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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
1, 0/2 Prerequisite or corequisite: GES 101. Identification of rocks and minerals. Map and aerial photograph interpretation.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0; K, L Introduction to the science of the sea, including biological, physical, chemical, geological, and environmental aspects of oceanography. Introduction to the systematic analysis of stream dynamics of watersheds and the impact of humans on these dynamics. Emphasizes the importance of physical, chemical, and biological processes in watershed management. Class discussion and a class project will focus on a practical watershed assessment problem.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0; K, L An investigation of the impact of society on the natural environment. Examines natural resources; global climate change; and soil, water, and land use issues. The complex interrelationship of global systems and societies' attempts to control or alter them. The unique perspective of geoscientists to environmental issues.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0; K Catastrophic geologic events, with an emphasis on earthquakes, volcanism, and landslides. Includes causes, physical effects, prediction, and social implications.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0; K An introduction to weather, including the makeup of the atmosphere, seasonality, heat and radiation balance, temperature, humidity, and precipitation, atmospheric motion, atmospheric pressure and wind, air masses and fronts, severe weather, meteorological instrumentation, local weather, climate controls, and synoptic forecasting. Includes laboratory modules. Emphasis on the relationship between weather systems, technology, and humans.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: GES 101 and GES 103. Introduction to the dynamics of erosion, transport, deposition of sedimentary particles, modern and ancient sedimentary environments.
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3.00 Credits
3, 3/0 Prerequisites: GES 101, GES 103, and GES 300. Prerequisite or corequisite: GES 102. Basic principles and interpretation of the stratigraphic record, with emphasis on the practical application of stratigraphic data in interpretation of earth history and exploration for fossil fuels and groundwater resources.
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4.00 Credits
4, 3/2 Prerequisite: GES 101. Prerequisite or corequisite: GES 102. Invertebrate fossils and their stratigraphic distribution.
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4.00 Credits
4, 3/2 Prerequisites: GES 101 and GES 103; one semester chemistry recommended. Crystals, minerals, and rocks, emphasizing description, identification, and origin.
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