FIELD SCHOOLS

Field school is a tradition in the education of a geologist. It is an intensive two-week course at the beginning of May that applies classroom and laboratory training to solving geological problems in the field. Skills developed during field school typically include collection of geologic data, constructing a measured section, interpreting geologic structures and geologic mapping.

Field School I
EPSC 231	Hynes
Geological mapping of selected areas, preparation of maps, reports from field notes, aerial photographs, etc. (3 credits. Two-week field school in May. Prerequisite: EPSC 203, EPSC 212, or equivalent)
Field School II
EPSC 331	Staff
Geological field study of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic terranes of the Applachian orogen, including preparation of stratigraphic sections, and edited field notes. (3 credits. Two-week field school in May. 2 hours lectures or seminars per week in 2nd term)
Field School III
EPSC 341	McKenzie and Wing
A field school which will be given in May in alternate years to EPSC 331. The course examines sedimentary strata in the St. Lawrence low lands, igneous rocks of the Monteregian intrusions, and metamorphic rocks in the Grenville Province near Ottawa. ( 3 credits. Prerequisites: EPSC 210, 203, 212 and 231 or permission of the instructor)