Departmental Advisors
Director, Graduate Affairs
Lauren Birgenheier
383 FASB
Director, Undergraduate
Pete Lippert
383 FASB
Geological Engr
Jeff Moore
383 FASB
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Sean Meyer
104 FASB
Graduate Academic Advisor
Shanna Futral
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: 12825
- Instructor: LOEWEN, MARK
- Instructor: MCCREARY, MOLLY
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Interactive Video Conferencing
- Units: 0.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $489.00
- Seats Available: 3
GEO 104 - 001 World of Dinosaurs
GEO 104 - 001 World of Dinosaurs
- Class Number: 7606
- Instructor: LOEWEN, MARK
- Instructor: MCCREARY, MOLLY
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Interactive Video Conferencing
- Units: 0.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $514.00
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 110 - 001 Evolving Earth
GEO 110 - 001 Evolving Earth
- Class Number: 19063
- Instructor: ANDERSON, LEIF
- Instructor: COE, HALEY
- Instructor: Miller, Scott
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 0.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $489.00
- Seats Available: 1
GEO 210 - 001 Reactive Earth
GEO 210 - 001 Reactive Earth
- Class Number: 19064
- Instructor: ADOMAKO-MENSAH, EBENEZER
- Instructor: BROOKS, Paul
- Instructor: LAMBART, Sarah
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 0.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $539.00
- Seats Available: 2
GEO 1000 - 001 Science in Cinema
GEO 1000 - 001 Science in Cinema
- Class Number: 5234
- Instructor: LOEWEN, MARK
- Instructor: MCCREARY, MOLLY
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Interactive Video Conferencing
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 130
GEO 1040 - 001 World of Dinosaurs
GEO 1040 - 001 World of Dinosaurs
- Class Number: 10653
- Instructor: LOEWEN, MARK
- Instructor: MCCREARY, MOLLY
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Interactive Video Conferencing
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $25.00
- Seats Available: 48
GEO 1100 - 001 Evolving Earth
GEO 1100 - 001 Evolving Earth
- Class Number: 10976
- Instructor: ANDERSON, LEIF
- Instructor: COE, HALEY
- Instructor: Miller, Scott
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 5
GEO 1120 - 001 Earth System Science
GEO 1120 - 001 Earth System Science
- Class Number: 18097
- Instructor: OSTRANDER, CHAD
- Instructor: PAVLOVICS, VICTORIA
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 61
GEO 2100 - 001 Reactive Earth
GEO 2100 - 001 Reactive Earth
- Class Number:
- Instructor: ADOMAKO-MENSAH, EBENEZER
- Instructor: BROOKS, Paul
- Instructor: LAMBART, Sarah
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $50.00
- Seats Available: 11
GEO 2100 - 004 Reactive Earth
GEO 2100 - 004 Reactive Earth
- Class Number: 11474
- Instructor: BROOKS, Paul
- Instructor: LAMBART, Sarah
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $50.00
- Seats Available: 11
GEO 2500 - 001 Wasatch in the Field
This class will have required field work on Fridays.
GEO 2500 - 001 Wasatch in the Field
- Class Number: 10978
- Instructor: BOWEN, GABRIEL
- Instructor: CZECH, TESSA
- Instructor: LIN, Fan-Chi
- Instructor: LIPPERT, PETER C
- Instructor: MOORE, JEFFREY R
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $75.00
- Seats Available: -1
This class will have required field work on Fridays.
