course descriptions
 

           
     

Course Details

GEL 230   Environmental Geology
   
Lecture: 03 Lab: 02
Clinical:  00 Credit: 04
   
Components:  None
Prerequisites: GEL 111, GEL 120 or PHS 130
Corequisites:   None
   
This course provides insights into geologic forces that cause environmental changes influencing man's activities. Emphasis is placed on natural hazards and disasters caused by geologic forces. Upon completion, students should be able to relate major hazards and disasters to the geologic forces responsible for their occurrence.
This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education core requirement in natural sciences/mathematics.