Undergraduate Catalog

PGEG 451 Environmental Geology

This course deals with how people interact with Earth�s natural systems. Environment profoundly controls social and economic systems but, simultaneously, humans are major agents of geologic change. The course covers natural hazards, landscape and soil characteristics, groundwater, surface water, climate change, and ethics of environmental issues, emphasizing the environment and environmental issues of the UAE. The course includes a one-day field trip.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CHEM 116, PGEG 221

Offered

Spring