GEO 3020 - 001 Mineralogy
GEO 3020 - 001 Mineralogy
- Class Number:
- Instructor: BERLIN, AUDREY
- Instructor: Miyagi, Lowell M
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 9
GEO 3020 - 002 Mineralogy
Section 2 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 3020 - 002 Mineralogy
- Class Number: 11688
- Instructor: BERLIN, AUDREY
- Instructor: Miyagi, Lowell M
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 9
Section 2 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 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/
GEO 3030 - 090 Living with Quakes
- Class Number: 14964
- Instructor: ANDERSON, LEIF
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Online
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
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/
GEO 3040 - 001 Sedimentology & Stratig
GEO 3040 - 001 Sedimentology & Stratig
- Class Number:
- Instructor: BAGGE, SAM
- Instructor: JOHNSON, CARI
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Hybrid
- Units: 4.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $85.00
- Seats Available: 23
GEO 3040 - 002 Sedimentology & Stratig
GEO 3040 - 002 Sedimentology & Stratig
- Class Number: 14215
- Instructor: JOHNSON, CARI
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $85.00
- Seats Available: 23
GEO 3100 - 001 Dynamic Earth
GEO 3100 - 001 Dynamic Earth
- Class Number: 11686
- Instructor: LIN, Fan-Chi
- Instructor: LIPPERT, PETER C
- Instructor: LIU, CHENG-NAN
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 3368 - 090 Energy Choices
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/. The course fee covers digital course materials through the Inclusive Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
GEO 3368 - 090 Energy Choices
- Class Number: 9502
- Instructor: EDGAR, TIM
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Online
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $56.41
- Seats Available: 3
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/. The course fee covers digital course materials through the Inclusive Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
GEO 3400 - 001 Computational Methods
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 3400 - 001 Computational Methods
- Class Number:
- Instructor: VAN DAM, TONIE
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $45.88
- Seats Available: 11
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 3400 - 002 Computational Methods
GEO 3400 - 002 Computational Methods
- Class Number: 18096
- Instructor: VAN DAM, TONIE
- Component: Laboratory
- Type: In Person
- Units: --
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 11
GEO 3900 - 001 Undergrad Research
GEO 3900 - 001 Undergrad Research
- Class Number: 3854
- Instructor: LIPPERT, PETER C
- Component: Independent Study
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0 - 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 6
GEO 4970 - 001 Senior Thesis
GEO 4970 - 001 Senior Thesis
- Class Number: 3855
- Instructor: LIPPERT, PETER C
- Component: Independent Study
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 4999 - 001 Honors Thesis/Project
GEO 4999 - 001 Honors Thesis/Project
- Class Number: 14264
- Instructor: LIPPERT, PETER C
- Component: Honors Thesis Project
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 5210 - 090 Seismology I
The course fee covers digital course materials through the Inclusive Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
GEO 5210 - 090 Seismology I
- Class Number: 13243
- Instructor: THORNE, MICHAEL S
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Online
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $53.53
- Seats Available: 8
The course fee covers digital course materials through the Inclusive Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
GEO 5250 - 001 Inversion Theory
GEO 5250 - 001 Inversion Theory
- Class Number: 3856
- Instructor: ZHDANOV, MICHAEL
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Hybrid & IVC
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $444.67
- Seats Available: 7
GEO 5350 - 001 Groundwater
GEO 5350 - 001 Groundwater
- Class Number: 3857
- Instructor: CARTER, SAM C
- Instructor: SOLOMON, Kip
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $12.00
- Seats Available: 16
GEO 5368 - 090 Energy Choices
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/. The course fee covers digital course materials through the Inclusive Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
GEO 5368 - 090 Energy Choices
- Class Number: 9503
- Instructor: EDGAR, TIM
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Online
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $56.41
- 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/. The course fee covers digital course materials through the Inclusive Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
GEO 5370 - 001 Environ. Contaminants
This is a Hybrid course, which uses a mixture of online, face-to-face, and technology enhanced instruction.
GEO 5370 - 001 Environ. Contaminants
- Class Number: 11689
- Instructor: JOHNSON, WILLIAM
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Hybrid
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $20.00
- Seats Available: 6
This is a Hybrid course, which uses a mixture of online, face-to-face, and technology enhanced instruction.
