100-Level Courses - Geology - Grand Valley State University

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Home Page Program Description Course Descriptions 100-Level Courses 200-Level Courses 300-Level Courses 400-Level Courses Faculty Kevin C. Cole Patrick M. Colgan Linda L. Davis Larry Fegel Kelly L. Heid Pablo A. Llerandi-Román Steve R. Mattox Figen A. Mekik Heather R. Miller William J. Neal Virginia L. Peterson Peter E. Riemersma Patricia E. Videtich Lindsey Waddell Peter J. Wampler John C. Weber Gregory C. Wilson Faculty Publications & Presentations Student Research Geology Club Field Camps Integrated Science Program Bibliographies Research Projects 1904 Flood in Grand Rapids Views at the Corner of Pearl and Front Street West Fulton Street, Looking West West Leonard Street, Looking West Third Street, Looking West From Broadway Broadway Looking South Corner Eigth and Turner Streets, Looking South Fourth Street, Between Turner and Broadway Broadway, Looking North Views On Broadway The Evening Press Office, from Pearl Street Bridge Broadway, Corner Eigth, Looking South Panoramic View - South from Corner of Allen and Winter Streets Broadway, Looking North from Bridge Street At the Gas Plant Viaduct Under Grand Trunk Railway Track The Grand Trunk Railway Bridge West Bridge Street, Looking West from Winter West Bridge Street, Looking West from Turner Grand Rapids Chair Factory Corner of Winter and Bridge Streets Databases of books for K-12 students/teachers Ravine Research at GVSU Jobs & Human Resources Links Field Trips Search this site: Phone: 616-331-3728 Fax: 616-331-3740 Geology Department geodept@gvsu.edu Padnos Hall of Science # 118 One Campus Drive Allendale, MI 49401	100-Level Geology Courses GEO 100 - Environmental Geology. The relationship between people and their physical geological environment. Topics include geologic hazards, hydrology and human health, mineral and energy resources, and land use planning. Primarily for nonscience majors; although geology or earth science majors may benefit from the course material. Lectures and field trips. General education course NS/A. (3-0-0). Three credits. Offered each semester and in summer. GEO 105 - Living with the Great Lakes. Introduction to earth science using the Great Lakes as a theme and Lake Michigan as a natural laboratory. Review of the Lakes' geologic setting, origin, and history; climatology and lake levels; physical processes including erosion; water chemistry as a function of geology; human interactions with the Lakes. Lectures and field trips. General education course NS/A. (3-0-0). Three credits. Offered in fall semester and summer session. GEO 111 - Exploring the Earth. Introduction to the study of earth materials and processes, including minerals, rocks, mineral deposits, weathering, erosion, volcanism, and mountain building. Lectures, laboratories, and field trips. General education course NS/A. (3-0-2). Four credits. Offered each semester. GEO 112 - Earth History. Introduction to geological structures, stratigraphic relations, and fossils as instruments for studying the physical and biological events of earth history. Lecture, laboratories, and field trips. Prerequisite: A course in physical or general geology. (3-1-2). Five credits. Offered fall and winter semesters.
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