{"id":655,"date":"2023-03-28T13:55:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T20:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/?page_id=655"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:25:12","slug":"grad-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/graduate\/grad-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Graduate courses currently offered by the Earth Sciences department, mostly on a 2-4 year cycle. For a list of when courses are scheduled to be offered next through the Spring 2027 semester, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1eDiA7SwN2uNoKDga3mjmMw20l9KBBGcnPrTEw2WYOwU\/edit?usp=sharing\">Future GEOL Course Offerings<\/a>\u00a0(<em>USC-only access<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                                              \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate, and the Environment (4, Sp)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Survey of physical, chemical, and geological oceanography emphasizing the role of the oceans in modulation of climate, atmospheric composition and biogeochemical cycles; paleoceanography and paleoclimate.\u00a0<em>Corequisite:\u00a0<\/em>CHEM 105<em>bL,\u00a0<\/em>MATH 126;\u00a0<em>recommended preparation:\u00a0<\/em>PHYS 151<em>L\u00a0<\/em>or PHYS 135<em>abL.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 415L Fundamentals of Environmental Data Science (4, Fa)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Introduces fundamental concepts on <span class=\"searchHighlight\">data<\/span> <span class=\"searchHighlight\">science<\/span> for earth and environmental <span class=\"searchHighlight\">science<\/span> applications. Students will learn to load, filter, analyze, and summarize <span class=\"searchHighlight\">data<\/span> in python using widely available software packages. Following an introduction to <span class=\"searchHighlight\">data<\/span> <span class=\"searchHighlight\">science<\/span> in python, student will learn techniques for <span class=\"searchHighlight\">data<\/span> visualization and <span class=\"searchHighlight\">data<\/span>-driven modeling in the Earth and environmental <span class=\"searchHighlight\">science<\/span>s. We will additionally cover best practices around writing code including reproducibility, version control, and file structure management. Students will explore the full breadth of computational research through the completion of a computational research portfolio project on any topic of their choosing in the Earth and environmental <span class=\"searchHighlight\">science<\/span>s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 425L Data Analysis in the Earth and Environmental Sciences (4 units)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Introduction to mathematical methods giving insight into Earth and Environmental data. Topics include: probability and statistics, timeseries analysis, spectral analysis, inverse theory, interpolation. Recommended Preparation: MATH 126, familiarity with matrix algebra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 427 The Global Environment (4, Sp)(Enroll in BISC 427)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Earth\u2019s development as a habitable planet, from origin to human impacts on global biogeochemical cycles in the ocean, land, atmosphere. Discussion of environmental alternatives.\u00a0<em>Prerequisite:\u00a0<\/em>BISC 120<em>L\u00a0<\/em>or BISC 121<em>L<\/em>; CHEM 105<em>bL\u00a0<\/em>or CHEM 115<em>bL<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-5-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-5-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 433L Paleontology and Evolution in Deep Time (4, Fa) <\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-5-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-5-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Origin and evolution of life; Precambrian life; evolutionary history of major groups during the Phanerozoic; mass extinctions; deep time and evolutionary processes. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; required field trips. (Duplicates credit in former GEOL 333<em>L<\/em>.)\u00a0<em>Recommended preparation:\u00a0<\/em>any introductory GEOL course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-6-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-6-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 435L Phylogenetic Systematics and Dinosaur Evolution (4)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-6-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-6-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Systematics and evolutionary thought; constructing evolutionary trees; phylogenetic comparative methods (character evolution, coevolution, conservation, biogeography, diversification rates); dinosaur evolution, diversification and systematics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-7-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-7-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 440L Geophysics and Geoengineering (4, Sp)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-7-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-7-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Plate tectonics, magnetic and gravity fields, earthquakes, seismic waves, reflection and refraction seismics, heat transport, mantle convection, deep Earth structure, data analysis. Includes field trip.\u00a0<em>Prerequisite:\u00a0<\/em>MATH 126;\u00a0<em>corequisite:\u00a0<\/em>PHYS 135<em>bL\u00a0<\/em>or PHYS 152<em>L<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-8-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-8-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 450L Geosystems (4, Sp)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-8-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-8-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Geosystems, such as mantle convection, active faults, climate, and the carbon cycle, will be studied using numerical models and concepts such as chaos, universality, emergence, and intermittency. Lecture, 3 hours, laboratory, 2 hours.\u00a0<em>Prerequisite:\u00a0<\/em>MATH 125;\u00a0<em>recommended prepara\u00adtion:\u00a0<\/em>MATH 126.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-9-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-9-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 460L Geochemistry and Hydrogeology (4, Fa)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-9-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-9-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Composition and origin of Earth; principles of physical chemistry applied to aqueous systems; reaction-diffusion modeling; principles of hydrology; environmental problems. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory\/discussion, 2 hours.\u00a0<em>Prerequisite:\u00a0<\/em>CHEM 105<em>bL\u00a0<\/em>or CHEM 115<em>bL\u00a0<\/em>and MATH 126.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-10-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-10-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 470 Environmental Hydrogeology (4, Fa) <\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-10-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-10-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Concepts in hydrogeology and their application to environmental problems. Topics include groundwater chemistry and hydrology, contaminants and their behavior. Guest lectures on regulations and remediation techniques.