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The Department of Geological Sciences sponsors many field trips, some as parts of classes and some as extracurricular learning opportunities. Many Department courses include required field trips as an essential teaching tool. Some examples are
- GeoSci 201 Water, Climate, and Humankind: One 2-hour field trip to see Ann Arbor's glacial geology.
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GeoSci 231 Elements of Mineralogy: 4 days to Bancroft, Ontario in early October to find minerals in a pegmatitic environment.
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GeoSci 305 Sedimentary Geology: Three one-day trips in early to mid-Fall, in the Ann Arbor area, to Grand Ledge (Michigan), and Arkona, Ontario.
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GeoSci 411 Geology of Michigan: One half-day field trip to the Fort Wayne, Defiance, and Kalamazoo moraines and related glacial features in Southeast Michigan.
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GeoSci 442 Earth Surface Processs and Soils: One day-long trip in the Ann Arbor area to learn about soils.
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GeoSci 508 Metamorphic Petrology: One trip of 5 to 7 days in early Fall or late Spring to different localities to see hard rocks and to collect suites for projects. Recently to North Carolina, Wisconsin-Minnesota-Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Ontario, Adirondacks, and New York-Vermont-New Hampshire.
- All the Camp Davis courses include extended field trips that take advantage of the Camp's location near Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, Dinosaur National Park, and other sites in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.
In addition, Department faculty usually plan two field trips in May, after the end of Winter Term. These large trips are normally subsidized by the department and are open to faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate concentrators. In May 2007, undergraduate & graduate students and faculty travelled to the Southwest U.S.
Photos from the May 2007 Soft Rock Field Trip
Students photos from the May 2007 field trip to the Southwest U.S.
March & May 2006 Field Trips (PDF)
2006 field trip articles from Fall 2006 newsletter
August 2005 Michigan Upper Peninsula Trip
May 2005 Field Trip to Scotland
May 2005 Soft Rock Field Trip to Florida and the Southeast
May 2004 Field Trip to the Pyrenees (Spain)
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