Nonmajor graduate credit. Geol 100 or 201 or equivalent experience. Study of surficial processes in modern and ancient geological environments. Topics include weathering, sediment transport, and landform genesis with emphasis on fluvial, glacial, hillslope, eolian, and coastal processes. Applications to engineering and environmental problems.
Laboratory emphasizes aerial photo and topographic map interpretation.
Nonmajor graduate credit. The living organisms in the soil and what they do. Nonmajor graduate credit. Introduction to major functional groups of autotrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms and their roles in aquatic and wetland ecosystems. Emphasis on energy flow and nutrient dynamics.