\u00a0<em>Recommended preparation:\u00a0<\/em>GEOL 460<em>L.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-11-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-11-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 483 Geobiology and Astrobiology (4, Sp) (Enroll in BISC 483) <\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-11-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-11-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Relationships between microbiota and Earth&#8217;s environment including the hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere, with consideration of the potential for life on other planets.\u00a0<em>Prerequisite:\u00a0<\/em>BISC 120<em>L<\/em>, CHEM 105<em>bL<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-12-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-12-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 500 Paleoecology (3, Sp)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-12-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-12-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Principles of marine paleoecology; interrelationships between marine organisms and their environment in geologic time.\u00a0<em>Prereq\u00aduisite:\u00a0<\/em>GEOL 433<em>L; recommended preparation:\u00a0<\/em>GEOL 577<em>L.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-13-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-13-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 501 Paleobiology (3, Fa) <\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-13-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-13-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Concepts and methods for functional morphologic analysis of fossil marine invertebrates. Systematics theory and methodology, macroevolution, and broad biotic trends in the Phanerozoic. <em>Recommended preparation:\u00a0<\/em>GEOL 433<em>L.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-14-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-14-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 512 Introduction to Chemical and Physical Oceanography (3, Fa) (Enroll in OS 512)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-14-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-14-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Principles of physical, chemical, and geological oceanography including discussions of air-sea interaction, biogeochemical cycling and the role of the ocean in modulating climate and atmospheric composition; discussion section will cover formulation of basic calculations that illustrate these principles.<br \/>\n<em>Prerequisite:<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.usc.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=20&amp;coid=311225\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"CHEM 105b opens a new window\">CHEM 105b<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.usc.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=20&amp;coid=312814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"MATH 126 opens a new window\">MATH 126<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-15-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-15-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 513 Practical Carbonate Chemistry (3, FaSp)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-15-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-15-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>In-depth review of carbonate chemistry, aqueous and solid phase; speciation, calculations of carbonate parameters, carbonate biogeochemistry, sedimentary diagenesis and sedimentary records.<br \/>\n<em>Recommended Preparation:<\/em>\u00a0Basic chemistry and principles of oceanography and sedimentology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-16-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-16-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 515 Introduction to Atmospheric Science (3, Fa) <\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-16-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-16-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Elementary physical principles underlying the behavior of Earth&#8217;s atmosphere. Dry and moist thermodynamics, radiative transfer, conservation laws, fundamental dynamical balances, instability theory, cloud physics.\u00a0<em>Recommended preparation: PHYS 161L, PHYS 304.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-17-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-17-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 534L Mechanics of Lithospheric Deformation (3, Fa)\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-17-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-17-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The mechanical descrip\u00adtion of deformational processes at both crustal and lithospheric scales, and the interpretation of geological and geophysical data in terms of these processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-18-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-18-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 535L Microstructures and Deforma\u00adtion Mechanisms (3, Fa)\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-18-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-18-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Examina\u00adtion of deformation mechanisms and result\u00ading microstructures in rocks; chemical and textural equilibrium; physical and chemical processes during fluid flow; prophyroblast-matrix relationships; interpretation of kine\u00admatic indicators. Laboratory. <em>Prerequisite:\u00a0<\/em>GEOL 321<em>L.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-19-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-19-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 537 Rock Mechanics (3, Sp)\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-19-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-19-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Elasticity, fracture, and flow properties of rocks and minerals; effects of temperature, p ressure, petrology, fractures, and interstitial fluids. Experimental techniques and geologi\u00adcal applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-20-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-20-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 551 Introduction to Seismology (3, Fa)\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-20-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-20-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Basic elements of seismology for the study of Earth\u2019s interior and the tec\u00adtonic process, utilizing observations of seismic waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-21-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-21-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 552 Advanced Seismology (3)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-21-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-21-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Advanced methods of theoretical seismology for studying the generation of seismic waves from natural and a rtificial sources and the propagation through realistic Earth models. <em>Prerequisite:\u00a0<\/em>GEOL 551.