Geology courses

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by John Bear, Feb 18, 2001.

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  1. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    An inquiry was posted on a.e.d. about the availability of geology courses by DL in the US and elsewhere. I offered a brief answer there (the McQueary Protocols), and add a bit here.

    The subject index to the new Bears' Guide (14th ed.) suggests that the only complete Bachelor's degree programs are at Acadia, Charter Oak, Excelsior, Macquarie, and Saskatchewan. But one would find individual geology courses (many of which could be applied to programs like the Excelsior degree) at Ball State, Eastern Oregon, Indiana U, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Portland State, Sam Houston State, U of California, U of Minnesota, U of Wisconsin, and quite a few others.

    John Bear http://www.degree.net
     
  2. bceagles

    bceagles Member

    Any opinion on the DSST Geology Exam?
     
  3. Thoraldus Strivlyn

    Thoraldus Strivlyn New Member

    Bierbeck College of the University of London offers a fully distance based program(me) that leads to a BSc in Earth Science. But if you do the four field work classes (in various places around Europe) the degree is named a BSc in Geology.

    I do not know if this geology degree meets the credentialing requirements for practicing as a “Professional Geologist (PGeo)” required in some jurisdictions.


    See: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/earthsciences/dlearning.htm

    Best wishes----Jim
     
  4. Mike Albrecht

    Mike Albrecht New Member

  5. BillDayson

    BillDayson New Member

    My concern with this is predictable: What about labs?

    From my limited experience, geology is very hands on. It's hard to imagine developing skill in things like mineralogy or petrology without guided lab experience. What's more, geology students typically have to take classes in chemistry and physics as well.

    Personally, I can imagine general-ed geology classes for non-majors being done by DL, and even the lecture portions of classes for majors that include labs. But a 100% DL geology degree without any labs at all? I'd question that.
     

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