Departmental Advisors
Director, Graduate Affairs
Jeff Moore
383 FASB
Director, Undergraduate
Tonie Van Dam
383 FASB
Geological Engr
Paul Jewell
383 FASB
Academic Advisor
Michelle Tuitupou
383 FASB
Departmental Notes
For course descriptions and pre-requisite information click on the subject column next to the appropriate catalog number.
Attention: Classroom assignments may change between the time you
register and when classes begin. Please check your class schedule for the latest classroom location
information before attending class.
GEO 100 - 001 Science in Cinema
GEO 100 - 001 Science in Cinema
- Class Number: 15473
- Instructor: LOEWEN, MARK
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Interactive Video Conferencing
- Units: 0.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $465.00
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 104 - 001 World of Dinosaurs
GEO 104 - 001 World of Dinosaurs
- Class Number: 6549
- Instructor: LOEWEN, MARK
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Interactive Video Conferencing
- Units: 0.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $490.00
- Seats Available: 5
GEO 538 - 001 Intro GW Modeling
Students must also register for GEO 539-001
GEO 538 - 001 Intro GW Modeling
- Class Number: 7045
- Instructor: Solomon, Kip
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: 0.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $335.00
- Seats Available: 3
Students must also register for GEO 539-001
GEO 539 - 001 Sol Trns & Subsrf Rem
Students must also register for GEO 538-001
GEO 539 - 001 Sol Trns & Subsrf Rem
- Class Number: 10096
- Instructor: JOHNSON, WILLIAM
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 0.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $465.00
- Seats Available: 3
Students must also register for GEO 538-001
GEO 1000 - 001 Science in Cinema
GEO 1000 - 001 Science in Cinema
- Class Number: 5573
- Instructor: LOEWEN, MARK
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Interactive Video Conferencing
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 63
GEO 1040 - 001 World of Dinosaurs
GEO 1040 - 001 World of Dinosaurs
- Class Number: 13146
- Instructor: LOEWEN, MARK
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Interactive Video Conferencing
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 100
GEO 1100 - 001 Evolving Earth
GEO 1100 - 001 Evolving Earth
- Class Number: 13149
- Instructor: ANDERSON, LEIF
- Instructor: JOHNSON, CARI
- Instructor: MORRIS, EMMA
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Hybrid & IVC
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 8
GEO 2100 - 001 Reactive Earth
Section 2 belongs to this lecture section. This course requires registration for a lab section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab section.
GEO 2100 - 001 Reactive Earth
- Class Number:
- Instructor: BOWEN, GABRIEL
- Instructor: CERLING, THURE
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $50.00
- Seats Available: 19
Section 2 belongs to this lecture section. This course requires registration for a lab section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab section.
GEO 2100 - 002 Reactive Earth
GEO 2100 - 002 Reactive Earth
- Class Number: 13238
- Instructor: BOWEN, GABRIEL
- Instructor: CERLING, THURE
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $50.00
- Seats Available: 19
GEO 3010 - 001 Geophysics
Sections 2-3 belong to this course. This course requires registration for a lab discussion section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab section.
GEO 3010 - 001 Geophysics
- Class Number:
- Instructor: VAN DAM, TONIE
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $42.00
- Seats Available: 11
Sections 2-3 belong to this course. This course requires registration for a lab discussion section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab section.
GEO 3010 - 002 Geophysics
GEO 3010 - 002 Geophysics
- Class Number: 5580
- Instructor: VAN DAM, TONIE
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $42.00
- Seats Available: 11
GEO 3030 - 090 Living with Quakes
This is an online course, which does not have a specific meeting time or location throughout the semester. For additional information, please visit https://online.utah.edu/about-online-learning/. To determine the last day to drop this miscellaneous course, see http://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/drop.php
GEO 3030 - 090 Living with Quakes
- Class Number: 7890
- Instructor: Miyagi, Lowell M
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Online
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $60.00
- Seats Available: -1
This is an online course, which does not have a specific meeting time or location throughout the semester. For additional information, please visit https://online.utah.edu/about-online-learning/. To determine the last day to drop this miscellaneous course, see http://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/drop.php
GEO 3050 - 001 Ig/Met Petrogenesis
Sections 2-3 belong to this lecture section. This course requires registration for a lab section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab section.
