This course is as close as possible to a face-to-face course without actually going in the field.  It includes:

1. Video lectures to replace the classroom and outcrop lectures;
2. GPS located field stop data:
   • Field videos describing and showing the rocks and physiography;
   • Photos of outcrops, hand samples, and hand lens views
   • Field notes for some outcrops from the geologists in the field;
   • Field sketches of some outcrops from the geologists in the field;
3. Google Earth Pro for 3-D visualization of outcrop settings, tracing contacts away from the video field stops, etc.;
4. Topographic maps for geologic mapping;
5. Cross section construction, stereonet analysis, and other geologic analysis tools to develop and defend a geologic interpretation;
6. Report writing.

EAS E432 requires a minimum of two years of a standard undergraduate geoscience curriculum including one introductory course plus at least one course in each of the following:

1. sedimentology and/or stratigraphy
2. mineralogy and/or petrology
3. structural geology and/or tectonics

A course in Earth history plus additional topical courses are beneficial, but not required.

 During the course you will need to have (or have access to) the following resources and tools:

• A laptop or desktop computer that can run Google Earth Pro, Zoom, a word processor, a spreadsheet, a pdf reader, e-mail, etc.
• Internet with enough speed to participate in online presentations/discussions, run Google Earth Pro, use online learning tools, etc.
• A smart phone camera, other digital camera, or scanner to capture images of work you do on paper so that you can submit them via e-mail or a web portal.
• Various office supplies (paper, pencils, pens, colored pencils, ruler, calculator, etc.)