GEL 230 – Environmental Geology

Prerequisites: GEL 111 or GEL 120 Corequisites: None

This course provides insights into geological 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 for transfer under the CAA and ICAA as a general education course in Natural Science for the AA & AS degrees.