Study of natural resources, energy, pollution, and natural disasters. An introduction to the world's oceans, emphasizing the geological, physical, biological, chemical, and ecological aspects of the marine environment. An introduction to astronomy, emphasizing the physical laws governing the solar system, the study of the planets and of the stars. Study of the nature of the earth, including the physical processes operating on and inside the earth. Laboratory includes the study of rocks, mineral, and topographic maps.
Laboratory includes the study of sedimentary rocks, fossils, and maps.
The applied study of geology from an environmental perspective that focuses on interactions between human and the earth's surface and resources. The laboratory portion of the course consists of labs dealing with environmental geologic topics.