Geology Program
Geology and Hydrogeology Field Course
9 Quarter Credit Hours, 33 day Summer Field Course in Field Geology and Hydrogeology, Hydrology and Landslide Analysis.
June 15 - July 17, 2010
Prerequisites
Minimum requirements: two years of geology or earth sciecne courses; strongly recommended are courses include mineralogy, lithology or petrology, structural geology, stratigraphy, sedimentology. Hydrogelogy or hydrology recommended.
Costs
Undergraduate Tuition - $1,742
Special Fee - $525
Total Course Costs (undergrad) - $2,267
Room (double) and board (5 weeks)* - $1,000
*Subject to change depending on budgetary conditions. Students may make alternate arrangements for room and board.
The cost of transportation to and from the field, trip to Crater Lake, access to field equipment, and incidentals are covered by the special fee. The cost of transportation to and from Ashland as well as medical insurance must be borne by the student. Fluctuations in cost may necessitate small adjustments in tuition and fees. There is no out-of-state tuition for courses offered during summer session.
Application Deadline: March 10, 2010
Applications will be accepted until the course is fully enrolled. Preference will be given to applicants who file by March 10. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by March 17, 2010.
Deposit: $160
A deposit of $160 must accompany your application (payable to Southern Oregon University). This amount will be credited to the course fee. The deposit, minus a $30 processing fee, will be refunded to those individuals who are not accepted or who withdraw prior to March 27, 20010.
Emphases
Field skills using common geologic equipment such as the geologic compass, altimeter, and GPS (Global Positioning System) units; measurement of stratigraphic section; mapping in faulted marine sedimentary, plutonic, and low grade metamorphic rocks; methods of physical and chemical hydrogeological assessment of surface and groundwaters; some soils mapping and mapping of recent landslides. A properly documented report of a selected field area will require the student to synthesize field data and to present a professional report, map, and structure sections. Shorter reports will be required for the hydrogeology and landslide mapping projects.
Location and Regional Geology
The field sites are located between the Klamath Mountains and the Southern Cascade Range. Rock types to be investigated include Mesozoic granitoid rocks, a faulted transgressive marine sequence of sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone of Cretaceous age, and Cenozoic volcanic rocks. The latter rocks underlie the field area for the landslide study. The Big Butte Springs hydrogeologic basin affords an excellent opportunity to study surface to groundwater transition in a sequence of volcanic rocks. Chemical assessment of those waters is incorporated in the study.
Field Trip
A field trip to the well exposed caldera of Crater Lake, Oregon, will add breadth to the course. The photo on this page is of Crater Lake.
Student Photos
Click on the picture to view photographs taken from 1998 to 2001 during the field camp. There are pictures of the students, professors, the trip to Crater Lake, and the field study areas.
Instructors
Dr. Jad D'Allura (PhD, UC Davis, 1977)
Structural geology, igneous & metamorphic petrology.
Dr. Bill Elliott (PhD, Indiana University, 2002)
Stratigraphy, Sedimentary Petrology and Petrography, Soils
Dr. Charles Lane (PhD, UC Los Angeles, 1987)
Hydrogeology, sedimentology.
For More Information
Geology Field Camp information and application.
Write:
Field Camp Director
Environmental Studies
Southern Oregon University
1250 Siskiyou Boulevard
Ashland, OR 97520-5073
E-Mail: dallura@sou.edu
Phone: (541) 552-6480
Fax: (541) 552-6415
