Geomorphology

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: GENS 1401; or permission of the Department This course is an introduction to geomorphology, the geoscience that explores the processes that shape the Earth's surface. The first half deals with the large-scale relief features of the Earth and how they are shaped by the processes of weathering, erosion, and sedimentary deposition. The second half introduces landforms/landscapes that exist in glacial, fluvial, and coastal environments. It also explores the geomorphic agents which control the formation and evolution of these landforms/landscapes. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours, Laboratory 3 Hours)