Austin Community College

FY 99 Course Descriptions

Geology

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GEO 1614 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (4-3-3). The study of minerals, rocks, geological processes, and structural geology. Fee: $10 Skills: B Prerequisites: One year of high school science. (GEOL 1403)

GEO 1624 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (4-3-3). A geological history of the earth with emphasis on fossils and origin and character of selected formations. Fee: $10 Prerequisites: GEO 1614 or equivalent. (GEOL 1404)

GEO 1633 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY (3-3-0). A study of earth processes and their action on rocks, soils, fluids, and life in ways that either affect or control man's environment. Skills: R (GEOL 1305)

GEO 1643 INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY (3-2-3). Description of basic biological, chemical, geological, hydrological, and physical features and processes of the oceans including origin, evolution, uses, and resources. Fee: $15 Skills: B (GEOL 1345)

GEO 1653 ENVIRONMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHY (3-3-0). The study of the oceanic environment and its influence on human physical and historical development, its impact on geopolitical and economic systems, and the interrelationships between man and the marine environment including oceanic pollutants and the development and exploitation of marine resources. Skills: B

GEO 2614 PALEONTOLOGY (4-3-2). A survey of invertebrate and vertebrate evolution, including stratigraphic relationships and geological dating; the nature of fossils and evolutionary principles; distribution of fossil organisms as related to plate tectonics; the examination of various groups of fossil organisms to include the dinosaurs and the mammal megafaunas and their extinction. Fee: $10 Prerequisites: GEO 1614 or equivalent.


Course Descriptions as of February 02, 1999 4:28pm
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