Gayle Gleason, chair
Bowers Hall, Room 144
607-753-2815
Email: Chelsea Guy, administrative assistant
cortland.edu/geology

School of Arts and Sciences

Faculty

David Barclay, Robert Darling, Gayle Gleason, Li Jin, Jennifer Kidder, Christopher McRoberts

Adjunct Faculty

For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration  section.

Degrees and Minors

Bachelor of Arts in Geology
Bachelor of Science in Geology
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geoscience
Bachelor of Science in Adolescence Education: Earth Science (7-12)
Minor in Geology

Description

Students who major in geology may earn a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science. The major in environmental geoscience provides greater emphasis on interdisciplinary science and environmental issues, while the adolescence education program leads to qualification for initial certification as secondary school teachers of earth science. Depending on the major or concentration, geology graduates choose to either begin master's level graduate studies or find employment as geologists, hydrogeologists or earth science teachers in grades 7-12.

Special Features

• Opportunities for research
• Geology Club
• Internships
• Fossil, mineral, and rock collections
• Field trips
• Brauer Field Station
• Hoxie Gorge Nature Preserve
• Field and analytical instrumentation

Requirements

1. Degree requirements  listed in this catalog apply to the majors offered by this department.
2. Liberal Arts Requirements: B.A. – 90 credit hours; B.S. – 60 credit hours

Programs

Major

• •  Adolescence Education: Earth Science (7-12) [AES]
• •  Environmental Geoscience [ENVG]
• •  Geology [GLY]

Minor

• •  Geology Minor

Courses

• •  AED 391 - Introduction to Adolescence Education (GLY)
• •  AED 442 - Methods I: Teaching the Sciences in the Middle and Secondary Schools (GLY)
• •  AED 443 - Methods II: Teaching the Sciences in the Middle and Secondary Schools (GLY)
• •  AED 444 - Laboratory Practicum (GLY)
• •  ENS 100 - Introduction to Environmental Science
• •  ENS 486 - Seminar in Environmental Science
• •  ENS 487 - Environmental Science Internship
• •  GLY 118 - Laboratory in Physical Geology
• •  GLY 129 - Special Topics in Geology
• •  GLY 160 - Environmental Geology
• •  GLY 171 - Earth Science
• •  GLY 229 - Special Topics in Geology
• •  GLY 261 - Physical Geology
• •  GLY 262 - Historical Geology
• •  GLY 301 - Mineralogy
• •  GLY 302 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
• •  GLY 329 - Special Topics in Geology
• •  GLY 357 - Sedimentary Geology
• •  GLY 359 - Sedimentary Geology
• •  GLY 363 - Invertebrate Paleontology
• •  GLY 367 - Geomorphology
• •  GLY 371 - Meteorology
• •  GLY 379 - Climate Change
• •  GLY 390 - Hydrogeology
• •  GLY 397 - Physical Oceanography
• •  GLY 400 - Supplemental Field Studies
• •  GLY 429 - Special Topics in Geology
• •  GLY 467 - Structural Geology
• •  GLY 469 - Structural Geology
• •  GLY 476 - Geologic Field Methods
• •  GLY 481 - Field Geology
• •  GLY 487 - Internship in Applied Geology
• •  GLY 494 - Geology Laboratory Experience
• •  GLY 497 - Research Experience in Geology
• •  GLY 498 - Research Investigation in Geology
• •  GLY 499 - Research Thesis in Geology
• •  GLY 550 - Geology of New York State
• •  GLY 560 - Thermodynamics and Isotopes in Geology
• •  GLY 570 - Plate Tectonics
• •  GLY 595 - Geophysical Methods
• •  SCI 141 - Integrated Earth Science and Biology
• •  SCI 180 - Natural Hazards and Disasters
• •  SCI 380 - Energy and the Environment