Department of Geology

Department Chair
Melanie J. Michalak, Ph.D.

Department of Geology
Founders Hall 7
707-826-3931

geology@humboldt.edu

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Programs

• Geology, Geosciences Concentration, B.A.

• Geology, B.S.

• Geology Minor

• Geology, B.S. MAP (MATH 101)
• Geology, B.S. MAP (MATH 102)
• Geology, Geoscience Concentration, B.A. MAP (MATH 101)
• Geology, Geoscience Concentration, B.A. MAP (MATH 102)

Courses

• GEOL 100 - From Stars to Rocks: Being a Scientist in the 21st Century
• GEOL 103 - The Water Planet
• GEOL 106 - Earthquake Country
• GEOL 109 - General Geology
• GEOL 110 - Field Geology of the Western US
• GEOL 210 - Earth Systems History
• GEOL 300 - Geology of California
• GEOL 300L - Geology of California Field Trip
• GEOL 303 - Earth Resources and Global Environmental Change
• GEOL 305 - Fossils, Life and Evolution
• GEOL 306 - General Geomorphology
• GEOL 308 - Natural Disasters
• GEOL 308L - Natural Disasters Laboratory
• GEOL 312 - Earth Materials
• GEOL 314 - Petrology
• GEOL 332 - Sedimentary Geology
• GEOL 334 - Structural Geology
• GEOL 335 - Geologic Field Methods I
• GEOL 344 - Paleontology
• GEOL 380 - Special Topics in Geology
• GEOL 380L - Special Topics in Geology Laboratory
• GEOL 399 - Supplemental Work in Geology
• GEOL 435 - Geologic Field Methods II
• GEOL 452 - Glacial and Periglacial Processes
• GEOL 453 - Quaternary Stratigraphy
• GEOL 455 - Geology Colloquium
• GEOL 456 - Hydrogeology
• GEOL 457 - Engineering Geology
• GEOL 465 - Geosciences Senior Project
• GEOL 474 - Volcanology
• GEOL 475 - Geology Field Camp
• GEOL 482 - Instrumental Methods in Geology
• GEOL 485 - Senior Seminar
• GEOL 486 - Geology Research Methods
• GEOL 490 - Senior Thesis
• GEOL 492 - Senior Thesis Project
• GEOL 499 - Independent Study
• GEOL 524 - Methods of Geochronology
• GEOL 531 - Advanced Physical Geology
• GEOL 531L - Advanced Physical Geology Lab
• GEOL 550 - Fluvial Processes
• GEOL 551 - Hillslope Processes
• GEOL 552 - Glacial and Periglacial Processes
• GEOL 553 - Quaternary Stratigraphy
• GEOL 554 - Advanced Geology Field Methods
• GEOL 555 - Neotectonics
• GEOL 556 - Hydrogeology
• GEOL 690 - Thesis
• GEOL 699 - Independent Study
• GEOL 700 - In-Service Professional Development in Geology