Field Course | ||
| EVS 151 | Environmental Science Professionalism II | Spring | |
| GEO 354 | Physics of Earth | Spring | |
| GEO 358K | Volcanology | ||
| GEO 660 | Field Methods | Summer | |
| GEO 661 | Geophysics Field Camp | Summer | |
| GEO 465K | Seismic Exploration | Fall | |
| GEO 365N | Geophysical Data Processing | Spring | |
| GEO 365P | Potential Field Applications in Geophysics | Spring | |
| GEO 365Q | Geomorphology Process and Form | Spring | |
| GEO 366M | Mathematical Methods in Geophysics | Fall | |
| GEO 468K | Geophysics for Geological Sciences Majors | Spring | |
| GEO 370K | Sedimentology | ||
| GEO 371C | Applied Karst Hydrogeology | Spring | |
| GEO 271C | Geomorphology/Glaciology Seminar | Fall | |
| GEO 371C | Climate Systems Discussion | Spring | |
| GEO 371C | Construction and Interpretation of 3-D Stratigraphy | Fall | |
| GEO 371C | Ecohydrology | Spring | |
| GEO 371C | Field Stratigraphy: Guadalupe Mountains | Spring | |
| GEO 371C | Global Biogeochemical Cycles | Fall | |
| GEO 371C | Global Warming | Fall | |
| GEO 371C | Hydrogeophysics | Fall | |
| GEO 371C | Ins and Outs of Subduction Zones | Spring | |
| GEO 371C | Marine Geology | Fall | |
| GEO 371C | Morphodynamics | Fall | |
| GEO 371C | Petroleum Basin Analysis-IBA | Spring | |
| GEO 171H GEO 271H GEO 371H | Research Methods | ||
| GEO 376C | Isotope Geology | Fall | |
| GEO 376E | Environmental Isotope Geochemistry | Spring | |
| GEO 476K | Groundwater Hydrology/Physical Hydrogeology | Fall | |
| GEO 376L | Field Methods in Groundwater Hydrology | Summer | |
| GEO 476M | Chemical Hydrogeology | Spring | |
| GEO 376S | Physical Hydrology | Fall | |
| GEO 376T | High-Temperature Geochemistry | Spring | |
| GEO 377P | Physical Climatology | Fall |