Course Form
I. Summary of Proposed Changes
Dept / Program
Geosciences
Course Title
Fluvial Geomorphology
Prefix and Course #
GEOS 560
Short Title (max. 26 characters incl.
Fluvial Geomorphology
spaces)
Summarize the change(s) proposed
Change from 4 cr to 3 cr
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Date
Requestor:
Andrew Wilcox
9/14/10
Phone/ email :
4761
andrew.wilcox@umontana.edu
Program Chair/Director: Johnnie Moore
Other affected programs None
Dean:
Christopher Comer
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modification because of
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syllabus into section V or attach). Course should have internal coherence and clear focus.
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exist elsewhere in the MUS? Do the proposed abbreviation, number,
title and credits align with existing course(s)? Please indicate
equivalent course/campus 
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Exact entry to appear in the next catalog (Specify course abbreviation, level, number, title,
credits, repeatability (if applicable), frequency of offering, prerequisites, and a brief
description.) 
Justification: How does the course fit with the existing curriculum? Why is it needed?
Are there curricular adjustments to accommodate teaching this course?
Complete for UG courses. (UG courses should be assigned a 400 number).
Describe graduate increment (Reference guidelines: http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm)
Fees may be requested only for courses meeting specific conditions
YES
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be considered for a fee.
If YES, what is the proposed amount of the fee?
Justification:
NO
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
Deletion
Title
Course Number Change
From:
Level U, UG, G
From:
To:
To:
Description Change
Change in Credits
Prerequisites
Repeatability
Cross Listing
(primary program
initiates form)
Change from “one year Is there a fee associated with the
college calculus and course?
physics” to “graduate
X From:
To:
4
3
standing or consent of
instructor”
N
1. Current course information at it appears in
catalog (http://www.umt.edu/catalog) 
2. Full and exact entry (as proposed) 
G 560 (GEOS 560) Fluvial
Geomorphology 4 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., one year college
calculus and physics. Application of fluid
mechanics to sediment transport and
development of river morphology. Form
and process in river meanders, the pool–
riffle sequence, aggradation, grade, and
baselevel.
G 560 (GEOS 560) Fluvial
Geomorphology 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., graduate standing
or consent of instructor. Application of
fluid mechanics to sediment transport and
development of river morphology. Form
and process in river meanders, the pool–
riffle sequence, aggradation, grade, and
baselevel.
3. If cross-listed course: secondary program &
course number
4. Is this a course with MUS Common Course Numbering? If yes, then will this change N
eliminate the course’s common course status? Please explain below.
5. Graduate increment if level of course is
changed to UG. Reference guidelines at:
http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm
(syllabus required in section V)
6. Other programs affected by the change
7. Justification for proposed change
Have you reviewed the graduate
increment
guidelines? Please check (X) space
provided.
Course was 4 credits when instructor started
at UM in 2007. Reducing to 3 credits will
make credit load more typical of a graduate
course, will facilitate development of other
courses by instructor, and will be
accommodated content-wise by moving some
content to other coursework
V. Syllabus/Assessment Information
Required for new courses and course change from U to UG. Paste syllabus in field below or
attach and send digital copy with form.
VI Department Summary (Required if several forms are submitted) In a separate
document list course number, title, and proposed change for all proposals.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit original, one copy,
summary of proposals and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221,
camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.
Revised 11-2009
Course Form
I. Summary of Proposed Changes
Dept / Program Geosciences
Prefix and Course GEO 570
#
Advanced Geochemistry
Short Title (max. 26 characters incl. spaces) Adv. Geochemistry
Summarize the change(s) proposed
Change course title, prerequisite
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Date
Requestor:
Nancy Hinman
Phone/ email :
5277
Nancy.hinman@umontana.edu
Program
Johnnie Moore
Chair/Director:
Other affected
Math
programs
Dean:
Chris Comer
Course Title
Are other departments/programs affected by this
Please obtain signature(s) from the
modification because of
Chair/Director of any such
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites department/ program (above)
before submission
Need Math Department Signature
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework
III: To Add a New Course Syllabus and assessment information is required (paste
syllabus into section V or attach). Course should have internal coherence and clear focus.
