GEOL 1100 - Physical Geology

Credits: 4
General Education: Natural Sciences - Physical (NSP)

Students identify common minerals and rocks and explain how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks form. Students acquire scientific knowledge about the movement of crustal plates, interior Earth processes, and external Earth processes including water cycles and resources. Students use geologists’ techniques and methods in the pursuit of scientific inquiry.

Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 810 and MATH 900 or equivalent placement.