Geomorphology
Geomorphology course covering principles and analysis of geomorphic processes and resulting land forms, including rivers, glaciers, slopes, and coasts.
Summary
Past student reviews · Joseph Mason
Labs were often short, with one student noting they never stayed the full three hours, and half of the sessions did not require attendance.
What you’ll be able to do
Recognize the processes that cause rivers to transport sediment.
Recognize the processes by which glaciers slip over or deform their beds and produce landforms.
Recognize the processes that govern hill slope stability.
Identify and explain the processes that govern the geomorphology of coastal regions.
Describe why parts of Wisconsin look the way they do.
Calculate glacier sliding speeds from glacier profiles.
Calculate sediment transport by rivers.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapGEOSCI/ENVIR ST 106,GEOSCI 100, 109, 204,ENVIR ST/GEOG 120, 127 or graduate/professional standing
- ENVIRST/GEOSCI 106
- GEOSCI 100
- GEOSCI 109
- GEOSCI 204
- ENVIRST/GEOG 120
- ENVIRST/GEOG 127
- graduate/professional standing
This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Prerequisite text tree
- Any of
- ENVIRST/GEOSCI 106
- GEOSCI 100
- GEOSCI 109
- GEOSCI 204
- ENVIRST/GEOG 120
- ENVIRST/GEOG 127
- graduate/professional standing
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
JOSEPH ADLAND MASON is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Joseph Mason
Joseph Mason taught clearly with fair grading and useful feedback on assignments, though the class included a field trip and power lectures that some found excessive.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.61 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.31 GPA, 69.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.73 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Joseph Mason
Labs were often short, with one student noting they never stayed the full three hours, and half of the sessions did not require attendance.
Past student reviews · Joseph Mason
While the material seemed self-explanatory, exams were surprisingly tricky, and the power lectures became a bit much for one student.
Topics
- River sediment transport
- Glacial processes and landforms
- Hill slope stability
- Coastal geomorphology
- Wisconsin landscape evolution
Skills
- Analyze geomorphic processes and recognize river sediment transport mechanisms
- Calculate glacier sliding speeds and river sediment transport
- Explain coastal geomorphology processes
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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