Common Course Numbering Review: Does an equivalent course YES NO
exist elsewhere in the MUS? Do the proposed abbreviation, number,
title and credits align with existing course(s)? Please indicate
equivalent course/campus 
http://mus.edu/transfer/CCN/ccn_default.asp
Exact entry to appear in the next catalog (Specify course abbreviation, level, number,
title, credits, repeatability (if applicable), frequency of offering, prerequisites, and a brief
description.) 
Justification: How does the course fit with the existing curriculum? Why is it needed?
Are there curricular adjustments to accommodate teaching this course?
Complete for UG courses. (UG courses should be assigned a 400 number).
Describe graduate increment (Reference guidelines:
http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm)
Fees may be requested only for courses meeting specific conditions
YES
determined by the Board of Regents. Please indicate whether this course will
be considered for a fee.
If YES, what is the proposed amount of the fee?
Justification:
NO
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
Deletion
Title
X
Course Number
From:
Level U, UG, G From:
Change
To:
To:
Description Change
Change in Credits
Repeatability
Cross Listing
(primary
program initiates
form)
Prerequisites
X
Is there a fee associated with the Yes
course?
1. Current course information at it appears in catalog 2. Full and exact entry (as proposed)
(http://www.umt.edu/catalog) 

From:
To:
G 570 (GEOS 570) Advanced Geochemistry
4 cr. Offered autumn even–numbered years.
Prereq., one year college chemistry. Chemistry
of aqueous systems including aqueous kinetics,
aqueous thermodynamics, acid/base chemistry,
carbonate systematics, oxidation/deduction
reactions, mineral solubility, and complexation.
Includes an introduction to the use of
geochemical models. Concepts applied to
natural systems.
G 570 (GEOS 570) Aqueous
Geochemistry 4 cr. Offered
alternate years. Prereq., one year
college chemistry and one year of
calculus, or consent of instructor.
Chemistry of aqueous systems
including aqueous kinetics,
aqueous thermodynamics,
acid/base chemistry, carbonate
systematics, oxidation/deduction
reactions, mineral solubility, and
complexation. Includes an
introduction to the use of
geochemical models. Concepts
applied to natural systems.
3. If cross-listed course: secondary program &
course number
4. Is this a course with MUS Common Course Numbering? If yes, then will this
change eliminate the course’s common course status? Please explain below.
This is a graduate course and does not have MUS CCN.
5. Graduate increment if level of course is changed Have you reviewed the graduate
increment
to UG. Reference guidelines at:
guidelines? Please check (X) space
http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm
provided.
(syllabus required in section V)
6. Other programs affected by the change
Math
7. Justification for proposed change
Change in prerequisite: Students
need calculus to understand
thermodynamics and kinetics.
Change in course description:
Course is offered in alternate years
but odd / even designation may
change with faculty assignment and
schedule, and course may be offered
spring semester.
V. Syllabus/Assessment Information
Required for new courses and course change from U to UG. Paste syllabus in field below
or attach and send digital copy with form.
I read this as not necessary because it is not a new course and not a course
change from U to UG
VI Department Summary (Required if several forms are submitted) In a separate
document list course number, title, and proposed change for all proposals.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit original, one
copy, summary of proposals and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221,
camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.
Course Form
I. Summary of Proposed Changes
Dept / Program Geosciences
Prefix and Course GEOS 579
#
Geochemistry of Hot Springs
Short Title (max. 26 characters incl. spaces) Hot Springs
Summarize the change(s) proposed
Change in description
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Date
Requestor:
Nancy Hinman
Phone/ email :
5277
Nancy.hinman@umontana.edu
Program
Johnnie Moore
Chair/Director:
Other affected
none
programs
Dean:
Chris Comer
Course Title
Are other departments/programs affected by this
Please obtain signature(s) from the
modification because of
Chair/Director of any such department/
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites, program (above) before submission
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
(c) cross-listing of coursework
III: To Add a New Course Syllabus and assessment information is required (paste syllabus
into section V or attach). Course should have internal coherence and clear focus.
Common Course Numbering Review: Does an equivalent course YES NO
exist elsewhere in the MUS? Do the proposed abbreviation, number,
title and credits align with existing course(s)? Please indicate
equivalent course/campus 
http://mus.edu/transfer/CCN/ccn_default.asp
Exact entry to appear in the next catalog (Specify course abbreviation, level, number, title, credits,
repeatability (if applicable), frequency of offering, prerequisites, and a brief description.) 
