8 courses with the subject GEO, 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.
GEO 1010Introduction to Geology (PS)3
This course is an introduction to the materials and processes that compose and shape the Earth. Topics will include earthquakes, volcanoes, rocks, minerals, global climate change, plate tectonics, the origin of earth, geologic time and fossils, glaciers, streams, landslides, and natural resources.
This nonscience majors’ course is an introduction to the 4.5-billion year geologic history of Earth and the evolution of life through fossils. Historical geology and fossils will be used to explore the physical science principles and scientific processes that leads to our understanding of Earth.
This course is an introduction to physical geology for students considering a major in geology or geography. Topics will include rocks and minerals, earthquakes, plate tectonics, volcanoes, and internal and surficial processes, and field sampling. There is an emphasis on hands-on projects and the identification of minerals and rocks.
This course presents the history of the earth through geologic time. Topics will include the formation of mountain ranges, basins, and sedimentary strata; tectonics through time; and the evolution of biota through time per the fossil record.
GEO 1220 Semesters Offered: Spring Click here for searchable class schedule
GEO 2350Field Studies in Geology3
This course is a field- and/or laboratory-based course that focuses on field identification of earth materials (rocks, minerals, and fossils), structures (faulting and folding), surficial deposits (such as landslides and mine waste piles), and geomorphic landforms. Soil and water may be collected for geologic and chemical analysis and compared to environmental benchmarks.
GEO 2900Independent Projects - Mentored Student Research Projects1-3
This course offers students the opportunity to do original scientific research while gaining skills, including objective observation, written and oral communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving. In addition, students will develop skills for reviewing scientific literature, data collection in the field and/or lab, data analyses, data mapping in GIS, and research poster presentation.
