GEOS 200 - Foundations of Geology

Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 3
Credits: 4

Prerequisite: none
Corequisite: none
Restriction: Geoscience majors/minors, Earth and Environmental Science majors/minors, Environmental Engineering, Energy Management, Anthropology, Geographic Information Science and Planning majors, Biology majors (all tracks), or instructor permission.
Description: Introduces the geological sciences, including the study of the Earth’s interior; plate tectonics; minerals and crystallography; igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks and their cycling; geologic time; crustal deformation and. Uses laboratory exercises to emphasize hands-on learning of basic geology skills including mineral and rock identification, understand the geometry of subsurface geologic structures, and topographic and geologic map reading. (Also offered as EVEN 200. These courses may be substituted for each other and be used interchangeably for D/F repeats but may not be counted for duplicate credit.)
Cross-Listed: EVEN 200 Foundations of Geology