GEO 3050 - 001 Ig/Met Petrogenesis
- Class Number:
- Instructor: Lambart, Sarah
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 4.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
Sections 2-3 belong to this lecture section. This course requires registration for a lab section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab section.
GEO 3050 - 002 Ig/Met Petrogenesis
GEO 3050 - 002 Ig/Met Petrogenesis
- Class Number: 13152
- Instructor: Lambart, Sarah
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 3065 - 003 Struc Geology Engineers
Section 002 belongs to this lecture. This course requires registration for a lab and/or discussion section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab and/or discussion section.
GEO 3065 - 003 Struc Geology Engineers
- Class Number:
- Instructor: HENRIQUEZ, SUSANA
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 2.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 3
Section 002 belongs to this lecture. This course requires registration for a lab and/or discussion section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab and/or discussion section.
GEO 3065 - 004 Struc Geology Engineers
GEO 3065 - 004 Struc Geology Engineers
- Class Number: 19676
- Instructor: HENRIQUEZ, SUSANA
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 3
GEO 3070 - 003 Petrology for Engineers
GEO 3070 - 003 Petrology for Engineers
- Class Number:
- Instructor: Karner, James M
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 2.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 3070 - 004 Petrology for Engineers
GEO 3070 - 004 Petrology for Engineers
- Class Number: 19667
- Instructor: Karner, James M
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 3075 - 001 Intro Geol Engg
GEO 3075 - 001 Intro Geol Engg
- Class Number: 13147
- Instructor: MOORE, JEFFREY R
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 2.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 7
GEO 3100 - 001 Dynamic Earth
GEO 3100 - 001 Dynamic Earth
- Class Number: 13150
- Instructor: ANDERSON, LEIF
- Instructor: THORNE, MICHAEL S
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 15
GEO 3180 - 001 Paleobiology
Section 2 belongs to this lecture. This course requires registration for a lab section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab section.
GEO 3180 - 001 Paleobiology
- Class Number:
- Instructor: Allabush, Kathleen A
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $80.00
- Seats Available: 2
Section 2 belongs to this lecture. This course requires registration for a lab section. Students will be automatically registered for this lecture section when registering for the pertinent lab section.
GEO 3180 - 002 Paleobiology
GEO 3180 - 002 Paleobiology
- Class Number: 5990
- Instructor: Allabush, Kathleen A
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $80.00
- Seats Available: 2
GEO 3300 - 001 The Water Planet
GEO 3300 - 001 The Water Planet
- Class Number: 17631
- Instructor: GADDIS, ERICA
- Instructor: Solomon, Kip
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $10.00
- Seats Available: 1
GEO 3900 - 001 Undergrad Research
GEO 3900 - 001 Undergrad Research
- Class Number: 2872
- Instructor: CERLING, THURE
- Component: Independent Study
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0 - 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 7
GEO 4060 - 001 Struct Geol & Tectonics
GEO 4060 - 001 Struct Geol & Tectonics
- Class Number:
- Instructor: Miller, Scott
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 4.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $40.55
- Seats Available: 13
GEO 4060 - 002 Struct Geol & Tectonics
GEO 4060 - 002 Struct Geol & Tectonics
- Class Number: 14613
- Instructor: Miller, Scott
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 13
GEO 4500 - 001 Field Methods
GEO 4500 - 001 Field Methods
- Class Number:
- Instructor: Bowen, Brenda
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $75.00
- Seats Available: 16
GEO 4500 - 003 Field Methods
GEO 4500 - 003 Field Methods
- Class Number: 9372
