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Tufts University Department of Geology Courses

Students considering a major in Geology or Geological Sciences should discuss their course selections with Anne Gardulski, Jack Ridge or Bert Reuss. This is important because upper level courses are offered in alternate years. Careful planning should give you the opportunity to participate in more course offerings. The listing below is an estimate of which courses will be taught in future semesters, they are not guaranteed.

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Course Number

Course Title


 GEO 0001

 Geology 1 - Introduction to Geology: The Dynamic Earth

 GEO 0002

 Geology 2 - Environmental Geology

 GEO 0005

 Geology 5 - Introduction to Oceanography

 GEO 0009

 Geology 9 - Gemstones

 GEO 0011

 Geology 11 - Mineralogy

 GEO 0012

 Geology 12 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

 GEO 0022

 Geology 22 - Structural Geology

 GEO 0032

 Geology 32 - Geomorphology

 GEO 0035

 Geology 35 - Sedimentology

 GEO 0036

 Geology 36 - Stratigraphy

 GEO 0038

 Geology 38 - Historical Geology and paleontology

 GEO 0091, 0092

 Geological Research

 GEO 0102

 Geology 102 - Petrography and X-ray Analysis

 GEO 0103

 Geology 103 - Geological Applications of SEM Analysis

 GEO 0104

 Geology 104 - Geological Applications of GIS

 GEO 0115

 Geology 115 - Quaternary and Glacial Geology

 GEO 0131

 Geology 131 - Groundwater

 GEO 0132

 Geology 132 - Groundwater Chemistry and Quality

 GEO 0191, 0192

 Selected Topics

 GEO 0193, 0194

 Senior Thesis