INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: GEOSCI 100 or ENVIR ST/GEOSCI 106 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Physical Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Employ spatial reasoning skills to geological problems. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe geological structures at the surface and below the surface of the Earth. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Read and construct topographic and geologic maps. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Read and construct geologic cross-sections. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Determine temporal order of events from spatial patterns. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Interpret geologic processes from observed landscape and bedrock patterns. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Employ spatial reasoning skills to geological problems. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe geological structures at the surface and below the surface of the Earth. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Read and construct topographic and geologic maps. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Read and construct geologic cross-sections. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Determine temporal order of events from spatial patterns. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Interpret geologic processes from observed landscape and bedrock patterns. Audience: Undergraduate