- Instructor: Bowen, Brenda
- Component: Field Work
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $75.00
- Seats Available: 16
GEO 4970 - 001 Senior Thesis
GEO 4970 - 001 Senior Thesis
- Class Number: 2873
- Instructor: CERLING, THURE
- Component: Independent Study
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 2
GEO 4999 - 001 Honors Thesis/Project
GEO 4999 - 001 Honors Thesis/Project
- Class Number: 7715
- Instructor: CERLING, THURE
- Component: Honors Thesis Project
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 5
GEO 5075 - 001 Intro Geol Engg
GEO 5075 - 001 Intro Geol Engg
- Class Number: 13753
- Instructor: MOORE, JEFFREY R
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 2.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 5
GEO 5150 - 001 Geological Engg Design
GEO 5150 - 001 Geological Engg Design
- Class Number: 10933
- Instructor: SEELY, DAN
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 9
GEO 5200 - 001 Depositional Environmen
GEO 5200 - 001 Depositional Environmen
- Class Number: 17632
- Instructor: BIRGENHEIER, LAUREN P
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Hybrid & IVC
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 8
GEO 5220 - 001 Seismology II
GEO 5220 - 001 Seismology II
- Class Number: 17633
- Instructor: Lin, Fan-Chi
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 12
GEO 5240 - 001 Electromagnetic Methods
GEO 5240 - 001 Electromagnetic Methods
- Class Number: 5991
- Instructor: ZHDANOV, MICHAEL
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Hybrid & IVC
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $249.41
- Seats Available: 14
GEO 5360 - 001 Fluid Mechanics
GEO 5360 - 001 Fluid Mechanics
- Class Number: 14614
- Instructor: JEWELL, PAUL
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $42.35
- Seats Available: 6
GEO 5385 - 001 Intro GW Modeling
Students must also register for GEO 5390/6390.
GEO 5385 - 001 Intro GW Modeling
- Class Number: 6864
- Instructor: Solomon, Kip
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 15
Students must also register for GEO 5390/6390.
GEO 5390 - 001 Sol Trns & Subsrf Rem
Students must also register for GEO 5385/6385.
GEO 5390 - 001 Sol Trns & Subsrf Rem
- Class Number: 6862
- Instructor: JOHNSON, WILLIAM
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 15
Students must also register for GEO 5385/6385.
GEO 5500 - 001 Field Methods
GEO 5500 - 001 Field Methods
- Class Number:
- Instructor: Bowen, Brenda
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 5500 - 003 Field Methods
GEO 5500 - 003 Field Methods
- Class Number: 9613
- Instructor: Bowen, Brenda
- Component: Field Work
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 5900 - 001 Internship
GEO 5900 - 001 Internship
- Class Number: 2875
- Instructor: CERLING, THURE
- Component: Practicum
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0 - 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 19
GEO 5910 - 001 Hydrology Seminar
GEO 5910 - 001 Hydrology Seminar
- Class Number: 12352
- Instructor: JEWELL, PAUL
- Component: Seminar
- Type: In Person
- Units: 2.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 12
GEO 5920 - 001 DLS-Undergraduate
Class will meet in ASB 518.
GEO 5920 - 001 DLS-Undergraduate
- Class Number: 2876
- Instructor: VAN DAM, TONIE
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 17
Class will meet in ASB 518.
GEO 5920 - 003 Geodynamics
GEO 5920 - 003 Geodynamics
- Class Number: 17634
- Instructor: Miyagi, Lowell M
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 11
GEO 5920 - 011 Stable Iso & Mass Spec
Training in Stable Isotope Methods and Mass Spectrometry. For graduate students and highly motivated undergraduate students. Please contact instructor for permission code.
GEO 5920 - 011 Stable Iso & Mass Spec
- Class Number: 18445
- Instructor: CHAKRABORTY, SUVANKAR
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 3
Training in Stable Isotope Methods and Mass Spectrometry. For graduate students and highly motivated undergraduate students. Please contact instructor for permission code.
