International Field Geosciences Joint

Bachelor of Science - International Field Geosciences Joint

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 108-115

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. Most of the course work completed during the year abroad will take place at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland. For students who satisfy all degree requirements, a joint B.S. degree in International Field Geosciences will be awarded by The University of Montana and the University College Cork.

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		16
Degree Electives		15
Physics		10
Chemistry		8-10
Math		7-8
Computer Science		3-4
Language Requirement		8
German
Irish
Overseas Coursework		33-36
Total Hours		108-115

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

Rule: Complete all of the following subcategories. 12 total credits required.

Subcategory 1

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-

Subcategory 2

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		4
GEO 309	Sedimentation/Stratigraphy
GEO 443	Principles of Sedimentary Petrology
Total Hours		4

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Degree Electives

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 15 credits of the following courses:		15
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 443	Principles of Sedimentary Petrology
GEO 460	Process Geomorphology
GEO 491	Special Topics
Total Hours		15

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

Note: The "test out provision" applies as administered by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literature.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following language sequences:		8
German
GRMN 101	Elementary German I
GRMN 102	Elementary German II
Irish
IRSH 101	Elementary Irish
IRSH 102	Elementary Irish II
Total Hours		8

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Overseas Coursework

Code	Title	Hours
In addition to Geosciences coursework completed at UM, complete the following courses and field work at University College of Cork and the University of Potsdam:		33-36
Complete 1 of the following formal field course modules run by University College Cork:
GL 2016 (Easter Field Course - Dingle Peninsula)
GL 3019 (Easter Field Course - Western Scotland)
ER 3002 (Easter Field Course - North Clare)
GL 4008 (Easter Field Course - Central Greece)
Another equivalent-level field course run by UCC and approved apriori by their UCC and UM advisors
While in residence at Cork, complete any 9 of the following courses in consultation with UCC and UM advisors:
Sed Processes and Petrology
Igneous and MM Petrology
Invertebrate Paleontology & Evolution
Plate Tectonics & Global Geophysics
Igneous Petrogenesis & Geochemistry
Metamorphism & Geochronology
Advanced Structural Geology
Sedimentary Environments
Stratigraphy & Geologic Maps
Environmental Geology
Terr Ecosystems Through Time
Micropaleontology & Palynology
Petroleum Geology & Basin Analysis
Applied Geophysics & Computer Applications
Advanced Igneous Petrology
Hydrogeology
Complete 1 formal upper-level Geosciences course at the University of Potsdam. Recommended are courses that focus on computer-based visualization or geoscience data using GIS or other visualization platforms.
Total Hours		33-36

Minimum Required Grade: C-