2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook

GEOL 410 Geology Field Camp

Geology Field camp is a 5-week, intensive summer field methods course, typically taught in the Rocky Mountain region, taught in coordination with Albion College. Experience in geologic mapping is the main goal of the course with instruction focused on traditional field methods: mapping on topographic and aerial photo bases at a variety of scales is central to our instruction. Students are also introduced to modern electronic mapping techniques, such as GPS-assisted digital mapping. Students also gain experience in taking detailed field notes, measuring stratigraphic sections, onstructing
geologic cross-sections, deciphering geologic structures, and writing geologic reports.

Credits

4-6

Notes

GEOL 410, together with GEOL 330, serves as one Junior Core option for Geology and Planetary Science majors.