GEO 5650 - 001 Hydrology
GEO 5650 - 001 Hydrology
- Class Number: 14967
- Instructor: BROOKS, Paul
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $66.14
- Seats Available: 6
GEO 5680 - 001 Carbon Cycle
GEO 5680 - 001 Carbon Cycle
- Class Number: 14028
- Instructor: BOWEN, GABRIEL
- Instructor: BRENNAN, KYLE
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 0
GEO 5900 - 001 Internship
GEO 5900 - 001 Internship
- Class Number: 3858
- Instructor: LIPPERT, PETER C
- Component: Practicum
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0 - 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 15
GEO 5920 - 001 DLS-Undergraduate
GEO 5920 - 001 DLS-Undergraduate
- Class Number: 3859
- Instructor: DE OBESO, JUAN CARLOS
- Instructor: THORNE, MICHAEL S
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 0.5 - 5.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 5
GEO 5920 - 006 Fold and Thrust Belts
GEO 5920 - 006 Fold and Thrust Belts
- Class Number: 16732
- Instructor: Byrd, John
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 3
GEO 5920 - 090 Intro to Linux Computing
GEO 5920 - 090 Intro to Linux Computing
- Class Number: 18485
- Instructor: THORNE, MICHAEL S
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: Online
- Units: 0.5 - 5.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 23
GEO 6211 - 090 Seismology I
The course fee covers digital course materials through the Inclusive Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
GEO 6211 - 090 Seismology I
- Class Number: 13240
- Instructor: THORNE, MICHAEL S
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Online
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $53.53
- Seats Available: 1
The course fee covers digital course materials through the Inclusive Access program. Students may request to opt out here: https://portal.verba.io/utah/login
GEO 6250 - 001 Inversion Theory & Apps
GEO 6250 - 001 Inversion Theory & Apps
- Class Number: 3860
- Instructor: ZHDANOV, MICHAEL
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Hybrid & IVC
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $444.67
- Seats Available: 11
GEO 6350 - 001 Groundwater
GEO 6350 - 001 Groundwater
- Class Number: 3861
- Instructor: CARTER, SAM C
- Instructor: SOLOMON, Kip
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $12.00
- Seats Available: 3
GEO 6370 - 001 Environ. Contaminants
GEO 6370 - 001 Environ. Contaminants
- Class Number: 11690
- Instructor: JOHNSON, WILLIAM
- Component: Lecture
- Type: Hybrid
- Units: 3.0
- Requisites: Yes
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $20.00
- Seats Available: 3
GEO 6650 - 001 Hydrology
GEO 6650 - 001 Hydrology
- Class Number: 14968
- Instructor: BROOKS, Paul
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Fees: $66.14
- Seats Available: 17
GEO 6680 - 001 Carbon Cycle
GEO 6680 - 001 Carbon Cycle
- Class Number: 14027
- Instructor: BOWEN, GABRIEL
- Instructor: BRENNAN, KYLE
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 1
GEO 6920 - 004 Mineralogy
GEO 6920 - 004 Mineralogy
- Class Number: 15555
- Instructor: BERLIN, AUDREY
- Instructor: Miyagi, Lowell M
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 0.5 - 5.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 1
GEO 6920 - 005 Comp & Num Methods
GEO 6920 - 005 Comp & Num Methods
- Class Number: 16175
- Instructor: VAN DAM, TONIE
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 0.5 - 5.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 3
GEO 6920 - 006 Fold and Thrust Belts
GEO 6920 - 006 Fold and Thrust Belts
- Class Number: 16209
- Instructor: Byrd, John
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 3
GEO 6920 - 090 Intro to Linux Computing
GEO 6920 - 090 Intro to Linux Computing
- Class Number: 18486
- Instructor: THORNE, MICHAEL S
- Component: Special Topics
- Type: Online
- Units: 0.5 - 5.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 21
GEO 6950 - 001 Reviews Earth Sci
GEO 6950 - 001 Reviews Earth Sci
- Class Number: 3864
- Instructor: BIRGENHEIER, LAUREN P
- Component: Lecture
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
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: 3866
- 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 6980 - 001 Faculty Consultation
GEO 6980 - 001 Faculty Consultation
- Class Number: 3865
- Instructor: JOHNSON, WILLIAM
- Component: Independent Study
- Type: In Person
- Units: 3.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 5
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: 3879
- 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 7970 - 031 Thesis Research-Ph D
GEO 7970 - 031 Thesis Research-Ph D
- Class Number: 20427
- Instructor: ANDERSON, LEIF
- Component: Thesis Research
- Type: In Person
- Units: 1.0 - 12.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 4
GEO 7980 - 001 Faculty Consultation
GEO 7980 - 001 Faculty Consultation
- Class Number: 3893
- Instructor: JOHNSON, WILLIAM
- 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: 3894
- Instructor: JOHNSON, WILLIAM
- Component: Continuing Registration
- Type: In Person
- Units: 0.0
- Wait List: No
- Seats Available: 5