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G429
Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains

THIS COURSE IS FULL FOR 2012

There is a mandatory 6:00 p.m. meeting on June 24. Caravan departs Bloomington at 7:00 a.m. June 25. Course officially begins in Rapid City, South Dakota on June 26.

Returning, the caravan leaves the Field Station on August 6, arrives back in Bloomington on August 8.

G426 Sedimentary Basin Analysis in the Field

THIS COURSE IS CANCELLED FOR 2012

There is no caravan travel for this course, so students need to plan their own travel, arriving at the Field Station by July 26th. Students arriving by air via Bozeman Montana must arrive prior to 2:00 pm. Those students driving their own vehicles must arrive at the Field Station no later than 3:30 pm.

G329 Introductory Field Experience in Environmental Science
June 28-August 8, 2012 (6 credits)

Mandatory meeting on Thursday, June 28th at 6:00 PM in room 143 of the Geology building.

One day of classroom instruction on campus in Bloomington. Classes will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 4:30 p.m.

At 7:00 am on Saturday, June 30, the caravan will leave for the Field Station from Bloomington.

Returning, the caravan leaves the Field Station on August 6, arrives back in Bloomington on August 8.

G129/S129 Earth Sciences: Materials & Processes
June 9-23, 2012 (3 credits)

No caravan travel for this course. Students will fly round trip from Indianapolis to Bozeman, with cost of flight included in fees.
Prerequisites: None. This course is open to all University students as well as incoming freshman. Scholarship application is available on-line with course application.

frequently asked questions

Q: Can I bring my laptop to the Field Station?

A: G329 and G429 students are encouraged to bring their own laptops for use on their projects. A limited number of Field Station laptops are available for use for specific projects during the course. Necessary information and programs are already loaded into these computers.

Q: Will I have access to email at the Field Station?

A: Yes. One computer is designated as a student computer and is used for email purposes. This computer is shared by all students.

Q: If I drive my personal vehicle to the Field Station, am I free to leave on the weekends?

A: Absolutely not. Any personal vehicles driven to the Field Station will be parked upon arrival and will not be allowed to be driven for the duration of the course. Anyone driving to the Field Station is responsible for getting themselves from the Field Station to Rapid City, SD for the beginning of the course. Public transportation is not available anywhere near the Field Station. Using a personal vehicle as transportation to get to and from the course is not recommended. More

welcome

Remarkably diverse geology, experienced award-winning faculty, a world-class field facility, and a 60-year tradition of leadership in teaching geoscience in the field form the foundation of excellence of our course offerings. Our range of field-based programs encompasses undergraduate and graduate classes, and extends through outreach to high school students, adults, and to professionals in geosciences-related areas.

The Field Station's flagship course, G429-Field Geology in the Rocky Mountains, is the frequently required capstone course for advanced college geosciences majors. Since 1950, over 5000 students from over 200 colleges and universities have enrolled in this course. Alumni routinely credit it as a key educational ingredient in their career success because of its integrative content, and because of how it has helped them to solve geological problems with a limited data base, as well as improve their conception of scale and 3-D geometry of complex structural morphology. It is the rigorous physical and intellectual nature of this immersive field experience that often touches students hearts and inspires their minds in ways that last a lifetime.

Expansion of the Field Station curriculum over the last decade has been led by introduction of the popular course, G329-Introductory Field Experience in Environmental Science. This highly inter-disciplinary course is generally taken by students between their sophomore and junior years as part of degree requirements for a major in environmental science.

More recently G129- Earth Sciences: Materials and Processes has been added for rising college freshman, and primarily non-majors in geology regardless of class standing.

Introductory high school and graduate-level courses are offered on an irregular basis, depending on expected enrollments. For more information about these offerings and opportunities for field learning experiences for high-school students and their teachers, adults, and professionals in industry, contact the Executive Director, Mark Leonard (email).

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