DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY
GEOLOGY PROGRAM
Program Links: MED in Elementary Education, MED in Secondary Education, Course Descriptions
The graduate program in Geology is designed for those students seeking the M.Ed. degree. It serves as a minor teaching field on the Master of Education degree.
Degree Plans
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary Education). This degree plan is designed primarily for the elementary teacher. All such degrees originate in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Students pursuing this plan should either hold elementary teacher certification or complete it prior to being awarded the degree. The degree plan requires the completion of a minimum of thirty-six hours of graduate credit, thirty hours of which must be in courses numbered 500 or above.
The major consists of eighteen to twenty-four semester hours in Education which are approved in conference with the elementary graduate advisor.
The minor consists of twelve to eighteen semester hours in an approved subject in which the student has at least eighteen undergraduate hours.
A comprehensive examination covering coursework in Education and the minor field must be taken and passed prior to graduation. Students should be enrolled the semester in which they take comprehensive examinations.
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (Secondary Education). This degree plan is designed primarily for the secondary teacher. All such degrees originate in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and require the completion of a minimum of thirty-six hours of graduate credit, thirty of which must be in courses numbered 500 or above. Twelve to twenty-four hours of professional education coursework are required (twelve hours minimum for minor and 6 hours minimum for a second minor). A comprehensive examination is required. Students should be enrolled the semester in which they take comprehensive examinations.
Senior Courses Open to Graduate Students
GEL 431 Geology of North America (Credit 3)
GEL 432 Economic Geology (Credit 3)
GEL 437 Plate Tectonics (Credit 3)
GEL 440 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (Credit 4)
GEL 442 Structural Geology (Credit 4)
GEL 446 Hydrogeology (Credit 4)
GEL 460,461 Field Geology (Credit 3)
GEL 495 Special Topics in Geology (Credit 3)
A maximum of six hours of 400-level courses may be taken toward the completion of the master’s degree. Course requirements in 400-level courses will be appropriately modified for graduate credit.
Graduate Courses