ENV 120 - Geology

Institution:

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

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Description:

3 Credit Hours d.b.a. This course provides students with a broad overview of the foundations and scope of Earth Sciences. Students will gain an understanding of the physical and chemical processes that shape the Earth's continents and ocean basins, gain familiarity with long-term environmental perspectives based on the geologic time scale, will learn to identify and classify common rocks, minerals, and soils, and will develop a basic awareness of the interactions of global and regional geography, climatic processes, and biota from a geological perspective. (3 hours lecture).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.paulsmiths.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 327-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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