Bowers Hall, Room 342
(607) 753-2815
E-mail: geologydept@cortland.edu
www.cortland.edu/geology/

School

Arts and Sciences

Faculty

Christopher P. Cirmo (Chair), David Barclay, Julie Barclay, Robert Darling, Gayle Gleason, Christopher McRoberts

Adjunct Faculty

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

Programs Offered

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

Majors Offered

Geology
Adolescence Education: Earth Science (7-12)

Concentrations Offered

Environmental Science
Water Resources

Minors Offered

Geology

Description

Students who major in geology may earn a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science. They may complete a program of traditional geology courses, choose to concentrate in environmental science, or combine courses in the major leading 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 Education Center
• Hoxie Gorge Nature Preserve
• Field and analytical instrumentation

Requirements

1. Degree Requirements listed here apply to the majors offered by this department.
2. Liberal Arts Requirements: B.A. – 90 credit hours; B.S. – 75 credit hours

Programs

I. Major

• •  Adolescence Education: Earth Science (7-12) [AES]
• •  Geology [GLY]
• •  Geology: Concentration in Environmental Science [GLY/ENVS]
• •  Geology: Concentration in Water Resources [GLY/WRES]

III. Minor

• •  Geology Minor

Courses

• •  AED 391 - Introduction to Adolescence Education
• •  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)
• •  AED 445 - Student Teaching: Adolescence Education - Science (GLY)
• •  GLY 118 - Laboratory in Earth Science
• •  GLY 129 - Special Topics in Geology
• •  GLY 160 - Environmental Geology
• •  GLY 171 - Earth Science
• •  GLY 172 - Earth History
• •  GLY 229 - Special Topics in Geology
• •  GLY 261 - Physical Geology
• •  GLY 262 - Historical Geology
• •  GLY 281 - Data Analysis in Natural Science
• •  GLY 292 - Land Use and Planning
• •  GLY 301 - Mineralogy
• •  GLY 302 - Petrology
• •  GLY 310 - Wetlands Analysis
• •  GLY 329 - Special Topics in Geology
• •  GLY 363 - Invertebrate Paleontology
• •  GLY 367 - Geomorphology
• •  GLY 371 - Meteorology
• •  GLY 396 - Aqueous Geochemistry
• •  GLY 397 - Physical Oceanography
• •  GLY 400 - Supplemental Field Studies
• •  GLY 410 - Hydrogeology
• •  GLY 429 - Special Topics in Geology
• •  GLY 430 - Field Hydrology
• •  GLY 469 - Structural Geology
• •  GLY 471 - Stratigraphy
• •  GLY 476 - Geologic Field Methods
• •  GLY 481 - Field Geology
• •  GLY 487 - Internship in Applied Geology
• •  GLY 494 - Geology Laboratory Experience
• •  GLY 499 - Independent Investigations
• •  GLY 529 - Special Topics in Geology
• •  GLY 550 - Geology of New York State
• •  GLY 563 - Advanced Studies in Paleontology
• •  GLY 570 - Plate Tectonics
• •  GLY 573 - History of Geology
• •  GLY 576 - Glacial Geology
• •  GLY 579 - Paleoclimatology
• •  GLY 581 - Advanced Field Geology
• •  GLY 595 - Geophysical Methods