Justification: How does the course fit with the existing curriculum? Why is it needed?
Are there curricular adjustments to accommodate teaching this course?
Complete for UG courses. (UG courses should be assigned a 400 number).
Describe graduate increment (Reference guidelines: http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm)
Fees may be requested only for courses meeting specific conditions
YES
determined by the Board of Regents. Please indicate whether this course will
be considered for a fee.
NO
If YES, what is the proposed amount of the fee?
Justification:
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
Deletion
Title
Course Number
From:
Level U, UG, G From:
Change
To:
To:
Description Change X
Change in Credits
From:
To:
Prerequisites
1. Current course information at it appears in
catalog (http://www.umt.edu/catalog) 
Repeatability
Cross Listing
(primary
program initiates
form)
Is there a fee associated with the
course?
2. Full and exact entry (as proposed) 
G 579 (GEOS 579) Geochemistry of Hot
G 579 (GEOS 579) Geochemistry of Hot
Springs 3 cr. Offered autumn, even–numbered Springs 3 cr. Offered alternate years.
years. Prereq., one year of college chemistry or Prereq., one year of college of chemistry or
consent of instr. Chemistry and geology of
consent of instr. Chemistry and geology of
hydrothermal systems including solute/gas
hydrothermal systems including solute/gas
geothermometry, acid/base reactions,
geothermometry, acid/base reactions,
oxidation/reduction reactions, mineral
oxidation/reduction reactions, mineral
equilibrium, and microbial ecology as applied equilibrium, and microbial ecology as
to terrestrial and submarine hydrothermal
applied to terrestrial and submarine
systems. Includes an introduction to the use of hydrothermal systems. Includes an
geochemical models.
introduction to the use of geochemical
models.
3. If cross-listed course: secondary program &
course number
4. Is this a course with MUS Common Course Numbering? If yes, then will this
change eliminate the course’s common course status? Please explain below.
5. Graduate increment if level of course is changed
to UG. Reference guidelines at:
http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm
(syllabus required in section V)
6. Other programs affected by the change
7. Justification for proposed change
Have you reviewed the graduate
increment
guidelines? Please check (X) space
provided.
Course is offered in alternate years but odd /
even designation may change with faculty
assignment and schedule, and course may be
offered spring semester.
V. Syllabus/Assessment Information
Required for new courses and course change from U to UG. Paste syllabus in field below or attach
and send digital copy with form.
VI Department Summary (Required if several forms are submitted) In a separate document list
course number, title, and proposed change for all proposals.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit original, one copy, summary
of proposals and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221, camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.
Course Form
I. Summary of Proposed Changes
Dept / Program
Geosciences
Course Title
Prefix and
Course #
GEO421
Hydrology
Short Title (max. 26 characters incl. spaces)
Hydrology
Summarize the change(s) proposed
new course
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Date
Requestor:
Marco Maneta
Phone/ email :
marco.maneta@umontana
.edu
Program Chair/Director:
Johnnie N Moore
Other affected programs
Dean:
Christopher Comer
Are other departments/programs affected by this
Please obtain signature(s) from
modification because of
the Chair/Director of any such
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites, department/ program (above)
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
before submission
(c) cross-listing of coursework
III: To Add a New Course Syllabus and assessment information is required (paste
syllabus into section V or attach). Course should have internal coherence and clear focus.
Common Course Numbering Review (Department Chair Must Initial): YES NO
Does an equivalent course exist elsewhere in the MUS? Check all
X
relevant disciplines if course is interdisciplinary.
(http://mus.edu/transfer/CCN/ccn_default.asp)
If YES: Do the proposed abbreviation, number, title and credits align with existing
course(s)? Please indicate equivalent course/campus. 
GEO 421 UMW
If NO: Course may be unique, but is subject to common course review. Be sure to include
learning outcomes on syllabus or paste below. The course number may be changed at the
system level.
Exact entry to appear in the next catalog (Specify course abbreviation, level, number,
title, credits, repeatability (if applicable), frequency of offering, prerequisites, and a brief
description.) 
UG422 Hydrology 3 cr. Fall semester. Prereq. One semester college calculus and
physics or consent of instructor. Introduction to the physical mechanisms that drive the
water cycle at different scales. The course covers heat, momentum and mass transfer and
storage mechanisms in turbulent systems and their role in the global and local climates. At
the local scale, the equations that govern surface and subsurface water flows are studied.
