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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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GEOL 465 - Geomicrobiology

3 Credit Hours
Introduction to interactions between microbes and earth materials (rock, soil, water). Course will identify and evaluate key biogeochemical and genetic evidence used to determine biotic from abiotic processes in modern and ancient systems. Topics include microbial ecology and diversity, community structure, biogeochemistry, molecular biology, major environmental habitats, astrobiology, and geomicrobiological applications for geology, engineering, and mining.

(Same as Microbiology 465.)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298 and one eight-credit sequence chosen from Astronomy 151-153 and 152-154; Astronomy 217-218; Biology 101-102; Biology 113-114-115; Biology 150-160-159; Biology 158-168-167; Chemistry 100-110; Chemistry 120-130; Chemistry 128-138; Geography 137-132; or two courses chosen from Geology 101, 102, 103, 104, 107, 108; or Physics 135-136, 137-138, or 221-222.



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