May 17, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Educational Leadership

  
  
  

Educational Psychology

  

Educational Technology

  

English

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Exercise Physiology

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • EXPH 5936 - British Studies-Exercise Medicine: An Examination of Practices


    6 (6-0)

    To develop an appreciation and recognition of the practical skills required for utilizing Exercise Medicine as a preventative and/or therapeutic modality in health care. This course will allow students to investigate preventative health care through exercise programming in the United Kingdom. Healthcare professionals in both the UK and the US are urged to prescribe “Exercise Medicine”. Thus, Exercise Physiologists are primed to play a key role in the development of exercise prescriptions for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease as well as general fitness and sport performance. Students will determine the level of exercise physiological adaptation as a medical treatment for prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.


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Finance

  
  
  
  
  

Geosciences

  
  • GEOS 5033 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Geosciences


    3 (2-2)

    This course focuses on developing spatial analysis skills using ArcGIS software and online analysis tools. Students will learn to access and download data, integrate, analyze, and model data, create new data sets, and make maps and presentations. The course will comprise case studies and laboratory activities with diverse applications including delineation of watershed boundaries; assessing susceptibility of ground water to point- and nonpoint-source pollution; investigating global patterns and trends in natural hazard/disaster; monitoring land cover change and its potential impacts; applying topographic maps to study geomorphology; exploring patterns and types of plate boundaries; and working with geological, structural, and geophysical data with applications for geologic mapping and resource exploration.


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  • GEOS 5113 - Geostatistics and Petroleum Reservoir Modeling


    3 (3-1)

    Prerequisite(s): GEOS 4534 and GEOS 4034 or the approval of the instructor.

    This course focuses on the theory and application of geostatistics and closely allied methodologies (e.g. Multiple Point Statistics or MPS) used to interpret and model oil and gas reservoirs, aquifers, and metallic ore deposits. Specific topics include kriging, sequential Gaussian simulation, sequential indicator simulation, object-based methods such as multiple point statistics, uncertainty assessment, and the use of experimental design-based workflows to build low, mid, and high case reservoir models for probabilistic assessment of recovery. The course will cover theory as well as case history examples. Students will also learn to build sophisticated reservoir models using spreadsheet and industry standard software with synthetic and actual reservoir data for both small and large petroleum reservoirs.


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  • GEOS 5123 - Advanced Formation Evaluation


    3 (3-1)

    Prerequisite(s): GEOS 4534 and GEOS 4034 or the approval of the instructor.

    This course will focus on petroleum and natural gas reservoir formation evaluation. The course topics include coring, “regular” core analysis, “special” core (SCAL) analysis, integrated core and well log-based analysis of formation resistivity, saturation, porosity, and lithology, advanced well logging and interpretation including the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) for fluid and permeability characterization, formation micro-imaging (FMI) for thin bed, stratigraphic, and structural (e.g. fracture) analysis, and spectral gamma ray logging for lithology and stratigraphy. Other topics include cased-hole logging, “dynamic” reservoir data acquisition and interpretation (e.g. via spinner/flowmeter logs, temperature logs), mercury injection capillary pressure (MICP) data acquisition and interpretation, the emerging field of CT image-based characterization of reservoir rocks and pore networks particularly for carbonate and shale reservoirs. Numerous case histories from a variety of reservoirs and reservoir development stages will be used throughout the course.


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  • GEOS 5133 - Petroleum Play Analysis


    3 (2-2)

    Prerequisite(s): GEOS 4534 and GEOS 4034 or the approval of the instructor.

    This course concerns petroleum and natural gas play analysis, with a focus on how an organic-rich source rock can combine, over time, with a series of other elements to produce an economic accumulation of petroleum. The course topics include the definition of play elements, which include source, maturation, reservoir, migration, seal, trap, and timing. Additional foci include structural styles and their controls on plays, basin classification and depositional systems and their relationship to play controls, and play analysis methods. Readings will focus on case histories of global play analyses. Laboratory exercises will include seismic and well log interpretation, stratigraphic and structural analysis, and integration of data sets.


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  • GEOS 5143 - Applied Geology of Unconventional Reservoirs


    3 (3-1)

    Prerequisite(s): GEOS 4034 or GEOS 4534 or the approval of the instructor.