Along with the overarching goals, students will improve their quantitative skills, will gain
experience accessing and reading the professional literature and will improve their
capabilities to acquire knowledge independently.
Justification: How does the course fit with the existing curriculum? Why is it needed?
The Geosciences Department has been strengthening its environmental program to
supplement the already existing strong curriculum in traditional geology. A stronger water
program expands the environmental track of the Geosciences degree and offer courses in
the highly demanded field of hydrology.
Are there curricular adjustments to accommodate teaching this course?
no
Complete for UG courses. (UG courses should be assigned a 400 number).
Describe graduate increment
(http://umt.edu/facultysenate/committees/grad_council/procedures/gradIncrement.aspx)
New fees and changes to existing fees are only approved once each
YES
biennium by the Board of Regents. The coordination of fee submission
is administered by Administration and Finance. Fees may be requested
only for courses meeting specific conditions according to Policy 940.12.1
http://mus.edu/borpol/bor900/940-12-1.pdf . Please indicate whether this
course will be considered for a fee.
If YES, what is the proposed amount of the fee?
Justification:
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
Deletion
Title
Course Number Change
From:
Level U,
From:
UG, G
To:
To:
Description Change
Repeatabilit
y
Change in Credits
From:
Cross
Listing
To:
(primary
program
initiates
form)
Prerequisites
Is there a fee associated with
the course?
1. Current course information at it appears in catalog 2. Full and exact entry (as
(http://www.umt.edu/catalog) 
proposed) 
3. If cross-listed course: secondary program & course
number
NO
X
4. Is this a course with MUS Common Course Numbering?
http://mus.edu/transfer/CCN/ccn_default.asp
If yes, please explain below whether this change will eliminate the course’s
common course status.
YES NO
5. Graduate increment if level of course is changed to Have you reviewed the
UG. Reference guidelines at:
graduate increment guidelines?
Please check (X) space
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/committees
provided.
/grad_council/procedures/gradIncrement.aspx
(syllabus required in section V)
6. Other programs affected by the change
7. Justification for proposed change
V. Syllabus/Assessment Information
Required for new courses and course change from U to UG. Paste syllabus in field below
or attach and send digital copy with form.
GEO491-06: Fundamentals of Hydrology
Spring 2010
University of Montana
Instructor: Marco Maneta
Email: marco.maneta@umontana.edu
Office: CHCB 316
Phone: 406-243-2454
Class meetings: Monday-Wednesday-Friday 11:10-12
Overarching goals: In this course students will develop the skills to
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
Evaluate how disturbances (either natural or anthropogenic) on any
component of the hydrologic cycle at the global or watershed scale will
propagate in the system.
Apply technical knowledge to quantify the flux and storage of water and
energy in the different components of the hydrologic cycle.
Design an experimental setup to investigate hydrologic processes.
Ancillary goals: Along with the overarching goals, in this course students will improve
their quantitative skills, will get used to accessing and reading the professional
literature and will improve their capabilities to acquire knowledge independently.
Prerequisites: Although this year the course is listed with no formal prerequisites,
some background in calculus (equivalent to one semester) and basic physics
(Newton’s laws) is expected. The students will find extensive use of derivatives and
integrals in the readings along with different forms of the momentum equation. Also
some computer literacy and knowledge of spreadsheets is expected, since some of the
exercises will involve using MS-Excel.
Dynamics of the course: I am expecting that you keep up-to-date with the readings.
At the beginning of each unit the key points of the topic will be explained and in
subsequent lectures we will visit the core parts that may need to be reinforced with
further explanation but I am not planning to rephrase the textbook. The bulk of the
unit will consist of class activities/exercises and examples where you can apply newly
acquired technical knowledge and develop analytical and quantitative skills. In the
activities we will detect which parts are not well understood and will have the chance
to work on them. You should bring a scientific calculator to class.
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 2:10-3:00pm.
The class schedule and class activities in this syllabus are tentative and are subject to
change.
Grades: 40% class activities – 20% report on readings - 40% exams.
Text book: S L Dingman (2002). Physical Hydrology (2nd edition). Waveland Press. Long
Grove, Illinois
Class activities/assignments:
Class activity 1: Watershed delineation and mass balance model at the watershed
scale.