GEO 6150 - 001 Geological Engg Design
GEO 6150 - 001 Geological Engg Design
- Class Number: 10934
- Instructor: SEELY, DAN
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 15
GEO 6200 - 001 Depositional Environ
GEO 6200 - 001 Depositional Environ
- Class Number: 17630
- Instructor: BIRGENHEIER, LAUREN P
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Hybrid & IVC
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 6222 - 001 Seismology II
GEO 6222 - 001 Seismology II
- Class Number: 17629
- Instructor: Lin, Fan-Chi
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 0
GEO 6240 - 001 Electromagnetic Methods
GEO 6240 - 001 Electromagnetic Methods
- Class Number: 5992
- Instructor: ZHDANOV, MICHAEL
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Hybrid & IVC
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $249.41
- Seats Available: 14
GEO 6360 - 001 Fluid Mechanics
GEO 6360 - 001 Fluid Mechanics
- Class Number: 14604
- Instructor: JEWELL, PAUL
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $42.35
- Seats Available: 8
GEO 6385 - 001 Intro GW Modeling
Students must also register for 5390/6390.
GEO 6385 - 001 Intro GW Modeling
- Class Number: 6865
- Instructor: Solomon, Kip
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 15
Students must also register for 5390/6390.
GEO 6390 - 001 Sol Trns & Subsrf Rem
GEO 6390 - 001 Sol Trns & Subsrf Rem
- Class Number: 6863
- Instructor: JOHNSON, WILLIAM
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 14
GEO 6920 - 001 DLS-Graduate
GEO 6920 - 001 DLS-Graduate
- Class Number: 2877
- Instructor: VAN DAM, TONIE
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 20
GEO 6920 - 002 Grad-EM Seminar
GEO 6920 - 002 Grad-EM Seminar
- Class Number: 2878
- Instructor: ZHDANOV, MICHAEL
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 0.5 - 5.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 9
GEO 6920 - 011 Stable Iso & Mass Spec
Training in Stable Isotope Methods and Mass Spectrometry. For graduate students and highly motivated undergraduate students. Please contact instructor for permission code.
GEO 6920 - 011 Stable Iso & Mass Spec
- Class Number: 18446
- Instructor: CHAKRABORTY, SUVANKAR
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 2
Training in Stable Isotope Methods and Mass Spectrometry. For graduate students and highly motivated undergraduate students. Please contact instructor for permission code.
GEO 6920 - 015 Geophysics
GEO 6920 - 015 Geophysics
- Class Number: 19675
- Instructor: VAN DAM, TONIE
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 0
GEO 6920 - 016 Special Topics
GEO 6920 - 016 Special Topics
- Class Number: 19842
- Instructor: Lambart, Sarah
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 2.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 1
GEO 6970 - 001 Thesis Research-Masters
Please contact the department office to obtain class numbers for additional sections of Thesis Research.
GEO 6970 - 001 Thesis Research-Masters
- Class Number: 14617
- Instructor: Allabush, Kathleen A
- Component: Thesis Research
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0 - 12.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
Please contact the department office to obtain class numbers for additional sections of Thesis Research.
GEO 6980 - 001 Faculty Consultation
GEO 6980 - 001 Faculty Consultation
- Class Number: 2879
- Instructor: CERLING, THURE
- Component: Independent Study
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 5
GEO 7920 - 001 EM Seminar
GEO 7920 - 001 EM Seminar
- Class Number: 2938
- Instructor: ZHDANOV, MICHAEL
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0 - 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 7920 - 003 Geodynamics
GEO 7920 - 003 Geodynamics
- Class Number: 17628
- Instructor: Miyagi, Lowell M
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 3
GEO 7970 - 001 Thesis Research-Ph D
Please contact the department office to obtain class numbers for additional sections of Thesis Research.
GEO 7970 - 001 Thesis Research-Ph D
- Class Number: 14644
- Instructor: Allabush, Kathleen A
- Component: Thesis Research
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0 - 12.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 5
Please contact the department office to obtain class numbers for additional sections of Thesis Research.
GEO 7980 - 001 Faculty Consultation
GEO 7980 - 001 Faculty Consultation
- Class Number: 2880
- Instructor: CERLING, THURE
- Component: Independent Study
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 5
GEO 7990 - 001 Cont Reg-Ph D
GEO 7990 - 001 Cont Reg-Ph D
- Class Number: 2881
- Instructor: CERLING, THURE
- Component: Continuing Registration
- Type: In Person
- Units: 0.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 5