9 courses with the subject PHS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
3 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours Description In this course, students investigate the interrelationships of processes that occur on and within the earth. Concepts of physical science, ecology and geology are used to study environmental principles and issues of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and ecosphere. Learning Outcomes
3 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours Description (Formerly GGY-201) This is a course for both science and non-science majors. Students learn various aspects of physical geology. Students explore topics such as volcanism, glaciation, stream development, rock formation, geological record and geological time. The accompanying laboratory component allows students to practice scientific procedures by conducting investigations which are coordinated with lecture topics. Learning Outcomes
2 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours Description This is a course for both science and non-science majors. The aspects of physical and historical geology discussed include but are not limited to volcanism, glaciation, stream development, rock formation, geological record and geological time. Learning Outcomes
3 Lecture Hours Description This course is a descriptive introduction to astronomy, the scientific study of the contents of the entire Universe. Students learn the physical processes that govern the nature and the behavior of various objects in space, as well as the methods astronomers use to understand them. Learning Outcomes
3 Lecture Hours Description This course is a descriptive introduction to astronomy, the scientific study of the contents of the entire Universe. Students learn the physical processes that govern the nature and the behavior of various objects in space, as well as the methods astronomers use to understand them. Learning Outcomes
3 Lecture Hours Description In this introductory course for science and non-science majors, students study fundamental concepts of meteorology. Topics explored include atmospheric composition, weather variables like temperature and wind, cloud and storm formation processes, weather mapping and forecasting principles. Students examine air masses, weather fronts and phenomena like hurricanes that influence weather systems. The course applies physics concepts to model weather and analyzes how data is used for predictions. Both natural and human factors impacting climate are discussed. Students gain foundational knowledge of atmospheric science and weather prediction. Learning Outcomes
3 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours Description (Formerly GGY-202) This is a course for both science and non-science majors on the evolution of the Earth, its crust and life on Earth. The history of the Earth and life are covered including the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Students learn principles such as geologic time concepts, stratigraphic principles and paleontology. The evolution of life and the Earth’s surface are explored through the geologic eras from the Hadean to the present age. Pleistocene glaciation, the rise of the human species, current concepts of continental drift, plate tectonics and sea floor spreading are examined. The accompanying laboratory program allows students to practice scientific procedures by conducting investigations which are coordinated with lecture topics. Learning Outcomes
3 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours Description (Formerly GGY-203) This is a course for both science and non-science majors. Students engage in a systematic study of the physical and historical aspects of the earth, including materials of the earth’s crust and processes acting upon and beneath the earth’s surface. Students explore topics such as: minerals, rocks, weathering, mountain building processes, running water, glaciers, earthquakes and volcanoes. The accompanying laboratory program allows students to practice scientific procedures by conducting investigations which are coordinated with lecture topics. Learning Outcomes
Source: Community College of Allegheny County's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
