Indiana University Virtual Field Geology Fundamentals in Montana and Wyoming
Hosted by: Indiana University
2025-07-21-2025-08-15
https://iugfs.indiana.edu/courses/virtual-courses/index.html
Description
The online version of Field Geology Fundamentals in Montana and Wyoming is designed for students who cannot or should not take a face-to-face course in the field for safety, health or life circumstances reasons.
This course is as close as possible to a face-to-face course without actually going into the field. It utilizes: a) video lectures to replace the classroom and outcrop lectures; b) GPS-located field video descriptions, photos, hand lens views, field notes, and field sketches of outcrops; c) Google Earth Pro for 3-D visualization of outcrop settings, tracing contacts away from the video field stations, etc.; d) topographic maps for geologic mapping; e) cross section construction, stereonet analysis, and other geologic analysis tools for interpretation.
Credits
4
Application Deadline
2025-05-01
Costs
Tuition - $1327.60 (Indiana resident); $2655.20 (non-Indiana resident)
Other course fees - $55
Other Important Information
This course is as academically rigorous as the IUGFS face-to-face field courses but does not involve physically working in the field or living at the IU Geologic Field Station in Montana. It requires about 30-40 hours of structured learning plus up to 25 hours of "homework" per week for four consecutive weeks.
Contact Info
For more information, contact Erika Elswick (iugfs@iu.edu).