Earth Systems: An Environmental Geology Perspective - GOL 110 at Piedmont Virginia Community College
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- GOL 110 - Earth Systems: An Environmental Geology Perspective
- Introduces concepts in earth systems including earth materials, plate tectonics, weathering, surface and groundwater, wasting, volcanoes, earthquakes and coastal, as well as pollution and climate change. Explores major topics relating human interaction with the physical environment through case studies. Reinforces applications through laboratory experiments, demonstrations, and field studies. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
4 credits
Schedule at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Not scheduled
Class # | Section | Credits | Day | Time | Start | Location | Mode |
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43260 | GOL 110-01L | 0 | SuMTuWThFSa |
6:01 a.m.-6:01 a.m. |
2025-03-08 | Main Off Campus Clinical | P |
ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD GEOLOGY OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA. Spring break field course: Weekly meetings on Zoom on Tuesdays from 6pm-7pm. Trip: March 8-16, 2025. Owens Valley and Death Valley National Park in eastern California are world-class locations for geological processes including tectonic extension, faulting, volcanism, sedimentation of many varieties, and the evolution of desert geomorphology. All participants in this special ?field? section of Environmental Geology (students and instructors) will lodge in rustic field stations in Bishop, CA and Shoshone, CA. A course fee of $1750 covers the cost of airfare, ground transportation, food, and lodging. Course fee assistance may be available. Tuition costs are not included in the course fee. All students will be expected to be able to hike several miles over rough, rocky terrain at high elevation in order to accomplish course objectives. Field temperatures will range between 0 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Enrollment is by permission of instructor only. For more details or questions, please contact the lead instructor at cbentley@pvcc.edu or (434) 961-5472. | |||||||
43257 | GOL 110-41 | 4 | Tu |
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. |
2025-01-21 | VIRTUAL-REAL TIME | WW |
ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD GEOLOGY OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA. Spring break field course: Weekly meetings on Zoom on Tuesdays from 6pm-7pm. Trip: March 8-16, 2025. Owens Valley and Death Valley National Park in eastern California are world-class locations for geological processes including tectonic extension, faulting, volcanism, sedimentation of many varieties, and the evolution of desert geomorphology. All participants in this special ?field? section of Environmental Geology (students and instructors) will lodge in rustic field stations in Bishop, CA and Shoshone, CA. A course fee of $1750 covers the cost of airfare, ground transportation, food, and lodging. Course fee assistance may be available. Tuition costs are not included in the course fee. All students will be expected to be able to hike several miles over rough, rocky terrain at high elevation in order to accomplish course objectives. Field temperatures will range between 0 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Enrollment is by permission of instructor only. For more details or questions, please contact the lead instructor at cbentley@pvcc.edu or (434) 961-5472. This section is internet-based and requires students to be available online at the days and times listed in the schedule. A significant portion of lectures, discussions, and presentations take place at specific hours using ZOOM and Canvas. |
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