GEOL 5300 - Principles of Geomorphology

• Be able to explain how earth surface processes affect lithospheric deformation rates and styles.
• Be able to interpret the geological controls on landforms shown on aerial and satellite images, 3-D visualizations, and topographic maps.
• Graduate field trip reports are worth 14% of their overall course grade (twice the undergraduate value).
• Graduate student quantitative and qualitative exercises require synthesis of scientific literature and greater technological sophistication.
• Graduate students must demonstrate greater levels of comprehension and synthesis.
• Know how existing and ancient climates are imprinted on landscapes around us.
• Know the major driving and resisting forces associated with earth surface processes, including the influences of major geological variables.
• Understand that individual landforms arise from the interplay of driving and resisting forces.
• Understand the mechanics of erosion and deposition by rivers, hillslopes, and glaciers.