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| Geomorphology | |||
| GEOMORPHOLOGY | |||
| CLASS CODE: | GEOL 411 | CREDITS: 3 | FEE: $40.00 |
| DIVISION: | PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | GEOLOGY | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| CATALOG DESCRIPTION: | Anyalysis of land forms and their geologic and environmental significance. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Anyalysis of land forms and their geologic and environmental significance. | ||
| TOPICS: | Introduction to the Class, “Geomorphology” - Basic Concepts Weathering Mass Wasting Fluvial Processes Fluvial Landforms Groundwater Tectonic Landforms Igneous Landforms Glacial Processes Glacial Landforms Quaternary Climate Change Periglacial Processes and Landforms Shorelines Eolian Processes and Landforms Dating Geomorphic Features Geology and Public Policy Lab Schedule - Potential list of topics to be covered Weathering Mass Wasting Fluvial Processes Fluvial Processes and Landforms Groundwater Tectonic Landforms Igneous Landforms Hazard Mitigation Glacial Processes and Landforms Climate Change Shorelines Eolian Processes and Landforms Dating Geomorphic Features |
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| OBJECTIVES: | Why take this class? This course fills graduation requirements for Geology, Geography, and Earth Science Secondary Education majors. What should the student expect to accomplish? Students will learn how to interpret land forms in terms of their history, the action of the surface process and climatic influences that created them, and what they imply about possible future hazard potential. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | Course requirements and evaluation standards will be up to the instructor. | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | Geol 111 or 101, Math 110/111 | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2001 | ||