International Field Geosciences Dual

Bachelor of Science - International Field Geosciences Dual

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 100-107

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2021-22

Note: This degree is designed specifically for students who seek to combine a rigorous education in the Geosciences with a yearlong international Geosciences experience and an emphasis on field-based learning. It requires attending classes and living overseas. For students who satisfy all degree requirements, a B.S. degree in International Field Geosciences will be awarded by The University of Montana and a second B.S. degree in International Field Geosciences will be awarded by the University of Potsdam. The degree requirements specified below pertain both to UM-based and Potsdam-based students seeking their UM diploma. Potsdam-based students are eligible to satisfy any of the following specific requirements through credits that are transferred from the University of Potsdam and approved as equivalent by the UM Geosciences undergraduate advisors.

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Lower-Division Core		8
Upper-Division Core		12
Degree Electives		17
Physics		10
Chemistry		8-10
Math		7-8
Computer Science		3-4
Language Requirement		8
Overseas Coursework		27-30
Total Hours		100-107

Lower-Division Core

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
GEO 101N	Introduction to Physical Geology	3
GEO 102N	Introduction to Physical Geology Lab	1
GEO 201	Geologic Evolution of North America	4
Total Hours		8

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Core

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
GEO 302	Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy	4
GEO 315	Structural Geology	4
GEO 318	Earth's Changing Climate	4
Total Hours		12

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Degree Electives

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 17 credits of the following courses:		17
GEO 305	Igneous & Metamorph Petrology
GEO 309	Sedimentation/Stratigraphy
GEO 311	Paleobiology
GEO 320	Global Water
GEO 327	Geochemistry
GEO 420	Hydrogeology
GEO 433	Global Tectonics
GEO 460	Process Geomorphology
GEO 491	Special Topics
Total Hours		17

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Physics

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following Physics sequences:		10
Algebra- and Trigonometry-based Physics:
PHSX 205N & PHSX 206N	College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory
PHSX 207N & PHSX 208N	College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory
Calculus-based Physics:
PHSX 215N & PHSX 216N	Fund of Physics w/Calc I and Physics Laboratory I w/Calc
PHSX 217N & PHSX 218N	Fund of Physics w/Calc II and Physics Laboratory II w/Calc
Total Hours		10

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Chemistry

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		4-5
CHMY 121N	Introduction to General Chemistry
CHMY 141N & CHMY 142N	College Chemistry I and College Chemistry I Lab
Total Hours		4-5

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Math

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
M 171	Calculus I	4
M 172	Calculus II	4
Total Hours		8

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Computer Science

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3-4
GPHY 284	Intro to GIS and Cartography
STAT 216	Introduction to Statistics
Total Hours		3-4

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Language Requirement

Rule: UM outgoing students must complete the following language sequence (the "test out provision" applies as administered by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures).

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
GRMN 101	Elementary German I	4
GRMN 102	Elementary German II	4
Total Hours		8

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Overseas Coursework

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following courses and field work at the University of Potsdam:		27-30
Complete one of the following field courses run by the University of Potsdam:
BP 15 (Field Course - France)
BW01 (Field Course - Norway)
BW02 (field Course - Alps)
Complete 4 of the following courses offered by the University of Potsdam:
Regional Geology
Paleoclimate @ Quaternary Geology
Analysis of Geologic Maps
Analytic Geochemistry
Natural Hazards
Tectonophysics & Rheology
Seismology
Seismics
Geoelectrics
Sedimentary Systems & Stratigrahic Geomorphology
Tectonics and Geodynamics
Complete 2 additional cognate science courses at the University of Potsdam
Total Hours		27-30

Minimum Required Grade: C-