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-22-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-22-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 553 Physics of Earthquakes (3)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-22-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-22-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Basic physics of earthquakes and seismicity. Continuum elasticity; fracture mechanics; laboratory friction; damage rheology; physics of critical phenomena; spatio-temporal seismicity patterns; analysis of complex data sets. <i>Recommended Preparation:<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.usc.edu\/content.php?catoid=21&amp;navoid=8707#tt989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GEOL 537<\/a>\u00a0and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.usc.edu\/content.php?catoid=21&amp;navoid=8707#tt3885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GEOL 551<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-23-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-23-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 554 Seismo-Tectonic Research Clinic (3)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-23-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-23-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Tools for investigating relationships between earthquakes and stresses; static and dynamic deformations due to faulting; stress orientations; constraints on absolute levels of stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-24-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-24-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 555 Paleoceanography (3)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-24-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-24-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Mesozoic and Cenozoic paleoceanography; analytical approaches applied to water mass history, paleocirculation, paleoproductivity, nutrient cycling, and paleotemperature reconstruc-tion. Lecture, readings, and research proj\u00adect. <em>Recommended preparation:\u00a0<\/em>GEOL 412 or GEOL 512 and GEOL 460<em>L.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-25-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-25-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 556 Active Tectonics (3, Sp)\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-25-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-25-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Aspects of deformation and associated seismicity at active plate margins around the world. Includes review of plate tectonics, seismol-ogy, geodesy, paleomagnetism, geodynam\u00adics, Quaternary dating techniques, tectonic geomorphology, paleoseismology, and seismic hazard assessment. Two weekend field trips required. <em>Recommended preparation:\u00a0<\/em>GEOL 530, GEOL 531;\u00a0<em>prerequisite:\u00a0<\/em>GEOL 321<em>L.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-26-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-26-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 559 Subduction Zone Dynamics (3)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-26-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-26-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Subduction zones from an interdisciplinary perspective. Discussions of recent and classic papers. Mechanics of tectonic motions by seismic and aseismic transient slip along plate interfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-27-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-27-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 564 Isotope Geochemistry (3, Sp)\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-27-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-27-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Variations in the isotopic composition of elements in Earth\u2019s crust with applications to geological problems, including geochronol\u00adogy, geothermometry, ore genesis, and crustal evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-28-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-28-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 566 Geochemistry Seminar (1-4)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-28-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-28-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Current topics in geochemistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-29-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-29-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 567 Stable Isotope Geochemistry (3)\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-29-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-29-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Theoretical basis; nuclide nomenclature, par\u00adtition function ratios, mechanisms and rates of isotope exchange; mass spectrometry and extraction techniques; application of stable isotopes to geologic problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-30-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-30-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 575 Organic Geochemistry (3, Sp)\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-30-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-30-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Advanced course on the fundamentals and frontiers of organic geochemistry. Topics include biomarker and isotope geochemical approaches to reconstructing past marine, terrestrial environmental change. Recommended preparation: CHEM 105, 322, GEOL 150, 412.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-31-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-31-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 590 Directed Research (1-8)\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-31-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-31-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Research leading to the master\u2019s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR\/NC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-32-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-32-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 594ABZ Master\u2019s Thesis<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-32-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-32-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP\/CR\/NC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-33-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-33-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 599 Special Topics &#8211; The Cutting Edge of Geoscience Research (2-4)\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-33-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-33-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Special topics in the earth sciences. Field trip required when appropriate to the topic. <em>Prerequisite:\u00a0<\/em>second-year graduate standing normally required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-34-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-controls=\"section-1-34-pYZKnJ8J_L\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GEOL 600 Earth Sciences Colloquium (2, FaSp)\u00a0<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-34-pYZKnJ8J_L\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-34-pYZKnJ8J_L\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Exploration of prominent topics at the frontiers of research in the geosciences, through weekly talks presented by leading researchers in the field. 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