International Field Geosciences Dual
Bachelor of Science - International Field Geosciences Dual
College of Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 100-107
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2019-2020
Note: This degree is designed specifically for students who seek to combine a rigorous education in the Geosciences with a yearlong international Geosciences experience and an emphasis on field-based learning. It requires attending classes and living overseas. For students who satisfy all degree requirements, a B.S. degree in International Field Geosciences will be awarded by The University of Montana and a second B.S. degree in International Field Geosciences will be awarded by the University of Potsdam. The degree requirements specified below pertain both to UM-based and Potsdam-based students seeking their UM diploma. Potsdam-based students are eligible to satisfy any of the following specific requirements through credits that are transferred from the University of Potsdam and approved as equivalent by the UM Geosciences undergraduate advisors.
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Core | 12 | |
| Upper-Division Core | 8 | |
| Degree Electives | 17 | |
| Physics | 10 | |
| Chemistry | 8-10 | |
| Math | 7-8 | |
| Computer Science | 3-4 | |
| Language Requirement | 8 | |
| Overseas Coursework | 27-30 | |
| Total Hours | 100-107 | |
Lower-Division Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| GEO 101N | Introduction to Physical Geology | 3 |
| GEO 102N | Introduction to Physical Geology Lab | 1 |
| GEO 211 | Earth's History and Evolution | 4 |
| GEO 225 | Earth Materials | 4 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| GEO 315 | Structural Geology | 4 |
| GEO 318 | Climate System Dynamics | 4 |
| Total Hours | 8 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Degree Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 17 credits of the following courses: | 17 | |
GEO 305 | Igneous & Metamorph Petrology | |
GEO 309 | Sedimentation/Stratigraphy | |
GEO 311 | Paleobiology | |
GEO 320 | Global Water | |
GEO 327 | Geochemistry | |
GEO 420 | Hydrogeology | |
GEO 433 | Global Tectonics | |
GEO 460 | Process Geomorphology | |
GEO 491 | Special Topics | |
| Total Hours | 17 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Physics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following Physics sequences: | 10 | |
| Algebra- and Trigonometry-based Physics: | ||
PHSX 205N & PHSX 206N | College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | |
PHSX 207N & PHSX 208N | College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory | |
| Calculus-based Physics: | ||
PHSX 215N & PHSX 216N | Fund of Physics w/Calc I and Physics Laboratory I w/Calc | |
PHSX 217N & PHSX 218N | Fund of Physics w/Calc II and Physics Laboratory II w/Calc | |
| Total Hours | 10 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Chemistry
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 4-5 | |
CHMY 121N | Introduction to General Chemistry | |
CHMY 141N & CHMY 142N | College Chemistry I and College Chemistry I Lab | |
| Total Hours | 4-5 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Math
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| M 171 | Calculus I | 4 |
| M 172 | Calculus II | 4 |
| Total Hours | 8 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Computer Science
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3-4 | |
GPHY 284 | Intro to GIS and Cartography | |
STAT 216 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| Total Hours | 3-4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Language Requirement
Rule: UM outgoing students must complete the following language sequence (the "test out provision" applies as administered by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| GRMN 101 | Elementary German I | 4 |
| GRMN 102 | Elementary German II | 4 |
| Total Hours | 8 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Overseas Coursework
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following courses and field work at the University of Potsdam: | 27-30 | |
| Complete one of the following field courses run by the University of Potsdam: | ||
BP 15 (Field Course - France) | ||
BW01 (Field Course - Norway) | ||
BW02 (field Course - Alps) | ||
| Complete 4 of the following courses offered by the University of Potsdam: | ||
Regional Geology | ||
Paleoclimate @ Quaternary Geology | ||
Analysis of Geologic Maps | ||
Analytic Geochemistry | ||
Natural Hazards | ||
Tectonophysics & Rheology | ||
Seismology | ||
Seismics | ||
Geoelectrics | ||
Sedimentary Systems & Stratigrahic Geomorphology | ||
Tectonics and Geodynamics | ||
| Complete 2 additional cognate science courses at the University of Potsdam | ||
| Total Hours | 27-30 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-