CHANGES TO THE GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS PROGRAMS FOR 2017 18 March 15, 2017 For 2017 18, the changes are: (a) Students in the Honours programs in Geology will be allowed to take either Geology 509 (Independent Study) or Geology 510 (Senior Thesis) to satisfy the independent research project component of the program; (b) Geophysics 419 is added as a required course in the Geophysics program, and; (c) Physics 321 and 323 have been added as options in the Geophysics Minor program. See the details below. Starting in Fall 2017, a ruling not specified in the Calendar, that was applied in 2016 2017 has changed, as follows: The course SCIE 311 (Writing and Reviewing Scientific Reports) can no longer be replaced with COMS 363 (Professional and Technical Communication). Degree Navigator should be updated before the registration period (March 27 31), and students are advised to consult their Degree Navigator to determine which courses they still need to graduate. Students may follow any version of Degree Navigator from the point at which they were admitted to the Faculty of Science, e.g., F13 or later for those admitted in F13. Students must follow one set of requirements in their entirety (students may not mix requirements from different regulation years). Students may focus their studies by following the Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream* or the Solid Earth Geoscience stream*. This entails choosing appropriate options which are outlined below. Students in the Petroleum Geology concentration mostly follow what could be considered a Sedimentary stream. * Realize that a stream is not a separate program. Rather, it consists of a set of recommended s that students can take within the BSc Geology program to focus their studies in a certain area of interest. Outlines of Programs and Streams: Page 2: Page 3: Page 4: Page 5: Page 6: Page 7: The 2017 2018 BSc Geology Major Program The 2017 18 BSc Geology Major Program (Petroleum Geology Concentration) The 2017 18 BSc Geology Major Program (Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream) The 2017 18 BSc Geology Major Program (Solid Earth Geoscience stream) The 2017 18 BSc Applied and Environmental Geology Major Program (Note that admission to this program has been suspended as of Fall 2015) The 2017 18 BSc Geophysics Major Program Course Replacements and Additional Information 1
The 2017 18 BSc Geology Major Program: First year, Fall term First year, Winter term Geology 201 (Principles of Geoscience) Geology 202 (Applications of Geoscience) Chemistry 201 or 211 Chemistry 203 or 213 Mathematics 249 or 265 or 275 Mathematics 267 or 277 Physics 211 or 221 Physics 223 1 Second year, Fall term Geophysics 351 (Introduction to Geophysics) Geology 313 (Mineralogy) Geology 381 (Sedimentary Rocks & Processes) Mathematics 211 Science 311 (Writing & Reviewing Sci. Reports) 1 Second year, Winter term Geology 323 (Geochemical Processes) Geology 333 (Ign., Met., Ore Rocks & Processes) Geology 343 (3D Geologic Structures & Methods) Geology 353 (Surficial Systems) Geology 337 (Intro. Geologic Field Methods) 2 GGE option 3 (for Majors); or Geophysics 355 or 453 or 565 GGE option 3 (for Majors) or Geology 510 4 (for Majors) or Geology 510 4 (Science recommended) (Science recommended) 1 Breadth options: 6 half courses are required from outside the Faculty of Science and 2 of the 6 must be from the Faculty of Arts. Science 311 counts as a breadth option. 2 Geology 337 is a Spring or Summer term field school that runs for about 16 days prior to the Fall Term or after the Winter Term. It is a Summer Term course in 2017. 3 Geology, Geophysics or Engineering option from a specified list (see calendar, or Degree Navigator) 4 Geology 510 (a full course) may be replaced by Geology 509 (a half course) plus a half course option from the field of 2
The 2017 18 BSc Geology Major Program (Petroleum Geology Concentration): Geology 337 (Intro. Geologic Field Methods) Geology 463 (Siliciclastic Sedimentology) or Geology 483 (Carbonate Sedimentology) 483 is a Winter course. GGE option* Geology 577 (Petroleum Geology) Geophysics 559 Geology 581 (Advanced Petroleum Geology) GGE option * (for Majors); or Geology 510 GGE option * (for Majors); or Geology 510 (Science recommended) (Science recommended) * Geology, Geophysics or Engineering option from a specified list (see calendar, or Degree Navigator) In addition to the required courses in the BSc Geology program, students in the BSc Geology Major Program (Petroleum Concentration) are required to take Geology 463 or 483, 577, 581, and Geophysics 559. Recommended options that require one or more of these are: Geology 579. Other recommended options are Geology 401, 435, 463 or 483, one of [GLGY 537, 541, 545], 561, 587, 597. 3
The 2017 18 BSc Geology Major Program (Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream): Geology 337 (Intro. Geologic Field Methods) Geology 401 (Physical Hydrogeology) Geology 403 (Aqueous Geochemistry) GGE option* (for Majors); or Geophysics 355 or 453 or 565 (for Majors) or Geology 510 (Science recommended) GGE option* (for Majors) or Geology 510 (Science recommended) * Geology, Geophysics or Engineering option from a specified list (see calendar, or Degree Navigator) Students interested in the Hydrogeology/Environmental Geoscience stream are advised to take Geology 401 and 403 (foundational courses), followed by one or more recommended options. Recommended options that require Geology 401 and 403 and/or other 400 level courses are Geology 441, 505, 537. Other recommended options are Geology 435, 475, 571, 597, Geophysics 355, 453, 565. 4
