ENV 137(E) - Environmental Geology

Credit(s): 4
MassTransfer Block Code: Natural & Physical Laboratory Science
The exploration of environmental geology, an applied science, will include the fundamentals of geologic processes and the Earth’s natural resources, with an emphasis on human interaction within the geologic environment. Lecture topics included in this course: general overview of rocks and minerals, geologic hazards (e.g., earthquakes, volcanoes, mass wasting, flooding), soil formation and documentation, geological landscapes (e.g., glacial deposits, lava flows, and floodplains), groundwater, waste management, land use planning, and current events in geology. Laboratory exercises, which are intended to reinforce the lecture topics, will include: field visits to local geologic points of interest, computer simulations, and hands-on investigations.

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