Class activity 2: Energy balance for the Earth.
Class activity 3: Snowmelt model.
Class activity 4: Energy balance at the watershed scale.
Class activity 5: Calculate water depth for a given discharge in a channel using
Manning’s eq and N-R.
Class activity 6: Classic hydrology models at the watershed scale.
Class activity 7: Observation network design.
Report on papers:
Along with the seven assignments, in the second half of the course (after spring
break) the students will be asked to read a set of key paradigm-changing research
papers in the field of hydrology. These papers outline the modern history of
hydrology and are good examples of how science advances by posing relevant
testable hypotheses, performing breakthrough experiments that support them and
incorporating this new knowledge into improved working models.
At the end of the course a concise report (1 page per paper) will be due. In bullet
points, students will indicate for each paper what was the state-of-the-art in hydrology
at the time, the hypothesis raised by the researchers and why they raised it, how they
designed the experiment to test the hypotheses, what the outcome of the experiment
was and what new knowledge that changed the state-of-the-art emerged from the
study.
Tentative schedule:
Topic
25-Jan
The importance of water. Systems (open and
closed, global and watershed). Units and
27-Jan
29-Jan Uni other tools. Energy, mass and momentum
t 1 transfer concepts
Control volume concept. Continuity and
momentum.
1-Feb
Earth's energy balance and the hydrologic
Uni cycle at the global scale. Basic climates and
3-Feb
t 2 distribution of water in the World.
5-Feb
8-Feb Uni Precipitation mechanisms. Type of
Readings / activities
Dingman p. 536-547
Class activity 1
Dingman p 36-64
Class activity 2
Dingman 94-105 and
10-Feb t 3 precipitation events and their characteristics. 589-593
12-Feb
Snow and snowmelt. Importance of snow as a
water reservoir. Spatial distribution of snow.
No
Uni Cold content of snow and snow pack
Class
t 4 processes.
17-Feb
19-Feb
22-Feb
Evapotranspiration. Potential and actual
24-Feb Uni evapotranspiration. Mass and energy balance
26-Feb t 5 approaches to estimating evaporation.
Dingman 166-168 and
179-207
Class activity 3
Dingman 272-275
Dingman 294-301
Brutsaert &
Parlange(‘98)
Class activity 4
Dingman 220-242
Dingman 245-255
Handout on Richard’s
eq
1-Mar
Vadose zone hydrology. Soil potential and
water retention curves. Darcy’s equation in
3-Mar
5-Mar Uni variable saturated porous media. Richards’
8-Mar t 6 equation. Green and Ampt approximation.
10-Mar
12-Mar
15-Mar
Overland, channel flow and stream networks. Dingman 432-435
Uni
Runoff generation mechanisms. Flow routing. Dunne & Leop 63317-Mar
646
19-Mar t 7 Manning’s equation. Kinematic wave.
Class activity 5
22-Mar
Groundwater hydrology. Groundwater balance Dingman 325-358
Uni
24-Mar t 8 components. Storage. Interactions with the
surface.
26-Mar
Mid Term
No class
Spring break
5-Apr
Rainfall-Runoff relationships. Watershed
Dingman 389-424
response
to
atmospheric
input.
Classical
Set of papers for
7-Apr
Report
9-Apr Uni approaches. Rational method, unit
t
9
hydrograph,
SCS
curve.
Semidistributed
Class activity 6
12-Apr
statistical approach. Topmodel. Distributed
14-Apr
approaches. Landscape hydrologic
No class
connectivity
19-Apr
Hydrologic measurements. Point to plane or
21-Apr Uni volume issue. Precipitation and
23-Apr t 10 evapotranspiration measurement. Potential
evaporation approach. Bowen ratio. Turbulent
transfer methods.
26-Apr
Subsurface hydrology observation methods.
Uni Soil tension, soil moisture, monitoring wells,
28-Apr
t 11 piezometers.
30-Apr
3-May Uni Surface hydrology measurement methods.
5-May t 12
Dingman 118-140
Dingman 168-179
Class activity 7
Dingman 358-379
Dingman 243-248
Dingman 608-623
7-May
14-May
Turn in reports
Final Exam
VI Department Summary (Required if several forms are submitted) In a separate
document list course number, title, and proposed change for all proposals.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit original, one
copy, summary of proposals and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221,
camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.