The 2017 18 BSc Geology major program (Solid Earth Geoscience stream): Geology 337 (Intro. Geologic Field Methods) Geology 431 (Igneous Petrology) GGE option* (for Majors); or Geophysics 355 or 453 or 565 (for Majors) or Geology 510 (for Honours)** (Science recommended) Geology 433 (Metamorphic Petrology) GGE option* (for Majors) or Geology 510 (for Honours)** (Science recommended) *Geology, Geophysics or Engineering option from a specified list (see calendar, or Degree Navigator) Students interested in the Solid Earth Geoscience stream are advised to take Geology 431 and 433 (foundational courses), followed by one or more recommended options. Recommended options that require Geology 431 and 433 and other 400 level courses are Geology 527, 535, 543, 555. Other recommended options are Geology 435, 523, 537, 541, and Geophysics 453. The 2017 18 BSc Applied and Environmental Geology Major Program: Geology 337 (Intro. Geologic Field Methods) (Geology 441 recommended) Mathematics 331 Geology 401 (Physical Hydrogeology) Geology 403 (Aqueous Geochemistry) Science or Engineering option Statistics 327 Geology 571 (Engineering Geology) Geology 597 (Geostatistics) Geophysics 565 (Environ. Applics. of Geophysics) Science or Engineering option (for Majors) or Geology 510 Science or Engineering Geology 505 (Contaminant Hydrogeology)* (Science or Engineering recommended) Science or Engineering option (for Majors) or Geology 510 * If Geology 505 is not taught in 2017 18, it may be replaced by another senior level geology option. 5
The 2017 18 BSc Geophysics Major Program: First year, Fall term First year, Winter term Geology 201 (Principles of Geoscience) Geology 202 (Applications of Geoscience) Chemistry 201 or 211 Chemistry 203 or 213 Mathematics 249 or 265 or 275 Mathematics 267 or 277 Physics 211 or 221 Physics 223 1 Second year, Fall term Geophysics 351 (Introduction to Geophysics) Second year, Winter term Geophysics 355 (Exploration Geophysics) Geology 381 (Sedimentary Rocks & Processes) Mathematics 331 (Multivariate Calculus) Mathematics 211 Science or Engineering option (for Majors), or Statistics Physics 323 327 (f H Physics 321 ) Geophysics 453 (Mining Geophysics) Geology 343 (3D Geologic Structures & Methods) Science or Engineering option (for Majors), or Applied Geophysics 457 (Physical Properties of Rocks) M h i 413 (f H ) Computer Science 217 or 231 or 235 Applied Mathematics 415 (science recommended) Geophysics 419 Geophysics 549 (Field School)* Geophysics 517 (Time Series An, 1D Data Processing) Geophysics 551 (Seismic Theory and Methods) (science recommended) or Geophysics 509 Geophysics 547 (Gravity and Magnetics Geophysics 557 (Multi D Data Analysis & Processing) Geophysics 559 (Geophysical Interpretation) 1 Breadth options: 6 half courses are required from outside the Faculty of Science and 2 of the 6 must be from the Faculty of Arts. Science 311 counts as a breadth option. * Geophysics 549 is a Fall term field school that runs for about 10 12 days prior to the Fall Term. 6
Course Replacements (current courses that replace discontinued courses that were once required): Students who were required to take: Should instead take: Students who were required to take: Should instead take: Geology 311 Geology 333 Geology 503 Geology 403 Geology 341 Geology 343 Geology 563 at the 500 level Geology 373 Geology 353 Geology 575 Geology 577 or 581 Geology 423 Geology 313 Geology 583 Geology 483 Geology 443 Geology 431 or 433 Geology 585 at the 500 level Geology 461 Geology 463 Geology 589, 591, 593, 595, 596 Geology 577 or 581 Geology 491 Geology 493 or 587 Geology or Geophysics 449 Geology 483 Note: these are general recommendations different replacement courses may be more appropriate in individual cases. Additional Information: For those doing a Geophysics Minor Program: The requirement Geophysics 453 and 565 (which appears in the 2016 17 online calendar) is replaced in 2017 18 by Geophysics 453 and one of Geophysics 565, Physics 321, or 323. Science 311: In past years, Geology students who were not able to take Science 311 (Writing and Reviewing Scientific Reports), a required course in the Geology programs, because it was full or because it conflicted with their schedules, were allowed to replace it with Communication and Media Studies 363 (Professional and Technical Communication). This practice is now discontinued, that is, SCIE 311 will now be enforced. Changes being made to the offering of SCIE 311 will mean that all Geology students should be able to take SCIE 311, and in their second year. Information on APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta): Students are advised to visit https://www.apega.ca/educators/asap/ to fill out an application form for the APEGA Student Advantage Program (the ASAP). Dr. Rudi Meyer, rmeyer@ucalgary.ca Associate Head (Undergraduate) 7