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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Co-curricular activities related to subject matter and concerns of the Geography Department, e.g. students may qualify for credit by providing special tutorial assistance to EOP students or others in introductory courses. Note: May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 1.0 - 3.0.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Individual projects or directed reading. Note: Open only to students competent to carry on individual work. Prerequisite: Approval of the faculty sponsor and Department chair. Graded: Graded (CR/NC Available). Units: 1.0 - 3.0.
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3.00 Credits
Consideration of the diversity of patterns of land use, settlement and movement established and evolved by humans as a result of the interaction of cultural and physical factors; emphasis on student use of maps and other tools of geographic presentation for analyzing the nature, variation and distribution of cultural features of the earth's surface. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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3.00 Credits
Consideration of the diversity of patterns of land use, settlement and movement established and evolved by humans as a result of the interaction of cultural and physical factors; emphasis on student use of maps and other tools of geographic presentation for analyzing nature, variation and distribution of cultural features of the earth's surface. Note: This is a special offering designed as part of the G.E. Honors program. Prerequisite: Open to Honors students only. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Maps and Geographic Technologies. Introduction to maps, map concepts, and geographic technologies. Maps are the most effective way to communicate spatial data, and introduces students to the quickly changing world of maps (both hard-copy and digital) and geographic technologies including map and aerial photograph interpretation, spreadsheet operations, introductory statistics, global positioning systems (GPS), Internet mapping, satellite and aerial images, and geographic information systems (GIS) that aid in data collection, analysis, and presentation. Lecture two hours; laboratory two hours. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to meteorological and climatological principles and concepts. These principles will be used to examine severe atmospheric phenomena, including hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, lightning, destructive winds, severe storms, heat waves, droughts and floods, particularly in relation to human-caused climate change and the effects of these phenomena on humanity. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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3.00 Credits
Rocks and their mineral constituents, geological processes such as weathering, erosion, glaciation, mountain building, etc., volcanoes, earthquakes, folds, faults, the earth's interior, plate tectonics and earth resources. Field trip. Fee course. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to mineral identification by physical and optical properties. Techniques and theory of optical mineral analysis, crystallography and mineral formation. Note: Lecture 3 hours; laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisite: CHEM 1A, GEOL 5 or GEOL 10 and GEO 10L. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 4.0
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4.00 Credits
Study of the origin, evolution, occurrence, geochemistry, dynamics and physical characteristics of igneous and metamorphic systems. The laboratory will focus on both hand-specimen and petrographic-microscope studies. Note: 150 minutes Lecture = 3 units, 150 minutes Lab = 1 unit. Fee course. Prerequisite: GEOL 100 with a grade C- or better; GEOL 103 may be taken concurrently. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 4.0
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4.00 Credits
Compositions, textures, classification, origins and structures of sediments and sedimentary rocks. Hand specimen observation and interpretation. Facies models, classification and correlation of stratigraphic units, subsurface techniques. Lab emphasizes hand specimen and microscope identification and subsurface techniques. Note: Field trip. Lecture 3 hours; laboratory 3 hours. Fee course. Prerequisite: GEOL 10, GEOL 10L, GEOL 12, GEOL 100; ENGL 1A or demonstrated writing ability. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 4.0
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