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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Operation, maintenance, and techniques of teaching with driving simulators and multiple car driving ranges. Practicum arranged as a portion of the course. Only offered Summer semester. Prerequisite: DRED 2030.
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4.00 Credits
Fundamental principles of geology. Minerals, rocks, plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes, fossils & evolution of life on Earth, landscape formation by streams, glaciers, and underground water. Laboratory included. An additional fee is associated with this course.
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4.00 Credits
The study of physical geology as applied in engineering practice. Emphasis is on surficial geology and soils, employing both field and laboratory investigation methods. Topics include refraction, seismic and electrical resistivity surveys, hydrogeology, waste disposal, slope stability, engineering properties of soil and rock, mapping, site characterization, and report writing. Prerequisite: EASC 1004 or equivalent or consent of instructor. An additional fee is associated with this course.
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4.00 Credits
The history of the earth will be studied in light of shifting continents, advances and retreats of seas, periods of mountain building and the evolution of life through the great expanse of geologic time. Laboratory will include local and regional field trips. Prerequisite: EASC 1004. An additional fee is associated with this course.
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3.00 Credits
The relationships between humans and their geological surroundings with an emphasis on environmental problems. The main topics are mineral and energy resources, population, earthquake and volcanic hazards, medical problems related to the environment, floods, and coastal processes.
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4.00 Credits
Structures of the Earth on maps, cross sections, and aerial photographs and in field exercises. Folding and faulting are emphasized. Also discussed are plate tectonic mechanisms that are responsible for Earth structures. Prerequisite: EASC 1004. An additional fee is associated with this course.
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3.00 Credits
The processes which shape the Earth's surface and form surficial deposits. The interaction of people with their environment is emphasized. Topics include soil formation, engineering properties of soil and rock, surface water, ground water, and environmental planning. Prerequisite: EASC 1004 or EASC 3010.
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3.00 Credits
The fundamental principles and theories pertaining to planetary astronomy, stellar evolution, and origin of the galaxies. Observational techniques are discussed and night time viewing sessions are held using departmental telescopes.
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3.00 Credits
Principles and theories of weather, climate, and other atmospheric phenomena. Included is the study of energy exchanges, winds, cloud types, precipitation forms, severe weather, and the generation and movement of tornadoes and other cyclonic storms.
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3.00 Credits
Beginning course intended for students with a limited science background. Relationship of continents and ocean basins, sea floor spreading, waves, tides, currents, circulation of the atmosphere and ocean, marine biology and geology, and global environmental implications.
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