    This course will focus on the geology of unconventional petroleum reservoirs.  The topics to be covered in lecture and lab include (1) the mineralogy of the unconventional reservoirs and the impact of mineralogy on productivity, (2) geology and sequence stratigraphy of the fine-grained mud-rich rocks, (3) the characterization of the reservoirs via mineralogical, petrophysical, geophysical (including microseismic methods), and geochemical approaches, (4) the importance of understanding the structural setting and mechanical properties of the reservoir rocks in developing efficient and cost-effective development, (5) significant aspects of the engineering/drilling methods used to develop these reservoirs, and (6) prediction of future petroleum production via “decline” type-curves.  Case histories of majors North American unconventional plays will be used to provide context throughout the course.  Students will complete a reservoir description and development plan, for a project based on real and synthetic data.


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  • GEOS 5313 - Carbonate Depositional Systems and Stratigraphy


    3 (2-2)

    Prerequisite(s): GEOS 4534 or the approval of the instructor.

    This course covers all aspects of marine carbonate depositional systems and stratigraphy. The course will discuss characteristics of geologic and modern systems across a range of environments (shorelines, tidal flats, reefs, open shelf, deep basin etc.). Students will develop an understanding of sequence stratigraphy, identifying cycles, and the various features of the carbonate factory. Other topics include: diagenetic fabrics, ramp profiles, bioherm and reef formation, carbonate petrology, and petroleum reservoirs. Lecture will be supplemented by applied learning with thin sections, core, and hand samples. Concepts will be reinforced with advanced readings and discussion of carbonate-related topics.


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  • GEOS 5323 - Clastic Depositional Systems and Sequence Stratigraphy


    3 (2-2)

    Prerequisite(s): GEOS 4534 or the approval of the instructor.

    This course covers all aspects of terrestrial and marine siliciclastic depositional systems and stratigraphy. The course will discuss characteristics of geologic and modern systems across a range of environments (deltas, lakes, shorelines, barrier islands, alluvial and submarine fans, turbidite systems etc.). Students will develop an understanding of clastic sequence stratigraphy, identifying cycles, and the mechanisms responsible for deep-water sedimentation. Other topics include: paleoclimate reconstruction, gravity flow processes, water-rock interactions, subsurface applications, and siliciclastic petrology. Lecture will be supplemented by applied learning with thin sections, core, and hand samples. Concepts will be reinforced with advanced readings and discussion of topics related to siliciclastic depositional systems, including how sequence stratigraphic methods are used in petroleum exploration.


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  • GEOS 5433 - Advanced Structural Geology and Geodynamics


    3 (3-1)

    Prerequisite(s): GEOS 3234 and 3434 or the approval of the instructor.

    The course will evaluate deformation processes and features in the crust and mantle, with an emphasis on structural regimes in the upper lithosphere. The course will evaluate stress regimes in reference to plate tectonic theory, and provides an overview of the application of continuum physics to deformation and related processes. These will be applied to lithospheric and asthenospheric deformation driven by geologic tension, compression, and shearing as exampled by modern and ancient rifts, tectonic basins, orogenies, subduction arcs, transforms, and crustal slumps. Students will explore examples through collection and analysis of structural measurements, geospatial and geophysical data, and computer modeling.


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  • GEOS 5863 - Seismic Interpretation


    3 (3-1)

    Prerequisite(s): GEOS 3434, GEOS 3533, GEOS 5433 , PHYS 1244 or 2644, MATH 1734; or the consent of the instructor.

    This course focuses on the examination of reflection seismic interpretation method while emphasizing petroleum exploration. Seismic interpretation is aimed at extracting subsurface geologic information from seismic data, resolving subsurface structure. The students will use basic theoretical background knowledge to achieve practical skills in performing amplitude versus offset/angle analysis. The course addresses both the geological record and drill-hole record, numerical models, seismic data acquisition, and wavelet extraction. The course focuses on sequence stratigraphy, seismic attribute interpretation, fracture analysis, seismic inversion, and noise identification. Laboratory sessions reinforce lecture topics through descriptive, hands-on interpretation.


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