Summer 2023  |  ESCI 1101 Section 001: Introduction to Geology (lecture only) (84188)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
ESCI 1001 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
06/05/2023 - 07/28/2023
Tue, Thu 10:10AM - 11:50AM
UMTC, East Bank
Tate Laboratory of Physics B65
Enrollment Status:
Open (6 of 14 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Physical processes that shape the Earth: volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, glaciers, rivers. Current environmental issues and global change. Lecture.
Class Description:
GEO 1101 is a lecture-only version of GEO 1001, which explores the nature of our planet. The Earth we live on is a far more dynamic place than most people realize. It is constantly, if slowly, changing as major segments of the Earth's surface shift and grind against one another. This slow motion not only produces our world's many active earthquake regions, but over time, is also responsible for the uplift of mountain ranges and the changing shapes of the Earth's continental masses and ocean basins. These global-scale processes directly and indirectly created the environment we live in. Even on a smaller scale, our environment is constantly changing - but on such a long time scale that few people recognize the very dynamic nature of our world. This course will investigate how these global and regional-scale processes not only shape our world but also affect human society. One of the course's primary goals is to provide a better understanding of our planet in the context of current environmental issues and global change. Students will explore how plate tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes, wind, rivers, and glaciers sculpted our plant's landscape, and discover the many linkages between these processes and human society. GEO 1101 satisfies the environmental theme of the Diversified Core Curriculum's requirements. This course is designed for undergraduate students who are not geology majors and there are no prerequisites. .
Grading:
100% Quizzes
Exam Format:
Quizzes: Primarily multiple choice, with some short answer possible
Class Format:
95% Lecture
5% Other Style Video
Workload:
30 Pages Reading Per Week Other Workload: up to seven lecture quizzes
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/84188/1235
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
8 April 2011

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